Muere Visitación de Loyola, la española que se convirtió en madre de Plaza de Mayo y buscó durante 50 años a su hijo desaparecido La referente de los derechos humanos había nacido en Asturias y falleció este domingo en Buenos Aires, a los 101 años

Muere Visitación de Loyola, la española que se convirtió en madre de Plaza de Mayo y buscó durante 50 años a su hijo desaparecido

When belligerent Trump and his apostles berate Britain, it is worth pointing out that the trigger for our present decline was the crash of 2008/9, caused by collapse of the Derivative capital market in the USA. Poor regulation the US mortgage and financial sector meant it became a huge ponzi scheme.

The UK paid the price, and was left vunerable when the ABC of Austerity, Brexit and Covid came along.

Just starting …

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Vanessa Bell by Duncan Grant

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You’re clearly a very pleasant human but I’m sorry I’ll have to pass. I keep my daily ‘voluntary’ contributions strictly independent

( There’s a song there somewhere, isn’t there? )

Well Mr Polanski litters this place with statements so thought I’d pop in and point out what to simple me seems a failure by his organisation

Sorry if simply pointing out that local lack of democratic choice has irritated you a touch

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT Official Trailer | Icarus Films YouTube video by Icarus Films

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In the forthcoming coming local election I can only choose between Labour, Conservative and Reform

I’m not remotely impressed, Mr Polanski

I didn’t know that 😊

‘ spotty indie kids ‘

Oh Diblo …

That was once shown on the big screen at Stoke Film Theatre …

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, BBC Old Grey Whistle Test (1985) YouTube video by ericulcer

Enjoyed that piece very much
Here’s a video of Andy introducing our lovely pal Barrence on Whistle Test

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Robyn Hitchcock once did a BBC session in Kershaw’s kitchen - remember it well - I was there - down from Stoke !

I never listened to Radio 2 daytime but that so called public service broadcaster used to and no doubt still does wasted around 80,000 listening opportunities a year with their restricted playlist ‘broadcasting’

The utterly self serving trails did it for me

They don’t still have a sodding station playlist 😱?

Lova Lova - Mambu YouTube video by Lova Lova

Well I’ve been going, most years, since the mid 80s always find a unknown gem to take away from it

Lova Lova from the recent past absolutely killed the far from young audience

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There are no Green candidates in the forthcoming council election for my area

I wish I shared your confidence 😊

Or put more simply, a cunt

Because … you know… feeble minded morons 😊

Jack White produced a single for our good friend Tom Brosseau and John C Riley

I’m a year your junior

WOMAD ticket booked for July
No idea who’s playing

Tebbit Junior

Or unfortunate arse hole, for short

Unfortunately I’m guessing he’ll be the local reform candidate at the next GE

He did 😊

It was an incredibly well viewed post on Twitter when appropriately posted on accounts with very large numbers of followers

I was already worried about Trump’s mental decline—it just got worse In the past week alone, the US president has depicted himself as Jesus and picked a row with the pope

I previously suggested that Donald Trump was not all there. I would like to revise that opinion. I think he is stark raving bonkers, writes Alan Rusbridger

Indeed- but as they’re relatively rare, afaik, I occasionally prefer to make others aware

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