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Cummings and goings

Hey everyone, we can relax now. Eddie Lister has been appointed “temporary Chief of Staff” in the serially incompetent Johnson White Downing Street.Or can we?Nick

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Random pic 15 November 2020

A Hoopoe, Karnak, Egypt.           https://flic.kr/p/2jzWyur

Michael Ixer ● 2185d1 Comments ● 2185d

Hays Travel

Just seen John Hays died yesterday aged 71yrs from a Heart Attack. He helped some of the staff at Thomas cook. They seemed a nice couple what a shame.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

had a  link to Putney when she was  rescued  from drowning in the Thames.This is a crowdfunder to have a replacement statue erected elsewhere than the awful Maggi Hambling one in North London. It would be wonderful if the new statue, when it is funded, could be placed here on the Embankment.https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/statue-for-mary-wollstonecraft?fbclid=IwAR3j90wmY-NJFlAUKzjlt1iXCbhMo41_D8UIxJywlQq1_RwA8_pbp9ACE18

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What does it mean to "be British"?

A question I often wonder about, so here's a very useful checklist:

Richard Carter ● 2187d40 Comments ● 2186d

Random pic 14 November 2020

Mount Etna (1998), from the theatre at Taormina, Sicily, Italy              https://flic.kr/p/2jr7RPC

Michael Ixer ● 2186d0 Comments ● 2186d

Friday 13th

Unlucky for Dominic Cummings?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54938050

Michael Ixer ● 2187d7 Comments ● 2187d

Disrespect at remembrance day service

Soon to be ex-president Trump arrived late for the ceremony at Arlington cemetary and missed the important 11/11 section despite having no other appointments that day.https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-2020-election-results/2020/11/11/933828631/president-trump-makes-no-remarks-during-veterans-day-observance-at-arlington

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Random pic 13 November 2020

The Slug @ Fulham - I remember going there when it was the Golden Lion pub music venue. I see the lion is now painted white; no black slug to replace it then?          https://flic.kr/p/2jmtHVJ

Michael Ixer ● 2187d0 Comments ● 2187d

Random pic 12 November 2020

St Ives, Cornwall.          https://flic.kr/p/2juybtX

Michael Ixer ● 2188d0 Comments ● 2188d

XR hijack the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day in climate change protest

These people disgust me.  Matt, are you proud of your mob today?https://mol.im/a/8937125

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A big hand for the met police ...

... for dumping one of their vans in the Putney Bridge Road bus lane this morning.

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Random pics 11 November 2020

White lines              https://flic.kr/p/2jpjR9G

Michael Ixer ● 2189d0 Comments ● 2189d

Random pic 10 November 2020

Regents Canal, Islington.          https://flic.kr/p/2jubGkf

Michael Ixer ● 2190d0 Comments ● 2190d

COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough

Pfizer claims coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective in clinical trialhttps://mol.im/a/8929131

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Putney Bridge

With the lights the bridge looks stunning at night. Three cheers to whoever moved that forward.

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Random pic 9 November 2020

Benny from Barcelona, visiting for lunch in London       https://flic.kr/p/2joBW5m

Michael Ixer ● 2191d1 Comments ● 2191d

Regenerate-RISE

Please read the article on the Front Page of this website.  There is a link at the end so that you can donate.

Martine Guy ● 2278d7 Comments ● 2192d

Trade deals

Now, it's Sunday, the day of rest so play nice LOL. A genuine question...I have never been of the belief that we would ever have got any kind of decent trade deal with Trump and that while he liked Boris he didn't particularly care about Britain and dealing with us. It felt as if he was just humouring the government. I am making no judgement with regards to any future dealings with Biden, just looking at the situation so far.

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How I miss live performances!

Listening on the radio tonight to Renée Fleming in what's likely to be her final performance as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, it really struck home what a huge gap there is between hearing a performance like that and actually being there in the theatre.I long for the end of the Covid crisis so this, and visits with family and friends, can resume and we can get back to normal again!PS: the broadcast is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088j2m1

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