Tribute to Gary Dwyer, much-loved drummer with The Teardrop Explodes. pennykiley.substack.com/p/in-memory-...
In memory of Gary Dwyer
Farewell to The Teardrop Explodes’ much-loved drummer
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Posting from where the trickle down congeals. Polymaths r us - except for maths & grammar, obvs. Knackered, so not dancing & mostly just minding the drinks nowadays. #FBPE #FND #MCAS #LC was a maker of music/writage/art/video/politics/n'stuff
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Reform going after a minority of vulnerable people, portraying them as grifters The average person receiving working-age disability benefit in UK, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) gets approx £6,200 to £7,300 annually Fun Fact - Farage gets £94,000 a yr MP salary not showing up for work in HOP
Politics latest: Reform attack welfare system - and propose £50bn of cuts
Up to three million people could see disability and sickness payments withdrawn or modified, in what Reform have described as the biggest shake-up in a generation. Follow below.
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"suicidal empathy"... Some might define that as one kind of heroism.
‘Their Strength Through Joy conversation is killing me’: Samuel Beckett’s German diaries. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
‘Their Strength Through Joy conversation is killing me’: Samuel Beckett’s German diaries
Published for the first time this month, the Irish writer’s record of his months in pre-war Germany is a fascinating insight into his understanding of, and unease with, Nazism
theguardian.com
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Life-size shadow puppetry has some way to go, she mused.
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
eastangliabylines.co.uk
“Would-be authoress” must first find a publisher who will take her book, before she needs to concern herself with selecting the binding.
Farage advised by police he should stand on his own in a field.
Peter Smith@redpeter99.bsky.social · 3d ago"You don't know the police officer who advised me not to attend the declaration in Clacton. He goes to a different Constabulary..."
"You don't know the police officer who advised me not to attend the declaration in Clacton. He goes to a different Constabulary..."
A quick early wander around Arrowe Park and Upton Meadow this morning. No flow whatsoever in Arrowe brook, with the waterfalls acting as dams, backing up stagnant pools of water. Some rain forecast next week - we definitely need it! 🙏🌧
Advised by essex police? My arse. Just sprinkling bits of fish food for his tank of guppies to suck up, regurgitate and spread amongst themselves.
The Essex police did not tell the odious toad or any other candidate not to attend the count..he'll never get tired of lying and fucking Clacton won't get tired of his bollocks as well..they bloody deserve him.🤡
The investigation into sources of dodgy funding restart tomorrow. Maybe see you back here in 8 weeks’ time?
Britain Elects@britainelects.com · 3d agoClacton parliamentary by-election, result: REF: 62.8% (+16.6) BIN: 26.7% REU: 1.4% IND (Tony Francis): 1.2% Reform HOLD.
On the doubleplus good side, they'll probably be able to do up the pier from all the forfeited deposits.
Advised by essex police? My arse. Just sprinkling bits of fish food for his tank of guppies to suck up, regurgitate and spread amongst themselves.
Britain's scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help | George Monbiot
Britain's scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help | George Monbiot
This summer’s extreme weather and wars in Iran and Ukraine have made our need for food stockpiles more pressing than ever, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
theguardian.com
A rare win win. Either way it's humiliation for this pointless stunt.
Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 3d agoAssuming Farage beats the bin, he’ll be free to face the parliamentary standards watchdog investigation again.
Apologies. The non-paywall link for the cited article should be archive.ph/0OC2U 👇👇👇👇👇👇
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d ago20 US cities/municipalities sue private equity firms for making firefighting unaffordable. PE bought fire truck manufacturing, closed some factories, created scarcity, doubled/tripled prices. PE has devoured UK high street, vets, care homes, supermarkets, housing. What next? archive.ph/0OC2Ut
Farage's by-election stunt wasted enough public money to pay for free dental care for every child in his constituency. Does he care? No. He just wanted to avoid legitimate parliamentary scrutiny of his dodgy bungs. Which he won't. It'll start again immediately. What a cock.
Explore the listed buildings of historic Wirral village with local autism charity www.birkenhead.news/explore-the-...
Explore the listed buildings of historic Wirral village with local autism charity
A Merseyside charity is offering the public the chance to explore a hidden gem of Wirral history this September: the iconic Bromborough Pool Village. As part of Heritage Open Days…
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