Mary Beard

[Guy Profumo]

Blocked from becoming trustee of the British Museum by No. 10.

(nb under May, not Johnson.

Museum appoint her anyway)

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/20...mpression=true

[Sean of the Shed]

Good on the museum for saying fuck your dictatorial bullshit and appointing her anyway.

[Sits]

A great appointment, all the better for being in spite of the government.

[elguapo4]

Saw this, thought she was dead, I hope the first person she called was David Starkey.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Meh. Actually, not meh. Yeuch.

[EIM]

She's the only one in ZZ Top without a beard.

[sw2borshch]

And with a...

[DCI Harry Batt]

..n appalling take on the rape and abuse of Haitian children by Oxfam workers?

..record of signing up to anti-trans bigotry?

[sw2borshch]

Possibly, I don't really know. Bit of a shame if so, she has always seemed like a good egg.

[Sits]

..n appalling take on the rape and abuse of Haitian children by Oxfam workers?

..record of signing up to anti-trans bigotry?

Troy Deeney, Mary Beard, my judgement of character appears to be way off these last few days. Or I don’t read enough.

[pebblethefish]

Given that it took me a fair old while to distinguish between Mary Beard and Mary Berry, it's fair to say I don't know that much about her.

[Tactical Genius]

Is this the British museum that houses national treasures they nicked from other countries and then had their experts tells us these countries had no History until the British turned up?

[DCI Harry Batt]

Yes.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

I thought a 'Mary Beard' was a euphemism for a lady's front garden.