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August 2019

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How Roys took over Wroxham and built the world’s largest village store

2019-08-21
By: ODOstefan
On: August 21, 2019
In: Curiosities, Extraneous Extremities, Norfolk
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Odd Days Out have been to investigate how – with the help of ‘Roys of Wroxham’ – the village of Hoveton has managed to buck the standard commercial homogeneity found in most high streets and instead replaced almost every shop with a Roys. Read More →

Prime Minister’s Question Time: How To Get A Front Row Seat

2019-08-07
By: ODOelliot
On: August 7, 2019
In: Events and Tours, London
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British parliamentary democracy has experienced a bit of a reputational downturn recently, but it’s still known around the world as the ‘mother of Parliaments’. One of the most iconic parts of British democracy is Prime Ministers Question Time (PMQs). PMQs is a weekly opportunity for the Leader of the Opposition, and MPs from across political parties, to directly field questions to the Prime Minister. Odd Days Out has been to investigate how you can join in before the entire thing collapses in on itself. History of PMQs Like many aspects of British Democracy, PMQs is the result of an informal precedent only very recently acquiringRead More →

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