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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG0D - The Conservative Party online donations page displayed on a tablet computer, illustrating political fundraising, party finance and the increasing use of digital channels to raise money for British political campaigning. The screen shows the official Conservatives website with a prominent blue panel carrying the slogan HELP US BUILD A STRONGER BRITAIN above an online donation form. Supporters are invited to donate any amount or find out about Conservative donor clubs, with options for one-time or recurring contributions. Preset payment buttons visible on the page include £10, £20, £50, £100, £250, £500, £1,000 and £2,000, together with an option to enter another amount. Political donations are an important source of income for UK parties, helping to finance campaigning, advertising, staffing, events and election activity. The photograph provides a contemporary editorial illustration of money in politics, donor influence, political finance, party fundraising and the relationship between political organisations and their supporters. It also reflects growing competition for financial backing between British political parties, including the Conservatives and Reform UK, particularly among voters and donors on the political right. Online fundraising allows parties to seek both relatively small individual contributions and larger donations through a simple web interface. Political donations in the UK are subject to rules governing the identity and permissibility of donors, with reportable donations disclosed through the Electoral Commission. Cryptocurrency has also become part of the wider debate about political finance, transparency and the traceability of funds. In 2026 the UK Government announced plans for a moratorium on political donations made using cryptoassets, with proposed legislation intended to strengthen safeguards against foreign financial influence. The tightly framed image shows the touchscreen, web browser and donation interface rather than an identifiable
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EPRP3A - Colourful Warrington Pride 2026 logo printed on a tall fabric event banner in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, North West England. The design combines bold black Warrington lettering with overlapping rainbow-coloured letters spelling Pride, set beneath broad orange and white sections of material. The banner was displayed as part of the branding for the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ equality, diversity, inclusion and community visibility.
Warrington Pride took place on Saturday 13 June 2026, with activity spread across Golden Square Shopping Centre, Time Square, the University of Chester's Warrington campus and other participating town-centre locations. The day included a Pride parade beginning at Time Square, live music, performances, workshops, talks, information stalls, community organisations and family-friendly activities.
The main Golden Square programme ran at Old Market Gate, with entertainment presented during the afternoon and early evening. Other events included discussion sessions, youth activities, roaming performers and opportunities for local charities, businesses, allies and LGBTQIA+ groups to take part. The town-wide format was intended to bring Pride activity into prominent public spaces and make the celebration accessible to residents and visitors.
Pride events combine celebration with continued campaigning for equality, acceptance, safety and human rights. Rainbow imagery has become internationally recognised as a symbol of LGBTQ+ identity, solidarity and visibility. Local events such as Warrington Pride also provide opportunities for support organisations to reach people who may face isolation, prejudice or barriers to services.
The close-up photograph concentrates on the official event branding, with the fabric banner curving naturally in the outdoor air. Parts of the surrounding town-centre buildings and temporary event structures are visible behind it, placing the image within the setting of a public festival rather than a studio or commer
Time Square, Academy Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2NT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4DF - High roadside Reform UK arrow sign above a Rob Kenyon campaign placard in the Makerfield constituency, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the 18 June 2026 by-election campaign. The turquoise Reform UK branding, right-pointing arrow and candidate portrait stand out against a grey, stormy sky, overhead wires, parked cars and suburban housing, giving the image a strong visual metaphor for political direction, voter choice and unsettled public mood. The poster reads I'm voting Rob Kenyon and links the candidate to Reform UK's wider pitch to working-class and small business voters in a former Labour heartland. Kenyon, also reported as Robert Kenyon, was Reform UK's candidate against Labour's Andy Burnham, with coverage describing him as a self-employed plumber and army reservist. The image is useful for editorial stories about Reform UK, Nigel Farage's party, right-wing populism, Labour versus Reform contests, protest voting, by-election battlegrounds, northern England politics, working-class electoral appeal, street-level campaigning, political advertising and the use of simple candidate branding in local democracy. The high arrow sign, placed above the poster and slightly out of reach, can also support more interpretive features about political messaging, direction of travel, voter frustration and attempts by Reform UK to mobilise people who feel ignored by Westminster. The stormy weather and cloudy sky add a visual sense of turbulence to a contest that drew national attention because Burnham's attempt to return to Parliament was seen as politically significant beyond Makerfield. Media coverage also brought scrutiny to Kenyon's background, past comments and policy readiness, while Reform presented him as a local working tradesman. As a stock image it has strong use for articles on British elections, populist campaigns, voter realignment, northern political identity, disillusionment with mainstream parties and the visual language of UK by-election campaigning in 2026.
Hindley Green, in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, WN2 4TA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKGC - Documentary editorial photograph shows a blue Reform UK roundel sign mounted on a wooden post in a large garden off Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. The sign uses Reform UK's simple white arrow logo and black lettering against a bright blue background, standing above a green hedge with trees, sky and a glimpse of suburban housing behind it. The image was taken in daylight under a bright, lightly clouded sky, giving the scene a calm residential feel while still carrying a sharp political message. Reform UK grew out of the Brexit Party associated with Nigel Farage, and the party's modern campaign themes have focused heavily on anti-establishment politics, immigration, borders, public services and voter anger with the main parties. In Makerfield, the by-election was due on 18 June 2026 after stock-photo/gotonysmith-Labour.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Labour MP Josh Simons stood down, opening the way for Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to contest the seat for Labour. Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist, creating a high-profile Labour versus Reform contest in a long-standing Labour heartland. This close-up image is useful for illustrating Reform UK campaigning, right-wing populism, red wall politics, northern voter disillusionment, Labour heartlands, by-elections, political realignment, tactical voting, doorstep politics and the visibility of party support in private gardens. For stock buyers, the value lies in the uncluttered Reform UK branding, the ordinary garden setting and the precise connection to a nationally watched parliamentary contest. It works as a simple but powerful visual shorthand for the attempt by Nigel Farage's party to turn local dissatisfaction in post-industrial Greater Manchester into votes, and for the pressure facing Labour in places where political loyalty can no longer be taken for granted.
88-100 Bolton Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKH0 - Tall vertical version of editorial photograph shows two rival political signs in a front garden setting in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. In the foreground, a red Labour VOTE ANDY FOR US' poster shows a cartoon likeness of Andy Burnham in his familiar black top and glasses, while a blue Reform UK roundel sign is visible just behind the hedge. The two signs create a compact visual contest between Burnham, the high-profile Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist. The image was taken in daylight under a cloudy North West England sky, with terraced and semi-detached houses, a brick wall, hedges and a quiet suburban road giving the scene a strongly local, doorstep politics feel. Burnham is often nicknamed the King of the North' in political and media commentary, reflecting his regional profile since becoming Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017 and winning further mayoral terms in 2021 and 2024. The Makerfield by-election was due on 18 June 2026 and drew national attention because Burnham's possible return to Westminster was linked with Labour's future direction and speculation about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Reform UK's challenge added anstock-photo/gotonysmith-Other.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>other layer, with Kenyon's candidacy attracting scrutiny over past social media posts and debate about the party's appeal in Labour heartlands. This image is useful for stories about Labour campaigning, Reform UK pressure, red wall politics, northern identity, voter choice, by-elections, populism, political branding, tactical voting and the everyday visibility of party loyalty in residential streets. For stock buyers, its strength is the juxtaposition of two competing signs: one personalised around Burnham's recognisable cartoon image, the other using Reform UK's simple directional branding, both bidding for attention before a closely watched parliamentary contest in Makerfield.
88-100 Bolton Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKKP - Documentary editorial photograph shows a small Reform UK VOTE REFORM UK 18TH JUNE' leaflet displayed discreetly in the front window of a suburban red-brick house in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester. The white-framed window, domestic ornaments, reflections, brickwork and overhanging leaves give the image an intimate residential setting, quite different from the larger roadside banners and garden placards seen elsewhere in the Makerfield by-election campaign. The image was taken in daylight under a bright but cloudy sky, and the small blue leaflet is a subtle but clear sign of Reform UK support inside an ordinary home. The Makerfield by-election was confirmed for 18 June 2026 after Labour MP Josh Simons stood down, with Politico and ITV reporting that the move allowed Andy Burnham to seek a return to stock-photo/gotonysmith-Westminster.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Westminster. Burnham is the Mayor of Greater Manchester, first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021 and 2024, and is often nicknamed the King of the North' because of his strong regional profile. Reform UK's candidate Robert Kenyon was reported by the Guardian as a local plumber and army reservist, while Nigel Farage said Reform would put major effort into the contest. This image can illustrate Reform UK campaigning, window posters, private voter support, Labour versus Reform, red wall politics, political realignment, populist messaging, local democracy, parliamentary by-elections, tactical voting and the contest for working-class support in a traditional Labour area. It also speaks to the quieter side of election campaigning, where political allegiance is shown not at a rally or hustings but through a modest sign placed behind glass. For stock buyers, the value lies in the small scale of the leaflet, the domestic setting and the link to a nationally watched contest in which Burnham's Westminster ambitions, Kenyon's anti-establishment appeal and Farage's Reform UK strategy all met on Ashton-in-Makerfield streets.
Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKNR - Documentary editorial photograph shows a red Labour Vote Andy For Us' campaign poster in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. The sign uses bold red, white and yellow colours associated with Labour campaign branding and asks local voters to back Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester. Burnham has often been described in media and political commentary as the King of the North', a nickname reflecting his high public profile across Greater Manchester and the wider North of England. Official Greater Manchester sources state that he was first elected mayor in 2017 and then re-elected in 2021 and 2024. The by-election became a nationally watched contest because Burnham's route back to Westminster was linked in reporting with wider speculation about Labour's future direction under Sir Keir Starmer. The Makerfield race was not simply Labour against one challenger. The Green Party selected Sarah Wakefield, raising questions in coverage about whether the progressive or left-leaning vote could be split, while Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist, whose campaign attracted scrutiny over past social media posts. Current polling and reporting should be treated cautiously, as by-election campaigns can move quickly, but Survation placed Burnham and Kenyon close at the start of the campaign, with smaller parties also competing for attention. This photograph can illustrate Labour campaigning, Green Party pressure, Reform UK challenge, tactical voting, red wall politics, northern identity, candidate branding, local democracy, parliamentary by-elections and Westminster leadership speculation. For stock buyers, the value is the readable slogan and clear local political context: an ordinary Ashton-in-Makerfield street carrying a high-profile election message at the point where local voter concerns, national party tensions and mayoral politics all meet.
2 Walter St, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8TP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKP0 - This documentary editorial photograph shows a large yellow Labour campaign centre banner tied to green metal railings at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club, off Bolton Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester. The bold red wording reads LABOUR CAMPAIGN CENTRE , making the image a clear record of Labour's visible organisation during Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election campaign. The picture was taken in daylight under a bright but cloudy sky, with grass, trees and roadside railings placing the banner in an everyday community setting rather than a polished national press backdrop. Burnham is the Mayor of Greater Manchester and Labour's candidate for Makerfield, a constituency that includes Ashton-in-Makerfield and parts of Wigan. The by-election has attracted national attention because it follows Josh Simons standing aside and because Burnham's possible return to Westminster has been linked in reporting with wider debate about Labour's future direction under Sir Keir Starmer. Reform UK is also central to the contest, with Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist, standing as its candidate. Several outlets have reported controversy over past social media posts linked to Kenyon, including alleged sexist, crude and anti-abortion comments, making the race useful for illustrating scrutiny of candidate conduct as well as the rise of Reform UK in former Labour heartlands. This image can support features on by-elections, Labour campaigning, campaign headquarters, party machines, Reform UK pressure, northern politics, political realignment, working-class voters, local democracy, red wall seats, mayoral politics and Westminster leadership speculation. For stock image buyers, the value lies in the readable sign, precise Wigan location and strong visual connection between an ordinary community club and a nationally watched contest where local voters, party loyalty, populist challenge and Labour's internal tensions all meet.
2 Walter St, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8TP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EENK89 - Wigan's Voice exhibition display inside the Museum of Wigan Life, photographed in 2026, with large red, white and black entrance graphics and Wigan Council branding. The exhibition title has added contemporary resonance after the 2026 Wigan local election results, when Reform UK made major gains across the borough and Labour lost a substantial number of seats, although Labour still remained the largest group on the council. The image can be used carefully to illustrate the idea of Wigan finding or changing its political and cultural voice, but the exhibition itself should not be misrepresented as an election display. It was promoted by Wigan Council as a museum exhibition exploring the borough's heritage, culture and changing landscape, structured around nature's voice, traditional voice and community voice. The graphic panel reads Wigan's Voice and Until 25 July 2026 , placing the photograph within a specific local cultural moment. The image is useful for editorial subjects including Wigan identity, local democracy, public culture, civic history, museum exhibitions, community voice, post-industrial northern towns, Greater Manchester politics, local government change and the role of museums in reflecting place and belonging. The recent election context adds news value, especially where stories examine Labour's weakening grip in parts of its traditional North West heartlands and the rise of Reform UK as a right-wing populist challenger. The scene appears indoors under museum or gallery lighting, with visitors, display areas and exhibition structures visible in the background. The photograph works best as a documentary image about Wigan's public identity and changing civic mood, rather than as direct evidence of any one political cause. It should be captioned with care, distinguishing between the museum's cultural exhibition and the separate 2026 local election result.
Wigan's Voice exhibition at the Museum of Wigan Life in 2026, given added context by major Reform UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6C0W - A close documentary view of the Mayor's Chambers sign on the red brick exterior of Wigan Town Hall in Greater Manchester, England. The image focuses on civic stock-photo/gotonysmith-Identity.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>identity, local democracy and municipal government, with the plain grey sign and white lettering set against warm red masonry. Wigan Town Hall is the administrative centre for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, with official meeting listings giving the address as Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN. The photograph is useful for editorial stories about local councils, mayoralty, town halls, borough governance, public service leadership, ceremonial office, civic buildings and the continuing role of elected local government in English towns. The wording Mayor's Chambers connects the image with the civic mayor of Wigan, mayoral duties, official receptions, community events, council ceremonies and the symbolic side of municipal life. It can also work more broadly for themes around Greater Manchester politics, devolution, civic leadership and public administration, including wider references to the high profile Greater Manchester mayoralty associated with Andy Burnham, although this specific sign relates to Wigan's local civic mayor and town hall setting rather than the devolved regional mayor's office. The tight composition, limited palette and visible brickwork make the image suitable for news, politics, local authority, public sector, heritage and urban documentary uses. The scene appears to be taken in low or subdued light, with no visible sky and a dry building frontage, giving it a serious civic mood. Wigan's town hall and council chamber setting is part of the borough's democratic infrastructure, used for meetings, decisions, civic events and official business, making this a useful stock image for coverage of council accountability, public sector budgets, local elections, mayoral symbolism, regional identity, northern towns and Greater Manchester governance.
Mayor's Chambers sign at rear of Wigan Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK - Li
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3CKYR4K - A rear view of a Police Liaison Officer wearing a high-visibility vest marked Police Liaison Officer while overseeing crowd movement during Notting Hill Carnival in West London. The image was taken in late summer, with strong daylight, blue sky and dry conditions typical of August weather in London.
In the background, large crowds of carnival-goers, event stewards and vehicles are visible, illustrating the scale and complexity of managing one of Europe's largest street festivals. Police liaison officers are deployed to act as a bridge between the police, event organisers and the public, focusing on communication, reassurance and de-escalation rather than enforcement.
Notting Hill Carnival is a major cultural event celebrating Caribbean heritage and London's diversity, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Images such as this are commonly used editorially to illustrate themes of public order, community policing, major event management, urban safety and multicultural life in the UK capital.
112 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London, W2 5UB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P63D - . Safe Route to Carnival signs guiding crowds along Westbourne Grove, west London. Photographed on 25 August 2025. The recorded location is Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London, England, UK. Crowds move along the street beneath temporary event wayfinding, illustrating the large-scale traffic and pedestrian-management arrangements used during the annual festival. The image can support editorial reporting on crowd safety, public transport, road closures, pedestrian routes, local business disruption, policing, stewarding and the logistics of moving hundreds of thousands of visitors through residential and commercial streets. It also provides strong location context for Notting Hill Carnival, Bayswater, Paddington and west London during a major summer cultural event. Notting Hill Carnival developed from Caribbean community celebrations in west London during the 1960s and has become one of Europe's largest street festivals. In 2026 the event marks its 60th anniversary, giving imagery of costumes, flags, stewards, route signs and crowds additional historical relevance. Seen through direction sign, the earlier context is that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations change. For community festival, the historical context is that carnivals, beer festivals and civic celebrations preserve traditions while continually adapting to new audiences
Signs, temporary stages, costumes and crowd-management measures document how organisers transform ordinary streets and venues. The 2026 relevance of direction sign comes from the fact that current public-realm design increasingly expects signs to be legible, inclusive and consistent, while bilingual and accessibility information reflects wider policy around language and equal access.
Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8C2M - . Masquerader in silver and pale feathered costume is photographed on the Notting Hill Carnival route in west London during the 2025 August Bank Holiday celebrations. Carnival in Notting Hill is both spectacle and living heritage. Its lineage reaches back to Caribbean-led events in post-war London and the community street festival that emerged in the 1960s, later becoming an August Bank Holiday institution. In 2025 organisers again staged Panorama, J'ouvert, children's events, sound systems and the main Monday parade. Costumes are not simply fancy dress: mas bands build coordinated themes, frontline pieces and feathered sections that are designed for movement, performance and judging. The route is also a major expression of multicultural London, where Caribbean flags, music and food sit alongside the city's wider diaspora communities. The scene can illustrate carnival fashion, Black British identity, Caribbean heritage, dance, music culture, tourism and the creative labour behind parade presentation. It also records how a residential part of London is temporarily remade by barriers, buses, spectators, sound and movement, producing one of the country's most distinctive annual public events. For researchers and publishers, the image offers an authentic non-studio reference to ordinary life rather than an abstract illustration. Related search concepts include community, public space, contemporary Britain, changing high streets, local economy, culture and visual social history. For archive users, the frame is a useful factual record of how masquerader in silver and pale feathered costume appeared before later redevelopment, replacement or rebranding altered the scene. Search relevance also extends to notting, documentary photography, local reporting, public policy and mid-2020s social change. The subject provides a concrete visual reference for editors needing a real location rather than a generic illustration of notting.
Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1AY - Exterior of Ben Macpherson's former MSP constituency office at 34 Constitution Street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing Scottish Parliament and SNP signage for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency. The shopfront-style political office includes window posters, public contact details and a large sign naming Ben Macpherson MSP, making it a clear documentary image of devolved representation, constituency casework and everyday local democracy in Scotland. Ben Macpherson represented Edinburgh Northern and Leith for the Scottish National Party from 2016 until April 2026, according to the Scottish Parliament's current profile, which now lists him as a former MSP. Earlier Scottish Parliament contact material during the 2026 campaign period gave this Constitution Street address as his constituency contact point. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Scottish politics, Holyrood, SNP representation, constituency offices, local casework, democratic access, Leith politics, Edinburgh public life and the relationship between elected members and residents. It can also support wider stories on the visibility of party politics in high streets, the practical role of MSP offices, public appointments, advice surgeries, housing, social security, transport, local campaigning and devolved public services. Macpherson has also held Scottish Government ministerial roles, including Minister for Social Security and Local Government and later Minister for Higher and Further Education, giving the image additional relevance for coverage of Scottish Government portfolios and SNP political careers. The Leith location adds urban context, as Constitution Street sits in an area associated with regeneration, civic change, tram development, local business and a strong political identity. Because the Scottish Parliament profile now identifies him as a former MSP, captions should be dated carefully: if the photograph was taken while the office was active, it can be described historical
Ben Macpherson MSP constituency office at 34 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh, for Edinburgh No
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greens,Green,party,mayor,Windrush,BME,generation,public art,East London,London,Black British,history,heritage,elections,council,LBH,civic,art,contemporary sculpture,public,sculpture,outdoor sculpture,monument,memorial,post-war,migration,British,Caribbean,community,contemporary,representation,anti-racist,Zoe Garbett.,mayoral,candidate,Green Mayor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M74 - Public art photograph of Warm Shores by British artist Thomas J Price, seen outside Hackney Town Hall on Mare Street in East London. The bronze sculpture group shows two larger than life contemporary figures standing at ground level in the civic space, with Hackney Town Hall's pale Art Deco frontage behind them. Commissioned as part of the Hackney Windrush Art Commission, the work was unveiled on National Windrush Day, 22 June 2022, and was created from digital 3D scans of more than 30 Hackney residents with a personal connection to the Windrush generation. The image is useful for editorial and commercial themes around Windrush history, Black British identity, migration, public art, civic memory, community representation, decolonising monuments, East London culture and the contribution of Caribbean communities to modern Britain. Unlike many traditional statues of named historic figures on plinths, Price's figures stand directly among pedestrians, giving the artwork a democratic and everyday presence in the public realm. The photograph also records the relationship between a contemporary bronze commission and Hackney's municipal architecture, linking local government, cultural policy, street art, heritage interpretation and urban placemaking. The bright blue sky, strong sunlight and crisp shadows suggest a clear dry day, with the open paved setting emphasising the accessibility of the artwork. Warm Shores sits in front of Hackney Town Hall, a Grade II listed civic building on Mare Street, close to Hackney Central and the heart of the borough's cultural life. The picture can support features on National Windrush Day, public sculpture, London borough identity, representation in monuments, anti-racist cultural projects, community-led commissions, Black history, Hackney tourism, town hall squares, outdoor art, contemporary figurative sculpture and the changing visual language of British civic spaces.
Warm Shores by Thomas J Price outside Hackney Town Hall, a Windrush public artwork in Mare Street, L
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,atlas,world,maps,Republicans,president,of,the,USA,America,American,casting,a,model,doll,shadows,right wing,democracy,Stop the Steal,NY,candidate,misogynistic,presidential,election,impeachment,politics,party,Fulton County,Georgia,toy,Capitol Riots,Executive Orders,investigations,Mar-a-Lago,#NoKings,NoKings,National Strike
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5RJ - Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. The 20172019 special counsel investigation established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor his campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic
Georgia , GA, USA, United States of America
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,GBar Liverpool,1-7,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,outside,bar,pubs,bars,building,rainbow,party,entertainment,DJ,DJs,after hours,late,2pm,license,ents,entertainments,night,LGBTQ,trans,drag,L2,1-7 Eberle Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ15 - . LGBT Entrance to GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, sunny, blue sky, GBar Liverpool, 1-7, Eberle Street, Liverpool, L2 2AG, bar, pubs, bars, building, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include rainbow, party, entertainment, DJs, after hours, late, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
GBar Liverpool, 1-7 Eberle St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2AG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,2023,city,L1,pun,play,on,words,10,Bold St,Liverpool,L1 4DS,Eurovision2023,Visit Liverpool,visitliverpool,Liverpool.Com,branding,branded,promotions,promoted,promo,publicity,signposts,signposting,visitor,guide,cities,party,parties
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFD8 - . Be Bold, art in Bold Street about Eurovision song contest, city centre Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4DS. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 10 Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4DS, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, pun, play, words, Bold St, Liverpool, L1 4DS, Eurovision2023, Visit Liverpool, visitliverpool, Liverpool.Com, branding, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include branded, promotions, promoted, promo, publicity, signposts, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
10 Bold St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4DS
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Keywords: 3pm,until,till,late,DJ,raffle,fun,quiz,Saint Annes Avenue,WA4 2PL,Cheshire,England,English,Corrie,king,Charles,kings,street,ordinary,people,neighbours,party,6th May 2023,06/05/2023,top,of,road,royal,royalist,live,on,Lymm Radio,signs,sign,a,lamppost,post,block party,2023,GoTonySmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYKTAA - In the UK, street parties are mainly known as private residents' events without wider neighbourhood publicity and have a festive cultural meaning, especially in England and southern Wales. They have historically been held to commemorate major national events, such as VE Day or for royal events such as jubilees, with bunting dressing the street, and children having fun in the street. An estimated 10 million people took part in street parties in 1977 for the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
The tradition seems to have begun in the United Kingdom after World War I as residents' organized peace teas to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
The tradition was boosted for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011 with about 1 million people joining in street parties. For the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012 about 2 million took part.
Some street parties are held annually or at any time for residents to meet their neighbours in a traffic-free street in a private street party. Some street parties are public events taking many forms.
An application may need to be made to the local authority to close a road for a street party, who will arrange a temporary traffic regulation order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The council may charge a fee if traffic needs to be diverted
St Annes Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2PL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6RP,South Warrington,constituency,office,at,Selfservative,Selfservatives,your,local,Tory,Tories,MP,2019,offices,Westminster,Carter was the MP with second highest expenses in 2020,Conservative,and,&,Unionist,party,Brexit,defeat,defeats,polling,poor,unpopular,Conservative Association,Conservative Associations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0MKRB - Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South at the 2019 general election.
Biography
Carter was privately educated at Worksop College. He went on to study Economics at the University of Leicester. In 2011 he attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Carter was group managing director of Manchester-based GMG Radio before the group was taken over by Global Radio in 2014. After leaving radio he worked in a family business and ran a consultancy firm. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South in March 2019. He was elected to the seat at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.
It was reported that Carter was the MP with second highest expenses in 2020
1 Stafford Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Mainz,Germany,city,centre,float,floats,Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland,Palatinate,Mainzer,Mainzers,at,the,band,Shrove monday,Rozenmontag,Guggamusic,music,musicians,musician,brass,street,player,players,fancy,dress,costume,costumes,Gugga,party,troupe,troupes,Robert-Bosch-Straße 42,55129 Mainz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PPXYFG - . Gugga Meenzer Rhoigeister band - Fastnacht carnival 2023, Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Photographed on 20 February 2023, this winter image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Mainz, Germany, float, floats, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland, Palatinate, Mainzer, Mainzers, band, Shrove monday, Rozenmontag, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The music context makes the image useful for editorial coverage of performers, venues, concerts, popular culture, local music heritage, audiences, nightlife and the creative industries. Such scenes can become important cultural records as bands, venues, festivals and city music districts change, linking contemporary entertainment with wider stories about tourism, identity and regeneration. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,trust,me,One Nation,unionist,unionism,Thatcher,Margaret,denim,jacket,badge,slogan,voter,general,election,elections,are,supporters,still,obsessed,the,ghost,of,with,they,keep,calm,support,away,proud,wear,it,well,party,parties,MP,Liz Truss,Right to buy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NFGA7D - . This dated editorial view of United Kingdom in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is Are Conservative supporters still obsessed with Margaret Thatcher and will they still keep calm and vote Tory, even as they have slumped in the polls?. The image also relates to community identity, small business, specialist retailer, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial frontage, regional identity, local enterprise, before-and-after reference, changing land use, retail property, street-level business, changing streetscape, and customer footfall. The wider contemporary story combines online shopping, business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around United Kingdom before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects historical comparison, specialist shop, town-centre trading, independent retail, visual archive, contemporary social history, period detail, and local history. The recorded references to obsessed, polls, still, supporters, and Conservative preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at United Kingdom helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes online shopping and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of United Kingdom. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cash,polymer,notes,plastic,roll,rolls,of,5,10,20,five,ten,twenty,quid,heap,British,hard,loose,criminal,proceeds,crime,GBP,currency,currencies,exchange,rate,rates,crisis,fall,bands,Scottish,independence,SNP,National,party,Nicola Sturgeon,laundering
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KYMFME - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Rolls of British Scottish notes held by elastic bands, surrounding a Bank Of England 20 pound note. The locality and subject together evoke customer footfall, documentary photography, archival record, specialist retailer, visual archive, specialist shop, local enterprise, retail property, local character, bricks-and-mortar retail, independent retail, public realm, period detail, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial rents and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects small business, place identity, commercial frontage, changing land use, town-centre trading, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, and everyday life. References to pound, British, Rolls, surrounding, and Scottish give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Tory,office,Warrington,South,Selfservatives,1A,WA4,Selfservative,Andrew John Carter,JP,candidate,2019,work,vote,votes,as,whipped,party,line,PR,Public Relations,political,politics,disaster,Brexit,radio,south,constituency,polls,poll,voting,intention,lost,loss,useless,MP,Member of Parliament
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K967K5 - . This authentic period view of 1A Stafford Road, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Andy Carter MP, Conservative Office, 1A Stafford Road, Warrington South Constituency Office, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP. A broader reading of the photograph includes community identity, surface public transport, public realm, bus route infrastructure, passenger transport, local character, passenger information, period detail, historical comparison, social history, changing land use, transport accessibility, everyday life, and public-transport wayfinding. For current editorial use, bus funding and passenger information provide additional context, especially through the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at 1A Stafford Road, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP, details that may look very different after replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes before-and-after reference, place identity, documentary photography, archival record, local bus network, public transport stop, local history, and street-side transport. Details involving Constituency, Stafford, Office, Carter, and Conservative make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 1A Stafford Road, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects bus funding and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network within the specific setting of 1A Stafford Road, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP. The record includes details of everyday use for future local research.
1A Stafford Road, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,venue,welcome,to,the,97,FY1 1HL,Lancashire,England,UK,Lancs,ballroom,entertainment,complex,facilities,British,party,political,parties,trade union,conference season,live,bars,bar,Opera House Theatre,Empress Ballroom,Arena,Pavilion Theatre,Spanish Hall,Baronial Hall,Renaissance Hall,iconic,architecture,wide,angle,historic,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRX - The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited[2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
The Winter Gardens has hosted the annual conferences of British political parties and trade unions and its owners claim that every Prime Minister since World War II has addressed an audience at the venue.
It has also hosted the Blackpool Dance Festival since its inception in 1920, and the World Matchplay darts tournament since 1994. The annual dance competitions Miss Dance of Great Britain and Dance Master UK are hosted there annually.
97 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,December 2019,Dec 2019,UK,winter,2019,polls,polling,political,party,Westminster election,Westminster,parliament,GotonySmith,government,scrabble letters,letters,letters on map,map,letters on a map,atlas,Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election,elections,party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts,promises,belief,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,Johnocchio
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE34KA - . Recorded at England, UK in 2019, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. The defining feature is Marginal Tory Seats spelt in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. The scene additionally carries associations with community identity, political campaigning, local character, civic debate, place identity, documentary photography, popular-music history, everyday life, electoral messaging, music subculture, venue culture, contemporary social history, local history, and live music. In the mid-2020s, healthcare and public spending keep the subject current, particularly through showing how national debate reaches local places. The subject remains useful for current coverage of grassroots venues and independent promotion, not least because of the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear. As a piece of social history, the photograph preserves evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life within the setting of England, UK. The photograph additionally reflects public realm, changing streetscape, government priorities, public policy, democratic accountability, political communication, changing land use, and music heritage. The combination of claims, party, doubts, political, and elections anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for healthcare and comparing earlier political promises with later policy within the real-world context of England, UK. Another useful connection is venue closures and the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear within the specific setting of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Dec 2019,UK,winter,polls,polling,politics,political,party,election,parliament,map,atlas,letters,letters on map,letters on a map,scrabble letters,GotonySmith,Westminster election,Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election,elections,party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts,promises,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,spelt,spelled,Marginal Seats,ReformUK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE34KC - . A dated documentary view of Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK in 2019, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The subject recorded here is Marginal Seats spelt in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. Further facets of the subject include local character, live music, before-and-after reference, electoral messaging, archival record, political campaigning, contemporary social history, grassroots gig, policy controversy, constituency politics, local history, music subculture, changing streetscape, and regional music scene. Today's wider story includes electoral accountability, healthcare and the practical question of preserving campaign language that can quickly date. For contemporary context, grassroots venues and heritage are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the way music contributes to a city's identity. For future researchers, the scene fixes period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment in the immediate surroundings of Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK. The setting also brings in place identity, public realm, civic debate, music heritage, performance culture, regional identity, democratic accountability, and nightlife culture. The recorded references to claims, elections, party, political, and parties preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes electoral accountability and preserving campaign language that can quickly date as part of the longer story of Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK. The record includes period character for later comparison. Image 2AE34KC also remains a dated record of Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK.
Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,December 2019,Dec 2019,UK,winter,2019,polls,polling,politics,political,party,Westminster,election,parliament,map,atlas,letters,letters on map,letters on a map,scrabble letters,government,GotonySmith,Westminster election,Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election,elections,leaders,parties,doubts,promises,belief,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,Johnocchio,ReformUK,Nigel Farage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE34KE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at England, UK in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The location is represented through Swing Seats spelled in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. The photograph also reflects place identity, regional identity, music subculture, social history, public policy, cultural identity, visual archive, concert photography, changing land use, grassroots gig, archival record, nightlife culture, local history, and historic context. The present-day relevance extends to government priorities and housing, while a wider concern is preserving campaign language that can quickly date. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes music tourism alongside rising costs, with particular attention to the fragility of local music scenes. With the passage of time, the scene fixes the combination of built form, activity and local identity within England, UK. The subject sits alongside electoral messaging, changing streetscape, party-political communication, political campaigning, community identity, constituency representation, local character, and documentary photography. References to Swing, letters, doubts, parties, and Scrabble help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to government priorities and preserving campaign language that can quickly date within the real-world context of England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of rising costs and the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear within the specific setting of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Westminster,party,polls,Dec 2019,GoTonySmith,December 2019,UK,polling,Westminster election,election,parliament,winter,2019,political,government,scrabble letters,letters,letters on map,map,letters on a map,atlas,elections,party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts,promises,belief,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,Johnocchio
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE36C8 - . This documentary view of West Yorkshire, England, UK in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The principal point of reference is Get Brexit Gone spelled in Scrabble letters on a north of England map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. The wider subject matter also includes policy controversy, documentary photography, regional music scene, nightlife culture, regional identity, contemporary social history, visual archive, public administration, historical comparison, cultural identity, independent music, electoral messaging, democratic accountability, and performance culture. The present-day relevance extends to government priorities and infrastructure, while a wider concern is tracking how priorities change after elections. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes venue closures alongside audience behaviour, with particular attention to the role of small venues in developing performers. From an archival perspective, the image retains the relationship between the subject and its surroundings as seen at West Yorkshire, England, UK. The surrounding context also covers public policy, public realm, grassroots gig, archival record, venue culture, music subculture, music heritage, and constituency representation. References to political, Brexit, elections, letters, and claims help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at West Yorkshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to government priorities and tracking how priorities change after elections in a form that can be compared with future views of West Yorkshire, England, UK.
West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Westminster,party,polls,Dec 2019,GoTonySmith,December 2019,UK,polling,Westminster election,election,parliament,politics,winter,2019,political,scrabble letters,letters,letters on map,map,letters on a map,atlas,Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election,elections,party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts,promises,belief,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,regional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE36G9 - . Photographed at Scotland, UK in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. At the centre of the frame is SNP seats spelled in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. The setting also relates to changing streetscape, visual archive, constituency representation, historic context, civic debate, everyday life, place identity, nightlife culture, political communication, archival record, performance culture, concert photography, community identity, and popular-music history. The present-day relevance extends to infrastructure and public spending, while a wider concern is tracking how priorities change after elections. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes independent promotion alongside audience behaviour, with particular attention to the way music contributes to a city's identity. As a dated visual record, the scene keeps a record of the relationship between the subject and its surroundings around Scotland, UK. The wider local story also touches on democratic accountability, contemporary social history, documentary photography, grassroots gig, public realm, public administration, electoral messaging, and before-and-after reference. Details involving political, seats, spelled, Election, and parties give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around Scotland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to infrastructure and comparing earlier political promises with later policy when considered against later change at Scotland, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of audience behaviour and the way music contributes to a city's identity without losing the local specificity of Scotland, UK.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Westminster,party,polls,Dec 2019,GoTonySmith,December 2019,UK,polling,Westminster election,election,parliament,politics,winter,2019,political,scrabble letters,letters,letters on map,map,letters on a map,atlas,Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election,elections,party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts,promises,belief,Labour,Tory,Conservative,LibDem,Brexit,SNP,Plaid Cymru,regional
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE36GN - . Made at Scotland, UK in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The location is represented through SNP seats spelled in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts. A broader reading of the scene brings in changing streetscape, constituency politics, regional music scene, live music, civic debate, changing land use, policy controversy, documentary photography, historical comparison, local history, community identity, nightlife culture, public policy, and concert photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about public spending, infrastructure and tracking how priorities change after elections. The present-day relevance extends to venue closures and music tourism, while a wider concern is the fragility of local music scenes. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change in the immediate surroundings of Scotland, UK. The surrounding context also covers archival record, before-and-after reference, everyday life, place identity, performance culture, contemporary social history, music heritage, and regional identity. Elements such as General, Scrabble, letters, political, and doubts add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of Scotland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of public spending and tracking how priorities change after elections within the real-world context of Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is independent promotion and the role of small venues in developing performers within the specific setting of Scotland, UK.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY910 - . This location-based editorial photograph from London, UK in 2019 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The view centres on Canvassers Please Take Note - Note to General Election Candidates,printed note on front door,urban housing,Labour,Green,Conservative,Brexit Party,LD. The setting also relates to public policy, neighbourhood regeneration, archival record, historic context, political communication, affordable homes, period detail, changing land use, community housing, residential development, regional identity, housing provision, changing streetscape, and housing stock. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about government priorities, healthcare and comparing earlier political promises with later policy. The present-day relevance extends to housing supply and building safety, while a wider concern is how housing quality affects everyday wellbeing. For retrospective editorial use, the image retains the relationship between the subject and its surroundings around London, UK. The wider local story also touches on constituency politics, visual archive, community identity, before-and-after reference, public administration, electoral messaging, civic debate, and place-making. The combination of Conservative, Brexit, Party, Please, and printed anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For London, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of government priorities and comparing earlier political promises with later policy in a form that can be compared with future views of London, UK. A further contemporary connection is building safety and the importance of maintenance, accountability and tenant rights within the real-world context of London, UK.
London, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Silverstone,Grand Prix,British,F1,Formula One,Formula 1,Formula1,UK,GB,GP F1,fan,fans,Great Britain,Towcester,Northamptonshire,NN12 8TN,Party of Formula One fans,Woodlands,camping,camp,site,fancy dress,having fun,party,shopping trolleys,wig,old females,crossdressing,cross-dressing,cross-dresser,mrs,Doubtfire,Formula One Fans
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy W42N8F - . A carefully observed scene captures the character of Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN, in documentary coverage dating from 2019. The described feature is Party of Formula One fans, dressed as old ladies, Mrs Doubtfire, at Silverstone Woodlands, F1 GP 2019, Towcester, Great Britain, UK. The photograph carries associations with shopping district, sports tourism, sports business, consumer retail, local trading, shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, bricks-and-mortar retail, town-centre trading, professional sport, stadium architecture, and sporting landscape. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, retail streets also connects with operating costs, brand consolidation and efforts aimed at stronger local footfall. The wider contemporary story of match-day economies now includes accessibility alongside venue redevelopment, while policy and investment increasingly consider broader participation. Over time, this view of Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves retail vacancy, storefront culture, club history, athletic heritage, stadium environment, community sport. The scene is further associated with British Grand Prix Silverstone, Silverstone Circuit, shopping trolley, fancydress, wigs, men dressed as women. The scene also carries the language of arena infrastructure, club heritage, competitive sport, sporting identity, shopping habits, sports venue, match-day economy, commercial streetscape, retail property, and fan culture. Modern coverage of retail streets frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of changing footfall, operating costs and stronger local footfall. This image retains everyday use within the wider local story.
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Station,Liverpool,Liverpool City Council,city centre,lion mark,lion standard mark,British eggs,Liverpools first woman freeman,first woman freeman,first,woman freeman,Bessie Braddock statue,Tryweryn reservoir,Jack and Bessie Braddock,commemoration,commemorative,heritage,Mersey,Scouse,city,centre,tourist,tourism,attraction,statues,statue,Bessie,Braddock,reform,reformer,politics,Labour,party,Elizabeth Margaret Braddock,softboiled,soft boiled,salmonella
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91GD - Elizabeth Margaret Braddock (née Bamber
24 September 1899 13 November 1970) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Liverpool Exchange division from 1945 to 1970. She was a member of Liverpool County Borough Council from 1930 to 1961. Although she never held office in government, she won a national reputation for her forthright campaigns in connection with housing, public health and other social issues.
Braddock inherited much of her campaigning spirit from her mother, Mary Bamber, an early socialist and trade union activist. After some years in the Independent Labour Party (ILP), Braddock joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) on its foundation in 1920, but quickly became disillusioned with the party's dictatorial tendencies. She left the CPGB in 1924 and later joined the Labour Party. Before the Second World War, alongside her husband Jack Braddock she established a reputation as a crusading left-wing councillor, frequently at odds with her party while pursuing an agenda of social reform. During the war she worked in Liverpool's ambulance service, before winning the Exchange division for Labour in the 1945 general election.
Lime street ,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,Manchester,city,centre,August,Bank Holiday,parades,float,visitors,crowd,busy,2018,tourist,community,Greater Manchester,Canal Street,charity,sponsor,sponsors,participants,M1 3NR,M1,Whitworth Street,rainbows,colourful,supporters,march,marching,placards,messages,LGBT+,Lib Dems,at,Liberal Democrats,party,woke,LGBTLD
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAX0E - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM99Y9 - Chatelherault Country Park is a country park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Its name is derived from the French town of Châtellerault, the title Duc de Châtellerault having been granted to James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Francis, Dauphin of France.
The country park is centred on the former hunting lodge, a folly designed to be seen from the now demolished Hamilton Palace at the end of a broad grass slope forming an avenue with lines of lime trees. The lodge was designed by William Adam and completed in 1734. It comprises two buildings, linked by a gateway, in the form of four pavilions above a garden wall. The north facade was visible from the palace and forms the front of the building. To the rear are formal parterre gardens. The buildings provided kennels, stables and accommodation for hunting parties returning from the woodlands to the south. Adam jokingly referred to his creation as 'The Dogg Kennel'
Duchesss Room Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton ML3 7UE, UK
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Keywords: dusk,Edinburgh,City,Centre,party,festival,Xmas,Scottish,Scots,Scotch,castle,Hogmanay,United,Kingdom,Great,Britain,GB,Scotland,UK,festive,German,Market,Princes Street,New Year,Princes St,German Market,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,evening,shaped,neon,neons,light,lighting,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PM2 - . An identifiable period record of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Edinburghs Christmas neon sign, at night,Princes St,Scotland,UK. Further facets of the scene include graphic street detail, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, commercial ephemera, public-facing signage, material sign design, visual archive, wayfinding detail, local history, everyday visual culture, social history, regional identity, public information notice, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of advertising change, street design and how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, details that may look very different after conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include visual communication, historical comparison, changing land use, urban typography, everyday life, period lettering, street-level message, and period detail. The combination of night, Princes, Christmas, and Edinburghs anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is advertising change and how ordinary signs become time-specific evidence of language and design without losing the local specificity of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The setting also helps illustrate public communication and the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment in a form that can be compared with future views of Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: ale,Octoberfest,beir,deutsch,drink,Munich,Germany,chicken,and,fries,flag,german,grilled,hendl,lunch,mass,muenchen,dinner,meal,roast,snack,stadtfest,tradition,beer festival,Oktoberfest beer,Oktoberfest bier,chicken and fries,German food,GoTonySmith,traditional,travel,wiesn,festival,party,food,Pretzel,Pretzels,brot,bread,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NB1J - Munich Oktoberfest
Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, and brewed within the city limits of Munich, can be served at the Munich Oktoberfest. Beers meeting these criteria are designated Oktoberfest Beer. Veteran bartenders take a mere 1.5 seconds to fill up a litre stein.
Theresienwiese, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NB1X - Munich Oktoberfest
Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, and brewed within the city limits of Munich, can be served at the Munich Oktoberfest. Beers meeting these criteria are designated Oktoberfest Beer. Veteran bartenders take a mere 1.5 seconds to fill up a litre stein.
Theresienwiese, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,red,santa,xmas,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile Christmas,festive,party,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER1 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB69 - . Yes to Scottish Independence sign Carlops village Borders of Scotland. Photographed at Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK. The photograph was taken on 24 August 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Yes, Scottish, Independence, sign, Carlops, village, Alex, Salmond, Braveheart and vote, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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Keywords: demo,UK,A,demonstration,united,kingdom,naked,people,eccentric,eccentrics,wierd,strange,folk,ride,rider,odd,demonstrator,demonstrating,green,party,issue,issues,Hyde,HydePark,World,Naked,Bike,Ride,regents,get,your,kit,off,full,nudity,on,show,protest,against,oil,dependency,and,the,way,the,of,the,gotonysmith,riders,cycle,bare,as,car,automobile,one,less,car
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB5J - The relaxed attitude to suitable bike riding attire this most compelling of spectator sports has a serious agenda: it's a protest against oil dependency and the way the cult of the car dominates contemporary life.
It's also an unfettered celebration of individuality of the human body. Many of the 1000 plus people expected to turn out will opt to bike in the buff. And if you too long to through caution and clothes to the wind, but feel a bit bashful, you can always take something along that's easy to put on when the procession gets held up by traffic, as it inevitably will.
Hyde Park, London, England, UK
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Keywords: demo,UK,A,demonstration,united,kingdom,naked,people,eccentric,eccentrics,wierd,strange,folk,ride,rider,odd,demonstrator,demonstrating,green,party,issue,issues,Hyde,HydePark,World,Naked,Bike,Ride,regents,get,your,kit,off,full,nudity,on,show,protest,against,oil,dependency,and,the,way,the,of,the,gotonysmith,riders,cycle,bare,as,car,automobile,one,less,car,backside,bum,bottom,buttock,buttocks,man,male,bloke,guy,naturist
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB5K - The relaxed attitude to suitable bike riding attire this most compelling of spectator sports has a serious agenda: it's a protest against oil dependency and the way the cult of the car dominates contemporary life.
It's also an unfettered celebration of individuality of the human body. Many of the 1000 plus people expected to turn out will opt to bike in the buff. And if you too long to through caution and clothes to the wind, but feel a bit bashful, you can always take something along that's easy to put on when the procession gets held up by traffic, as it inevitably will.
Hyde Park, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB5M - The relaxed attitude to suitable bike riding attire this most compelling of spectator sports has a serious agenda: it's a protest against oil dependency and the way the cult of the car dominates contemporary life.
It's also an unfettered celebration of individuality of the human body. Many of the 1000 plus people expected to turn out will opt to bike in the buff. And if you too long to through caution and clothes to the wind, but feel a bit bashful, you can always take something along that's easy to put on when the procession gets held up by traffic, as it inevitably will.
Hyde Park, London, England, UK
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Keywords: demo,UK,A,demonstration,united,kingdom,naked,people,eccentric,eccentrics,wierd,strange,folk,ride,rider,odd,demonstrator,demonstrating,green,party,issue,issues,Hyde,HydePark,World,Naked,Bike,Ride,regents,get,your,kit,off,full,nudity,on,show,protest,against,oil,dependency,and,the,way,the,of,the,gotonysmith,riders,cycle,bare,as,car,automobile,semi-naked,seminaked,women,girls,females,event
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB5N - The relaxed attitude to suitable bike riding attire this most compelling of spectator sports has a serious agenda: it's a protest against oil dependency and the way the cult of the car dominates contemporary life.
It's also an unfettered celebration of individuality of the human body. Many of the 1000 plus people expected to turn out will opt to bike in the buff. And if you too long to through caution and clothes to the wind, but feel a bit bashful, you can always take something along that's easy to put on when the procession gets held up by traffic, as it inevitably will.
Hyde Park, London, England, UK
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Keywords: gay,party,celebration,rugby,Wolf,Wolves,ROB,Manchester,Canal,st,street,United Kingdom,Warrington Wolves,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Woke,gay rugby club,LGBTQ,LGBTQ+,rugby Canalsiders,with,Wolfie,mascot,Canal Street,sport,players,Canalsiders,mascots
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXGKD - . LGBT Festival in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - Rugby Canalsiders with Wolfie mascot. Photographed at Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 07 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with LGBT, Festival, Warrington, Cheshire, rugger, wolfie, homosexual, gay, party and celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXGKD, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: capital,city,centre,pedestrianised,center,bar,pubs,bars,bunting,summer,drinking,eating,dining,out,eat,party,the,eating,outside,outdoors,outdoor,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,The Kenilworth,flowers,flower,alfresco,street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK30 - . Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK - the Kenilworth. Photographed at Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK, EH2 2NH. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, Kenilworth, pub, capital, pedestrianised and center, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXK30, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK, EH2 2NH
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Keywords: capital,city,centre,pedestrianised,center,pub,bar,pubs,bars,bunting,summer,drinking,eating,dining,out,eat,party,poem,poems,poetry,words,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Scotland,UK,ornate,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK39 - . Poems from Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2NH - Poems. Photographed at 55-57 Rose St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2NH. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, capital, pedestrianised, center, pub and bar, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXK39, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
55-57 Rose St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2NH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK4G - . Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK a place to drink,eat,party - The Crown Bar. Photographed at Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, Crown, Eating Out, capital, pedestrianised and center, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXK4G, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK4Y - . Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK a place to drink,eat,party. Photographed at Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, stag, hen, capital, pedestrianised and center, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK58 - . Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK a place to drink,eat,party - with old Tardis Police Box. Photographed at Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, stag, hen, capital, pedestrianised and center, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DDXK58, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK5E - . Rose Street,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK a place to drink,eat,party. Photographed at Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Rose, Street, Edinburgh, place, drink, stag, hen, capital, pedestrianised and center, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED2HN - . Bars and visitors in Rose St Edinburgh old town Scotland. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, Rose, Street, bars, Scottish, Scot, independance, independence and narrow, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYC11 - . Growing food on the allotment - Rhubarb Champagne plant. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. The historical context is that farming and allotment imagery records the practical work behind food production, from ploughing and arable crops to small-scale vegetable growing
Allotments expanded strongly during periods of food shortage and remain an important part of British urban and suburban gardening culture. Looking at the subject's development, british allotments grew from nineteenth-century attempts to provide working families with land for food production and became especially important during the two world wars, when Dig for Victory encouraged household cultivation
Seed packets and named vegetable varieties also reflect the long commercial history of amateur gardening. The wider historical story is that food culture links domestic cooking with commercial production, markets, cafés, pubs and regional specialities
Photographs of ingredients, dishes and branded products can therefore support both lifestyle subjects and social-history stories about consumption. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. For the 2026 context, allotments and grow-your-own gardening remain relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Further subject-specific language includes agriculture, horticulture, grow your own, arable farming, rural economy, and farmland.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96N1A - Preparing the famous Thorn tree at Appleton Thorn village, South Warrington, England for the annual June Bawming the Thorn
Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the Nineteenth century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the Village Hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was later revived by the then headmaster, Mr. Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day. Local schoolchildren dance around the tree.
Bawming means decorating - during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the Crucifixion.
Green Lane, Appleton Thorn, South Warrington, England, UK WA4 5NS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96N1P - Preparing the famous Thorn tree at Appleton Thorn village, South Warrington, England for the annual June Bawming the Thorn
Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Each June, the village hosts the ceremony of Bawming the Thorn. The current form of the ceremony dates from the Nineteenth century, when it was part of the village's walking day. It involved children from Appleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holding sports and games at the school. This now takes place at the Village Hall. The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was later revived by the then headmaster, Mr. Bob Jones in the early 1970s. Bawming the Thorn occurs on the Saturday nearest to Midsummer's Day. Local schoolchildren dance around the tree.
Bawming means decorating - during the ceremony the thorn tree is decorated with ribbons and garlands. According to legend, the hawthorn at Appleton Thorn grew from a cutting of the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which was itself said to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, the man who arranged for Jesus's burial after the Crucifixion.
Green Lane, Appleton Thorn, South Warrington, England, UK WA4 5NS
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4608926442 - 'Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
No tears, party time is here again
President Gas is up for president
Line up, put your kisses down
Say 'yeah' say 'yes' again
Stand up, there's a head count
President Gas on everything but roller skates
It's sick the price of medicine
Stand up, we'll put you on your feet again
Open up your eyes just to check that you're asleep again
President Gas is President Gas again
He comes in from the left sometimes
He comes in from the right
It's so heavily advertised that he wants you and I
It's a real cowboy set, electric company
Every day is happy days
It's hell without the sin, but
This old track from the The Psychedelic Furs, President Gas usually comes to mind when I am doing my civic duty every three to four years.
The Furs were an act spawned from the British punk rock scene. Originally RKO,' then 'Radio' and for a while 'The Europeans'. Built around singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar. The classic first album was a Steve Lillywhite production.
The band recorded their 1983 album, Forever Now, with producer Todd Rundgren in Woodstock, New York. In 1986 when movie director/writer John Hughes borrowed their song title 'Pretty in Pink' for his movie of the same name. A newly-recorded version of the song became the Psychedlic Furs' biggest hit to that time. 'Heartbreak Beat' from the 1987 album 'Midnight To Midnight', was to be the Furs' biggest top 40 entry in the US.
The band split in the early 1990s, with the Butler brothers going on to found Love Spit Love. In 2000, 'Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live' was released to plug the gap of the missing live album. In my opinion, the BBC in concert bootlegs of 1982 &
1984 are better encapsulations of the band live. I saw them at the Royal Court in Liverpool that latter year.
A UK reunion tour was pencilled in last year including a manchester academy date, but this was unfortunately cancelled. earlier dates in the USA went ahead and a recording of 17/09/2009 in San Francisco that can be found on the web sounds like a band on top form.
Fingers crossed I may manage to see them again soon!
(2010 week 17)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4526132783 - 'I did a double-take last night driving home through the edges of Knutsford. I had to reverse and double-check I hadn't accidently driven through a wrinkle in time. Maybe these were the 'Real Conservatives' or the 'Continuity Tories', I had to check. Even the logo is the traditional one , maybe NH is back and making a comeback?
Wikipedia details the history....
(Mostyn) Neil Hamilton is the former Tatton (Knutsford) Tory MP. Since losing his seat under embarasing circumstances in 1997 he had to leave politics, he and his wife Christine have become media celebrities.
as the parliamentary record shows, Hamilton while in Tory office had limited regard for the 'little people'. Edwina Currie, the former health minister, described how Hamilton had been unmoved, in May 1988, by a set of photographs showing cancers that could be caused to young people by a product he was promoting. Hamilton apparently said that they were not relevant. In the end, the Thatcher government banned the sale of Skoal bandit products in the UK in late 1989. Both Hamilton and Michael Brown received a \u00a36,000 fee and hospitality from Skoal bandits. The seeds of downfall were maybe set.
On 20th October 1994, The Guardian newspaper published an article claiming that Hamilton, and another minister, Tim Smith, had received money, paid in the form of cash in brown envelopes, from Harrods' owner Mohamed Al-Fayed. They had asked questions on Mo's behalf in the House of Commons. The subsequent furore became known as the 'Cash-for-questions affair'. Hamilton resigned his position as Corporate Affairs Minister five days later.
Discredited, during the 1997 General Election, Hamilton was determined to hold on to his parliamentary seat in what was then the fourth safest Conservative seat in the country. It still is one of teh safest seats in the UK for the Tory's due to relative affluence of the area. Hamilton's majority at the 1992 General Election was almost 16,000. Conservative Central Office said that selection of candidates was purely a matter for the local party and refused to intervene. On 8 April 1997, he won a candidacy selection vote by 182 to 35, although 100 members of the local party abstained. Hamilton said that if the Downey (Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards) report found against him, he would resign as an MP. Unfortunately, the man in the white suit, the BBCs Martin Bell decided to stand as an independent candidate in Tatton. With other parties standing down, Bell triumphed by over 11,000 votes. Hamilton vowed to return, but up to now has failed to. This might be his re-emergence.
Neil and Christine Hamilton are said to have sold their house in Tatton in September 2003 after 20 years of living there. They bought a house in Hullavington, Wiltshire, in October 2004.
Ironically his failings were a drop in the ocean of recent parliamentary expenses scandles. Duck houses, flipping second homes, the John Lewis list etc. Even his successor, shadow chancellor George Osbourne has not been immune. In June 2009 the London Times suggested that he had flipped his 2nd home to claim for a \u00a3450,000 loan www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6474725.ece
It should be remembered that politicians of all shades were embroiled in these scandles, lets hope it improves for all our sakes...
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKKR - Blue Reform UK roundel sign fixed in a front garden on an ordinary red-brick stock-photo/gotonysmith-Residential.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>residential street in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. The sign uses Reform UK's simple white arrow branding, pointing forward against a blue background, with traditional terraced houses, brick walls, railings, chimney stacks, overhead wires and a cloudy North West England sky behind it. The image has strong street-level political value because it places a national right-wing populist party message into a local working-class housing setting. Reform UK grew out of the Brexit Party, the vehicle associated with Nigel Farage, and Britannica describes Farage as having launched the Brexit Party in 2019 before rebranding it as Reform UK in 2021. The Makerfield by-election was scheduled for 18 June 2026 after Labour MP Josh Simons stood down, creating a nationally watched contest between Andy Burnham for Labour and Robert Kenyon for Reform UK. Kenyon was reported as a local plumber and army reservist, while Burnham is the high-profile Mayor of Greater Manchester. Reform UK's campaign sought to mobilise voters around anti-establishment themes, immigration, borders and public dissatisfaction, while Labour presented Burnham as a recognised regional figure with a record linked to growth, devolution and the Bee Network transport programme. This image can illustrate Reform UK campaigning, Brexit legacy politics, Labour heartlands, red wall constituencies, working-class voter identity, political realignment, populism, immigration messaging, tactical voting, local democracy and public trust in northern England. For stock buyers, the strength lies in the contrast between the crisp campaign roundel and the everyday terrace backdrop, a compact visual shorthand for how the Makerfield contest turned ordinary residential streets into visible markers of national political change.
Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKNW - This documentary editorial photograph shows a large yellow Labour campaign centre banner tied to green metal railings outside the campaign base at 2 Walter Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester. The bold red wording reads LABOUR CAMPAIGN CENTRE , creating a clear, readable image of party organisation during the high-profile Makerfield by-election campaign. The location is associated with Stubshaw Cross Labour Club and the wider Ashton-in-Makerfield area, placing the image firmly in a traditional Labour constituency in the North West of England. The picture was taken in soft daylight under an overcast sky, with the banner, railings and roadside setting giving it the feel of a practical local campaign operation rather than a national media set piece. The by-election was triggered after Labour MP Josh Simons said he would stand down to allow Andy Burnham to contest the seat and seek a return to Westminster. Burnham is the Mayor of Greater Manchester, not Manchester city mayor, and national coverage has framed his Westminster return as potentially significant for Labour's future direction and possible leadership speculation around Sir Keir Starmer, although that should be described carefully as political speculation rather than a proven outcome. The image is useful for stories on by-elections, Labour campaigning, constituency politics, political realignment, northern Labour heartlands, doorstep canvassing, party organisation, campaign headquarters, candidate selection and the pressure on established parties from challengers such as Reform UK. For picture buyers, the value lies in the direct, uncluttered campaign signage, precise Wigan location, and connection to a nationally watched local contest where Westminster ambition, local loyalties and wider Labour Party tensions intersect.
2 Walter St, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8TP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJYKGY - Two tribes editorial photograph shows two rival political signs in a front garden setting in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the June 2026 Makerfield by-election campaign. In the foreground, a red Labour VOTE ANDY FOR US' poster shows a cartoon likeness of Andy Burnham in his familiar black top and glasses, while a blue Reform UK roundel sign is visible just behind the hedge. The two signs create a compact visual contest between Burnham, the high-profile Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon, reported as a local plumber and army reservist. The image was taken in daylight under a cloudy North West England sky, with terraced and semi-detached houses, a brick wall, hedges and a quiet suburban road giving the scene a strongly local, doorstep politics feel. Burnham is often nicknamed the King of the North' in political and media commentary, reflecting his regional profile since becoming Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017 and winning further mayoral terms in 2021 and 2024. The Makerfield by-election was due on 18 June 2026 and drew national attention because Burnham's possible return to Westminster was linked with Labour's future direction and speculation about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Reform UK's challenge added anstock-photo/gotonysmith-Other.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>other layer, with Kenyon's candidacy attracting scrutiny over past social media posts and debate about the party's appeal in Labour heartlands. This image is useful for stories about Labour campaigning, Reform UK pressure, red wall politics, northern identity, voter choice, by-elections, populism, political branding, tactical voting and the everyday visibility of party loyalty in residential streets. For stock buyers, its strength is the juxtaposition of two competing signs: one personalised around Burnham's recognisable cartoon image, the other using Reform UK's simple directional branding, both bidding for attention before a closely watched parliamentary contest in Makerfield.
88-100 Bolton Rd, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 8AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M9F1T7 - Kalles Kaviar (known as Kallen Mätitahna in Finland) is a Swedish brand of smörgåskaviar.
It is manufactured by Abba Seafood. Kalles Kaviar is mainly made of salted cod roe (Gadus morhua), sugar, canola oil and spices. It is officially credited as having been introduced in 1954, but probably existed even earlier as advertisment for the product appeared in newspapers as early as 1950. The product soon became considered a classic product in the Swedish market, internationally recognised as a Swedish product.
The tube label has maintained the same design from the beginning, and depicts the son of the then-CEO of the manufacturing company, Carl Ameln. The name Kalle was used because it was a popular name in the 1950s when it was first created.
The tube had to be made of aluminium rather than plastic because kaviar cannot stay fresh when in contact with air, and plastic tubes become filled with air when the contents have been squeezed out, whereas aluminium remains in the form it was pressed into.
In 2011, IKEA replaced Kalles Kaviar with its own brand of caviar. This led to backlash, leading to IKEA returning the product to its shelves within a few years
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MRY - The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited[2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
The Winter Gardens has hosted the annual conferences of British political parties and trade unions and its owners claim that every Prime Minister since World War II has addressed an audience at the venue.
It has also hosted the Blackpool Dance Festival since its inception in 1920, and the World Matchplay darts tournament since 1994. The annual dance competitions Miss Dance of Great Britain and Dance Master UK are hosted there annually.
97 Church St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1HL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Iraq,invasion,war,Tony Blair,illegal war,George Bush,Saddam Hussain,Revolutionary Arab,Socialist Baath Party,Baghdad,Baath Party,coalition,USA,UK,claims,hunted,hunting,down,Iraqi Most Wanted,Uday,Iraqi,Iraqis,top,level,politicians,Baath,party,family,dictatorship,dictators,invasions,Hussain,Saddam,dead,killed,hero,villain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH5AME - 2003 Iraqi Most Wanted playing cards laid on a detailed printed map of Iraq, with Baghdad, Karbala, Al Hillah and nearby road and place names visible. The right-hand card shows Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, president of Iraq, as the ace of spades. The left-hand card shows Uday Saddam Husayn, listed as National Assembly Member, Olympic Chairman and Saddam Fedayeen Chief, as the ace of hearts. The image provides a direct visual link between military intelligence, battlefield recognition, the United States-led coalition invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the wider search for senior figures from Saddam Hussein's regime. The cards were part of the now widely recognised Iraq Most Wanted deck, a practical identification aid used by coalition personnel and later a powerful symbol of Operation Iraqi Freedom, regime collapse, occupation, contested intelligence and the political aftermath of the war. Set against the map, the playing cards become more than simple military ephemera: they work as a compact documentary image about war planning, geography, propaganda, leadership targeting, dictatorship, Ba'ath Party power structures, and the way conflict turns names, faces and places into public symbols. The clean studio composition and readable card text make it useful for newspapers, magazines, books, educational material, museum displays and online features exploring the Iraq War, the fall of Saddam Hussein, the role of Uday Hussein, US and British military involvement, postwar instability, Middle East geopolitics, high-value target lists, military collectibles and the long legacy of the 2003 invasion. The warm map colours, road markings and city labels add geographic context, while the two aces give the photograph a strong graphic quality suited to stories about power, pursuit, intelligence, memory and the transformation of recent war into archive history.
Baghdad, Iraq
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HK3H36 - . This scene at Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA in 2017 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. At the centre of the view is South Lanarkshire Council HQ at dusk,Almada St, Hamilton ML3 0AA. Another layer of the photograph includes period detail, changing land use, local character, changing streetscape, public realm, regional identity, architectural detail, contemporary social history, community identity, place identity, adaptive reuse, cityscape history, documentary photography, and visual archive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and adaptive reuse, not least because of how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with conservation architecture, period building, architectural character, period architecture, heritage asset, historic streetscape, historic townscape, and built heritage. References to Lanarkshire, Hamilton, Almada, and Council give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism in a form that can be compared with future views of Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA.
Almada St, Hamilton, Scotland, UK ML3 0AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Manchester Pride,Manchester Pride Parade,New apartments,flats,City centre,city,North West England,pano,panorama,2018,Pride 2018,Lock gates,Canal Street,Anal Street,Rainbow,flags,Rainbow Flags,Gay Village,Manchester Gay Village,Manchester gay community,Party,Rochdale Canal,tourist attraction,James Anderton,Gay bar,Gay bars,Gay pub,Gay pubs,The Village,Mardi Gras,Section28,Section 28,Queer As Folk,LGBT Youth North West,affordable,housing,accomodation,lock development
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PGH9HK - . A place-specific photograph places on record the setting around Canal Street, Manchester, UK, in an image captured in 2018. The source caption identifies Canal Street Panorama, Manchester Pride 2018 showing new apartment construction, North West England, UK. The photograph carries associations with lock operation, local neighbourhood, pub architecture, riverine landscape, heritage navigation, tenure and occupancy, town-centre hospitality, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Homes.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>homes and neighbourhoods, residential environment, licensed premises, residential development, and navigation engineering. The wider contemporary story of river engineering now includes long-term maintenance funding alongside heritage conservation, while policy and investment increasingly consider adapting old structures to present-day use. Current debate around the licensed trade often combines business rates, alcohol duty and the practical challenge of balancing heritage with commercial survival. In the mid-2020s, housing supply is increasingly discussed through damp and mould and fuel poverty, with attention turning to more affordable supply. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Canal Street, Manchester, UK, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The scene also relates to hospitality venue, civil engineering structure, waterborne transport, leisure economy, working waterway, place-making. The record also refers to construction in Canal Street, construction in Manchester, Lesbian gay bisexual transgender, Community Lesbian gay bisexual transgender, Lesbian gay bisexual transgender communities, Pride Parade. The scene also carries the language of beer retail, river management, housing stock, housing affordability, industrial waterway heritage, community housing, urban living, community venue, managed watercourse, and affordable homes.
Canal Street, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: Saddam,Hussein,playing,cards,Ace,gotonysmith,Saddam,Hussein,Abd,al-Majid,al-Tikriti,(Arabic,28,April,1937,"",30,December,2006),was the fifth President of Iraq,serving,in,this,capacity,from,16,July,1979,until,9,April,2003,1,2,3,صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Maǧīd al-Tikrītī,28,April,1937,"",30,December,2006),was the fifth President of Iraq,serving,in,this,capacity,from,16,July,1979,until,9,April,2003.,and later,the,Baghdad-based,Baath,Party,and,its,regional,organisation,"",Iraq,Region,which espoused baathism,a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism,Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup,later referred to as the 17 July Revolution,that,brought,the,party,to,long-term,power,of,Iraq.,As,vice,president,under,the,ailing,General,Ahmed,Hassan,al-Bakr,playing cards government,Saddam created security forces ace of spades,gotonysmith,1,2,3,4,5,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF1355 - Saddam Hussein playing cards where Saddam is the Ace of spades - Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking members of the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or members of the Revolutionary Command Council
among them were some of Hussein's family members. The cards were officially named the personality identification playing cards. As of 2021, all but 4 of the 52 most wanted have been either killed or captured, eleven of whom have been released.
Each card contains the wanted person's address and, if available, the job performed by that individual. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list. The ace of spades is Saddam Hussein, the aces of clubs and hearts are his sons Qusay and Uday respectively, and the ace of diamonds is Saddam's presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti. This strict correspondence to the order of the most-wanted list was not carried through the entire deck, but sometime later in 2003, the list itself was renumbered to conform (almost) to the deck of cards. The card backs feature camouflage reminiscent of that seen on the Desert Camouflage Uniform.
According to US Navy Lieutenant commander Jim Brooks, a spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, such playing cards have been used as far back as the American Civil War and again in World War IIArmy Air Corps decks printed with the silhouettes of German and Japanese fighter aircraft fetch hundreds of dollars todayand in the Korean War. Troops often play cards to pass the time, and seeing the names, faces and titles of the wanted Iraqis during their games will help soldiers and Marines in case they run into the wanted individuals in the field.
Bagdad , Iraq
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Keywords: Snowdrop,Mersey,Ferry,approaching,Latchford,locks,on,the,Manchester,Ship,Canal,Warrington,Cheshire,Beeching,closed,line,to,Altrincham.,Now,TPT,Trans,Pennine,Trail,Trans-Pennine,sail,sailing,trip,journey,tourist,Thelwall,New,Road,water,Canal,industrial,party,tourist,trip,from,Liverpool,to,Manchester,Salford,quays,Queys,GoTonySmith,gotonysmith,Warringtonian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MFJ - . Snowdrop Mersey Ferry approaching Latchford locks on the Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK. Photographed on 4 July 2009. The recorded location is The Quays, Latchford locks, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK. Its a Grey day as the tourist trip takes passengers from Liverpool to Salford Quays. Salford Quays occupies the former Manchester Docks, once the inland terminus of the Manchester Ship Canal. After the docks closed in 1982, large-scale regeneration transformed derelict wharves into housing, offices, cultural venues and eventually MediaCity. Salford City Council now describes the Quays as one of Europe's most successful waterfront regeneration projects, and in 2026 further growth is planned around new homes, technology, culture and improved public space. Historically, plant details are useful both aesthetically and scientifically, showing petals, leaves, seed heads and moisture at a particular stage of growth
Repeated seasonal photography can also provide a simple record of phenology. Historically, ports and vessels are central to Britain's maritime history, linking coastal communities and inland industry with fishing, trade, passenger travel and international shipping
Harbours, docks and working craft also reflect changing technology, from traditional fishing fleets to high-speed workboats and modern freight logistics. The wider historical story is that fields, flowers, trees and wildlife provide a visual record of season, habitat and countryside management
Agricultural crops sit alongside wild plants, insects and birds, illustrating the overlap between food production, biodiversity and recreation. In 2026, current interest in biodiversity and climate gives seasonal flower and foliage photographs documentary value beyond their visual appeal, particularly where flowering or autumn colour can be compared over time. Other useful descriptive phrases include botanical, seasonal plant, garden, and nature detail.
The Quays, Latchford locks, Warrington, Cheshire, England UK
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Keywords: your,own,on,the,council,municipal,ground,land,at,home,recession,prices,high,avoiding,eco,green,party,back,to,The,pleasures,of,your,own,fruit,and,vegetables,on,an,or,on,a,veg,patch,at,home,gotonysmith,agenda,veggies,vegetarian,cordon,vert,cordon-vert,fresh,natural,society,goodlife,good,life,financial,crash,hard,times,hardtimes,benefit,HB,cuts,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYC07 - . Growing food on the allotment - The Sutton Rhubarb. Photographed on 9 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. The pleasures of growing your own fruit and vegetables, on an allotment or on a veg patch at home. In these times of recession, people are turning back to nature. In the longer view, british agriculture has repeatedly adapted to mechanisation, changing markets and environmental policy
Tractors, fields, cereal crops and allotment vegetables each represent different scales of food production, while also documenting seasonal work and rural landscapes. The historical context is that growing vegetables at home links horticulture, food security and recreation
Allotment plots became a distinctive part of British urban life, allowing gardeners to cultivate fruit and vegetables on small rented plots while preserving varieties and practical knowledge. Historically, food images can document evolving tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that food security, soil health, biodiversity and climate resilience are increasingly central to UK farming and gardening
Images of crops, allotments and field work can support coverage of domestic food production, sustainable agriculture and adaptation to more variable weather. The subject remains topical in 2026 because allotments and grow-your-own gardening remain relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Additional high-relevance terminology includes grow your own, arable farming, vegetable growing, rural economy, farmland, seasonal crop, cultivation, vegetable gardening, and kitchen garden.
England, UK
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Keywords: capital,city,centre,pedestrianised,center,pub,bar,pubs,bars,bunting,summer,drinking,eating,dining,out,eat,party,busy,with,people,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,parties,and,nights,night,popular,weekend,breaks,break,staycation,crowds,pub signs,brewery,gift,cut
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXK5P - Photo shows Very festive Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland,UK a super destination, to drink,eat,party. Popular with hen parties and stag nights. The photograph is useful for Christmas, Hogmanay, festive leisure, winter tourism, night-time economy and family entertainment themes. Seasonal images like this can work for travel, shopping, hospitality, energy use, household celebration, public events and wider stories about how towns and cities create atmosphere during darker months. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. The image is strongly seasonal, with winter or Christmas context visible or implied by the caption. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
Rose st, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland, UK
