The image provided is an illustration by London-based artist Paul Thurlby. Known for his mid-century modern aesthetic, Thurlby often uses bold colors and vintage textures in his work. This piece is part of a series in which the artist explores human connection and minimalist portraiture.

The painting titled “Above and Left” (“Oben und links”) was created by Wassily Kandinsky in 1925. Kandinsky, a pioneering abstract artist, helped define geometric abstraction. The artwork exemplifies this style through colors, lines, and shapes rather than real-world objects.

This impressionistic oil painting is titled "Marco Pierre White and The Golden Pig Trotters" by the artist Mark Andrew Bailey.

Marianne von Werefkin. 1860 – 1938. Untitled.

Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back. The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye! Please share this story widely!

It seems highly likely we'll have a hard-right government next. Labour is spending the parliament before that not only making itself spectacularly unpopular but also bringing in biometric ID cards, monitoring online behaviour, and undermining human rights protections. At least make it hard for them!

The BBC are pretending all European ID cards - and the British wartime ID cards lol - are the same thing as biometric cards linked to a massive national database

I firmly oppose the government’s plans for compulsory digital ID cards. This is an affront to our civil liberties, and will make the lives of minorities even more difficult and dangerous. It is excessive state interference — and must be resisted.

It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

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Game of Cricket, painting by E. Anthony Orme (b.1945 Manchester). #NorthernArt

Nigel Farage and Reform have consistently voted against the Employment Rights Bill which introduces key worker protections like statutory sick pay from day one and a ban on zero-hours contracts - is that a party you would want to trust with your human rights?

Just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants are refugees. Someone should let Nigel Farage and his party know www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/jus...

DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack

Lee Anderson criticises Labour for not acting on historic child sexual abuse Yvette Cooper points out that Lee Anderson was part of the government that chose not to act on historic child sexual abuse

Its not a lack of judgment unfortunately, its a lack of empathy and racism

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I hope the right wing nutters who trashed the RNLI reflect on their stupidity as they watch coverage of the collision in the North Sea. The RNLI and their volunteers represent the country at its best.

Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...

Rest in peace Roy Ayers, very likely the last person who will be described as an influential vibraphonist

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Why is it that "tough choices" are always about harming the poor and disabled, and never about making the very wealthiest pay their fair share? metro.co.uk/2025/03/05/j...

Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS. They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead. For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.

from the reporting by western media. This is how CNN reported it back in 2014. No, I’m not a fan of Putin and I hate the racist white supremacist Donald Trump however, context matters. Ask yourself when the Soviets decided to park missiles in Cuba how did the US respond? The US nearly brought 2/3

King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing (Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall) youtu.be/pocnThE3nHc

If Trump was President in 1940

Keir Starmer visited the US headquarters of Palantir – who are “excited to further transform UK public services and defense capability”. What public services are those? And what will that mean for our data and the NHS?

One HSBC banker paid £16.6m in 2024 (50% rise), £14.8m at Barclays after the UK govt ended banker bonus cap. Banks speculate with other people's money, gains privatised, public bailout if crashed, customer charges hiked. Govt says pay rises are inflationary but not when applied to bankers.

Starmer announces £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine. Says "this loan will make working people here in the UK better off, boosting our economy and supporting jobs". If war economy is the answer, how about war on poverty, inequity, exploitation, injustice, exclusion, decrepit infrastructure?

Palestinian Documentary No Other Land won best Documentary at the Oscar's. But you might not know because the Media refuse to mention it. But they can't silence you.

One of the best songs ever and a favourite of Lou’s youtu.be/KFbgAxxVh1E?...

Almost a million young people in the UK are unemployed or not in education. They are the clearest indication of a society that does not care, does not accept its obligations, and which is bizarrely surprised to find that people are alienated as a result. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...

Labour’s 1.5m homes will be dominated by private equity firms charging huge rents, embedding neoliberalism in housing. Increasing asset value at the point of sale, costs are born by increasing tenants rents or by replacing them with richer tenants. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Thames water shouldn't be getting bailouts and it shouldn't be hiking bills. It should be nationalised. Repost if you agree 👍 www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

What do people think happens to public infrastructure when corporations don't pay their fair share in taxes? Your taxes will go up as corporate taxes go down. Look what happened with the water companies. Your bills will go up as you pay to clear up their mess. 1/2

Been thinking about this speech a lot lately. One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

Morning all. The corner of Little Ship Street, Belfast 1955. Photograph by Bert Hardy.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall @hughfw.bsky.social takes on Nandos "Nandos make claims on their website that they're an environmentally responsible ethical brand" "They're buying huge amount of chicken from farms on the River Wye that are destroying life on the river"

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission

German court orders X to hand over election data A German court has handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s February 23 election www.politico.eu/article/berl...

Each year USAID buys 2 billion dollars worth of crops grown by US farmers across the land American food aid comes from American farmers Life saving food is rotting on the docks. Farmers in DC are have lost $340 million in unpaid bills since foreign aid was halted

When Fines are not Fines. On 6 August 2024, Ofwat announced fines totalling £168m on three water companies – Thames Water £104m; Yorkshire Water £47m; Northumbrian Water, £17m. Not a penny has been paid. Companies with 400 criminal convictions are allowed to negotiate what and when they will pay.

George Monbiot sums up the BBC perfectly.