Jon Owen

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill

Farage's mate Nathan Gill is serving a prison sentence for having accepted money in return for working as a Russian intelligence asset.

CPS notes reveal Gill passed on a pro-Russian script to three fellow UKIP/Brexit Party MEPs, for use during media appearances.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Painting by singer Joni Mitchell "40 below 0" Nice❣️

#BlueSkyArt #Painting #Landscape #JoniMitchell

I Am Martin Parr Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip with a photographer whose work has revolutionised contemporary photography.

RIP Martin Parr. Such sad news. This affectionate profile of the brilliant photographer is still on iPlayer if you haven’t seen it yet
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

A big loss.

"Extraordinary photographer of the ordinary" is exactly right.

I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too:

"There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done."

All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.

Painting of a group of three poplars and a bush with their shadows on snow.

Shadow and light.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2111.

Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026 All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender

Denying trans women the opportunity to participate in internal party democracy is divisive and cruel, and yet so very on-brand for this shitty iteration of the once-great Labour Party.

True progressives are very welcome to join, vote for, and support the Greens.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

ITV's This Morning star resigns as Girlguiding ambassador due to trans ban ITV’s This Morning star Ashley James has resigned as a Girlguiding ambassador due to its recent ban on trans girls.

Kudos. I hope we see more of this.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/04/s...

The Manchester Arndale, #Scape #Manchester #CityScape #Arndale #Architecture #EastCoastKin

#BlueSkyArtShow #Sky

Looks exotic. Llandudno?

This is *exactly* the kind of piss-take I've been hoping for.

My take?

Remember that Facebook started out as a creepy, misogynistic project.

Given that origin story, and what it reveals about Zuckerberg's values, Meta glasses are nothing other than Nonce-Tech.

"Woman pushes back against transit creep" is a small and straightforward logical step from that.

Question time fans rage defund the BBC after small boat migrants planted in audience.

The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.

The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.

And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees

Pillaging and overheating the planet and shafting their staff?

They seem nice*

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Red squirrel range in Highlands increases by over 25% following major reintroduction project by rewilding charity - Trees for Life

Exciting red squirrel news 🔊 🐿️ The range of red #squirrels in the #ScottishHighlands has increased by more than 25% following our 10-year reintroduction project!

Surveys show that new populations are thriving, breeding and linking up. Read the full story 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/red-squirrel...

Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK

You love to see it.

I certainly do.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here, kitty…
Porto, Portugal
#Photography #StreetArt #Mural #Porto 📷

Print featuring a lone bird in black flying across a bleak white landscape towards a copse of bare winter trees

#Winter, 1955 by Japanese artist and poet Keiko Minami #WomensArt

I love this album.

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history

75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men

Is this what democracy looks like?

New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

My painting APPROACHING STORM

I love painting storms. So much energy and drama.

#artwork #acrylicpainting #artist

Oooh, nice.

I'm very much not knocking it as an engineering standard, but it did take some ratching around to find my old square taper tools.

Small market? You really don't see many square taper BBs anymore, but maybe I'm looking in all the wrong places.

They scrimp elsewhere to get the good stuff. Hand-me-down school uniform and a nice bike? Those are priorities I can get fully behind.

HUP evo cyclocross frameset (UCI approved) The new HUP evo is a game-changing UCI approved cyclo-cross disc frameset, certified for worldwide competition in CX, Road or Gravel events. Lightweight, low-standover and low stack, this unique frame...

One of these, in black. Much stealth, very ninja

hupcc.com/products/hup...

Spent the morning helping a neighbour build up a new cyclocross frame for his son.

Lovely frame: a Hup, I want to say?

Hup are still selling square taper BBs. I hadn't fettled one for maybe 15 years. It was fine, and it'll be a familiarity thing, but Hollowtech is just so much easier to work on.

Debris mat

📷 #photography #streetphotography #photo

#PuddlePortal Southwark for @paulaflucas.bsky.social