Mum Circa 1952! This is an edit of an original taken by my Uncle Carl McDonald in Saint Andrew, Kingston, #Jamaica. This was in the early days of my Mother’s #nurse training which she completed at St Andrew’s Hospital, Bromley-By-Bow in #EastLondon in the 1960s. #Windrush #Midwife #WestIndian

November 2013 Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Lloyd Bradley & Steve Salvari. We were at the Bird Cage pub on Columbia Road, Shoreditch for the book launch of Lloyd’s, ‘Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital’. Great night with Steve performing live with his band!

This needs to be a thing in 2026 #Twix

#IdrisElba and #MeeraSyal have caused quite a coded stir today! #Knight #Dame #NewYearHonours

An interesting read! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

National Windrush Monument at Waterloo Train Station, London, SE1🇱🇨🇯🇲

I remember being taught the industrial revolution (Archbishop Tenison’s by Dr Colwill) in the detail expressed by #DavidOlusoga, we would have been in the same year. It would have been great to connect the dots and be taught why the American Civil War had such a devastating effect in NW England.

Brothers On the Slide - Cymande! A great treat to witness this great band at the Albert Hall in Manchester last Thursday❤️ #Cymande

#postboxsaturday The first pic was taken at #LondonZoo 2017 from the reign of Queen Victoria. The 2nd was taken on #Liverpool Road in #Birkdale in #Southport 2024 from the reign of King George VI. #PillarBox

Al McKay (Earth Wind & Fire) just showing off ❤️ #ShiningStar #Legend

All this fuss about #MylesLewisSkelly visiting the Sulphur Springs in Soufriére, #StLucia! My Dad did it with more style back in 1996 when he was in his birthplace ❤️☺️ #COYG

@arsenalfc.bsky.social Programme from the very first game I attended back in September 1983 v Norwich City! Kenny Sansom and Brian Talbot are wearing the very first (proper) Arsenal kit I had. I had been a supporter for about 9 years by then. #COYG #NorthBankHighbury #Highbury

June Mummery owns a fish market auctioneers. She became a Brexit Party MEP with the intention of personally getting rich by boosting the fishing industry, only to blame Boris Johnson rather than accept any responsibility when Brexit did the opposite. Her customers must be livid.

I asked if I could take his picture. Yes. I stepped across a band of shit. The pigeons began to frighten. Too close. A cloud of gray & blue & pink rushed at me. He looked up. Bare of birds. He said nothing. I stepped back. The birds returned. Together they ate. He said “Now,” & I took my picture.

Another classic from the Queen of gaffes…

Organisers of the London marathon show more leadership than the government. And should be applauded for doing so. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

Great to have a break in #Orihuela Las Piscinas, Alicante, Spain last week! #España #NikonD750

People surprised about the behaviour of those who brought us #Brexit.🙄 #RupertLowe has somehow chosen this person to reveal the news 🙈 😵‍💫

Lovely gesture in the 9th minute from @arsenalfc.bsky.social and @evertonfc.com fans for Super #KevinCampbell @premierleaguefpl.bsky.social

Looking forward to going to #StLucia this year! I dug out this pictorial history I bought in #RodneyBay back in 2011😎Nice ‘Special thanks’ from author, #LindaMolloy to my late cousin #GillandAdjodha on a page showing a photo from his Sugar Mill in #AnseLaRaye @saintluciagov.bsky.social

Left: Nigel Farage says medicine shortages after Brexit is, "Utter tosh.. It's complete and utter rubbish.. Project fear.. It should be utterly completely totally disregarded" Right: "Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years"

Guitarist for Change at the Southport Weekender March 2025! #SouthportWeekender #Change #GlowOfLove #LetsGoTogether #NikonD750

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. #MylesLewisSkelly

Leroy Burgess & Saving Coco tore the Funkbase roof off at The Southport Weekender last night! #leroyburgess #savingcoco #weekend #innnerlife #rickjames #bigtime #kingofboogie #logg #southportweekender #funkbase #momentofmylife #nikond750

🙂 #FunFact

It’s really odd to see former #Labour MP #EdBalls grilling and getting angry with Labour MPs whilst he’s happily married to the Labour #HomeSecretary #YvetteCooper

Rest in peace Roy Ayers ❤️ Your music will live on. The soundtrack of my life…Thank You 🫶🏾 #RoyAyers #LifeIsJustAMoment

It might be time to stop treating Farage as if he's some sort of special confidante of Trump. The human skid mark hasn't got a clue what's going on in the White House, as the Chagos situation demonstrated, or what on earth Trump will do next.

Seeing Kemi Badenoch respond to matters of unprecedented geopolitical importance reminds me of an anxiety dream I used to have about agreeing to play drums at a charity concert with the Rolling Stones & remembering on the night that I can’t play the drums.