Many years ago I decided to combine WW2 then & now photos as part of research I was doing. It caught on and I made more. History is all around us. The ghosts of history. Cherbourg, avenue de Paris, ancien Poste de Police, jardin Public. Soldiers crossing under fire, 1944.

For all that orthodox economists *hate* tariffs in all their forms, the question, "do tariffs work?" is a complex one, which can't be answered unless you specify *which* tariffs, in *what* context: pluralistic.net/2025/04/02/me-… 1/

It will never cease to amaze that Americans basically just got bored of having the best lives on the planet so they elected a lunatic to blow it up in the hopes of building some microwave factories for their children to find meaning in.

18 April 2015, a fishing boat carrying migrants sinks in the Mediterranean between Libya & Lampedusa. It's estimated that 1,022 people drown, including up to 300 children. There are just 28 survivors. In 2016 the wreck is raised & hundreds of bodies recovered, some are identified

There is no difference in value between belief and disbelief. Neither category, in itself, reveals critical principles, methods, or premises. I write of "warranted belief"--and, by extension, "warranted disbelief." Faith, it seems to me, is persistence in belief / disbelief; the

The last time the roles of Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury were both vacant at the same time was 333 years ago in 1691.

Il primo miracolo di Papa Francesco?

I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut" bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

Right wingers are overall too busy being terminally online and be perennially outraged, to get involved in the real world. For many their civic duties end once they’ve put an X in a box every 4/5 years

Actors change lives — but who supports the actor? On 1st May actoratthecentre will meet to find the best ways to do this. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Your career matters. Come and join the conversation.

We ARE becoming strangers — not because of migrants, but because of insecure work, (anti-)social media, lack of shared spaces and low wages preventing socialising. Bring back youth clubs, fix community centres, support workers. Invest in our country — don’t scapegoat migrants.

DEMANDING BETTER IN FILM AND TV 📺 We’re negotiating with indie film and TV bosses to get a better deal for performers including higher pay and royalties, protections from #AI, no more last minute #selftapes and fairer contracts. Find out more: tinyurl.com/PACTEquity

Newsnight: “Would you say the Conservative Party are still the party of business?” Tory shadow minister: “They certainly are…” Newsnight: “Before you go on…” Brilliant.

So, I'm going to wade into this one for a moment, because Trump's latest comments are very common, easy to understand... but also very, very wrong. Let me explain. 🧵

If this doesn't make you proud to be British, I don't know what will:

The most disturbing thing about the winter fuel debacle is the chilling effect it'll have on any government which tries to think rationally about pensioner benefits and intergenerational fairness. We really are in the Nanny State now. Writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalland…

Christoph Niemann: "The only relevant artistic talent is the ability to deal with frustration."