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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,and,& Unionist,party,vote,voting,me,badge,badges,notes,money,pound,pounds,finances,economy,economic,meltdown,melt down,strikes,Brexit,disaster,hate,the,defeat,weakness,Westminster,Boris Johnson,General Election,SNP,Scottish,National,cant,wont,be,Nicola Sturgeon,Downing Street,Kemi Badenoch,Robert Jenrick
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NED33G - . This location-specific image from Scotland, UK in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on In Scotland, will anyone still rely on voting Tory, based on their disastrous economic/financial track record?. The subject also carries associations with metropolitan identity, capital landmark imagery, documentary photography, Thames city view, local history, heritage tourism, historical comparison, everyday life, visual archive, place identity, London cityscape, city branding, contemporary social history, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into visitor economy and housing pressure, not least because of how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Scotland, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, historic London streetscape, local character, capital-city heritage, public realm, changing streetscape, iconic London transport, and period detail. References to voting, economic, disastrous, based, and financial give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Scotland, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for visitor economy and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity within the specific setting of Scotland, UK. Another useful connection is security and how iconic streets and landmarks change while retaining strong visual identity as part of the longer story of Scotland, UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity for future local research.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MX9FPP - Concept image showing Scottish banknotes and coins beside a lit domestic gas hob, illustrating the pressure of rising household energy costs on home budgets in Scotland and across the UK. The photograph links everyday cooking, heating and fuel use with consumer finance, inflation, cost of living pressures, utility bills, and the squeeze on disposable income faced by households during periods of high gas prices. Visible cash and currency emphasise budgeting choices, bill payment worries, and the trade off between essential spending and other family costs such as food, rent, mortgage payments, transport and childcare. The blue gas flame provides an immediate visual shorthand for domestic energy consumption, meter usage, tariff changes, supplier charges and the wider debate about affordability, fuel poverty and energy market volatility. This image is suitable for editorial use on stories about gas bills, household finances, inflation, consumer hardship, personal budgeting, winter heating worries, energy affordability, Scottish consumers, British utility costs, and the continuing impact of higher fuel prices on ordinary homes. It also works as a broader symbol of economic stress, financial resilience, money management, cash flow pressure, and the challenge for low and middle income households trying to balance essential utilities against stagnant wages and wider rising living costs. The Scottish notes make the picture especially useful for regional coverage involving devolved policy, Scottish consumers and the domestic effect of energy pricing. Because the money is shown in physical form rather than on a screen, the image underlines the kitchen table reality of budgeting, where higher utility charges are felt as pounds and pence leaving the household purse. It is well suited to reporting on arrears, debt advice, payment support, winter resilience, fuel poverty, and the real world impact of gas price rises on everyday family finances.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CW6M7D - The cost of most peak time train tickets in Scotland is set to increase by 1.6% from January next year.
The move would see the price of an Edinburgh to Glasgow season ticket go up £67 to £4,267.
However, Transport Scotland said it is in the process of considering the options regarding future fares and tickets in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
This means next year's price increase could be paused.
Rail fares usually increase every January but the hike is linked to the previous July's Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation.
The Office for National Statistics has announced the RPI rate for July was 1.6%.
Rail fares to rise despite passenger slump
This means tickets, such as standard day return tickets in the Edinburgh commuter area or all fares in the Strathclyde area, would increase by 1.6% in January.
Off-peak regulated fares are capped at 1% below RPI so would go up by 0.6%.
There has been speculation that the UK's national and devolved governments could seek to delay the 2021 rise given the effects of coronavirus and record-low passenger numbers.
Passenger watchdog Transport Focus has called for a major shake-up of rail fares to encourage passengers back to the railways following the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Chief executive Anthony Smith said a system that fits the way we live and travel now is needed, including flexible season tickets, carnet-style tickets and better value for money fares across the board.
'Considering the options'
A Transport Scotland spokesman said it was considering the options for future fares and tickets as part of wider recovery work in the rail industry in the wake of the pandemic.
He added: The Scottish government is committed to ensuring that rail fares are affordable for passengers and taxpayers across Scotland.
We have taken action to keep fares down and ScotRail fare are still on average, 20% cheaper than those across the rest of the UK.
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC6XX5 - . This scene at Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The photograph is concerned with Scotrail Ticket Prices increase, cash, money, travel reservation. The picture additionally relates to place identity, station environment, passenger railway, social history, urban change, rail mobility, public transport network, regional identity, community identity, local history, period detail, contemporary history, regional rail, and documentary photography. The subject remains useful for current coverage of rail reform and fares, not least because of making passenger rail simpler and more dependable. The photograph fixes public access and movement within Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The setting also brings in built environment, changing streetscape, railway heritage, before-and-after reference, visual archive, passenger connectivity, rail corridor, and rail modernisation. The recorded references to increase, travel, money, reservation, and Ticket preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The surrounding context at Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes rail reform and linking trains more effectively with buses and trams within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL. Another strand within the photograph is station investment and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL. The scene retains a connection with rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency as part of the longer story of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,pint of beer,money,fiver,bitter,pub,how much,cost,of,drinking,alcohol,Scottish,beer,beers,on,a,bar,table,snug,saloon,bars,pubs,pint pot,straight,glass,full,pints,change,cash,coin,coins,pay,payment,costs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP301 - . A dated documentary view of Stirling, 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 Pint of beer on abar table, UK Sterling money, Scotland,Scottish money,Scottish notes. Other connected aspects include documentary photography, historical comparison, local history, British brewing tradition, before-and-after reference, cask-beer tradition, archival record, hand-pulled beer, social drinking culture, changing land use, brewing heritage, everyday life, visual archive, and licensed hospitality. In the mid-2020s, staffing pressure and consumer spending keep the subject current, particularly through the economics of beer festivals and licensed venues. As the area changes, the image captures signage, materials, design and everyday use in this part of Stirling, Scotland, UK. The subject sits alongside beer judging, pub trade, period detail, beer festival scene, regional identity, changing streetscape, place identity, and beer tourism. Elements such as Scottish, notes, table, money, and Scotland add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of Stirling, Scotland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for staffing pressure and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing without losing the local specificity of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Another useful connection is consumer spending and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits in a form that can be compared with future views of Stirling, Scotland, UK. The scene further reflects beer duty and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits within the real-world context of Stirling, Scotland, UK.
Stirling, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MXFF3W - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A £40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM2M - . Made at the recorded location in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Bills in electric lights, restaurant Glasgow Queen St, Scotland, UK. The frame also records themes of retail property, commercial streetscape, local trading, historical comparison, shopfront economy, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing land use, specialist retailer, period detail, high-street commerce, customer footfall, documentary photography, independent retail, and small business. The modern context includes continuing discussion of town-centre regeneration, independent business and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, regional identity, changing streetscape, visual archive, community identity, archival record, contemporary social history, and local enterprise. References to lights, Bills, Scotland, electric, and Glasgow give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for independent business and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison as part of the recorded location's history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DM0 - Lothian Buses is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom. It is the dominant provider of bus services in Lothian. Transport for Edinburgh, a company wholly owned by the City of Edinburgh Council, owns 91% of the company, with the remainder being owned by the East Lothian and Midlothian councils.
Lothian Buses operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, extending to outlying suburbs, towns and villages. The company also operates several limited stop express routes, an Edinburgh Airport service, park and ride services and a night bus network as well as several tourist services.
The company operates four travel shops (three in the city centre and one in Dalkeith), and operates buses from three depot locations
Longstone, Annandale Street and Marine at Seafield. The company also maintains a driver training school and an engineering depot at Seafield
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: coin,coins,england,english,scotland,wales,welsh,scots,scottish,money,cash,edinbrugh,ipod,music,hotpix!,#tony,#smith,#tonysmith,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4806595334 - 'Cash Money - 'Prince Charles &
City Beat Band ' - Play this track here.
?Whats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
'Prince Charles and the City Beat Band' recorded three albums on Virgin Records from the early to mid 80's, and achieved their biggest successes on the European charts. Charles Alexander fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist. The futuristic wind synthesizer called the 'Lyricon' was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap music to the forefront of the American music scene.
My introduction to them was via a 12' single Karen a friend from Uni let me borrow. From the first play I was hooked. Give this a listen, if you have any soul leanings I think you may like this.
To check out his style from this era, track down any of the following albums:
Gang War (Solid Platinum) 1981
Combat Zone (UK Virgin) 1983
Stone Killers (ROIR) 1983 (UK Virgin) 1984
With the emergence of rap, Prince Charles disbanded his funk group and began focusing on audio engineering. After the switch, 'Prince Charles Alexander' became a multi-platinum recording engineer, mixing engineer and producer for a large client base including Mary J. Blige, the Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Usher, Boyz II Men, Brandy, Babyface, Sting, Aretha Franklin and many more. Sean \u201cPuffy\u201d Combs utilized the technical expertise of Prince Charles, Tony Maserati and Paul Logus as his first string mixing engineers, a move that helped to launch and sustain the Bad Boy record label for many years. Charles\u2019 accolades include more than 40 Platinum and Gold certifications from the RIAA, 3 Grammy wins and 7 Grammy nominations from NARAS and a Victoire de la Musique (the French equivalent of a Grammy).
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Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants (Latin: nanos gigantium humeris insidentes) is a Western metaphor meaning 'One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding the research and works created by notable thinkers of the past'
a contemporary interpretation.
However, the metaphor was first recorded in the twelfth century and attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It was famously uttered by seventeenth-century scientist Isaac Newton. British scientist Stephen Hawking also wrote a bestselling book called 'On the Shoulders of Giants' based on Newton's quotation.
Also of course the quotation can also be found on many British Sterling two pound coins. The British two pound (\u00a32) coin was first issued as a commemorative coin in 1986 to celebrate the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Six further commemorative issues followed between 1989 and 1996. These coins did not circulate in large numbers.
After a review of the UK coinage, it was decided that a general-circulation \u00a32 coin was needed, and a new bi-metallic design was issued in 1998 (dated 1997). There is an urban myth about the coin is that putting it in the freezer overnight causes the cupro-nickel centre to pop out, a claim which had been true of some early mintings of the similarly bimetallic Canadian 2 dollar coin.
Due to the coin being bi-metallic it is difficult to reproduce. Most counterfeits that have been produced have a painted outer ring which soon wears off, and are easy to detect and deface. I have had one and they are b**gers to get rid off.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4311815905 - 'Like buses, premium bonds go quiet then what do you know, three come along at once. Pretty amazing, the excitement was huge opening each envelope (I sat down obviously) and finding \u00a325, then \u00a325 (will the next one be a \u00a3Million?) and another \u00a325. Doh!
So I have not retired just yet. cannot wait until about 2015 when I may win (\u00a325) again. Fingers crossed! Aparently one in three britains have some bonds so you may have some stashed away yourself.
The premium savings bonds are a bit nostalgic for the British and started in the 1950's. I have \u00a32 of bonds that my parents bought for me in the 1960's.
It could have been one of those that won here, or a few more recent ones I got on-line, I will never know.
Still a cheque is as good as money for the moment. I better rush to teh bank before 11 March 2010 and get it paid in.
The bonds are drawn at random by the 4th generation ERNIE computer. This uses thermal noise in transistors as its source of entropy for generating random bond numbers. The original ERNIE used a gas neon diode. In each case the randomness of electrons and natural unpredictable variance of the physical processes involved mean that systematic trends and similar cumulative effects that affect any pseudorandom number generator are reduced greatly, if not eliminated.
ERNIE's output is independently tested each month by an independent actuary appointed by the government and the draw is only valid if the output passes tests that indicate it is statistically random. In case you were wondering.
With recent reduction in interest rates, an investment in the Irish Lottery bonus ball at Paddy Power might be a better bet for a huge retirement pot.
Some real money (but sadly gone) can be found here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3875569520/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CW6MAC - Clydesdale Bank five pound note, a fiver, with pound and twenty pence coins, Scottish Sterling currency is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. Scottish banknotes and coins make a strong personal-finance subject, especially because Scottish sterling is legal currency but often misunderstood or questioned outside Scotland. The scene can illustrate cash use, regional banking, financial literacy, tourism, retail acceptance, cost-of-living stories and the continuing cultural identity carried by physical money. The location detail, Bank, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include Victorian bank, financial architecture, adaptive reuse, historic pub, cask ale, real ale, pint glass and brewery heritage, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
Scotland, UK
