Living Spirograph #AmandaMcCavour

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Can we also do the same for PFI debt and get rid of those vultures crippling the NHS.

We can assure you that to the families of the dead represented on our Wall, who were unable to be with their dying loved ones because they obeyed rules made by and then cynically flouted by those in power, it was not just 'a bit of cake'. It was devastating. Breathtaking insensitivity by Madeley.

Lots going on in Folkestone today - a defiantly creative vibe prevails. Loving Sunday roast porchetta at #BeachsideBrewery and a thought provoking Gilbert & George

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’ 1/

THIS 👇 IS TRUE.......

Manchester: a place where #rockagainstracism meant I saw punk & reggae bands play together in my formative years. Where music politics and street art was a natural mix in the crescents .

Georgia O’Keeffe, Light Coming on the Plains, III, 1917 #WomensArt

Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt

BECOME UNGOVERNABLE

Very much enjoying seeing the development of our St Brigid’s Arms heritage project as we complete our penultimate session at @stretford.bsky.social #EmeraldLens ☘️

Totally here for Gruffalo Granny #GruffaloGranny #JuliaDonaldson

Just a slob like one of us

One of the Lewis Chessmen - currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Found in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the Chessmen dates to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen #NMS

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Walking along #Scotland's Isle of Skye feels like visiting an outdoor museum where 170-million-year-old #dinosaur footprints are still being found. 👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post...

Christi Belcourt, contemporary Métis visual artist known for her paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #WomensArt

If a man can have a man cave, a woman can have a ladybarn.

lār-hlystend, m.n: candidate for baptism, catechumen, one receiving (or having received) religious instruction (before baptism); lit. ‘lore-listener’. (LAHR-HLUE-stend / ˈlaːr-ˌhly-stɛnd) #OldEnglish #WOTD

This is not evidence-based policy making.

#WeekEforEponymous #AlphabetChallenge Joseph Whitworth, engineer, born in Stockport, gave #Manchester most of his fortune including the Whitworth Art Gallery. Whitworth Street is also named after him This is the fancy new Cafe you can view Whitworth Park sculpture trail from #WindowsOnWednesday

You just gotta love the Spanish.

David Hockney is so wonderful. Love his laissez-faire slogan. He chose ‘End Bossiness Soon’ because ‘End Bossiness Now’ would have been too bossy.

So the Four Banks (actually six) is set to become the No Banks #Chorlton #Manchester

Petition · Stop the closure - Save Chorlton's last bank! - Manchester, United Kingdom · https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-closure-save-chorlton-s-last-bank #chorlton #manchester #retailbanking #peoplenotplatforms

"... I love the thought these pastels once dusted Georgia O’Keeffe’s gorgeous hands" - Annie Leibovitz on her photograph of O'Keeffe's pastels, 2010 #Womensart (via P.Kenny FB)

🎹⌛ Inside a medieval church in Germany, a specially designed pipe organ is playing a single musical composition – very, very slowly. John Cage’s As Slow As Possible began in 2001 and won't finish for another 614 years. #music #history 👉 www.popsci.com/technology/pi...

A Pilgrim's badge with St. Thomas Becket's Gloves 15th century (Met Museum)

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It’s not just football tricks that President Catherine Connolly has up her sleeve – she can also score an impressive backwards basketball shot. jrnl.ie/6946030

Yet he claims he is the eco King! Don't make me laugh!

You just gotta love the French.

Come to @bsky.app Elmo ❤️ #BeKind #Elmo 🤗

“The rest of this century will be a rolling battle to hold back water…” I think about this line, from THE LIE OF THE LAND, on days like today. And there are a lot of days like today.

💯 Totally agree @hifilarry.bsky.social If a restaurant business like TNQ Manchester - a team as skilled, experienced, popular and well supported - cannot survive this, then who can? It is Manchester’s loss, our loss. They will be missed. Best of luck to the team going forward #TNQ #Manchester

Nicola Jennings on #AndrewMountbattenWindsor @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

My tips for painting landscapes

You had Peter Mandelson on one side, and Jeremy Corbyn on the other. It was as simple as that.

Noah’s Ark (Getty Museum)

Beannachtaí na féile Bríde chughat! St Brigid’s fire, from a manuscript of Gerald of Wales’ Topographia Hiberniae (Royal MS 13 B VIII, f.23v) held at the British Library. The fire was tended by a small group of nuns. The fire never went out.

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history. Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.

Awwwww bébé 😞

How I miss Daft Punk

Now *that* is an Angel #NikiDeSaintPhalle #GuardianAngel L’ange Protecteur

"If you want to fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down" - Toni Morrison. Flying Machine, 2010 by artist Laurie Lipton #womensart

Amna, volunteer at the Oxfam Manchester Superstore, joined BBC Radio Manchester yesterday to speak the truth about why second hand shopping matters. ♻️✨ From sustainability to affordability, Amna breaks it down brilliantly. Give it a listen!

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