Countdown to Christmas 2016 – Alan Collins Rosell

Countdown to Christmas 2016

#CC16: It’s Christmas! (Ara és Nadal)

Sunday 25 December 2016Saturday 24 December 2016 Alan Collins Rosell 0 Comments Catalan, CC16

I hope you’ve all enjoyed following this year’s Countdown to Christmas and today’s big finale features both a Catalan (above)

Countdown to Christmas 2016

#CC16: 1 Day to Christmas

Saturday 24 December 2016Saturday 24 December 2016 Alan Collins Rosell 0 Comments CC16

The obligatory Santa-related video this year comes from Ray Stevens and is a tame comedic number about the virtues of

Countdown to Christmas 2016

#CC16: 2 Days to Christmas

Friday 23 December 2016Friday 23 December 2016 Alan Collins Rosell 0 Comments Catalan, CC16

Throughout this Countdown to Christmas, I have tried to entertain and inform, with a variety of videos to suit different

Countdown to Christmas 2016

#CC16: 3 Days to Christmas

Thursday 22 December 2016Wednesday 21 December 2016 Alan Collins Rosell 0 Comments Caga tió, Catalan, CC16

We’ve already explored the Caganer and today we’re going to look at another poop-tastic Catalan Christmas tradition: the caga tió.

Countdown to Christmas 2016

#CC16: 4 Days to Christmas

Wednesday 21 December 2016Wednesday 21 December 2016 Alan Collins Rosell 0 Comments CC16

They call this Christmas where I’m from! It’s been a while since an Irish video has appeared on the Countdown

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Can we all take a moment to stan this? politico.eu/article/green-…

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So far 14 MPs from Plaid Cymru, the SNP, Labour and the Conservatives have signed EDM 936, expressing concern at the Spanish supreme court ousting Catalan president @QuimTorraiPla from office earlier this week Signatories: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-m… #StandUpForCatalonia twitter.com/VilaWeb/status…

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@vincemaple @medway_council Thanks Vince!

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At next week's full council meeting I will be asking Cllr Jarrett to add #BiVisibilityDay to @medway_council's calendar of events. My full question sets out some of the reasons why the day is so important. alancollinspdb.co.uk/blog/202…

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Also, it appears @medway_council are not fans of staying up until 2am on council business, suggesting changes to the Council Rules in an attempt to limit the length of meetings by restricting the number of motions which can be debated

Yesterday

Question 18/20. Shall we start taking bets on how likely it is to be asked within the 30 minute time set aside for public questions?

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@Ed_Jennings pic.twitter.com/vbKANh5NCS

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@Ed_Jennings Can't believe you cut the quote off just before it got interesting 😉 pic.twitter.com/tqOpI56gNc

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@Jon_Primett @Ed_Jennings @SUEG46 @LozEWright How did you guess? 😉

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I've just discovered 166 of my tweets were analysed in an academic paper some years ago, alongside @Ed_Jennings, @SUEG46, @LozEWright and @Jon_Primett, and now I'm wondering why no one has told me this before 🙃

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@Jake_W_Roberts @SophieJane96x I graduated 9 years ago. The balance on my "loan" is more than it was when I graduated because the interest is more than I've been paying off...

About 2 days ago

Having written a lot on other platforms, this evening I have put some much-needed work into giving my blog a refreshed look, although there is still work to do. I will shortly be closing my Spanish blog, and then giving my Catalan blog a makeover, too! alancollinspdb.co.uk

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I have to admit, my level of respect for backbench @theresa_may is increasing exponentially. Just a shame she was awful in the Home Office and Number 10... twitter.com/tnewtondunn/st…

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