Practising witchcraft in Great Britain was decriminalised in 1951 when the 1735 Witchcraft Act was repealed. The 1735 act made it an offence subject to imprisonment, whereas the previous Acts of 1563 (Scotland) & 1603 (England) had enforced the death penalty.

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1778: Papists Act. 1st Act for Catholic Relief. Granted rights of leasing & inheritance to those who'd taken oath allegiance. Penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school, repealed! When Britain at war in America; keep RCs on side! Same 1793 https://t.co/2mekELNlN7

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Roe vs Wade being repealed? Wow quite a shock!
I wonder what the self-righteous, arrogant, "never-ending march of progress" types are saying about this?
Too bad so sad...

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Laws can be repealed. There’s a process. People zapped from platforms have no rights and no recourse.

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Whist we do Ardaas today, let’s pray for souls of those who were martyred in this protest. Let’s pray for the well-being of our Kisaans and Majdoors. Let’s pray for Sarbat da Bhalla.
Happy Gurpurab🤍

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1778: Papists Act 1778. 1st Act for Catholic Relief. eg granted rights of leasing & inheritance to those who'd taken oath allegiance. Penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school, repealed! 1st rolling back penal laws https://t.co/rJ2kINH3Cs https://t.co/2mekELNlN7

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Mates White Front Tavern
3335 W. 16th Street, Indy

Opened in the 30,s just as Prohibition was repealed this old house turned tavern was the hangout for many Indy 500 champions, crew members, fans and Celebrates alike! Within a stones throw east of the Speedway!

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Austin voters just passed Prop B, fully reinstating the city's camping ban, which was repealed back in 2019. Here's a map.

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1777: John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire was sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In office 1776-1780. During this time he had to concede free trade & enactment of Papists Act 1778; partially repealed Penal laws & provided measures for relief of RCs & Dissenters!

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1778: Papists Act 1778. 1st Act for Catholic Relief. eg granted rights of leasing & inheritance to those who'd taken oath allegiance. Penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school repealed! 1st rolling back penal laws. https://t.co/rJ2kINH3Cs https://t.co/2mekELNlN7

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As it's two years since we here's a selection of cartoons I did for the and before and after the referendum:

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Some day I’ll exhibit my entire abortion rights collection, remembering repeal when I only had colourful pens to campaign with.

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From 1710 playing card manufacturers were obliged to pay the British government tax at 12x the cost of a pack. As forgeries abounded the Ace of Spades was hand-stamped to prove legitimacy (Penalty for card forgery: hanging) The tax was repealed in 1960 (These: Dutch cards c.1925)

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When was repealed:
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- People bought their alcohol from professional brewers, not criminals
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- They stopped dying from bathtub gin
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- Turf fighting subsided
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- Murder & assault rate fell steadily
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Quote from: https://t.co/4eWf4Ks2lN
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Cartoon in The Times, Ireland edition by after Ireland

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Today's cartoon in as Ireland has

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