Both young men and women but the finishing touches to munitions due to be shipped out of a factory in Britain - 1916 #ww1 #worldwar1 #shells #munitions #factory #greatbritain #england #britain #history
“HOW STARMER AIDED TRUMP’S DEADLY BOMBING OF YEMEN”
by Iona Craig in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK
@UKLabour
“Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children”
Blossoming #Britain: the #plants and #animals that signal #spring – in #pictures. The Guardian's piece (linked) has photos and explanations with them. The featured photo shows a closeup of a blackbird, with a beak full of bark or twigs for nesting. #nature
theguardian.com/springs-vital-…
Blossoming Britain: the plants and animals that signal spring’s awakening – in pictures
Self-educated carpenter and clockmaker John Harrison, who died OTD in 1776, invented the marine chronometer, finally providing a means of calculating longitude while at sea https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/national-grid-os-maps/?s=mb #travel #Britain #history
#photography #images #yorkshire #uk #northyorkshire #britain #england #spring #sunset #coast #sea #clouds #photo #photos #photographer
A lonely bench on my way home today…
Rearmament is an opportunity for capital to obtain reductions in welfare and public services, at the cost of lower profitability.
Chatham House: “Politicians will have to brace themselves to reclaim money through cuts to sickness benefits, pensions and healthcare.”
Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, who has been steadily cutting spending on child credits, winter payments for the aged and disability benefits, announced that the remit of the Labour government’s new National Wealth Fund would be changed to let it invest in defence.
More military spending spurs growth but can damage the ‘health’ of the capitalist accumulation process: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/from-welfare-to-warfare-military-keynesianism/
British and French defence chiefs met again in London on Monday to discuss plans for allied countries to safeguard a potential #Ukraine ceasefire as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's so-called "coalition of the willing".
Two women who were part of a Russian spy network run from the UK are named for the first time today by a BBC investigation.
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva took part in elaborate surveillance operations against people spied on by the cell.
Dreamy UK getaways await! Discover coastal gems & countryside escapes
Read more: https://flip.it/2s1gCB
I'm going to say #britain is getting more #fissiparous - because I want to bring back this #tonguetwister :)
2040's Pandemic Doc gonna be lit
#Britain #Clubbing #Culture #Nightclubs #Nightlife #UK
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End of hedonism? Why Britain turned its back on clubbing
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czed9321l37o
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UK nightclubs face decline due to changing habits, rising costs, and safety concerns. Some clubs are adapting to survive, while others like the oldest UK nightclub, The Acapulco, continue to thrive through community and value for money. Preservation of nightclubs is crucial for creative culture and social fabric.
Over 195,000 British people Just signed a petition asking the Government to cancel #Trump’s second state visit to the #UK. #Britain #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset #FuckTrump #FuckPutin #RussiaSucks #StandWithUkraine #TrumpShamesAmerica #TheCeasefireIsAJoke
“Stepan Bandera's Sinister #MI6 Alliance Exposed”
by Kit Klarenberg in Global Delinquents on Substack
“As the mainstream media has acknowledged, [Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Stepan Bandera’s] legacy endures in modern Ukraine, in the form of Neo-Nazi military units such as Azov Regiment, & he remains a much-celebrated figure in certain quarters of the country”