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🗓️ 14 January 2017
⏱️ 7 minutes
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A showdown between a pious governor a righteous crowd - what could possibly go wrong?
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0:00.0 | Maybe your stamps are on the table next to the birthday card you forgot to send. |
0:03.9 | Or in that random drawer full of pens, pennies and paperclips. |
0:07.8 | Or stuck to your fridge behind a do-list and a magnet from Malaga. |
0:11.2 | Or maybe just maybe, then neatly placed in a completely sensible spot. |
0:16.1 | After the 31st of January 2023, regular stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid. |
0:21.5 | So if you know where your old ones are, this is your last chance to use them up. |
0:25.0 | Or you can swap them. |
0:26.4 | For more info visit RoyalMail.com slash barcoded stamps. |
0:30.1 | This is the way I heard it. |
0:37.9 | The new governor looked down from the podium and considered his legacy. |
0:42.4 | He wanted to be remembered as a great leader, tough but fair. |
0:46.6 | A man of faith who lived by the courage of his convictions. |
0:50.6 | But right now, that legacy was in question. |
0:53.8 | Hundreds of angry protesters were occupying the capital, and it was clear they were not going home any time soon. |
1:01.2 | What to do? |
1:02.4 | Send in the troops and risk a PR disaster were given to the demands of an unruly mob. |
1:09.7 | The trouble had begun five days earlier when the governor hung several large banners in the town square. |
1:16.0 | Each banner featured a commandment, the most important commandment of them all, in his opinion. |
1:23.0 | It was a risky move. |
1:24.8 | As a politician, the governor understood the danger of publicly declaring his faith. |
1:30.1 | But as a leader, he wanted the people to understand that his devotion to a higher power was since here. |
1:38.3 | At first, the governor was relieved by the reaction. |
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