So not so very dishy but definitely fishy calls a General Election as he’s about to be hung out to dry by CONservative MP’s and gets a good soaking in the process. Perfect!

#GeneralElection Now!!!
#embroidery

Parties ahoy! What? Another one!! Bristol & Bath is where it’s at this weekend! And if you get it together you could make both the opening parties!! 🥳 (see previous post for Bristol event)

Instructions Not Included exhibition! This weekend! In Bristol! Be there!

#exhibition
#embroidery is included

Maud Wagner, (1877 – 1961), the first known female tattoo artist In US #WomensArt

Gone fishing!
Probably should have mentioned this before but been a bit quiet as off seeing relatives in the Southern Hemisphere. (Pictures from a boat trip with rellies in Tonga)

#takingabreak

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#waybackwednesday #xrayspex #polystyrene #pauldean #loralogic #punkband #london #1970s #saxophone #ohbondageupyours

From today's FT Opinion Financial Times #MetGala2024

Top official accepts the government acted to late in pandemic’s response. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Really sad to hear about the death of Bernard Hill. His portrayal of Yosser Hughes transcended the medium of TV to become an integral part of the socio-cultural history of this country in the 80s, and an emblem of Thatcher's devastation of the north.

Memorial Device

Yosser Hughes

- R..I .P Bernard Hill
#Yosser #BoysfromtheBlackstuff

Stanley Spencer painted 'Greenhouse and Garden,' in 1937 during the most tumultuous years of his life and during the height of his disastrous relationship with Patricia Preece in his home village of Cookham, Berkshire.

Spencer had met Patricia in a teashop in Cookham in 1929

On this day in 1974, #Television headlined a gig at CBGB's in New York. Support was from The Stilettos, who would later become #Blondie

In the beginning, 45 years ago on May 4th in 1979, the first single by 2-Tone Records was released featuring songs by The Specials & The Selecter Gangsters v The Selecter.

BREAKING: Sadiq Khan has won record third term as London mayor, beating Tory Susan Hall by 11.1 points (around 280,000 votes), final results confirm.

It’s his biggest lead yet - Khan beat Shaun Bailey in 2021 by 4.7 points and Zac Goldsmith in 2016 by 9.2 points.

Only one

A big thank you to those who have bought merch and donated to our fundraiser. We are 48% towards our target for the

🦞Whitby Lobster Hatchery🦞

The #TeessideResistance has been a wonderful experience for me. Long may it continue.

justgiving.com/crowdfunding/T…

Born in Fishponds, Bristol in 1745, Hannah More was a well renowned poet and playwright. However, it is for her campaigning efforts in social reform, particularly the education of girls and the abolition of slavery for which she is best remembered.

Our red carpet review of the 'Vue privée' of Procartoonists'Cartoonists at the Cafe' exhibition at Soho's Maison Bertaux Lights, camera, action: procartoonists.org/an-evening-of-… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

One for the #knotandtriangle gang, I think!

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Be careful out there, the sneaky devils are dipping into their bag of dirty tricks... Private Eye Magazine #VotingDay #LocalElections #cartoon #ToriesUnfitToGovern

'The one without a party reference next to her name is the Conservative candidate'

This tree beside the Hatchet was planted in 1973 and was the first in Bristol to be grown as part of a nationwide initiative called “Plant a Tree in ‘73” to replace trees which had died from Dutch elm disease. The plan led to 160,000 trees being planted across the UK.