December 2004 in Britain and Ireland - 18 December 2004

18 December 2004

  • Hundreds of Sikh demonstrators protest outside a Birmingham theatre against a play (Behzti) depicting sex abuse and murder in a Sikh temple. Some demonstrators break into the theatre, smashing windows and damaging equipment. (BBC)
  • Andrew Strauss becomes the first cricketer to score centuries in his first test against three countries as England move to 227 for 1 in reply to South Africa's 337 in the first Test cricket in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Cricinfo)
  • Campaigners gather in Edinburgh to protest against plans to merge Scotland's regiments. (BBC)
  • Senior members of the legal profession in Jersey suggest that Jersey should consider declaring independence from Britain. (Jersey Evening Post)

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    “Work—work—work,
    In the dull December light,
    And work—work—work,
    When the weather is warm and bright—
    While underneath the eaves
    The brooding swallows cling
    As if to show me their sunny backs
    And twit me with the spring.”
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