Circus Sideshow https://www.wikiart.org/en/georges-seurat/circus-sideshow-1888
David Walker
@davidwlkr0.bsky.social
Author (The Only Way is Up, with Polly Toynbee), non-executive, former Audit Commission director and journalist
Latest podcast: Is Kemi Badenoch the leader who is returning to the past? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Is Kemi Badenoch the leader returning to the past?
Podcast Episode · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards · 6 October · 40min
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Study for 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' https://www.wikiart.org/en/georges-seurat/study-for-a-sunday-afternoon-on-the-island-of-la-grande-jatte-1884
Landscape at Saint-Ouen https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437657
Sir Tony Blair’s think-tank has offered companies networking opportunities at political party conferences as part of a $25,000-a-year membership scheme, raising questions about the influence of big business on policy discussions. www.ft.com/content/1ca9...
Tony Blair’s think-tank offers political access to $25,000-a-year corporate members
BP, Uber and Amazon are among corporate members of the non-profit’s membership programme, the Global Network for Change
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Study for "Bathers at Asnieres" https://www.wikiart.org/en/georges-seurat/study-for-bathers-at-asnieres-1883
Absolutely right. Mr Burnham must run Britain just like Sir Jim Ratcliffe has run Manchester United. Like Britain, ManU was once a proud global giant. But like the UK, the club had entered a lengthy period of stagnation. Since Ratcliffe took over at Man Utd this once proud club has oh wait
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). The Church at Auvers (1890, oil on canvas).
in the interest of annoying everyone, can I say that Lime bike riders madly running red lights are bad *but so are pedestrians with headphones wandering out into the road*
BIG NEWS for any pedestrians fuming at e-bike riders Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says:
Just putting this out there for all the people in my mentions who are very upset I have dared to mention cyclists ignoring red lights
Rachel Cunliffe@rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 4w agoTaken literally 1 minute ago outside Farringdon station. A cyclist ignoring a red light while multiple pedestrians are crossing
Charing Cross Road pavement near Tottenham Court Road station late yesterday morning.
TRIBUNE. Funérailles d’Etat de Ratko Mladic : l’Occident ne peut pas feindre la surprise La glorification du criminel de guerre n’est pas récente, mais le résultat d’une politique de réhabilitation d’anciens récits nationalistes
Funérailles d’Etat de Ratko Mladic : l’Occident ne peut pas feindre la surprise
La glorification du criminel de guerre des Balkans n’est pas récente, mais le résultat d’une politique de réhabilitation d’anciens récits nationalistes, relève l’écrivaine Sonja Biserko.
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Study with Figures. Study for 'La Grande Jatte' https://www.wikiart.org/en/georges-seurat/study-with-figures-study-for-la-grande-jatte-1885
100 years ago, the Northern line extension to Morden transformed south London, connecting communities and unlocking growth. Today we celebrate Charles Holden’s stations and their enduring legacy. Join Londoners in discovering the history, architecture and stories behind these remarkable places:
Celebrate 100 Years Of The Northern Line Extension With A Treasure Hunt This Weekend
Visit seven stations and maybe win a prize.
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Public officials in the UK are *servants* -- and will do what extremists ask www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Debate: Is the public manager’s duty always deference?
Published in Public Money & Management (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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"Viel entscheidender (als Zuwanderung) waren offenbar Themen wie soziale Sicherheit, Frieden in Europa und die Wirtschaftspolitik." Frieden, geliefert von V.Putin! p.dw.com/p/5LvRP
Was die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt so erfolgreich macht
Das AfD-Rekordergebnis bei der Landtagswahl hat viele Gründe: der gelungene Wahlkampf, der unbeliebte Bundeskanzler und Zugewinne unter Nichtwählern. Eine Analyse.
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Half-expecting government to announce VAT cut on balaclavas to help with cost of living.
La politique, c'est une affaire familiale, à droite comme à gauche www.liberation.fr/politique/ce...
«C’est elle ou moi» : le retour de Marion Maréchal fait dérailler le duo Le Pen-Bardella
Depuis le 7 juillet et l’annonce de la candidature de Le Pen, le binôme à la tête du Rassemblement national se dissocie. Bardella, relégué au poste de candidat à Matignon, peine à trouver sa place.
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