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This week on Go To Food Podcast, we sit down with restaurateur, landlord and former head chef of the legendary Bibendum, Jamie Younger. Fresh from the opening of The Victory on Lordship Lane, Jamie takes us inside the challenge of reimagining one of South London's most beloved neighbourhood institutions, Franklin's. From preserving its character while creating a new identity, to navigating the pressure of opening a major new venue in East Dulwich, Jamie shares the realities of taking on a local icon.We also explore the remarkable journey that took Jamie from a family-run restaurant in Cornwall to some of London's most celebrated kitchens. He reflects on his formative years under Simon Hopkinson at Bibendum, the lessons that shaped his approach to cooking, and why great ingredients and simplicity remain at the heart of everything he does. Along the way, we hear stories from The Wolseley, The Palmerston, and the highs and lows of building a career in hospitality.No conversation with Jamie would be complete without discussing The Begging Bowl. Long before Thai food became one of London's most exciting dining scenes, Jamie and chef Jane Alty were championing authentic regional Thai cooking in Peckham. He explains how his travels through Thailand inspired the restaurant, why he wanted to challenge the clichés of British Thai dining, and how The Begging Bowl became one of South London's most influential restaurants.Watch and Subscribe To Our Youtube Videos Here - https://www.youtube.com/@gotofoodGet 2 Months of Blinq For Free - With Code - GOTOBLINQ - https://blinqme.com/Order The Greatest Meat In The Country From HG Walter Here & Have Restaurant Quality Meals From Home - www.hgwalter.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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“It was a completely unthinking exercise in cost-cutting that made no sense in terms of the newspaper. I think perhaps if you want to destroy the newspaper, it made sense.” — Simon Elegant on being ‘eliminated' by the Washington Post Hong Kong in 2019. A dismembered body is found in a landfill. A disgraced police superintendent is called back from internal exile to solve it. The city around him is burning. Rather than a John Woo movie, this is the setting for a Simon Elegant thriller. Born in Hong Kong, former Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine, most recently the Washington Post's man in China until Jeff Bezos “eliminated” him three months ago — Elegant has written the definitive Hong Kong novel. First and foremost, City on Fire: A Novel of Hong Kong is a crime thriller. Superintendent Killian Tong — half-Chinese, half-Irish, loved by no one in his department — investigates a murder while his sister is noisily demonstrating on the other side of the barricades. But the book doubles as a compressed history of Hong Kong: from Palmerston's “barren rock” in the 1840s — seized from China after the opium wars — through the ninety-nine-year lease, the handover in 1997, and the slow strangulation of the “one country, two systems” promise. Elegant is neither a hardline China hawk nor an apologist for Beijing. Yes, he credits the British with a relatively enlightened administration — from its public housing to the uncorrupt civil service that inspired the Singapore model. But he is also clear about what happened after 1997. Hong Kong people assumed Beijing would honour the Thatcher-Deng terms, and then discovered, to their horror, that they had no rights. It was a silent coup rather than a gaudy takeover of power. And so the 2019 protests — when a million people went onto the streets — are not just a backdrop to City on Fire but also the real-life stage on which Hong Kong burnt. Five Takeaways •       Enlightened Colonialism — With Caveats: Was Hong Kong an example of enlightened British colonialism? Elegant says: relatively, yes. The administration was light-handed. The public housing was so good that Singapore copied it. The civil service was — after 1972, when they had to create the ICAC following a police corruption scandal — genuinely clean. Milton Friedman praised the free-market model. But it was also racialized: the upper levels were almost entirely white Anglo, and the Chinese were largely excluded from administrative power. Governor Jock MacLehose changed this. Enlightened colonialism, Elegant concludes, is not a contradiction in terms — but it is relative. Compared to the Belgian Congo, Hong Kong was paradise. •       One Country, Two Systems: A Promise Broken: The terms negotiated by Thatcher and Deng in the 1980s guaranteed Hong Kong's autonomy until 2047. Hong Kong people assumed these terms were real and would be adhered to. They were not. The first attempt to pass a national security law came in 2004. There were mass protests in 2014. In 2019, a million people — in a city of six million — were on the streets. Beijing's choice was not between crushing them or not. It was between blood in the streets and a silent coup. They chose the silent coup. The national security law of 2020 was the final instrument. There is no longer any meaningful “one country, two systems.” •       The Policeman as Moral Complexity: Elegant's decision to make his protagonist a policeman — rather than a protester — is the novel's central artistic choice. Superintendent Killian Tong is not a villain. He is a man caught between institutions he has served his whole life and a conscience that knows what's happening is wrong. His younger sister is on the other side of the barricades. The murder investigation forces him to confront not just the crime but the system that made it possible. Elegant wanted to write about moral complexity, not propaganda — and the only way to do that was to give the story to the person most implicated in the system. •       Bezos ‘Eliminated' the Washington Post's Foreign Staff: Simon Elegant's final paycheck from the Washington Post used the word “eliminated.” He was one of 35-40 foreign correspondents let go in a single exercise — one of the biggest foreign staffs at any American newspaper. No one, he says, can explain what the thinking was, or if there was any. Every person he meets in Washington has cancelled their subscription. The Post still has excellent national security reporters, but in terms of foreign coverage it is, Elegant says, “doomed.” His conclusion: “perhaps if you want to destroy the newspaper, it made sense.” •       Hemingway's Iceberg, Applied: What did writing fiction teach Simon Elegant after a career in journalism? The iceberg principle, which Hemingway described: seven-eighths of a book — the knowledge, the research, the reported detail — should sit below the waterline. Only the tippy-top should be visible. The weight of the knowledge gives the visible surface its authority. The book started at 128,000 words — every reported detail jammed in. By the third or fourth round of cuts with the editor's blade, it was 75,000. The lesson: don't jam in your entire notebook. Fiction goes more directly into the heart. It bypasses the brain and seeks a different truth. About the Guest Simon Elegant is a journalist and novelist born in Hong Kong. He was Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine and most recently China bureau chief for the Washington Post. He is the author of City on Fire: A Novel of Hong Kong (Pegasus Crime, May 5, 2026), A Floating Life (Ecco/HarperCollins), and A Chinese Wedding (Piatkus). He is based in Kuala Lumpur. References: •       City on Fire: A Novel of Hong Kong by Simon Elegant (Pegasus Crime, May 5, 2026). •       Episode 2870: Eyck Freymann on Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China — the companion episode on Taiwan and the growing China crisis. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple Pod...

Gerrit Schimmelpenninck kwam uit een chic geslacht van notabelen. Vanaf zijn vroegste jeugd zat hij maatschappelijk op de voorste rij. Letterlijk zelfs, op schoot bij Napoleon. Hij was de eerste minister-president van ons land en vertrouweling van de Oranjekoningen Willem I, II en III. Ondanks een rijkgeschakeerd leven tussen 1794 en 1863 is hij volkomen vergeten geraakt. Ten onrechte, laat De vergeten minister-president zien. Een onthullende biografie, geschreven door Hans Verbeek die er op gepromoveerd is. Hij verrichtte nauwgezet graafwerk in nimmer eerder geraadpleegde mappen, gevonden in de buitenplaats van de Schimmelpennincks, het Nijenhuis in Diepenheim. Een unieke collectie stukken, brieven, documenten en persoonlijke papieren en geheimen biedt een heel nieuw beeld van spannende gebeurtenissen in politiek, diplomatie, economie en machtsstrijd in de negentiende eeuw. *** Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Hans Verbeek vertelt over zijn boek op zondag 10 mei 2026 in De Richel in Amsterdam Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend ons een mailtje en wij zoeken contact *** Schimmelpenninck groeide op in het Parijs van de Jacobijnse terreur en Napoleon Bonaparte. Die maakte zijn vader Rutger Jan tot raadspensionaris – president - van de Bataafse Republiek. Zoon Gerrit was zodoende even een soort kroonprinsje en woonde zelfs op Huis ten Bosch. Maar de politieke omwentelingen in Europa bepaalden toen al zijn levenslot. Zijn vader werd afgezet, de Oranjes kwamen terug aan de macht en zelf maakte hij onder Willem I glansrijk carrière. Geen wonder dat hij nogal zelfverzekerd was en vond dat hij eigenlijk recht had op mooie titels, status, geld en banen van het hoogste niveau. Die achtergrond maakte dat hij als diplomaat aan de meest aristocratische en weelderige hoven van Europa zich als een vis in het water voelde. In Sint-Petersburg moest hij bij de tsaar - schoonfamilie van de Oranjes - de uitermate pijnlijke gevolgen van een societyschandaal wegpoetsen. Hij ondervond dat Nicolaas I - het rolmodel van Poetin! - veel beter op de hoogte was van Haagse perikelen dan hijzelf als gezant. In Londen was hij evenzeer een succes bij koningin Victoria's hof. Schimmelpenninck nam ook daar veel ambtelijke vrijheid; hij kocht journalisten om en bewerkte via oppositieleider Benjamin Disraeli het parlement tegen de regering-Palmerston. Politiek hoogteput van zijn loopbaan kwam in 1848. Hij kon de stuurloze en panische Willem II dicteren hoe hij hem zou bijstaan in de politieke crisis. Hij was bereid een Brits aandoende Grondwet op te stellen, maar wilde dan wel al meteen als 'prime minister' het heft in handen krijgen. De koning was een chaoot. Zo waren drie verschillende groepen tegelijk bezig aan een nieuwe, meer liberale Grondwet. De negenmannen rond Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, een onrustige Tweede Kamer en Schimmelpenninck zelf. Maar Schimmelpenninck was niet handig in het organiseren van draagvlak. Uit angst voor rellen en revolutie liet Willem II Schimmelpenninck weer vallen. Als ambassadeur in het Verenigd Koninkrijk raakte hij verstrikt in een volgende Oranjecrisis. Kroonprins Willem moest in Engeland afkoelen van slaande ruzie met zijn ouders. Het lukte Schimmelpenninck warempel diens ballingschap daar tot een groot succes te smeden. Toen plots het bericht kwam dat Willem II gestorven was moest de kroonprins - nu immers meteen koning Willem III - behendig naar Den Haag worden geloodst, naar de troon en de Grondwet die hij verafschuwde. Het kwam allemaal op zijn pootjes terecht, maar Schimmelpenninck hield er privé wel een uiterst cynisch blik op het Oranjehuis aan over. Niet minder heftig waren en bleven zijn gevoelens contra 'die Leidse professor, die theorist en Jacobijn Thorbecke. Verbeek analyseert dat deze wederzijdse vijandschap veel dieper zat dan tot nu toe was aangenomen. En dat ook Thorbecke niet vies was van schimmig lobbywerk en manipulaties contra Schimmelpenninck zoals die zelf in Londen had gepraktiseerd. Het ruïneerde zijn poging tot een politieke comeback in 1853. Het zijn dit soort onthullende momenten achter de schermen van de hoge diplomatie, het tsarenhof en de Haagse besognes die deze biografie een onverwacht tijdsbeeld maken. Dat geldt niet minder voor de realiteit die het boek laat zien van de bittere armoede in de dorpen van Twente, de uitbuiting van 'ons Indië' om in het land aan de Noordzee een staatsbankroet te voorkomen en de neergang van de lang vanzelfsprekende autoriteit van notabele families. De gegoede burgerij nam onder leiding van Thorbecke de politieke macht over en sloeg de weg in naar een modernisering van die lang ondenkbaar was. *** Verder luisteren 28- De relatie Nederland-Frankrijk 190 - Napoleon, 200 jaar na zijn dood: zijn betekenis voor Nederland en Europa 21 - Poetins rolmodel tsaar Nicolaas I 520 - De radicaaldemocratische erfenis van Pieter Vreede 274 - Thorbecke, denker en doener 115 - Thomas Paine en De Rechten van de mens 11 - Gerlacus Buma, soldaat van Napoleon, maar ook van Willem I 488 - Het Congres van Wenen (1814-1815) als briljant machtsspel 373 - Nederland en België: de scheiding die niemand wilde 305 - Andrea Wulf, Hoe rebelse genieën twee eeuwen later nog ons denken, cultuur en politiek beïnvloeden *** Tijdlijn 00:00:00 – Deel 1 00:32:54 – Deel 2 01:07:42 – Deel 3 01:27:46 – EindeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Have you been hearing about the shortcomings of the British military? Were you following the painful and depressing journey of seemingly the only warship in the Royal Navy, HMS Dragon? Well today I have a conversation with a naval historian and military strategist, Andrew Lambert, who has written No More Napoleons, a book on the 19th century when Britain neutralised European threats. We discuss the figures such as Wellington and Palmerston who executed a well thought out and realistic national strategy, and we contrast that with recent failures of politicians and military leaders and the state of strategic thought today. Andrew Lambert Links No More Napoleons⁠ ⁠History Book Club Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Oliver Webb-Carter Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Who Cares Who Wins? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paean to Patrick Leigh Fermor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email me: owcpods@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Getting nitrogen fixation right early in the season can have a lasting impact on crop performance. That starts with understanding how inoculants work — and how to set them up for success in the field. In this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, host Bernard Tobin travels to Snobelen Farms Ltd. in Palmerston, Ont., to connect... Read More

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We find out about the Number 1 bus, which travels the 55-plus kilometres between Dunedin and Palmerston.

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A boil water alert has been issued in Darwin and Palmerston. Fodder crops go under water in the Douglas Daly region.

The US State Department advised its citizens in Northern Mexico to ‘shelter in place', as the cartels took their reprisals, following a major Mexican security forces operation against gang kingpin El Mencho - and then another called El Tuli. It's all LOL, until you realise that this is just the start. By targeting the cartels, the US has poked a hornet's nest; And the hornets are on cocaine. Meanwhile - have you paid a US steel tariff in recent months? Was it over 30%? If so, you could be due a refund. Just dial 1-800-WHITE HOUSE to see if you may be eligible. The Supreme Court acknowledged that sorting out the tariffs strike-down would be ‘a complete mess'. But after the mess, the reckoning: deep down, this is a story about the US balance of payments. Finally, Christine Lagarde is stepping down from the ECB. Emmanuel Macron' s Napoleonic pincer movement is that this frees the way for a Lagarde Presidential Run – and stops a National Rally government from appointing its own bank governor in 2028. But with these kinds of cynical machinations now effectively running the European elite, the entire Centrist establishment may be embarking on its Russia Campaign. All of this. Coming up. For premium subscribers. That's right - it's premium week. If you're not a premium subscriber, you can sign up on our new Metternich Tier on Patreon, for eight dollars, pounds or Euros a month. patreon.com/multipolarityFor clarity, we should point out that founder subscribers still on the old Palmerston tier will stay at $5 a month. For anyone else, try it once, you won't regret it. And you can cancel any time. And if you like visual Multipolarity, you can always check us out on Substack, where we're expanding our output with a weekly Multipolarity Briefing every Tuesday. multipolaritypod.substack.com

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Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Munich Security Conference Europe must be ready to fight, Keir Starmer tells world leaders Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape Marco Rubio says US and Europe belong together despite tensions Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda Wuthering Heights Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordis mutual obsession is giving some fans the ick She didnt expect to fall in love with a chatbot, and then have to say goodbye Is eating out too expensive now Families say higher prices put them off Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says Why did former teen superstar James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv She didnt expect to fall in love with a chatbot, and then have to say goodbye Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda Wuthering Heights Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordis mutual obsession is giving some fans the ick Marco Rubio says US and Europe belong together despite tensions Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale Is eating out too expensive now Families say higher prices put them off Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape Munich Security Conference Europe must be ready to fight, Keir Starmer tells world leaders Why did former teen superstar James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Why did former teen superstar James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape She didnt expect to fall in love with a chatbot, and then have to say goodbye Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda Marco Rubio says US and Europe belong together despite tensions Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale Munich Security Conference Europe must be ready to fight, Keir Starmer tells world leaders Is eating out too expensive now Families say higher prices put them off Wuthering Heights Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordis mutual obsession is giving some fans the ick

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape Munich Security Conference Europe must be ready to fight, Keir Starmer tells world leaders Marco Rubio says US and Europe belong together despite tensions Wuthering Heights Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordis mutual obsession is giving some fans the ick Why did former teen superstar James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills Is eating out too expensive now Families say higher prices put them off Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda She didnt expect to fall in love with a chatbot, and then have to say goodbye Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says

This week on The Knock On, KCLR Sport's weekly rugby podcast, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty of Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Paddy Browne of Tullow RFC to break down all the latest action from across the local rugby scene.After an absolute thriller last weekend, Tullow and Wicklow couldn't be separated as they finished 27-all in Division 1B, a hard-fought draw that keeps both sides pushing in the Leinster League standings. This Saturday, Tullow travel to take on a tough Suttonians outfit looking to climb the table and build momentum.On the women's side, Tullow Ladies are back at Black Gates on Saturday afternoon, hosting Blackrock, hoping to turn recent midfield battles into points on the board.Over in Division 1B, Kilkenny RFC head to De La Salle Palmerston on Saturday, aiming to upset the Palmerston pack and climb away from the drop zone in what's set to be a bruising contest. Meanwhile, Kilkenny's women's team stay at home to face Ashbourne, where a strong performance could really boost their confidence for what's ahead.Back in Carlow, the Carlow men's squad hosts Dundalk this weekend at Oak Park — a fixture that could be massive for league positioning as the season reaches its business end. And it's a double-header as Carlow Ladies also take on CYM at home, with both sides looking to put phase pressure on their opponents and secure bragging rights.All that and more on The Knock On.

Senior Constable First Class Ghulam Abbas has retired after 37 years of distinguished service with the Northern Territory Police Force. Joining the police just six months after arriving from Pakistan, Abbas served at Darwin, Casuarina and Palmerston police stations, including 20 years in Social Order Response and general duties. - سینئر کانسٹیبل فرسٹ کلاس غلام عباس نے ناردرن ٹیریٹری کی پولیس فورس میں 37 سالہ شاندار خدمات کے بعد ریٹائرمنٹ اختیار کی۔ پاکستان سے آنے کے چھ ماہ بعد پولیس میں شامل ہونے والے عباس نے ڈارون، کیسوارینا اور پلمرسٹن اسٹیشنز پر خدمات انجام دیں، جن میں 20 سال سوشل آرڈر ریسپانس اور جنرل ڈیوٹیز میں رہے۔

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You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. In a great triumph for France, and Talleyrand personally, Belgium is born.  This is one of history's true ironies because of how the existence of Belgium weakens France in the 20th century.The episode ends with Talleyrand's last treaty, his treaty with Rome, over his own soul.But the birth of Belgium requires a revolution which nearly becomes a general European war.  The story of how that is avoided with Palmerston and Earl Grey is told.Also, the activities of the Lieven's and the Barbarianization of Greece (almost) which leads to Greek independence.Talleyrand's contrarian take on the Great Reform Act of 1832 and his entirely correct predictions of its consequneces are covered.

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In this episode we are joined by author and former royal correspondent Valentine Low to explore the evolving relationship between Downing Street and the Palace and why it matters for Parliament. Drawing on his book Power and the Palace, we explore how royal influence has shifted from Queen Victoria's overt political interventions to Elizabeth II's studied neutrality. Along the way, we connect historical episodes – where monarchs helped shape diplomacy and constitutional outcomes – to today's flashpoints, from the prorogation and dissolution of Parliament to referendums and royal finances and the looming constitutional headaches of future hung parliaments.We trace the story from Queen Victoria, who sought to shape foreign policy and even push ministers out of office, to the modern expectation that the Sovereign stays “above politics.” Low brings this history to life with vivid portraits of royal–minister tensions: Victoria's exasperation with Palmerston's “forgotten” correspondence, Edward VII's surprise charm offensive in Paris that helped thaw relations ahead of the Entente Cordiale, and George V's attempt to convene politicians at Buckingham Palace to tackle the intractable question of Irish Home Rule.From there, we turn to the weekly audience between Monarch and Prime Minister – private, unknowable, but still constitutionally significant – before arriving at the Boris Johnson years, when prorogation and election timing strained conventions and exposed how fragile the “golden triangle” of Palace–No.10–Cabinet Office co-ordination can be. Low also unpicks the uncertainty over dissolution rules after the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the continued secrecy surrounding the expanded Cabinet Manual, and how “Sedwill's Law” effectively created a new precedent for what happens if a Prime Minister dies in office.Referendums have revealed further strains: the carefully calibrated words attributed to the Queen during the 2014 Scotland vote, the controversy over claims she backed Brexit, and the Palace's tightrope walk once neutrality is publicly questioned. We also revisit the aftermath of Diana's death and the Blair years, the role of state visits as diplomatic “show business,” and the perennial politics of royal costs.____

Welcome to Part Two! If you thought decades-long affairs were wild, wait until you hear what Palmerston did with actual power. In this episode of History's Greatest Idiots, we explore his most spectacular diplomatic overreactions: sending 14 warships to collect £150, fighting two wars over opium trafficking, allegedly assaulting Queen Victoria's lady-in-waiting in her own palace, becoming Prime Minister at 70, and literally dying in office at 80.This is the story of gunboat diplomacy, imperial arrogance, and refusing to retire.What You'll Discover:The Don Pacifico Affair (Most Spectacular Overreaction Ever): Portuguese Jewish merchant in Athens had his house ransacked in 1847. Claimed £26,000 damages (£30 million in relative purchasing power). Palmerston sent 14 warships, 731 guns, 8,000 sailors to blockade Greece for two months. Actual damages awarded: £150 (£13,500 today). His famous five-hour speech: "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a British citizen). Commons voted 310-264 in his favour, became "most popular man in the country."The Opium Wars (Britain's Least Defensible Policy): British merchants illegally smuggling opium into China for decades. China banned it (catastrophic health crisis). Britain's solution: get Chinese addicted, use drug money to buy tea. 1839: China destroyed 20,000 chests of British opium. Palmerston insisted war was about "free trade." Gladstone called it "a war more unjust in its origins, more calculated to cover this country with permanent disgrace." Vote: 271-262 for war (nine votes!). First Opium War (1839-1842): Britain destroyed Chinese forces, Treaty of Nanking forced China to pay indemnity, open treaty ports, cede Hong Kong. Second Opium War (1856-1860) fully legalised opium trade. China's "century of humiliation" began. All because Victorians really liked tea.The Windsor Castle Scandal: Late 1830s/early 1840s: Palmerston, staying at Windsor Castle, entered Lady Dacre's bedroom late at night (drunk and "enterprising"). She screamed, threw him out. Entire castle learned immediately. Claimed he mistakenly entered wrong room, but locked door behind him. Victoria furious, wanted him sacked. Only Lord Melbourne's intervention saved his career. Victoria wrote years later about "old offences which sunk deep into her mind." She explicitly said in 1853: "Nothing will induce Her Majesty to have Palmerston as Prime Minister." Had to accept him twice anyway. 1863: 78-year-old Palmerston accused of adultery with Mrs O'Kane. Public reaction: "Good for him!"Becoming Prime Minister (Finally): Crimean War going badly, Aberdeen's government fell. 1855: Palmerston became PM at 70 (oldest person ever to take job for first time). Brought Crimean War to reasonable conclusion. 1857: Called election campaigning on being "tough on China," won considerable majority ("Vote for me, I'll send more gunboats!"). 1858: Government fell over restricting refugees. 1859: Returned as PM at 75 with Russell and Gladstone. Final ministry until death in 1865.The Final Years: Navigated American Civil War carefully. Presented Italian Unification as British victory (Britain barely involved). Schleswig-Holstein Question: "Only three people understood it: Prince Consort (dead), German professor (mad), and I (forgotten)." Blocked electoral reform for working class. 1865 election slogan: "Leave it to Pam," won convincing majority at 80. Died 18 October 1865, two days before 81st birthday. Alleged last words: "Die, my dear doctor? That's the last thing I shall do."⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/HistorysGreatestIdiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artist: Sarah Chey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fiverr.com/sarahchey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to Part Two! If you thought decades-long affairs were wild, wait until you hear what Palmerston did with actual power. In this episode of History's Greatest Idiots, we explore his most spectacular diplomatic overreactions: sending 14 warships to collect £150, fighting two wars over opium trafficking, allegedly assaulting Queen Victoria's lady-in-waiting in her own palace, becoming Prime Minister at 70, and literally dying in office at 80.This is the story of gunboat diplomacy, imperial arrogance, and refusing to retire.What You'll Discover:The Don Pacifico Affair (Most Spectacular Overreaction Ever): Portuguese Jewish merchant in Athens had his house ransacked in 1847. Claimed £26,000 damages (£30 million in relative purchasing power). Palmerston sent 14 warships, 731 guns, 8,000 sailors to blockade Greece for two months. Actual damages awarded: £150 (£13,500 today). His famous five-hour speech: "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a British citizen). Commons voted 310-264 in his favour, became "most popular man in the country."The Opium Wars (Britain's Least Defensible Policy): British merchants illegally smuggling opium into China for decades. China banned it (catastrophic health crisis). Britain's solution: get Chinese addicted, use drug money to buy tea. 1839: China destroyed 20,000 chests of British opium. Palmerston insisted war was about "free trade." Gladstone called it "a war more unjust in its origins, more calculated to cover this country with permanent disgrace." Vote: 271-262 for war (nine votes!). First Opium War (1839-1842): Britain destroyed Chinese forces, Treaty of Nanking forced China to pay indemnity, open treaty ports, cede Hong Kong. Second Opium War (1856-1860) fully legalised opium trade. China's "century of humiliation" began. All because Victorians really liked tea.The Windsor Castle Scandal: Late 1830s/early 1840s: Palmerston, staying at Windsor Castle, entered Lady Dacre's bedroom late at night (drunk and "enterprising"). She screamed, threw him out. Entire castle learned immediately. Claimed he mistakenly entered wrong room, but locked door behind him. Victoria furious, wanted him sacked. Only Lord Melbourne's intervention saved his career. Victoria wrote years later about "old offences which sunk deep into her mind." She explicitly said in 1853: "Nothing will induce Her Majesty to have Palmerston as Prime Minister." Had to accept him twice anyway. 1863: 78-year-old Palmerston accused of adultery with Mrs O'Kane. Public reaction: "Good for him!"Becoming Prime Minister (Finally): Crimean War going badly, Aberdeen's government fell. 1855: Palmerston became PM at 70 (oldest person ever to take job for first time). Brought Crimean War to reasonable conclusion. 1857: Called election campaigning on being "tough on China," won considerable majority ("Vote for me, I'll send more gunboats!"). 1858: Government fell over restricting refugees. 1859: Returned as PM at 75 with Russell and Gladstone. Final ministry until death in 1865.The Final Years: Navigated American Civil War carefully. Presented Italian Unification as British victory (Britain barely involved). Schleswig-Holstein Question: "Only three people understood it: Prince Consort (dead), German professor (mad), and I (forgotten)." Blocked electoral reform for working class. 1865 election slogan: "Leave it to Pam," won convincing majority at 80. Died 18 October 1865, two days before 81st birthday. Alleged last words: "Die, my dear doctor? That's the last thing I shall do."⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/HistorysGreatestIdiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artist: Sarah Chey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fiverr.com/sarahchey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

How did an 18-year-old aristocrat become one of Britain's longest-serving politicians, spending 20 years in the same boring job before discovering his true calling at age 46? In the latest episode of History's Greatest Idiots, featuring Emily Jackson, one third of the Trauma Agora Podcast, we explore Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, the man known as "Lord Cupid" who survived an assassination attempt, conducted a decades-long affair with his friend's wife, and accidentally built one of the most remarkable political careers in British history.The Origin Story: Born in 1784 literally in Parliament's shadow, inheriting an Irish peerage at 18 that was considered "lesser" by British gentry. Educated at Harrow (one of seven PMs from there) and Edinburgh University. Described as having "the most faultless character" (the last time anyone would say that).The Reluctant Politician: Lost his first two campaigns, then paid £1,500 (£1 million in today's purchasing power) to become MP for Horsham at 22. Later represented Newtown with one condition: never visit the constituency. Democracy was more suggestion than requirement.The 20-Year Training Montage: Appointed to admiralty at 22, turned down Chancellor of the Exchequer at 25 (too young!), accepted Secretary at War instead. Spent a mind-numbing 20 years doing army finances under five Prime Ministers. Called "a brilliant young man wasting his talents, destined to remain a second-rater."The Assassination Attempt: Shot by Lieutenant Davies (ex-officer with PTSD) in 1818, survived with minor injury, then paid for Davies's legal defense and psychiatric care. But refused to intervene when poacher Charles Smith was executed on his estates in 1822.Lord Cupid: Earned his nickname through notorious affairs with Lady Jersey, Princess Dorothea Lieven, and dozens of others. The big one: 30-year affair with Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper, whose boring husband "sank into ill health." At least two of her five children were likely Palmerston's.Finally Getting Married: Lord Cowper died in 1837. Emily's children objected (he's too old and a womanizer!). Queen Victoria (age 18) thought people in their 50s were too old to marry. They married anyway in 1839 after 30 years of waiting. Extraordinarily happy marriage, described as "perpetual courtship."The Career Finally Begins: Resigned in 1828 after 20 years with Tories, gave brilliant foreign policy speech in 1829, switched to Whig party, appointed Foreign Secretary in 1830 at age 46. The training montage was over.Coming Up In Part Two: Sending 14 warships to collect £150, fighting two wars over opium, allegedly trying to 'seduce' Queen Victoria's lady-in-waiting in her own palace, becoming PM at 70, and dying in office at 80.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/HistorysGreatestIdiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artist: Sarah Chey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fiverr.com/sarahchey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

How did an 18-year-old aristocrat become one of Britain's longest-serving politicians, spending 20 years in the same boring job before discovering his true calling at age 46? In the latest episode of History's Greatest Idiots, featuring Emily Jackson, one third of the Trauma Agora Podcast, we explore Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, the man known as "Lord Cupid" who survived an assassination attempt, conducted a decades-long affair with his friend's wife, and accidentally built one of the most remarkable political careers in British history.The Origin Story: Born in 1784 literally in Parliament's shadow, inheriting an Irish peerage at 18 that was considered "lesser" by British gentry. Educated at Harrow (one of seven PMs from there) and Edinburgh University. Described as having "the most faultless character" (the last time anyone would say that).The Reluctant Politician: Lost his first two campaigns, then paid £1,500 (£1 million in today's purchasing power) to become MP for Horsham at 22. Later represented Newtown with one condition: never visit the constituency. Democracy was more suggestion than requirement.The 20-Year Training Montage: Appointed to admiralty at 22, turned down Chancellor of the Exchequer at 25 (too young!), accepted Secretary at War instead. Spent a mind-numbing 20 years doing army finances under five Prime Ministers. Called "a brilliant young man wasting his talents, destined to remain a second-rater."The Assassination Attempt: Shot by Lieutenant Davies (ex-officer with PTSD) in 1818, survived with minor injury, then paid for Davies's legal defense and psychiatric care. But refused to intervene when poacher Charles Smith was executed on his estates in 1822.Lord Cupid: Earned his nickname through notorious affairs with Lady Jersey, Princess Dorothea Lieven, and dozens of others. The big one: 30-year affair with Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper, whose boring husband "sank into ill health." At least two of her five children were likely Palmerston's.Finally Getting Married: Lord Cowper died in 1837. Emily's children objected (he's too old and a womanizer!). Queen Victoria (age 18) thought people in their 50s were too old to marry. They married anyway in 1839 after 30 years of waiting. Extraordinarily happy marriage, described as "perpetual courtship."The Career Finally Begins: Resigned in 1828 after 20 years with Tories, gave brilliant foreign policy speech in 1829, switched to Whig party, appointed Foreign Secretary in 1830 at age 46. The training montage was over.Coming Up In Part Two: Sending 14 warships to collect £150, fighting two wars over opium, allegedly trying to 'seduce' Queen Victoria's lady-in-waiting in her own palace, becoming PM at 70, and dying in office at 80.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/HistorysGreatestIdiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artist: Sarah Chey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fiverr.com/sarahchey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Talkback Time with Smithy 0800 150 811. We've thrown the phonelines open for you to have your say on the sporting landscape. Let Ian know what's on your mind today featuring, Scott from Wellington, John from Auckland Cliff from Palmerston, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talkback Time with Smithy 0800 150 811. We've thrown the phonelines open for you to have your say on the sporting landscape. Let Ian know what's on your mind today featuring, Cliff from Palmerston, Joey from Auckland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talkback Time with Smithy 0800 150 811. We've thrown the phonelines open for you to have your say on the sporting landscape. Let Ian know what's on your mind today featuring, Cliff from Palmerston, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lloyd Smith has been competing in dog trials since the 1970s and joins Emile Donovan from his farm near Palmerston in Otago

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The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown: Song Seventeen - Gillian from Palmerston Conversation HighlightsJillian shares personal stories that trace her life through Hip albums and live shows—from small-town house parties to big amphitheatre gigs, from heartbreaks to healing. She unpacks how certain songs surfaced at pivotal moments, guiding her through grief, reconciliation, motherhood, and joy. Her insights are full of warmth, humour, and a genuine love for what this band means to her and so many others.About Our GuestGillian's journey with The Hip began in rebellion against her twin brother's music taste, blossomed through hard-won independence, and became the emotional backbone of her adult life. From dancing onstage with a banana shaker to naming her Jeep Cordelia, she lives and breathes Hip fandom. She's a primary teacher, a deep thinker, and a proud member of what she beautifully calls the Church of Gord.Next WeekWe're staying in classic territory with a big one. Tune in to hear who joins us for song #16 as we edge closer to the top ten. It's about to get real.Pull Quote"I credit my love of The Hip with helping me reconcile with my brother. One song—‘Are We Family?'—played at just the right time. I don't know if that's the universe, but I call it the Church of Gord."Get Involved

In which we discuss a woman who won a lawsuit after being called out as Darth Vader at work as well as the two most famous political British cats, Palmerston and Larry, respectively. Send us a textFollow Two Guys Two Things on other social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twoguystwothingsTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/2Guys2Things.comIf you enjoyed the episode (or didn't) we would love it if you left us a review. Who knows, we may even share the review on the show.We'd love to hear from you! Contact us at 2guys2things@gmail.comThanks for listening!

"They were everywhere, every corner you looked in." That said by a woman on a suburban street under siege from a stray cat colony who is calling for change so residents can reclaim their properties. Larissa Rzoksa wants the Animal Welfare act amended so any dog or cat - that is not registered for breeding or has a medical exemption - is desexed. She lives on Cecil Place in Palmerston North, where dozens of felines descend every breeding season. Jimmy Ellingham has the story.

Today we're joined by the legendary owner and Exec Chef of the most popular restaurant in Scotland in The Palmerston, the wonderful Lloyd Morse, to hear how he's created such a successful venture in Edinburgh and uncover some of his war stories from his career so far. We sat down to a delicious and incredibly boozy supper a couple of weeks ago and managed to prize out his greatest tales from; his time working alongside his mentor Skye Gyngell when they opened Spring together, why he never enjoyed his time at The River Cafe, how he structures a menu and his love for nose to tail cooking, the importance of working on a farm, the night he rejected Christop Waltz, Noel Gallagher's awful jokes, his younger days working at a terrifying Michelin starred restaurant in Australia, his hatred for certain items which should never be on a menu, the secrets to managing a team, why he never wanted to open a restaurant in London, the importance of properly training younger chefs, his love for shitty Hawaiian pizzas, why pissy livers are the greatest thing to eat in the world and much much more....--------Please leave us a great rating and a comment and share it with your friends - it really helps us grow as a show. If you're in the industry and are looking for the greatest POS system in the world than look no further as Blinq are tearing up the rulebook—no long-term contracts, no hidden fees, and no per-device charges. Just £49 a month for unlimited devices and 24/7 UK-based support that's always there, in person when you need it.Built for hospitality, by hospitality, blinq is the fastest, easiest POS system on the market—so intuitive, anyone can use it. And while others take weeks to get you up and running, with blinq, you're live in just 2 hours.Join the hospitality revolution today & use the code GOTOBLINQ to get your first month free - https://blinqme.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of Reals & Feels: Touchy Subject: What do people get wrong about you upon meeting you? In Jih News: --Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination --A humpback whale briefly swallows a kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera --Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose --U.K.'s foreign office cat Palmerston shows up for duty in Bermuda --NBA star Anthony Edwards allegedly told Ayesha Howard to get an abortion after she revealed pregnancy --The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean?

rWotD Episode 2845: Waihemo / Shag River Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 16 February 2025 is Waihemo / Shag River.The Waihemo / Shag River is located in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Kakanui Range, flowing southeast for 75 km (47 mi), or 50 kilometres (31 mi) before reaching the Pacific Ocean on the south side of Shag Point / Matakaea, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) east of Palmerston. The Dunback Branch railway that operated from the 1880s to 1989 largely followed the route of the river from its junction with the Main South Line near Shag Point township to its terminus in Dunback.The small- to medium-sized river has been adversely affected over the past decades by farming practices in the area. Much of its length is overgrown with willows, and during the summer its flow can become significantly reduced.In 1985, the name of the river was gazetted by Land Information New Zealand as Shag River (Waihemo). In August 2021, the name was officially amended to Waihemo / Shag River.Waihemo means a 'river that has gone away' or 'dwindled'. Early whalers named the river after the common seabird.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Sunday, 16 February 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Waihemo / Shag River on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Danielle.

Marokopa fugutive Tom Phillips and his three children have apparently managed to evade police yet again after a "credible" sighting by hunters who passed them in bush, filming the family on their phone. The close encounter happened last Thursday at about 7pm. Palmerston man John McOviney said his 16 year old grandson was one of the hunters who saw Phillips near Coutts road north of Awamarino in Waikato. Australian David Craig was a former Detective Superintendent and federal agent, and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Carolyn Barclay and David Moore run Kingswood & Palmerston. They work with B2B marketers whom they push to do interesting work. We discuss creativity in B2B advertising as well as Carolyn and David's business. You might know David from his Twitter and LinkedIn sharing of advertising made by advertising agencies to promote advertising agencies. Carolyn Barclay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-barclay-622b9712/ David Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmooreecd/ ** Make sure you check out the DELUGE of content I've been sharing on Instagram, including ebook links: http://www.instagram.com/markpollard