KARTKA Z KALENDARZA
KARTKA Z KALENDARZA 11 września 1932 roku zginęli w katastrofie lotniczej w okolicach Cierlicka w Czechosłowacji pilot Franciszek Żwirko i konstruktor Stanisław Wigura, najsłynniejsza para polskich lotników, którzy 28 sierpnia 1932 roku w Berlinie zwyciężyli w największych międzywojennych zawodach lotnictwa…
Rachel Reeves is urged to stage a £2 billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots in the Budget by slashing amount which can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to stage a £2billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots by slashing the amount that can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it was ‘hard to justify’ the…
Keir Starmer accused of ‘shocking betrayal’ on winter fuel allowance as he suffers first defeat in House of Lords with peers passing motion slamming the plan
Keir Starmer suffered his first defeat in the House of Lords last night as peers condemned the winter fuel payment axe. A motion ‘regretting’ the controversial move to strip the allowance from 10million pensioners was passed by 164 votes to 132. Although…
Wrocław 100 lat temu i dzisiaj. Oto miejsca, które od stu lat wyglądają prawie tak samo
Wrocław to jedno z tych miast, gdzie historia i nowoczesność przeplatają się w niezwykły sposób. Przez ostatnie sto lat wiele się zmieniło, ale są miejsca, które przetrwały próbę czasu i nadal przypominają o dawnych latach. Od urokliwych uliczek w centrum…
SNP chief torn apart with four-word question over plans to copy Labour’s Winter Fuel cut
The SNP have been slammed over their decision to copy Labour’s cruel cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance north of the border. While Labour’s policy in Westminster will have funding implications for Scotland, the question of whether to continue funding universal…
Keir Starmer’s warped priorities seem increasingly contemptuous of ordinary Britons
Disillusion with our political system is rife. A key reason is that people feel that our politicians take us for fools as they peddle their destructive policies or spin their webs of deceit. In an illuminating essay written in 1946,…
WSPOMINA WIESŁAW OCHMAN POLSKI ŚPIEWAK OPEROWY, TENOR
„Nie było u nas hrabiów, wszyscy mieliśmy po równo, czyli nic. Z bratem mieliśmy jedną dopinaną do butów łyżwę i rower bez pedałów” – wspomina Wiesław Ochman, jeden z najwybitniejszych tenorów operowych w Polsce i na świecie. Jego dzieciństwo nie…
31 Amazing Photos of the London Underground From the 1950s and 1960s
Here is an amazing photo collection that shows underground system in London from between the 1950s and 1960s. 1. London Underground rat-catchers with their net and ferrets, ca. 1950. 2. A group of women cleaning one of London’s underground tunnels, 1952….
32 Black and White Photos of Cornwall in the Early 1970s
Cornwall is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognized as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic…
Vintage photos show how glamorous the old days of train travel used to be, 1900s-1940s
At the beginning of the 1900s, leisure travel in general was something experienced exclusively by the wealthy and elite population. In the early-to-mid-20th century, trains were steadily a popular way to get around. Through these vintage photos, we can see…