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Sean Spencer
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Byzantine worlds, aristocratic hegemony, and the rituals of power.
Half my life’s in libraries, the other in coffee queues.
Eternally optimistic Everton fan.
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My nan bought her house for £10k 50 years ago and now it’s work £2.5m it’s unfair to ask her to pay money for her tax free £2450000 profit
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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If you’re interested, here’s a handy tool from the IFS. The results may well surprise you.

ifs.org.uk/tools_and_re...
Your household's income : Where do you fit in? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
When you think about your income, do you feel rich, poor, or just plain average? Find out where you lie in the UK income distribution.
ifs.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Interested to see how Telegraph report the actual fall by two-thirds
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November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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moudhy.bsky.social
Recent studies have uncovered the vibrant colours that once covered ancient Assyrian palace reliefs.

Sandals were often red and black, two predominant colours in the reliefs of king Ashurnasirpal II’s palace at Nimrud.

Source: antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/sou...
Photo of a stone relief that has digitally re-colourised. It shows two people in profile facing left. Their garments have been re-coloured in blue and red, and their sandals in black and red. The figure on the left holds a bow and arrow and other weapons. The one on the right is a mythical creature with blue and red wings and a black beard. The creature holds a bucket in the left hand and pine cone in the right hand.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM