john bone

cos for them it’s less work and more fun

Pigeons, by John Sloan, 1910.

Wilson should’ve managed to stay onside and make it 2-0, from that Scarles pass late on.
Rats.

The badge is in the shape of a shield and contains the former Borough’s coat of arms. Per Heraldry of the World: The united roses were adopted to denote that a large portion of this Lancashire town's population has migrated here from Yorkshire. The boat refers to the old fishing industry, and can also be seen as a reference to the sailing undertaken in this pleasure and health resort. Around the edge are written the words BOROUGH OF MORECAMBE & HEYSHAM JUBILEE 1902-1952

Today’s municipal treasure: a non-London example here…. A badge celebrating 50 years of Morecambe & Heysham Borough in 1952. The authority disappeared in 1974 with the local government reorganisation.

YouTube video by Nuthatch Kevin Ayers with Robert Wyatt etc improvisation ILEA TV 1972

Lots to marvel at here, but marvel most at the fact that this went out in the schools programme education slot on a weekday. "The past is a foreign country". Not if you spoke the language.
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We are looking at an oil painting depicting a lively winter scene in a Dutch town. In the foreground figures skate on the frozen river and a finely caparisoned horse draws a sleigh full of children. A church with a spire can be made out to the left of centre, and a windmill can just be made out in the distance.

The Winter Olympics but in this c1695 Dutch Snowscene by Jan Griffier the Elder...

February 2026 Starmer’s Six Targets. Update on Steve Bell on the original July 2024 version (point 5 has been achieved) Visit the post for more.

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Chatsworth & its gardens in all their glory, 1703. Huge picture by Jan Siberechts of Antwerp, whose day is today.

How Minimum Wage Rises Impact Household Income - NIESR How do minimum wage rises affect household income & consumption? We outline some of the main findings that informed the upcoming rises to the minimum wage

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In our latest #MondayInteview, just published, @adrianpabst.bsky.social, @econarnab.bsky.social, Larissa Marioni & Tibor Szendrei talk through their new research for the Low Pay Commission 👇

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using ‘earns’ loosely there

screenshot of Chris Mason on BBC News, commenting on the resignation of Tim Allan.

“A communications professional is only as good as the communications that they are communicating.”
Thanks Chris.

This has to be one of my favourite 👻ghost doors. Leaning back as if to accommodate the mighty St. Mary's in Beverley, Yorkshire. Hidden behind the east front of the church - it is of some age with some re-used medieval bricks.

“there is no Labour Liz Truss”. Discuss.

Meanwhile the boundless determination + ingenuity of British people calmly reclaiming community streets continues unabated 🏆

You can contribute to the quick, effective treatment of flag measles by helping to buy telescopic deflag poles

Drop the Division #BrumTogether
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The standard protocol seems to be “The BBC understands that Mr Mandelson denies [etc]”, which if anything is worse.

Team GB skeleton helmet appeal dismissed by Court of Arbitration for Sport The British skeleton team - among Team GB's best hopes for medals at the Winter Olympics - will not be able to wear their new helmets after the Court of Arbitration for Sport said they do not comply w...

Luge if true.

🏛️ An Ottoman Sıbyan School (Primary Education) with a Birdhouse, Istanbul, 1800.

That’ll be “former MI6 honeypot operative, Lady Victoria Harvey”, then.

Birmingham Cooperative Society #Birmingham

G11 Barbers

HA!

A Glimpse Of The Sun. 7°C and a gentle Southeasterly. Rabbits.

A Glimpse Of The Sun. 7°C and a gentle Southeasterly.
Rabbits.

You’d think so wouldn’t you.

But I think he then mainly roadied for them. No (other) evidence I can find of him performing under his own name.

‘Pestering for a role’: how Mandelson talked his way back into the Labour fold Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was wary

“Sue [Gray] didn’t want him near anything …She could probably see that all of this would happen.”

Mikhail Mikhailovich Germashev (Russian | 1867 - 1930). Dawn (oil on canvas).

Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.

Judge distinctly unimpressed that a lawyer filed a brief citing imaginary cases. Then does it again when called to address the first brief. Inevitably: AI.

At least he’s got his trousers on.

Nice Econ101 test question: Evaluate the implied elasticity of demand for car parking in Edinburgh.

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