What a charming building!

A Tale of Two Faces.

#Starmer

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

I do hope this means he throws the awful Lammy under the bus (before it runs over him in May anyway).

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If you get rid of the rich how can you eat them?

On the shelf near People Send Me Jokes That Are Not Funny For The Reasons They Think They're Funny.

*approve*

My response when I saw it too...

All that money reporting on a tiny issue when they spent all day yesterday trumpeting Lord Robertson's views on military spending without once mentioning any connections he might have to weapons manufacturers.

Unsurprised.

#LabourArePartOfTheProblem

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You've not seen the best thing yet...

At tonight's debate :

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Genius Morten.

I'm frankly disappointed it's not "cook them in whisky".

Good idea. I will tell her to get on it when she returns from Barcelona!

Was rather hoping @rmccormack.bsky.social would be on and call me a fearty fool.

Heh. My fish question was dealt with. Albeit not addressing the actual *fear* involved.

^ @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social

Oak rots v e r y slowly.

##Shrewsbury #Photography

Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. The wax impression of the ‘Saint-Denis seal’ disappeared without ...

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I'd be massively impressed with this sort of off the cuff wit on a date...

Today's Famous Person with a Cat: Peter Magyar

I am reminded of...
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Wee Free Your Party.

Springburn Winter Gardens Trust (one of @paulsweeney.bsky.social's best side-projects) have landed a £1.1 million grant to bring the glasshouse back to public use - good luck to them! Here are a few details from a visit in 2021. Even in this state it has a certain beauty.

#Glasgow #Photography

But, yet again, at sea level on the coast. Very short sighted.

Magyar calls on the figurehead head of state Tamás Sulyok, as well as all high justice officials and other high officials appointed by Fidesz to resign immediately or they will be removed by the new government.

He also announces a constitutional reform and that Hungary is joining EPPO.

Well, if not joy, *something* will be unconfined.

A bit before his time I think!

#photography PSN for those that use #whatsapp - it crushes photo resolution quite a lot but you can improve things quite a bit by changing these settings to HD (they are off by default).

Bye bye Orbán.

A bit of provincial tudor/jacobean from my home town for Dr @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social

The Old Schools, Shrewsbury (1594-1630).

#Photography #Shrewsbury