9th anniversary of the Grenfell fire is approaching. 72 people died, thousands more scarred.
Main causes remain unaddressed.
Lust for higher profits
Unaccountable corporate power
Performance related executive pay
Failure of regulators
Indifference of govts to the cry of the people
Nothing changed.
Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending.
Hitting the old, sick, disabled, public services doesn't produce a resilient society. How many will die?
Govt created £895bn QE to rescue banks, why not the same to rebuild society?
2010-2025: HMRC didn't collect £500bn tax.
"Easter Bunny on the Train"
By German artist Michael Sowa (1996)
Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks.
A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal.
Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.
When life was chaotic, or overwhelming, Heron knew how to find the peace he needed to get him through the day. He’d learnt that stillness of the body created stillness of the mind. It took him a life time of practice, but it was worth it. Plus, he was amazing at musical statues.
‘Reed Walker’ Original Canvas, 100 x 120cm. Available here:
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Part of my ‘When Beasts Spoke’ illustrated art book available for pre-order here:
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#WhenBeastsSpoke Exhibition runs till 10th May at Made in Stirling
A year ago today, @labourlewis.bsky.social brought his Private Members' Bill on water to Parliament.It aimed to fix our broken system by giving the public a say over who should own it.Since then, the call for public ownership has only grown.Watch his speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...
Statement from the Office of the Bretwalda.
Johnny has been appointed Keeper of your Bretwalda's black murder bees of death, bees.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Crikey! Has the BBC finally realised other parties exist besides the hideous Reform?
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.
That moment when you realise you've trodden on something *way too* slimy... 😆
(Beautiful photo though!)
I have found my spirit animal.
The enthusiasm of most billionaire media outlets in the US and UK for Trump’s illegal assault on Iran is another reminder of how deranged, perverse and frankly psychopathic these organisations are.
Dear Dead Dad,
Thanks for moving from Wales. You've saved me a lot of subjugation from that prick in the hat.
Warmest regards,
Fat, idiot son (alive)
Today's to-do list.
Burn Wessex to the ground.
Subjugate the pesky Welsh.
Slaughter the Danes.
Drink wine.
Tomorrow's to-do list.
Burn Wessex to the ground.
Subjugate the pesky Welsh.
Slaughter the Danes.
Dafuq?
A lot better than the present shit show!
Three books and a tote
Went to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social and once again the philosophy section has been shuffled to a new location.
Found two books I liked and then realised if I found a third I could get a free tote bag.
I found a third 🥳
"Once again"... Surely philosophy should not remain static! Well done on the tote.
What a joy to listen to.
Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."
PM Sanchez is right
Donald Trump’s economy is a disaster. Prices are far too high.
He stole thousands from every American through tariffs. His ICE goons are killing people
So what does the Epstein-in-Chief do? Starts a war with Iran
Naturally, gas prices are skyrocketing
Yet HE rakes in BILLIONS
Pastel sketch of ladies assembling to attend a May Ball
Shawls, pastel (one of my old May Week theme drawings)
#Cambridge #mayball #pastel
This one hits hard.
Big respect and congratulations to Hollie Davidson, the first ever female referee in the six nations. She's had a brilliant game and hopefully she'll be called on for many more six nations games.
#IREvITA
Volcanic fight
In Iceland, even when the worst is about to happen, we never go down without a desperate fight against the odds.
Self portrait - Edward Hopper, 1925-30.
Source : Whitney Museum, New York 🇺🇸
Mnemonic Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. Unless a leap year is its fate, February hath twenty-eight. All the rest hath three days more, excepting January, which hath six thousand, one hundred and eighty-four. Brian Bilston
Annual reminder of how many days there are in each month.
