Nicolas F Hal

Ah how I long for the pancake days of old. Not pancakes flavoured with cardamom, hot honey or miso.
But good old fashioned ones made of eggs, coal & dust.
And do you remember when a young Margaret Thatcher & a group of young Tories chased a French crêpe out of Kent?
Happy days!🇬🇧

President Donald Trump pays a moving tribute to himself on the death of Jesse Jackson.
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That Farage cabinet in full…
Bob Jenrick: Minister for Unerpants & Socks
Suella Braverman: Minister for Anger & Rage
Lee Anderson: Shadow Secretary for Shadows
Ann Widdecombe: Minister for Margarine & Sheds
Richard Tice: Minister for Blondes
Zia Yusuf: Minister for Conkers & Teats.

Ahem…
And who’s going to tell this chap the latest news regarding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor & his arrest for SUSPICION OF MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE OVER HIS LINKS TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN?
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An engraving looking up at a song thrush in full voice as it perches on a twig against a white sky in early spring

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Snowdrops and crocuses appear through light snow on rocky ground

“Snow has fallen again, as it will sometimes do in February”

What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson

Only just seen this wonderful photo.
By the somewhat pained look on President Trump’s face, am I right to presume our Liz has her finger firmly stuck up his rectum?
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‘You, Boy!
Follow that Nadhim Zahawi chap and scare the shit out of him!’

Latest odds on Nadhim’s man who looked like he may be violent & hadn’t slept for a week:
The artist formerly known as Prince Andrew 2/1
John Inman 3/1
Lee Anderson 4/1
Ronnie Pickering 5/1
Thomas Frank 7/1
Me 7/1
Sir Jim Ratcliffe 8/1
Ann Widdecombe 9/1
Rylan 9/1
Chris Mason 20/1

I’ve managed to sort out The Times Magazine for this weekend:

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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Redshanks Alighting’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.

It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.

Left: President Trump claims to have stopped all wind farms in the USA

Right: As of February 2026, there are 1,378 wind farms in the US generating 158,109 MW, which provides 12% of US electricity consumption

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Jim Ratcliffe & the return of blatant, public racism. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

Illustration view point is high up in a budding horse chestnut tree, at the same height as some pigeons who look down on the farmer and his assistant

“The farmer is sowing his corn in the large field that has been ploughed and harrowed”
‘What to Look for in Winter’, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson

You know the people of Dubai are wise & learned.
Take for example this female Dubai citizen.
She intelligently argues that all billionaires should be allowed to be ignorant, racist & fascist.
Why?
Because they er…
Um….
Erm…

Have lots of money.
That’s it
Have lots of money.
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‘Immigrants cost UK too much money’ says migrant who moved to tax-free Monaco Sir Jim Ratcliffe has accused immigrants of costing the UK too much money, despite saving himself billions in tax by moving to Monaco.

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I went into the village shop this morning.
Whilst sampling Jill’s baps I casually mentioned to her that Morgan McSweeney had gone.
‘Oh golly that’s sad’ said Jill, ‘Didn’t she play Fallon Carrington in Dynasty? I bloody loved that programme…’
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Please just for today say a prayer for the BBC’s Chris Mason.🙏🏻
This brave & much loved Conservative stormtrooper has fought tooth & nail to bring down a Labour Govt
It didn’t quite work out Chris but you will join the long list of Tory heroes such as Boris & Maggie!
Hero! 😢

A close-up illustration looking down on a falcon in flight over mountains in a cloudy blue sky

‘Peregrine’
Birds of Prey, 1970
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton