Simon Whitehead

What a great photo

India. Shrine with wooden Cobra and bright decorations

Beware of the King Cobra

And so tired you ca eventually sleep anywhere

Just had a ‘the serenity hotel is next to the nightclub’ experience so I sympathise

Alt not much needed. A bowl with four eggs covered in curry gravy

Four eggs in an egg curry

On the right dramatic galvanised iron roof structure designed for a very wet area, on the left trees and distant mountains with clouds

I’m in the land of the clouds where the roofs are designed for the rainy season

This is stunning

Now we know why they are still on X

Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting ‘harmful stereotypes’ of migrants

I hope those who condemn Reform for their comments about "mass deportations" but continue to support Labour's inhumane treatment of migrants are paying attention.
Labour's policies are all about deportation and framing migrants as criminals. It only leads one way
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It was done agst my wishes, too.
I lived in Glasgow at the time, now in Hull. Neither is relevant. My Remain vote & European identity were not contingent on a postcode lottery: it's a matter of who I am, the cultural influences that shaped me & furnish my inner life.

I tried Prosect but it is very boring. Lots of short clickbait articles. Perhaps it will improve with a better editor

More poles. More grease. A sensible plan for a Better Britain.

We can see the evidence

Viewing levels at the Royal Opera House. We are at the bottom so it’s quite a sight seeing gilded decoration stacked in front of us.

At Turandot. It will end in tiers

Being an FRS is about to be as embarrassing as driving a Tesla. Maybe some of them do both…

Also, it seems Badenoch has a team. Score 1 for the team!

Followed some more starter packs so now I’m busy unfollowing people who post about football or American sports

View across a Welsh bay from a gorse covered patch of hill. There is a glowing low light across the landscape with cool blue sky across the water. It evokes a feeling of peacefulness and calm.

Happy birthday to us!

Our founders – Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley – believed that nature, beauty and history were for everyone. On this day in 1895, they set up the National Trust and we're proud to continue their work today.

Thank you to all those who support what we do.

Thanks. Very helpful. I was wondering whether being pushed out of Asia was one cause of more transatlantic traffic. But not if there was a 30 year hiatus presumably.

Interesting. Presumably Africa and Brazil grew at the same time?

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I’ve just deleted LinkedIn. It emailed me asking me to follow Rupert Lowe.

I like IDAGIO for classical music. On iPhone.

Shocking

No sympathy when it’s their turn

Painting of flowering geranium with spikes of may small flowers. Pink and green

Present for my birthday. Artist has had 10 oil painting lessons so far.

If Nigel Farage can say it’s contrary to international law why can’t the EU?

Bobs and trolls are to be avoided

Fight for your self interest. Why not?

Accidentally bought a horseradish instead of a parsnip