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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
1:53 Links of the Week
2:51 News to Keep an Eye On
10:48 James Madison’s Montpelier Row
15:39 The Nature of the Conversation & Claims
20:45 People are Passionate about the Past!
21:40 History is ALWAYS Contested
24:33 Stroud Council to Remove ‘Racist’ Clock
26:26 Considering Context & Stakeholders
31:59 People are Allowed to Choose!
37:52 Contested Heritage in War
41:49 Check your Sources!
43:35 UNESCO’s Perspective
44:57 Attempts at Erasure
45:25 Antiquities Coalition Recommendations
53:45 Conclusions
Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
Links:
18 April 2022 | Heritage and Climate:
https://www.icomos.org/en/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/104836-18-april-2022-heritage-and-climate
World Heritage Day 2022: History, theme and significance; here's all you need to know:
https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-heritage-day-2022-history-theme-and-significance-heres-all-you-need-to-know-10562651.html
CBA: Festival of Archaeology: https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html
Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-set-block-oxford-street-153417571.html
M&S Oxford St demolition scheme halted by Gove:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ms-oxford-st-demolition-scheme-halted-by-gove
Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S:
https://www.building.co.uk/news/gove-blocks-plans-to-demolish-oxford-street-mands/5117103.article
Highways: A303 Stonehenge:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/a303-stonehenge/
James Madison’s Montpelier:
https://www.montpelier.org/
Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul:
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings
SAA Issues Statement on Action by Montpelier Foundation Board of Directors:
https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/04/13/saa-issues-statement-on-action-by-montpelier-foundation-board-of-directors
Is there really a ‘woke war’ at the National Trust?
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:44 UK Arch Response to Ukraine
2:35 Letters from Ukraine & Russia
8:43 Statement from Neil Redfern
12:13 Open Letter to UNESCO WHC
16:15 Problems with ‘Homes for Ukraine’
26:09 Context of Holocaust Memorial
32:39 Government ‘Unlawful’
43:37 Closing Comments
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Letters: War in Europe: - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/
Neil Redfern Letter (photograph courtesy of a viewer) - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1512709194192982020
Open letter to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee
Damaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine Verified by UNESCO:
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco
Homes for Ukraine scheme: ‘I design Government systems for a living and it took me days’ to apply for visa:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-e2-80-98i-design-government-systems-for-a-living-and-it-took-me-days-e2-80-99-to-apply-for-visa/ar-AAW6teP
Ukraine war: Minister who took in refugee says friendship will 'last lifetime' - but there are issues with scheme:
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754
Just 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-uk-arrivals-b2053862.html
Displaced Ukrainian students to receive free tuition in Scotland:
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Polish Historians’ Perspectives on the War Next Door! - WB 2nd April 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
0:00 Introduction
4:05 Paul Barford Interview
28:44 Alina Nowobilska Interview
1:04:08 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Pipeline April Fools’ Article:
CBA, CIfA & FAME LAUNCH JOINT MEDIA OPERATION:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/04/01/cba-cifa-fame-launch-joint-media-operation/
Paul Barford:
@PortantIssues on Twitter
Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/
Alina Nowobilska:
@WW2girl1944 on Twitter
@hack_history on Twitter
Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022):
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
‘Black Archaeology’ in Eastern Europe: Metal Detecting, Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects, and ‘Legal Nihilism’:
https://www.counteringcrime.org/black-archaeology-in-eastern-europe
Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine:
https://instytutpileckiego.pl/en/instytut/aktualnosci/centrum-dokumentowania-zbrodni-rosyjskich-w-ukrainie-im
The word “genocide” was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin:
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
At least 53 culturally important sites damaged in Ukraine – Unesco:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/at-least-53-culturally-important-sites-damaged-in-ukraine-unesco
Inside the Efforts to Preserve Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-efforts-to-preserve-ukraines-cultural-heritage-180979840/
News about the war from the official Ukrainian perspective:
135 war crimes against cultural heritage recorded in Ukraine:
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3446115-135-war-crimes-against-cultural-heritage-recorded-in-ukraine.html
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
2:08 Recap of ArchUK4Ukraine
9:26 Reactions
11:08 CIfA’s Response
14:41 CBA’s Response
15:52 Comparison to Other Responses
16:46 Homes for Ukraine Scheme
18:38 FAME’s Response (Blocking Us)
21:56 Accidentally Global? Heritage Alliance
24:50 Why is it SO Hard for Them?
31:26 Ways Forward – Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
6 Things UK Archaeology Can do to Support Ukraine NOW! :
https://youtu.be/bfQqzuWsUJ8
Call to Action Card, share freely and widely - No copyright claimed by PipeLine, Archaeosoup or Watching Brief:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6Ar_gnLj_dYa1jaf6Z3zFMJmV9Uem6S?usp=sharing
CIfA’s Response:
https://twitter.com/InstituteArch/status/1506329326509244417?s=20&t=fR8ddrQHYeuHZjudimJ0hw
The Threat to Ukraine’s Heritage – An Open Letter:
https://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/the-threat-to-ukraines-heritage-joint-letter/
“DON’T MENTION THE WAR” A Week of Fawlty Comms from CIfA, CBA & FAME:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/03/27/dont-mention-the-war-a-week-of-fawlty-comms-from-cifa-cba-fame/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:56 CIfA Salary Recommendations
6:59 Inflation & Archaeology
13:42 Gov. Youngkin Whitewashing History?
23:00 NOT Erasing History!
26:58 Finding Common Vocabulary?
30:05 Whither the ‘Culture War’?
41:02 Dr Neil Faulkner RIP (The Power of Archaeology)
53:59 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Neil Faulkner: Obituary:
https://tinyurl.com/2fc6k8wm
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Links:
CIFA - Current salary recommendations:
https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary
Youngkin's promise of education reform on race, critics fear a whitewash:
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html
Youngkin’s win may spell changes for project highlighting history of enslaved:
https://vpm.org/news/articles/29396/youngkins-win-may-spell-changes-for-project-highlighting-history-of-enslaved
Munira Mirza is not a household name, but her exit is deeply damaging for Boris Johnson:
https://inews.co.uk/news/analysis/munira-mirza-is-not-a-household-name-but-her-exit-is-deeply-damaging-for-boris-johnson-1442275
‘Boris stopped listening’: How freezing out trusted advisers such as Munira Mirza left PM struggling to reset No 10:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e2-80-98boris-stopped-listening-e2-80-99-how-freezing-out-trusted-advisers-such-as-munira-mirza-left-pm-struggling-to-reset-no-10/ar-AATtnQe
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Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and ‘revolutionary socialist’ activist – obituary:
[£]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/
Neil Faulkner: obituary:
https://www.archaeologyworldwide.com/post/neil-faulkner-obituary
Obituary: Neil Faulkner, historian, archaeologist and revolutionary (1958-2022):
https://www.theleftberlin.com/obituary-neil-faulkner-historian-archaeologist-and-revolutionary-1958-2022/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:40 Such Thing as a Good Rally?
17:15 Crisis? What Crisis?
32:31 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
LGBT+ History Month:
https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/
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Links:
Metal detecting teen's top tips to find treasure:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-60218383
IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A GOOD RALLY? The Searcher
Prof Michael Lewis Head of Portable Antiquities Scheme:
https://tinyurl.com/urvdf7xc
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Crisis? What crisis? Archaeology under pressure in the United Kingdom, Archäologische Informationen 44, Early View
Paul Belford, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust:
https://dguf.de/fileadmin/AI/archinf-ev_belford.pdf
Has Groupthink & Gatekeeping Choked Public Archaeology Campaigning? - WB 30th Nov 2021:
https://youtu.be/8JJF9jQT6hA
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
3:18 Climate Change & UK Archaeology
7:49 Stoke Museums to Cut Curators!
18:27 Le Câtillon II Coin Hoard, Jersey
27:27 Negotiating a Price!
41:30 Effect on Local Museums
42:58 Shouldn’t We Also Sell Stuff?
1:00:27 How Can We Bring People ‘In’?
1:04:40 Why Don’t We Just Buy Archaeology?
1:06:02 Conclusions
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Link of the Week:
Climate Change threatening Buried UK Treasures:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60091485
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Links:
Stoke ditches curators for museums to become film locations:
https://www.artsindustry.co.uk/news/2762-stoke-turns-its-back-on-pottery-heritage-with-curator-redundancies
Statement: Stoke-on-Trent Museums:
https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/994/statement_-_stoke-on-trent_museums
How to respond to the consultation
The full budget proposals are at: www.stoke.gov.uk/budget2022
People can give their views in the following ways:
[email protected], twitter.com/sotcitycouncil
facebook.com/sotcitycouncil
Or write to us at Budget 2022, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH.
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Fears Jersey Award Could Lead to Inflated Valuations Under Treasures Act:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/24/fears-jersey-award-could-lead-to-inflated-valuations-under-treasure-act/
Jersey: Did we just invent “Casino Metal Detecting”? :
https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/947418
Experts in the UK tasked with valuing the record-breaking 2,000 year old Le Câtillon Coin Hoard… :
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/insight-how-coin-hoard-payment-was-decided/
Ministers ‘frustrated’ by coin hoard payment delay:
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/ministers-frustrated-coin-hoard-payment-delay/
Gov refuses to confirm payment to Coin Hoard finders:
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/gov-refuses-confirm-coin-hoard-payment/
Valuation battles frustrates coin hoard sale:
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/more-one-valuation-coin-hoard/
Gov overrules Jersey Heritage and top official with £4.25m coin hoard fee:
https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/concerns-raised-after-government-agrees-425m-coin-hoard/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:36 A Brief History
9:29 Protest, Trial, Aquittal
18:32 An Archaeological Perspective
24:44 A Legal Precedent?
35:17 Final Comments
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Link of the Week:
Secret Barrister Commentary:
https://tinyurl.com/4uzukn3m
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Links:
A Knee on His Neck: George Floyd’s America:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/george-floyd-america/policing/
Edward Colston Statue Toppling and Colston Timeline of Events:
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/edward-colston-statue-toppling-timeline-6444863
Bristol’s Slavery ‘Cancer’ was ‘Surgically Removed’ by Colston Four, Says Historian David Olusoga:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/bristols-slavery-cancer-was-surgically-removed-by-colston-four/
The Secret Barrister: Do the Verdicts in the Trial of the Colston 4 Signal Something Wrong with Our Jury System? 10 Things You Should Know:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/01/06/do-the-verdicts-in-the-trial-of-the-colston-4-signal-something-wrong-with-our-jury-system-10-things-you-should-know/
Discussing the Toppling of Edward Colston Statue in Bristol - Live Stream:
https://youtu.be/zNexB4vVFpI
Outrage as 'Space Archaeologist' Sarah Parcak Advises How to Topple Statues!? - WB June 2020
https://youtu.be/I7rXhuPT7I0
Muppets of the Month: Thugs 'Defend' Statues from No One & Fight the Police! - WB June 2020
https://youtu.be/2ZOQJv5WfSc
Statue Wars, UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, Age of Samurai: Media Picks - WB 2nd July 2021
https://youtu.be/HTGoG2RIz98
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
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Link of the Week:
Raiders Temple Escape in LEGO:
https://tinyurl.com/mryxfp4r
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Muppet(s) of the Month:
A History TikToker’s viral claim that Ancient Rome ‘didn’t exist’ is getting backlash from academics:
https://www.insider.com/history-anthropology-tiktoker-ancient-rome-not-real-backlash-viral-2021-12
Man caught wearing fake arm in bid to fool staff giving Covid vaccine:
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-12-03/man-caught-wearing-fake-arm-in-bid-to-fool-vaccine-jab
Jacob Rees-Mogg makes up a Saxon saint!
https://twitter.com/dramdarcy/status/1472387033222070272
Bomb Squad Race to A&E After Patient Arrives with WW2 Artillery Shell Stuck up His Bottom:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16923295/bomb-squad-hospital-bottom-shell/
Bomb Squad Called to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after Man gets WWII Mortar Stuck up His Bottom:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/bomb-squad-called-gloucestershire-royal-6298076
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction & Link of the Week
4:00 One Millionth P.A.S. Record!
22:13 Skye Farmer Wrecks Cairn
45:43 Mike Ingram: An Appreciation
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Link of the Week:
Raiders Temple Escape in LEGO:
https://tinyurl.com/mryxfp4r
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1 Million records of archaeological finds made by public now recorded:
https://finds.org.uk/news/story/307
Lincolnshire pendant is millionth archaeological find by public:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-59607288
Portable Antiquities Scheme logs millionth archaeological find:
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/12/portable-antiquities-scheme-logs-millionth-archaeological-find/
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Farmer fined for digging up ancient burial cairn:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-59653333
Scot fined £18k for destroying ancient cairn help his building project:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/scot-fined-c2-a318k-for-destroying-ancient-cairn-to-help-his-building-project/ar-AARNUQF
Skye farmer who destroyed ancient cairn for topsoil fined £18,000:
https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/skye-farmer-who-destroyed-ancient-cairn-for-topsoil-fined-ps18000
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RIP Mike Ingram:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/18/mike-ingram-an-appreciation/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
2:17 Following Up on Last Week
4:37 Michael Steinhardt & 180 Stolen Artefacts!
18:43 Comte de Paris & Banksy!?
37:44 Plans for Christmas Special
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Link of the Week:
'Archaeorant: Save British Archaeology':
https://tinyurl.com/v8svt23u
AI Produces Art Based on Prompts:
https://app.wombo.art/
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Links:
The Sidon Bull’s Head: Court Record Documents a Journey Through the Illicit Antiquities Trade:
https://chasingaphrodite.com/2017/09/24/the-sidon-bulls-head-court-record-documents-a-journey-through-the-illicit-antiquities-trade/
D.A. Vance: Michael Steinhardt Surrenders 180 Stolen Antiquities Valued at $70 Million:
https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-vance-michael-steinhardt-surrenders-180-stolen-antiquities-valued-at-70-million/
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT TO SEARCH THE PREMISES LOCATED AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1000 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORI 10028 ("THE TARGET PREMISES")
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4059759/2017-09-22-Application-for-Turnover-Order.pdf
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Banksy offers to raise £10m to buy Reading prison for art centre:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/05/bansky-offers-to-raises-10m-to-buy-reading-prison-for-art-centre
Banksy backs Reading Gaol arts centre plan:
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/12/banksy-backs-reading-gaol-arts-centre-plan/
Banksy pledges to help save Reading jail with stencil sale:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-59535099
The Comte de Paris demands return of Château de Chantilly:
https://www.tatler.com/article/jean-dorleans-chateau-de-chantilly-french-throne-hotel-fallout
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
2:36 ‘A Perfect Storm’?
8:00 Effect on Archaeology?
15:00 New Campaigns Emerge
26:05 The Sector’s Reponse
36:49 GB News Blunder
41:23 Torpedoed?
44:40 The Next Challenge?
53:09 Groupthink & Ways Forward…
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Link of the Week:
Unite Against Cultural Vandalism Rally:
https://tinyurl.com/mryjkhvj
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the Big Read: TORPEDOED! HOW ESTABLISHMENT MOVED TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/01/the-big-read-torpedoed-how-establishment-moved-to-block-independent-campaign-to-save-british-archaeology/
Department for Education Defunding Archaeology in 43 UK Universities! - WB Feb 2021:
https://youtu.be/_28IF7vtaR4
Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021:
https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM
‘Unlawful’, Myopic, Moronic & Macho Management in Archaeology (Various News) – WB 25th June 2021:
https://youtu.be/Ssd45Bqy-IA
Worcestershire Course off the Menu as Uni Ends Archaeology - WB 20th Aug 2021:
https://youtu.be/UuBlnl1BlIk
Advertising or Accountability? Archaeology Needs Critical Friends in the Media! - WB 12th Oct 2021:
https://youtu.be/fVNq5fQq324
Parthenon Marbles Return “Up to British Museum”! & Why is Archaeology Pay So BAD? – WB 19th Nov 2021:
https://youtu.be/2gBYK4wXK1o
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
2:02 Parthenon Marbles Closer to Return?
22:26 Why is the Pay Archaeology so Bad?
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Link of the Week:
HS2 Rail Extension to Leeds set to be scrapped:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59292120
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Links:
Return of Parthenon marbles is up to British Museum, says No. 10:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/16/return-of-parthenon-marbles-is-up-to-british-museum-says-no-10
Greek Prime Minister to Challenge Boris Johnson over Return of ‘stolen’ Elgin Marbles:
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/greek-prime-minister-challenge-boris-6212043
Greek PM to Appeal to British Public for Return of Parthenon Marbles:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/17/greek-prime-minister-to-appeal-to-british-public-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles
Ex-Chancellor George Osborne Appointed as New British Museum Chairman:
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/19395716.ex-chancellor-george-osborne-appointed-new-british-museum-chairman/
Easter Islanders Call for Return of Statue from British Museum:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/04/easter-islanders-call-for-return-of-statue-from-british-museum
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Why is the pay in contract archaeology so bad?
https://twitter.com/LeftistDadJokes/status/1459688929012158466
CIfA Minimum Salaries from April 2018:
https://archaeologists.net/news/cifa-minimum-salaries-april-2018-1512728386
CIfA Current Salary Recommendation 2021:
https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary
CIfA Policy Statement on Pay in Archaeology:
https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/pay
Archaeology Pay & Training: Can The Industry Do More?
https://www.archaeologists.net/sites/default/files/DF_Prospect_conference_proceedings_2013.pdf
Profiling the Profession 2020:
https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/2-11-archaeologists-qualifications/
https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/1-4-organisations-skills-needs-development/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
4:11 More Today Programme Coverage
5:10 H.E.R. Today Gone Tomorrow?
20:51 It’s not Easy Being a Student in 2021
30:22 Something Positive!?
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Link of the Week:
Corfitz Ulfeldt's pillory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfitz_Ulfeldt
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Links:
Council Acts After Accusations Metal Detecting Rally Company Used H.E.R. Data to Target Archaeology:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/11/08/council-acts-after-accusations-metal-detecting-rally-co-used-h-e-r-data-to-target-archaeology/
We were ahead of the curve - One of the benefits of the weekly format:
The Today Programme and The War on the National Trust: An Episode in Shameful Journalism:
https://bylinetimes.com/2021/11/04/the-today-programme-and-the-war-on-the-national-trust-an-episode-in-shameful-journalism/
No 10 is marching through cultural institutions - and making a battleground of the arts:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/08/tories-cultural-institutions-war-no-10-museums-decolonisation
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Save Sheffield Archaeology ‘United Against Cultural Vandalism’ - 1st December:
https://www.facebook.com/SaveSheffieldArchaeology/posts/195318222754570
Save Worcester Archaeology: Decision on the Future of Academic Staff:
https://twitter.com/saveworcsarch/status/1453709108083924994
Big Mandate for Strike action at UK Universities over pay & working conditions:
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11860/Big-mandate-for-strike-action-at-UK-universities-over-pay--working-conditions
UCU members back strikes over pension cuts:
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11857/UCU-members-back-strikes-over-pension-cuts
University Strikes: Academics at 37 Institutions Support Action:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-59171771
Durham University staff vote to strike this term over pensions cut:
https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-university-staff-vote-to-strike-this-term-over-pensions-cut/
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Tulip Reaction: ‘Death to the Cocktail Cornichon’:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/tulip-reaction-death-to-the-cocktail-cornichon
Tulip Tower plan Rejected by Gove:
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/tulip-tower-plan-rejected-by-gove-11-11-2021/
Archaeologists Discover Ancient ‘Hangover Prevention’ Ring:
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Today Prog Biased?
20:01 British Museum New TV Show
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Link of the Week:
David Attenborough speaks at COP26:
https://tinyurl.com/4xh463wm
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Links:
The Interim Report on Colonialism and Slavery:
https://www.restoretrust.org.uk/restore-trust-issues/interimreport
We’ve Published our Report into Colonialism and Historic Slavery:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/news/weve-published-our-report-into-colonialism-and-historic-slavery
BBC Radio.4 Today Programme:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj9z
The Today Programme and The War on the National Trust:
https://bylinetimes.com/2021/11/04/the-today-programme-and-the-war-on-the-national-trust-an-episode-in-shameful-journalism/
Will the National Trust Now End its War on ‘Restore Trust’? :
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-national-trust-rages-on
No Trust in the Today Programme:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/11/05/no-trust-in-the-today-programme/
The National Trust has Needlessly Provoked an ‘Anti-Woke’ Campaign: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/13/national-anti-woke-campaign-slavery-churchill-culture-war
Maitland – Neil Bennet CEO Profile:
https://www.maitland.co.uk/people/our-team/neil-bennett/
Restore Trust Website:
https://www.restoretrust.org.uk/
Code of Practice for Responsible Metal Detecting in England and Wales:
https://youtu.be/ApMJuHGPF9M
More 4 Links up with the British Museum to Learn More About Our Hidden History:
https://www.channel4.com/press/news/more-4-links-british-museum-learn-more-about-our-hidden-history
Association of Detectorists:
https://detectorists.org.uk/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
2:33 Who is Celtic Films?
5:36 Beneath the Surface
14:13 Quality & Motive
20:58 Compared to Game of Thrones?
26:20 Celticism & Final Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
'Reaction to Celtic Films Folder’:
https://tinyurl.com/av6hcyky
Links:
‘Reaction to Celtic Films Folder’:
https://tinyurl.com/av6hcyky
Celtics Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaelkingsbury/celtics
US Plan for ‘Celtics’ TV show knocked back by disbelieving Scots:
https://www.thenational.scot/news/19606416.us-plan-celtics-tv-show-knocked-back-disbelieving-scots/
Archaeosoup - Mr Soup Comment:
https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/4374916712587942
‘Celtics’ TV Series - IMDb:
https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01M98XYN5/ref=atv_dp_cr_1_star
‘Game of Thrones’: By the Numbers:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2019/04/11/game-of-thrones-by-the-numbers/
Fascist Fantasies and the Celts:
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2021/09/28/the-celtics/
Gulag Vorkuta: Amazon Reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01M98XYN5/ref=atv_dp_cr_1_star
Weird ‘Belenus’ Video:
https://twitter.com/EwanMacKenna/status/1442762865644027904
The Celts! Did they Even EXIST? - Archaeosoup Video:
https://youtu.be/fPv0UuHoQe8
The Celts! Revisited… - Archaeo-Chat:
https://youtu.be/AtgEhGlBbFU
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:33 The Ryedale Hoard
18:05 Selling Human Remains?
20:11 Stephanie Black Interview
***
Link of the Week:
Black History Month:
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
***
Links:
Rare Roman Bronzes acquired by the Yorkshire Museum:
https://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/news-media/latest-news/rare-roman-bronzes-acquired-by-the-yorkshire-museum/
Ryedale Ritual Bronzes: Roman artefacts sell for £185,000:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-57069434
Yorkshire Museum Buys Ryedale Roman Bronzes from London dealer with help from wealthy donor:
https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2021/yorkshire-museum-buys-ryedale-roman-bronzes-from-london-dealer-with-help-from-wealthy-donor/
Hanson’s Listing: Ryedale Ritual Bronzes:
https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/153/lot/70029
New York dealer arrested for selling ‘cookie cutter’ manufactured good as authentic antiquities:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/08/26/new-york-dealer-arrested-for-selling-cookie-cutter-manufactured-goods-as-authentic-antiquities
Owners urged to claim back heritage centre items:
https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/owners-urged-to-claim-back-heritage-centre-items/
Tik Tok User sells human bones, ignites ethical debate online:
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tiktok-user-sells-human-bones-ignites-ethical-debate/story
TikToker selling human bones — including fetus skulls — spark ethics debate:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/tiktoker-selling-human-bones-e2-80-94-including-fetus-skulls-e2-80-94-spark-ethics-debate/ar-AAPF756
Selling dead bodies and mortuary artefacts in the UK today: Welbeck Hill:
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/09/selling-dead-bodies-and-mortuary-artefacts-in-the-uk-today-welbeck-hill/
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
0:00 Introduction
4:19 How We Began
11:55 Being a Critical Friend
18:17 Other Voices & The ‘Soul’ of Archaeology 27:00 Conclusions
Link of the Week:
Watching Brief - Jan 2017:
https://youtu.be/K2ytK6ar-ds
Links:
Archaeoscoop: Richard III: It's Him!
https://youtu.be/Ga-K1qxey_g
The ‘Sun’ article is no longer online, but:
Head of 'Geordie Roman god' found at Binchester:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-23164533
Archaeologists Find Ancient Stone Head Which Could Be Roman Geordie God:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/04/stone-head-roman-geordie-god
Cameron Appointed Peer, MOD and Odyssey Colluded over Balcehn’s HMS Victory:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/07/cameron-appointed-peer-mod-and-odyssey-colluded-over-balchens-hms-victory/46034
Springtime for Hitler and “N@zi War Diggers”:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/03/springtime-for-hitler-and-nazi-war-death-porn-diggers/102632
Assumed Missing – Reported Buired – the Search for the Lost Spitfires of Burma:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2015/03/assumed-missing-reported-buried-the-search-for-the-lost-spitfires-of-burma/107095
The Buried Spitfires of Burma: A ‘Fake’ History:
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Andy-Brockman/The-Buried-Spitfires-of-Burma--A-Fake-History/24703841
High Court sets Stonehenge Tunnel on Road to Nowhere! What Happens Next? - WB 31st July 2021:
https://youtu.be/i4E_Kqhoubo
Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021
https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM
Sheffield University "Disposed of" Key Documents During Archaeology Dept Review - WB 12th June 2021:
https://youtu.be/rQ77L-Z6iPI
“The Future of Our Past is Family" - Worcester Graduates Speak! - WB 30th Aug 2021:
https://youtu.be/rgqI7HWGs-Q
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
02:05 Rolling News…
18:14 British Museum Hokusai NFTs
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Link of the Week:
‘Hi-Res Hokusai for Free’:
https://tinyurl.com/t89mm9nb
***
Links:
Stewartby Historic Brickworks Chimneys Demolished:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58665319
Listed Birkenhead Bath Reopened to Public After Restoration:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58679332
Grant Shapps Unchallenged on A303 Judgement by Transport Committee (Stonehenge Alliance):
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=333856325159981
Transport Committee - Weds 22nd September 2021:
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/3685f89e-91a7-4ca4-ac9f-bcc328bd1744
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British Museum Enters World of NFTs with Digital Hokusai Postcards:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/british-museum-nfts-digital-hokusai-postcards-lacollection
The British Museum is Minting NFTs of its Art - Because of a Cold LinkedIn Message from a Start-Up:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-september-27-2021-2013772
What are NFTs, and What is their Environmental Impact?
https://earth.org/nfts-environmental-impact/
Dr. Bendor Grosvenor Twitter:
https://twitter.com/arthistorynews/status/1441445985230655492
The Reproduction Fee Hustle:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/11/20/the-reproduction-fee-hustle
The End of Museum Image Fees?
https://www.arthistorynews.com/articles/5362_The_end_of_museum_image_fees
Hokusai’s Imagination Leaps off the Page At British Museum:
https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/hokusai-at-british-museum
Sutton Hoo: Photos of 1939 Excavation Digitised:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-58727183
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Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
0:00 Introduction
01:53 Three Things to Keep an Eye on…
09:00 The Dorman Long Tower
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Link of the Week:
Former HE Listing for Dorman Long Tower:
https://tinyurl.com/3erbp934
***
Links:
3,500 Year Old Clay Tablet Purchased by Hobby Lobby Returning to Iraq After 30 Years:
https://www.newsweek.com/3500-year-old-clay-tablet-purchased-hobby-lobby-returning-iraq-after-30-years-1632033
Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to be formally handed back to Iraq:
https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/21/gilgamesh-dream-tablet-to-be-formally-handed-back-to-iraq
Stonehenge campaigners welcome decision not to appeal court ruling:
https://www.leighday.co.uk/latest-updates/news/2021-news/stonehenge-campaigners-welcome-decision-not-to-appeal-court-ruling
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Dorman Long Tower: Council ‘Cannot Consider Heritage’ Over Demolition:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58485323
Brutalist Teesside Tower Handed Lifeline by Historic England Listing:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/brutalist-teeside-tower-handed-lifeline-by-historic-england-listing
Former Historic England Listing for Dorman Long Tower:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210913140520/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1477999
MP Jacob Young’s former ‘Save Dorman Long Tower’ Page:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210126110703/https://www.jacobyoung.org.uk/campaigns/save-dorman-long-tower
MP Jacob Young’s statement on Dorman Long Tower Demolition:
https://twitter.com/JacobYoungMP/status/1438913195750662145?s=19
Dorman Long Tower to be Destroyed after Listed Status Revoked:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58593615
Green Light Given to Demolish Dorman Long Tower After Successful Appeal:
https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/green-light-given-to-demolish-dorman-long-tower-after-successful-appeal/
Dorman Long Tower to be Demolished as Nadine Dorries Axes Listed Status:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/sep/17/dorman-long-tower-to-be-demolished-as-nadine-dorries-axes-listed-status
Report Reveals Cost of Repairing Dorman Long Tower:
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19593244.report-reveals-cost-repairing-dorman-long-tower/
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