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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,election,politics,local,history,identity,voice,civic,culture,democracy,2026,ReformUK,Reform UK,Labour Party,Labour,losses,gains,exhibition,public exhibition,cultural,display,change,post-industrial,town,reults,heartlands,red wall,party,traditional,stronghold,right wing,populism,Nigel Farage,political,realignment,northern towns,working class politics,changing
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.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town,centre,poster,placard,group,conspirasists,climate misinformation,no climate crisis,anti net zero,digital ID,BritCard,Say No,To,Digital ID,street,protest,public,campaigning,realm,civic,space,fringe,politics,political,messaging,climate change,denial,there is no,climate crisis,deny,debate,anti surveillance,digital identity,identity cards,privacy concerns,biometric,data
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4MAD - Conspiracy placards displayed in Warrington town centre near Golden Square shopping centre show messages opposing BritCard digital ID and net zero, alongside a large claim that There is no climate crisis. The scene records how online-influenced narratives about identity systems, climate policy, government control and surveillance can appear in ordinary public spaces used by Saturday shoppers, families and pedestrians. The boards use bold warning language, simplified graphics and emotive claims about biometric data, personal freedom, public spending and the cost of net zero, making the image relevant to editorial coverage of misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy culture, political protest and public trust. The climate message should be treated cautiously as misinformation, not as a balanced scientific position: the Met Office states that there is overwhelming evidence that climate change is affecting the health of the planet and the wellbeing of billions of people. The digital ID message is also politically charged, mixing genuine civil liberties concerns with stronger claims about coercion and control. UK government material presents digital ID as a way to prove identity and access services, while parliamentary and public debate continues around privacy, compulsion, exclusion and data governance. This documentary photograph can illustrate climate denial, anti-net-zero campaigns, identity-card opposition, culture war politics, fringe street campaigning, public communication, information disorder, distrust in institutions and the movement of internet narratives into local civic life. The Warrington retail setting contrasts routine shopping with contested political messaging. The weather appears dry and overcast or shaded, with grey paving and street furniture giving the image a plain public-realm context. The photograph should be captioned as a record of conspiracy and misinformation material being displayed, not as endorsement of the claims.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,shopping,town,centre,street,digital,warriors,public,demonstration,AI,Artificial Intelligence,fear,fears,ignorance,prison,ID,Great Reset,WEF,World Economic Forum,the,Agenda film,anti-establishment,fringe,politics,political,activism,public realm,Cheshire,saturday,placards,misinformation,in,spaces,campaigns,anti,anti globalist,messaging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4MAH - Conspiracy theory posters and placards displayed in Warrington town centre near Golden Square shopping centre on a Saturday, showing claims about artificial intelligence, Digital Prison, The Human Control Grid, digital ID, The Great Reset and The Agenda film. The image records how online conspiracy narratives can move into everyday public spaces, with printed boards and street campaigning placed beside a busy retail environment used by shoppers, families and pedestrians. The Great Reset is a real World Economic Forum phrase, but it has also become a recurring focus of conspiracy thinking, often framed as alleged elite control, globalist power or government overreach rather than a straightforward public policy discussion. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue notes that misconceptions around the WEF initiative have become a mainstay of conspiracy narratives in recent years and have circulated within right-wing and far-right online communities. This Warrington street scene may be useful for editorial coverage of misinformation, disinformation, fringe politics, anti-digital-ID campaigns, AI anxiety, surveillance fears, distrust in institutions, public protest, democratic debate, culture war messaging and the offline spread of internet-influenced conspiracy movements. The posters use strong warning language, dramatic graphics and fear-based claims, making the photograph relevant to stories about information disorder, propaganda techniques, political communication, social media influence and the relationship between digital rumours and local street activism. Golden Square's retail setting adds contrast between ordinary Saturday shopping and contested political messaging in public space. The light appears to be dull or overcast, with neutral paving and urban street furniture giving the image a realistic documentary feel. The photograph should be captioned carefully as a record of conspiracy theory material being displayed, not as endorsement of the claims shown.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Strait,Straits,of,IDF,on,map,word,words,in,UAE,wars,conflict,Middle East,Oman,Persian Gulf,political,gas,petrol,price,prices,jet,fuel,crisis,geopolitical,risk,world,economy,downturn,recession,MAGA,TACO,maritime chokepoint,energy security,oil market,tanker route,shipping lane,Polymarket
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEE26 - Conceptual stock photograph showing cream letter tiles spelling IRAN and WAR across a printed political map of the Middle East, with the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iraq and the Strait of Hormuz area visible beneath. The image uses a simple board-game style still life to communicate geopolitical tension, conflict risk, energy security, oil shipping disruption and international concern about escalation involving Iran and the wider Gulf region. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most strategically significant maritime chokepoints, linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, and its location between Iran and Oman makes it central to stories about shipping lanes, tanker traffic, oil markets, LNG flows and military risk.
The photograph is suitable for editorial and illustrative use in articles about Iran, war fears, Middle East instability, naval security, sanctions, diplomacy, oil price shocks, maritime trade, global supply chains and the vulnerability of energy routes. The close-up composition makes the message instantly readable, while the map background adds geographical context for readers searching for Iran crisis imagery, Gulf conflict concepts, Strait of Hormuz news, tanker route disruption or strategic chokepoints. The visible place names around Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and southern Iran help connect the image to regional power politics and the security of Gulf states.
The use of letter tiles gives the photograph a strong symbolic quality for newspapers, magazines, blogs, explainers, policy briefings and financial commentary. It can illustrate uncertainty, military escalation, risk analysis, oil market volatility, defence strategy, international relations, US Iran tensions, Israel Iran tensions, shipping insurance costs, commodity prices and the wider economic consequences of conflict in a region where geography, energy and security are tightly linked.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Europe,bloc,movement,words,wooden letter tiles,reversal,UK politics,pro EU message,anti Brexit concept,return to EU,European map,political concept image,referendum debate,UK rejoin debate,Britain and Europe,European politics,membership of the EU,campaign slogan,editorial concept,news illustration,political symbolism,map background,geopolitical concept,European integration,public debate,European,countries,political,message,campaign,board game,symbolism,symbolic,trade relations,customs union,debate,constitutional debate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8PTMB - Conceptual political image showing the words Rejoin EU spelled out in Scrabble-style wooden letter tiles placed across a printed map of Europe. The arrangement uses natural wood tiles for the word Rejoin, with two yellow tiles forming EU at a right angle beneath the main word, creating a strong, instantly readable visual statement about the continuing debate over Britain's future relationship with the European Union. Visible parts of the map include the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and other European countries, helping anchor the message in a recognisable continental setting and reinforcing themes of geography, politics, identity, trade and international alignment. The image works well as an editorial or commercial illustration for stories about Brexit, the rejoin movement, UK politics, public opinion, European integration, referendum legacy, youth voting trends, cross-border cooperation, customs and trade barriers, freedom of movement, the single market and wider arguments about whether Britain should seek a closer relationship with Europe or full membership again. The use of board-game style letter tiles gives the composition a simple, accessible and symbolic quality, making a complex constitutional and geopolitical issue easy to grasp at a glance. It is especially suitable for newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, campaign literature, think tank reports and educational content exploring post-Brexit Britain and its political choices. The map background adds documentary credibility and visual context, while the bold lettering creates a memorable graphic shorthand for rejoining the EU. The image may also appeal to subjects such as European elections, party conference debates, UK foreign policy, economic strategy, cultural ties with Europe, democratic campaigning and changing public attitudes towards Brexit. A clean, well-composed political concept picture with strong relevance to current affairs, European news, Westminster debate and long
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,US,anti-trump,DonaldTrump,movement,day,America,United States protest,US protest movement,anti Trump protest,political protest USA,protest map of America,map of the United States,America map concept,demonstration,political,politics,nationwide,protest,national,day of action,mass mobilisation,civil,resistance,democracy,grassroots,activism,constitutional rights,movement branding,political dissent,street,protest concept,American,Scrabble,letters,federal,slogan,social
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91ERX - Conceptual editorial image illustrating the No Kings protest movement in the United States, using a map of America and the hashtag #NoKings to evoke nationwide political mobilisation, civic resistance and public opposition to authoritarian style leadership. The phrase No Kings has been used by organisers and media reports to describe mass anti Trump demonstrations held across the US, framed around democracy, constitutional rights, civil liberties and resistance to concentrated executive power. This type of image is useful for editorial coverage of American politics, protest movements, national days of action, grassroots activism, public anger, democratic norms and the symbolism of nationwide dissent spreading across all 50 states. The map-based treatment gives the picture broad relevance for stories about federal politics, election tensions, civic identity, constitutional debate, social movement branding and protest culture in the modern United States. It also works well for wider search themes such as resistance, anti authoritarian activism, political messaging, campaign imagery, public demonstrations, civil society and the visual language of national protest movements. As a conceptual rather than documentary image, it is especially suitable for opinion pieces, magazine features, web headers, explainers and news articles that need a strong visual shorthand for a broad political moment rather than one specific rally or city. The wording also carries a deliberate historical echo, contrasting monarchy and hereditary rule with republican democracy and popular sovereignty. That makes the image commercially and editorially useful for themes including democracy under pressure, national opposition campaigns, protest branding, symbolic politics, public mobilisation and the geography of dissent across contemporary America. Because the movement has been described by organisers and news agencies as a nationwide protest mobilisation rather than a formal general strike.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,election,left-wing,changing,habits,floating,voter,voters,political,campaign,replacing,Labour,party,British,English,councillor,councils,council,doorstep,residential,campaigning,suburban,street,streets,urban,red-brick,houses,democracy,democratic,participation,season,behaviour,parliamentary campaigning,sustainability,net zero,debate,terraced,Zack Polanski
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9ANTJ - Editorial photograph of a large Green Party Vote Green sign mounted on a wooden post outside a house in a traditional British terraced street during a local UK election campaign. The bold green campaign board stands beside bay windows and red-brick facades, creating a clear visual shorthand for grassroots politics, doorstep canvassing and neighbourhood level democracy. This is useful imagery for stories about British elections, local council contests, parliamentary campaigning, environmental politics, green issues, climate change, voter behaviour and party messaging. The domestic setting is important because it shows political support expressed from an ordinary home rather than a rally or formal event. Rows of closely spaced terraced houses, pavement edge views and an overcast sky give the scene a recognisable suburban or inner-urban English character. The photograph can illustrate topics such as election season, residential campaigning, political signage, street level activism, public opinion, democratic participation, UK voting habits and the visibility of party branding within everyday communities. The image is especially relevant to editorial features on the Green Party in Britain, including campaign growth, local representation, sustainability, net zero debate, environmental campaigning and alternative political choices beyond the larger main parties. Because the wording is large and instantly readable, it works well for newspapers, magazines, blogs and educational use where a clean, direct election image is needed. Weather conditions appear dry with soft daylight and cloud cover, adding a natural documentary feel to this real-world political scene. Architectural details such as bay windows, uniform facades and the repeating line of terraced homes reinforce the sense of an everyday UK residential setting, making the picture suitable for both political reporting and wider social documentary use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,political,left,wing,garden,UK,British,campaign,campaigning,doorstep,grassroots,politics,environmental,Boycott Israel,boycott,Palestine,Gaza,solidarity,anti-war,antiwar,consumer,activism,sign,domestic,display,house,brick,climate change,net zero,Greens,progressive,social,justice,human rights,foreign policy,protest,Zack Polanski,electorate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9ANW3 - Close view of a bright Green Party Vote Green election banner fixed to railings in the front garden of a suburban brick house, with a Boycott Israel poster visible inside the window behind it. The image records a politically expressive domestic frontage, where party campaigning, local election messaging and international protest politics occupy the same residential space. The bold green sign, white lettering, front garden wall, hanging basket and window details give the scene a distinctly British suburban character, useful for editorial stories about doorstep politics, climate campaigning, progressive voters and protest movements.
The photograph works as stock imagery for coverage of the Green Party, local democracy, general elections, council elections, canvassing, political posters, campaign signage and the way private homes become public political statements. The secondary window poster adds a current affairs angle, connecting domestic political identity with boycott activism, Palestine and Israel related campaigning, consumer protest, ethical shopping, human rights campaigning and foreign policy.
It is relevant to articles examining how environmental politics can overlap with anti-war, social justice and international solidarity causes at street level. The composition is useful because the message is clear at thumbnail size: readable words, strong colour, domestic context and a real-world setting. It could illustrate green politics, environmental voting, community activism, political polarisation, protest posters in homes, neighbourhood campaigning, election messaging in England, voter expression, democratic participation, grassroots movements, consumer boycotts and the visibility of political opinion in ordinary streets. The overcast daylight, brickwork, window reflections and garden railings create a documentary feel, suggesting a cool, mild British day outside a lived-in home during an election campaign or period of heightened public debate.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Southern,Republic,unrest,religion,riot,warning,warnings,political,fascist,the,Irish Catholic,catholic,newspaper,media,bishop,warn,warns,against,of,right,challenge,challenges,disputed,print,danger,news,newsstand,news strand,church,churches,fact,facts,truth,about,what is,Nigel Farage,ReformUK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3C4CY34 -
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,liberals,Liberal,democrat,democratic,parties,politics,political,community,party,signs,sign,support,supporters,ward,councils,win,lose,change,Thelwall,Warrington,WA4 2TB,political party,sunny,day,in,garden,supporter,gain,gained,seat,seats,logo
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X3P56R -
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,liberals,Liberal,democrat,democratic,parties,politics,political,community,party,signs,sign,support,supporters,ward,councils,win,lose,change,Thelwall,Warrington,WA4 2TB,political party,sunny,day,in,garden,supporter,gain,gained,seat,seats,logo,Ed Davey,leader
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city,centre,Nottinghamshire,Gaza protest,solidarity,Palestinian,flag,flags,ceasefire,protest,peace,march,peaceful,human,rights,anti-war,public,demonstration,political,crowd,campaigners,demonstrators,placards,banners,free speech,right to protest,civil liberties,local activism,community protest,protest policing,no arrests,reported,orderly,British protest culture,freedom of expression,democratic rights,war crimes debate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYWX - A peaceful Palestine march gathers in Nottingham's Old Market Square on 2 March 2026, with demonstrators holding Palestinian flags and placards outside the city's Council House. The wide-angle image shows a mixed crowd of people assembled in the civic heart of Nottingham, creating a strong editorial photograph for stories about pro-Palestinian protest, public assembly, human rights campaigning, ceasefire calls, Gaza solidarity, Middle East politics and the continuing public response in Britain to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Nottingham City Council lists the Council House at Old Market Square, NG1 2DT, and the grand civic building, open plaza and surrounding city-centre architecture make the location immediately recognisable as a public demonstration space. The image is commercially useful for coverage of peaceful protest, freedom of expression, civil liberties, policing of demonstrations, local activism, grassroots organising, political campaigning and public concern over war and civilian suffering. The visible flags, placards, winter coats, gathered speakers and orderly crowd convey a calm demonstration rather than disorder, although any claim that there were no arrests should only be made where confirmed by police or event organisers. The photograph can also support wider debate about protest rights, antisemitism concerns, Islamophobia, foreign policy, humanitarian law, university and trade-union activism, community relations and the role of city-centre squares as places of democratic expression. As a documentary stock image, it records a specific local protest in Nottingham while also representing a broader pattern of UK demonstrations around Palestine, Gaza and the Middle East, where international events are brought into public view through marches, speeches, flags and civic-space gatherings.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,concept,letter,letters,on,a,name,region,politics,political,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,LGBT,LGBTQ+,trans,debate,SNP,policy,revolt,law,legislation,gender,recognition,reform,reforms,Canongate,EH8 8DX,Scottish,parliament,National Party,rights,veto,legal challenge
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHBH - The Scottish and UK governments are going to court in a row over reforms that would make to make it easier for people in Scotland to change their legally recognised gender.
MSPs voted in December last year to pass the controversial Gender Recognition (Reform) Bill by 86 votes to 39.
But in an equally contentious move, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack then used UK government powers to veto the bill, saying it could interfere with equalities law across the whole country.
The legal arguments over Scotland's gender reforms
Scottish ministers have lodged a legal challenge at the Court of Session in a bid to overturn that decision and to have the reforms come in to law.
Presentational grey line
What is the current system?
The Scottish government wants to simplify and speed up the existing process by which people can obtain a gender recognition certificate - the legal recognition of a trans person's acquired gender.
At present, people apply to a UK gender recognition panel and typically must present a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
This is defined by the NHS as being caused by a mismatch between their biological sex (whether they were born physically male or female) and their gender identity (the way in which they see and describe themselves).
Applicants need to provide two medical reports, one from a specialist detailing their diagnosis and another listing any treatment or surgery they may have had to change their sexual characteristics.
They must also prove they have lived full-time in their acquired gender for at least two years - for example showing they have used a different name in official documents, or changed their gender on their driving licence or passport - and swear an oath that they intend to continue for the rest of their lives.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,concept,letter,letters,on,a,name,region,clean,air,pollution,particulates,NOX,Nitrous Oxides,cleaner,Nitrous Oxide,charges,zone,city,area,district,congestion charge,roads,public health,Tory,Conservative,council,politics,political,Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England,UK,S1 1AA,S1,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHBR - A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality. A CAZ can be non-charging or charging.
Whether a vehicle is charged when entering or moving through a CAZ depends on the type of vehicle and the Euro standard of the vehicle. The amount charged is up to the local authority responsible for the CAZ. Ultra-low-emission vehicles are not charged when entering or moving through a Clean Air Zone.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,concept,letter,letters,on,a,name,region,clean,air,pollution,particulates,NOX,Nitrous Oxides,cleaner,Nitrous Oxide,charges,zone,city,area,district,congestion charge,roads,public health,Tory,Conservative,council,Bristol,Bath,cities,North East Somerset Council,politics,political
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHC8 - A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality. A CAZ can be non-charging or charging.
Whether a vehicle is charged when entering or moving through a CAZ depends on the type of vehicle and the Euro standard of the vehicle. The amount charged is up to the local authority responsible for the CAZ. Ultra-low-emission vehicles are not charged when entering or moving through a Clean Air Zone.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,strikers,solidarity,support,the,poster,banner,urban,window,windows,we,always knew,who,was,and who,keeps,going,members,to,all,message,politics,political,BT1 2AG,BT1,96-98,High St,Belfast,keep,keeping,country,up,and,running,society
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0J1 - A key worker, critical worker or essential worker is a public-sector or private-sector employee who is considered to provide an essential service. The term has been used[when?] in the United Kingdom in the context of workers who may find it difficult to buy property in the area where they work. The term was also used by the UK government during announcements regarding school shutdowns invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to indicate parents whose occupations entitled them to continue sending their children to schools which were otherwise shut down by government policy, as well as teachers and LSAs at those schools.
A key worker is a public sector or private sector employee who is considered to provide an essential service.
Key workers jobs that cannot be done remotely:-
Energy. Many of the jobs in this field, which includes mining and oil extraction, cannot be done remotely.
First responders. These are the people communities depend on in emergencies, such as paramedics, firefighters and police.
Education and child care. Making sure children can grow academically even during a pandemic means vaccinating teachers, their support staff, and daycare employees.
Agriculture and food production. Many of the outbreaks at the onset of the pandemic were in meatpacking facilities and other food-processing plants.
Critical retail. (i.e. grocery stores, hardware stores, auto mechanics etc.). Keeping supermarket employees safe makes it possible for others to stay fed while restaurants are temporarily shut down.
Critical trades. (i.e. construction workers, electricians, plumbers, etc.)
Manufacturing. These jobs (producing goods) cannot be done remotely.
Corrections workers. Prisons are the types of closed facilities where the coronavirus can spread quickly.
Postal Service workers. This group makes sure vital packages get delivered, along with providing other key services.
Public transit workers.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,69,mural,art,street,political,urban,mural art,legacy,historical,heritage,West Belfast,murals,residential,gable wall,children,kids,rubble,struggle,war,BT13 1DL,BT13,social history,story,children in conflict,imagery,housing estate,destruction scene,fight,fighting,protestant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33E - This image shows the Summer of 69 mural located on a gable wall at Hopewell Crescent in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural depicts two children standing amid rubble and damaged buildings, referencing the widespread civil unrest and destruction that occurred in Belfast during the summer of 1969, a period widely regarded as the beginning of the Troubles.
Rendered in a restrained, illustrative style, the artwork uses muted tones and detailed line work to evoke memory, loss, and the impact of conflict on civilian life, particularly on children and families living in affected neighbourhoods. The surrounding painted scene of demolished housing and debris reflects the disruption to residential communities during that period.
The photograph was taken on a grey, overcast day, with low, diffuse light and heavy cloud cover reinforcing the somber tone of the mural. The weather conditions flatten shadows and enhance the subdued atmosphere, aligning visually with the subject matter.
Political and historical murals such as this remain a prominent feature of Belfast's urban landscape. They function as acts of remembrance, community storytelling, and public history, while also reflecting the ongoing complexity of how the past is interpreted and represented in shared space. The image documents how murals continue to shape identity, memory, and place in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,poster,are,you,a,communist,then,unite,and,take,over,Lancaster,Lancs,England,UK,with,Karl Marx,Marx,points,pointing,red,black,white,organisation,USSR,left,far-left,organising,political,politics,engaging,Putin,Russia,China,asks,revolution,citizen Smith
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,L2,Ukraine,art,street,gable,end,NCP,Quakers Alley,parking,Ukrainian artist Somari,British artist Neil Keating,part,of,EuroFestival,the,world,cooperation,political,social,cultural,Wall project,wall,artists,with,Ukrainian Institute
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AHYX - Sound of Freedom' is a unique work of street art, the result of a collaboration between Ukrainian artist Somari and British artist Neil Keating.
Sound of Freedom focuses on cooperation between Ukraine and the world at all levels: political, social, and cultural. This cooperation starts with artistic interaction, an example of prosperity created by joint efforts.
The artwork explores the cultural identity of the nations through music. It examines the musical background of each country and finds common ground, celebrating diversity, talent, and creativity.
The project is commissioned by the Culture Liverpool, curated by Katya Taylor, and implemented by the Port. agency based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Liverpool joins The Wall project, created in cooperation with the Ukrainian Institute, with this vibrant Sound of Freedom mural. The city joins Vienna, Berlin, Marseilles, Brussels and Nairobi with a unique work of street art, the result of a collaboration between Ukrainian artist Somari and British artist Neil Keating.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,Eberle Street,Liverpool,L2 2AG,L2,Ukraine,art,street,gable,end,NCP,Quakers Alley,parking,Ukrainian artist Somari,British artist Neil Keating,part,of,EuroFestival,the,world,cooperation,political,social,cultural,Wall project,wall,artists,with,Ukrainian Institute
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ04 - Sound of Freedom' is a unique work of street art, the result of a collaboration between Ukrainian artist Somari and British artist Neil Keating.
Sound of Freedom focuses on cooperation between Ukraine and the world at all levels: political, social, and cultural. This cooperation starts with artistic interaction, an example of prosperity created by joint efforts.
The artwork explores the cultural identity of the nations through music. It examines the musical background of each country and finds common ground, celebrating diversity, talent, and creativity.
The project is commissioned by the Culture Liverpool, curated by Katya Taylor, and implemented by the Port. agency based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Liverpool joins The Wall project, created in cooperation with the Ukrainian Institute, with this vibrant Sound of Freedom mural. The city joins Vienna, Berlin, Marseilles, Brussels and Nairobi with a unique work of street art, the result of a collaboration between Ukrainian artist Somari and British artist Neil Keating.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,necropolis,graves,graveyard,graveyards,grave,memorials,tourist,attraction,Paul,Foot,British,investigative,journalist,political,campaigner,author,and,long time,member,of,the,SWP,buried,in,gravestone,stone,Highgate,Cemetery,London,near,Karl Marx,tomb,Karl Marxs,Swains Lane,N6 6PJ,N6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R7A45T - Paul Mackintosh Foot (8 November 1937 18 July 2004) was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
In 1964, in London he began to work for The Sun, as the trade union newspaper, the Daily Herald, had become, in a department called Probe. The intention was to investigate and publish stories behind the news but the Probe team resigned after six months.
Foot left to work, part-time, on the Mandrake column on The Sunday Telegraph. He had contributed articles to Private Eye since 1964 but decided, in February 1967, to take a cut in salary and join the staff of the magazine on a full-time basis, working with its editor, Richard Ingrams and Peter Cook
Foot's first stint at Private Eye lasted until 1972 when, according to Patrick Marnham, Foot was sacked by Ingrams who had come to the conclusion that Foot's copy was being unduly influenced by his contacts in the International Socialists. Ingrams has denied this, writing, It was said at the time that he and I had fallen out over political issues
Six years later he returned to Private Eye but was poached in 1979 by the editor of the Daily Mirror, Mike Molloy, who offered him a weekly investigative page of his own with one condition, that he was not to make propaganda for the SWP. In 1980, Foot began to look into the case of the Bridgewater Four, who had been convicted the previous year of killing Stourbridge newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater. He repeatedly returned to this case, to the occasional consternation of his editor but believed this practice would lead to new witnesses coming forward. Foot and his colleagues looked through many thousands of pages of evidence and statements
Paul Foot died of a heart attack at the age of 66. A tribute issue of the Socialist Review, on whose editorial board Foot sat for 19 years, collected together many of his articles, while issue 1116 of Private Eye included a tribute to Foot
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AN1A - Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary, showing Soviet era and communist period public monuments removed from the city after the fall of the Hungarian People's Republic. The bronze figure on the right is the Republic of Councils Monument, or Tanácsköztársasági emlékmű, by István Kiss, completed in 1969 and based on a dynamic revolutionary sailor image associated with the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919. The foreground relief appears to be the Hungarian Fighters in the Spanish International Brigades Memorial by Makrisz Agamemnon, also known as Memos Makris, made in 1968 to commemorate Hungarian volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War. The photograph is valuable for editorial use around Cold War history, communist propaganda, socialist realism, dictatorship memory, post-communist heritage, Eastern Bloc public art, political sculpture, regime change and the contested afterlife of monuments. Memento Park is an open-air museum where Budapest gathered many statues, busts, plaques and memorials that once stood in prominent public locations and carried the official visual language of party power, liberation myth, worker heroism and Soviet friendship. The composition contrasts the flat carved memorial figures with the dramatic running bronze statue, creating a strong visual example of how communist public art used heroic bodies, flags, movement and scale to communicate ideological certainty. The site is not simply nostalgic display: it is a carefully framed museum of authoritarian imagery, useful for understanding how art, architecture and public space were used to legitimise power. The green grass, open sky and park setting soften the scene visually, but the subjects remain linked to repression, censorship, propaganda, revolution, anti-fascist memory, Hungarian communism and the wider political history of Central Europe. The image suits travel guides, history publishing, education, museum features, political commentary, heritage tourism, dark tourism and art
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FGW - U-turn on onshore windfarms likely after Tory rebellion - more at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/onshore-windfarm-restrictions-ministers-rebel
Ministers will make an announcement on a ban on onshore windfarms in the coming days, including potential tweaks to the levelling up bill, in the face of a growing rebellion by Conservative MPs.
The culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, gave the strongest hint yet that the government is preparing to lift the de facto onshore wind ban after the number of public rebels grew to 34 on Monday night.
The government all but confirmed on Monday that restrictions on onshore wind would be changed in the face of the revolt, led by the former levelling up secretary Simon Clarke and endorsed by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, as well as the former chief whip Wendy Morton.
Donelan said changes were set to be announced by Michael Gove before the bill's return to parliament. The government is listening to colleagues around this amendment and I'm sure that there will be some announcements made by the levelling up secretary in the days to come, she told GB News.
Members from around the house put down amendments, including senior members of parliament, and then there are discussions between ministers and those members.
And there are tweaks sometimes made to bills, sometimes people stand their amendment down because they haven't realised the other elements of the legislation. It's all part of the legislative process.
The Guardian understands 34 MPs have signed the amendment, which would evaporate Sunak's majority because Labour will back Clarke's amendment, putting Sunak at risk of a Commons defeat.
Labour is also tabling a beefed-up amendment on onshore wind, highlighting the limitations of the Conservative rebel amendment. It would remove the onerous planning restrictions that effectively ban new onshore wind in England but also require local authorities to proactively identify opportunities for renewables, incl
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FHK - U-turn on onshore windfarms likely after Tory rebellion - more at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/onshore-windfarm-restrictions-ministers-rebel
Ministers will make an announcement on a ban on onshore windfarms in the coming days, including potential tweaks to the levelling up bill, in the face of a growing rebellion by Conservative MPs.
The culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, gave the strongest hint yet that the government is preparing to lift the de facto onshore wind ban after the number of public rebels grew to 34 on Monday night.
The government all but confirmed on Monday that restrictions on onshore wind would be changed in the face of the revolt, led by the former levelling up secretary Simon Clarke and endorsed by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, as well as the former chief whip Wendy Morton.
Donelan said changes were set to be announced by Michael Gove before the bill's return to parliament. The government is listening to colleagues around this amendment and I'm sure that there will be some announcements made by the levelling up secretary in the days to come, she told GB News.
Members from around the house put down amendments, including senior members of parliament, and then there are discussions between ministers and those members.
And there are tweaks sometimes made to bills, sometimes people stand their amendment down because they haven't realised the other elements of the legislation. It's all part of the legislative process.
The Guardian understands 34 MPs have signed the amendment, which would evaporate Sunak's majority because Labour will back Clarke's amendment, putting Sunak at risk of a Commons defeat.
Labour is also tabling a beefed-up amendment on onshore wind, highlighting the limitations of the Conservative rebel amendment. It would remove the onerous planning restrictions that effectively ban new onshore wind in England but also require local authorities to proactively identify opportunities for renewables, incl
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM1FHM - U-turn on onshore windfarms likely after Tory rebellion - more at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/onshore-windfarm-restrictions-ministers-rebel
Ministers will make an announcement on a ban on onshore windfarms in the coming days, including potential tweaks to the levelling up bill, in the face of a growing rebellion by Conservative MPs.
The culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, gave the strongest hint yet that the government is preparing to lift the de facto onshore wind ban after the number of public rebels grew to 34 on Monday night.
The government all but confirmed on Monday that restrictions on onshore wind would be changed in the face of the revolt, led by the former levelling up secretary Simon Clarke and endorsed by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, as well as the former chief whip Wendy Morton.
Donelan said changes were set to be announced by Michael Gove before the bill's return to parliament. The government is listening to colleagues around this amendment and I'm sure that there will be some announcements made by the levelling up secretary in the days to come, she told GB News.
Members from around the house put down amendments, including senior members of parliament, and then there are discussions between ministers and those members.
And there are tweaks sometimes made to bills, sometimes people stand their amendment down because they haven't realised the other elements of the legislation. It's all part of the legislative process.
The Guardian understands 34 MPs have signed the amendment, which would evaporate Sunak's majority because Labour will back Clarke's amendment, putting Sunak at risk of a Commons defeat.
Labour is also tabling a beefed-up amendment on onshore wind, highlighting the limitations of the Conservative rebel amendment. It would remove the onerous planning restrictions that effectively ban new onshore wind in England but also require local authorities to proactively identify opportunities for renewables, incl
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6K7 - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6KB - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
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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.
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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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MT0 - 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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MT4 - 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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MT5 - 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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG0EM - The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties lists the details of political parties registered to fight elections in the United Kingdom, including their registered name. These include:
Conservative and Unionist Party,Labour,Liberal Democrats,Scottish National Party,DUP Democratic Unionist Party, Sinn Fein,Plaid Cymru,The Greens
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the striking clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower stands 316 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side. Dials of the clock are 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in diameter. All four nations of the UK are represented on the tower on shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Ireland, and leek for Wales.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG4 - The Banqueting Hall is the most imposing of the civic rooms in the City Chambers. The room is 16 metres in height, 27 metres in length and 14 meters wide. It has been used to hold many large functions and is the main room used by the city to host important civic functions and events. The ornate arched ceiling is adorned by paintings and gold leaf, and the walls of the Banqueting Hall are decorated with large murals depicting the history of the city. The artists come from the famous Glasgow School and included Sir John Lavery, Alexander Roche and George Henry.This room is ideally suited for large ceremonies and can comfortably seat 300 guests.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG6 - Many people in Glasgow, Scotland, pass the impressive City Chambers building every day with no idea of the magnificent opulence awaiting inside.
Step inside the stately structure, and you'll realize the phrase more marble than the Vatican is no exaggeration. The Scottish building has even been used as a stand-in for the Vatican in films.
The City Chambers also boast Western Europe's largest marble staircase. The three ornate levels were built using Carrara marble imported from Italy.
Glasgow's City Chambers were designed by William Young, who won the bid amid a competition between 125 entries. The building was completed in 1888 and opened by Queen Victoria.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFG9 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold with the exception of the steeple, which still remains and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFH4 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold with the exception of the steeple, which still remains and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFH8 - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold with the exception of the steeple, which still remains and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHA - The need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold with the exception of the steeple, which still remains and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green. Subsequent moves were made to Wilson Street and Ingram Street. In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought.
Following a design competition, the building was designed by the Scottish architect William Young in the Victorian style and construction started in 1882. The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889. An extension connected by pairs of archways across John Street was completed in 1912 and Exchange House in George Street was completed in the mid-1980s
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84J72 - Saoradh
Saoradh are a Revolutionary Republican Party, organised across Ireland. Founded on the 24th September 2016 following a significant collective of Irish Republican activists, who for a number of years acted autonomously, after a number of years of debate, consultation and organisation, constituted and launched a Revolutionary Irish Republican Party.
Saoradh seek the establishment of a 32 County Socialist Republic free from British rule.
Saoradh aim to build campaigns to fight back against imperialism and capitalism to empower the Irish people in the ongoing struggle to regain our national sovereignty, end partition and build a new fair society.
Saoradh believes that Ireland should be governed by the Irish People with the wealth and wealth producing mechanisms in the ownership of the Irish people. This can not happen while British imperialism undemocratically retains control of Irish destinies and partitions our nation. This cannot happen while a neo-colonial elite in a subservient supposed indigenous administration sells the nations labour and natural resources to international capital.
Saoradh does not believe that British imperialism or capitalist exploitation can be confronted in the structures they have created to consolidate their undemocratic control of the Irish nation. As such Saoradh believe any assembly claiming to speak for the Irish people without being elected by the united people of the Irish nation to be illegal.
Saoradh will seek to organise and work with the Irish people rather than be consumed and usurped by the structures of Ireland's enemies, standing on a long and proud revolutionary Irish Republican history of resistance
inspired by the actions and words of Tone of Connolly, of Mellows, of Costello and of Sands .
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B9N - UNISON is the second largest trade union in the United Kingdom[4] with over 1.3 million members.
The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE) merged.
UNISON's current general secretary is Dave Prentis. He was elected on 28 February 2000 and took up the post on 1 January 2001, succeeding Rodney Bickerstaffe who had held the post for five years
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54XK - The Working Men's Club and Institute Union (CIU or C&IU) is a voluntary association of private members' clubs in Great Britain & Northern Ireland, with about 1,800 associate clubs. One club in the Republic of Ireland, the City of Dublin Working Men's Club is also affiliated. Most social clubs are affiliated to the CIU.
They do not have to be working men's clubs, although most are. There are many village clubs, Royal British Legions, Labour Clubs, Liberal Clubs, and various other clubs involved. A member of one CIU-affiliated club is entitled to use the facilities of all other CIU clubs, although they will only be entitled to vote in committee elections in clubs where they are full members.
The CIU has two main purposes: to provide a voice at national level for working men's clubs and social clubs, and to provide discounted products and services for its members.
Until 2004, the CIU had its own beer brewed by the Federation brewery in Dunston, Tyne and Wear. Although CIU-affiliated clubs do still receive discounted beer, these discounts are largely passed on to the members, and Federation beer will generally be cheaper than beer available in local pubs. The brewery was taken over by Scottish & Newcastle in 2004 and now brews Newcastle Brown Ale.
Together with other club organisations such as the Royal British Legion, the Association of Conservative Clubs, the National Union of Liberal Clubs and the National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs, the CIU is part of CORCA (Confederation of Registered Club Associations) which lobbies Parliament on behalf of clubs. This group was active in the debate about smoking: as most clubs are known for working men who like to drink and smoke (in many cases without any women in the bar), there is some concern about the future prospects of clubs.
The CIU holds a national congress every year and as part of its activities runs convalescent homes. In many ways, it could be said to be the oldest surviving friendly society
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4601233205 - 'Well, this will be one year when I cannot vote for the 'Official Monster Raving Loony Party'. Lord Sutch (or David Edward Sutch aka the 3rd Earl of Harrow) being no longer with us. With his death 16th June 1999, one strand of eccentric British tradition ended.
I once met him before the 1997 election. I had a short chat at a gig in Macclesfield when photographing a rock band who was supporting him. He certainly had many contacts in the music world, as this old vinyl album of mine testifies.
In 1963, Sutch and his manager, Reginald Calvert, took over Shivering Sands Army Fort, a Maunsell Fort off Southend. From there in 1964 they started 'Radio Sutch'. It was the time of pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline. Broadcasts consisted of music and Mandy Rice-Davies reading Lady Chatterley's Lover. Sutch tired of the station, and sold it to Calvert, which was renamed 'Radio City', which lasted until 1967. In 1966 Calvert was shot dead by Oliver Smedley over a financial dispute. Smedley was acquitted on grounds of self-defence. About this time Ritchie Blackmore left his band, 'The Savages' to form prog rockers 'Deep Purple'.
In 1968, Sutch toured parts of the United States in the Rolls Royce on this cover, with a Union Jack Flag on the roof and a trailer of Marshall amplifiers to sell, hitched to the back. This album 'Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends' was named in a 1998 BBC poll as the worst album of all time, a status it also held in Colin Larkin's book The Top 1000 Albums of All Time. All despite the fact that Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding and Nicky Hopkins performed on it and helped write it.
In the Rolling Stones song 'Get Off of My Cloud', the guy who shows up 'All dressed up just like a Union Jack' was infact Lord Sutch, uninvited in Mick Jagger's room.
He founded the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in the UK 1983 and fought the Bermondsey by-election. In his career he contested over 40 elections, rarely threatening the major candidates, but often getting a respectable number of votes. He was easily recognisable at election counts by his flamboyant clothes. It was after he polled several hundred votes in Margaret Thatcher's Finchley constituency in 1983 that the deposit paid by candidates was raised from \u00a3150 to \u00a3500. This did little to deter Sutch, who increased the concerts he performed to pay for campaigns.
His most significant contribution to politics came at the Bootle by-election in 1990. He secured more votes than the candidate of the Continuing Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by former Foreign Secretary David Owen. Within days the SDP dissolved itself. In 1993, when the British National Party gained its first local councillor, Derek Beackon, Sutch pointed out that the Official Monster Raving Loony Party already had six.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTR - Attempting to mislead voters by using polling data to claim electoral advantage over rivals could have long-term implications for trust in politicians, a fact-checking charity has warned.
Leaflets sent to the Guardian from readers around the country show the Liberal Democrats in particular appear to be using bar charts to press home a message that they have a good chance of winning, even in seats where the likes of the Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg or Labour stalwarts are seen as difficult to dislodge.
In some leaflets the party omitted spectacular results for the Brexit party in bar charts showing the European election results, while in others it projected local election results to forecast wins in the general election.
The chief executive of the independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, Will Moy, said dubious use of data would damage the future trust of voters.
Honesty in politics matters, whether it's in a speech or in a leaflet. It's misleading to present a mix of data from different polls and constituency boundaries as an accurate predictor of local results this December, he said. Parliamentary candidates are asking voters for their trust over the next five years. The words of our future MPs shouldn't be undermined by misleading use of graphs or polls.
From Totnes to Wimbledon, Oxford and Warwick, the Liberal Democrats have used phone surveys and local, district and European elections data to try to convince voters of their ability to win.
The muddling of data for electoral advantage was a perennial problem and practised by all parties, including the Tories who recently claimed Labour party plans would cost £1.2tn, said the psephologist John Curtice.
In 75 constituencies where the Lib Dems came third last time, the European election projections would put them in second place. The Lib Dems always suffer from the potential perception we can't possibly win' and that's why they are using the European elections.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHTT - Attempting to mislead voters by using polling data to claim electoral advantage over rivals could have long-term implications for trust in politicians, a fact-checking charity has warned.
Leaflets sent to the Guardian from readers around the country show the Liberal Democrats in particular appear to be using bar charts to press home a message that they have a good chance of winning, even in seats where the likes of the Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg or Labour stalwarts are seen as difficult to dislodge.
In some leaflets the party omitted spectacular results for the Brexit party in bar charts showing the European election results, while in others it projected local election results to forecast wins in the general election.
The chief executive of the independent fact-checking charity Full Fact, Will Moy, said dubious use of data would damage the future trust of voters.
Honesty in politics matters, whether it's in a speech or in a leaflet. It's misleading to present a mix of data from different polls and constituency boundaries as an accurate predictor of local results this December, he said. Parliamentary candidates are asking voters for their trust over the next five years. The words of our future MPs shouldn't be undermined by misleading use of graphs or polls.
From Totnes to Wimbledon, Oxford and Warwick, the Liberal Democrats have used phone surveys and local, district and European elections data to try to convince voters of their ability to win.
The muddling of data for electoral advantage was a perennial problem and practised by all parties, including the Tories who recently claimed Labour party plans would cost £1.2tn, said the psephologist John Curtice.
In 75 constituencies where the Lib Dems came third last time, the European election projections would put them in second place. The Lib Dems always suffer from the potential perception we can't possibly win' and that's why they are using the European elections.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A9GHRM - George Gideon Oliver Osborne CH (born Gideon Oliver Osborne
23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the Cameron government. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 2001 to 2017. He was editor of the Evening Standard from 2017 to 2020.
The son of the Osborne & Little co-founder and baronet Peter Osborne, Osborne was born in Paddington and educated at Norland Place School, Colet Court and St Paul's School before studying at Magdalen College, Oxford. After working briefly as a freelancer for The Daily Telegraph, he joined the Conservative Research Department in 1994 and became head of its political section. He went on to be a special adviser to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Douglas Hogg and work for John Major at 10 Downing Street, including on Major's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign. In Opposition, he worked as a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague.
Osborne was elected as MP for Tatton in 2001, becoming the youngest Conservative member of the House of Commons. He was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Conservative leader Michael Howard in 2004. The following year he ran David Cameron's successful party leadership campaign, and was subsequently appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. After the 2010 general election, Osborne was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the CameronClegg coalition. He succeeded Alistair Darling, inheriting a large deficit in government finances due to the effects of the late-2000s financial crisis. As Chancellor, Osborne's tenure pursued austerity policies aimed at reducing the budget deficit and launched the Northern Powerhouse initiative. After the Conservatives won an overall majority in the 2015 general election, Cameron reappointed him Chancellor
