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Chris Plumley
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The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial
Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
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November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Really enjoyed this Marian Consort / Manchester Collective concert today. A striking programme of music.
wigmore-hall.org.uk Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · 10d
The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for an intimate performance of music across the centuries, including the première of a work by Samantha Fernando as part of Wigmore Hall's Voices of Today programme ✨

🕰️ 1.00pm
🎟️ https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202511221300
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I just backed Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record 1960 - 1975 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lab...
Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record 1960 - 1975
A lavish, visual celebration of British jazz albums in the 1960s and early 1970s
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November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Wonderful performance by Cantoria tonight at @wigmore-hall.org.uk
👏👏👏
wigmore-hall.org.uk Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · Oct 30
Spanish vocal ensemble Cantoría are joined by a colourful mix of period instruments this evening at Wigmore Hall 💫

🕰️ 7.30pm
🎶 'A la fiesta, zagales': Spanish Baroque Jácaras & Villancicos
🎟️ https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202510301930
📺 Live stream available on our website from 8.00pm
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I've got these two beauties looking after me this week... Darla and Pepe.
Photo of Darla, the dog. She's a good girl. Photo of Pepe, the dog. He's a good boy.
October 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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A fine weekend in Amsterdam with visits to the Van Gogh museum, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk and two concerts at the Concertgebouw.
Picture of the front of the Concertgebouw building, in Amsterdam. Image of work by Lily van der Stokker at the Stedelijk, Amsterdam. Painting by Thérèse Schwatrze, "Young Italian Woman with'Puck' the dog", at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Vincent van Gogh's painting, "Almond Blossom", at the van Gogh museum, Amsterdam.
September 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Royal Academy of Arts Saturday #SketchClub
Life Drawing with Marcus Cornish
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Huey the dog. He's a good boy!
Pencil drawing of a boxer mix dog, Huey.
September 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Another enjoyable Life Drawing session last night at Soho Life Drawing.
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Pencil drawing of a standing model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing. I found this pose really difficult, particularly with the angles. Pencil drawing of the model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing. Several overlapping pencil drawings of the model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing. Drawings of the model, kneeling and standing, at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing. Standing drawing is fine using a Conté Pierre Noire pencil, which was then 'smudged' using an eraser.
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Think I'll read this once a week forever.

Patricia Routledge, I love you.
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Wonderful concert from Ilumina at @wigmore-hall.org.uk tonight. Such a varied programme of music that fit beautifully together, with fantastic performances throughout.
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Ilumina
Ilumina Colour is a Rhythm
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July 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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crp.bsky.social Chris Plumley @crp.bsky.social · Apr 24
Excited to see that Dulwich Picture Gallery has an exhibition of Anna Ancher planned for later this year. I had once thought of travelling to the Skagen to see more if this wonderful art, but it's a long way. This brings it closer.
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Anna Ancher, self portrait painting, 1877–78 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Anna_Ancher%2C_self-portrait%2C_c._1877%E2%80%9378.jpg
July 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Quick sketches from photos in the book 'Art Models 9' (M & D Johnson).
I've been unable to get to any art classes/life drawing sessions for a while and I'm missing it. Sketches in my A6 pad after work instead.
Pencil drawing of a man laid on the floor, face down but arms in the 'press up' position, from a perspective stood behind the bottom of the feet. Pencil drawing of a woman stood side on but with the legs and torso facing slightly towards the viewer, but the shoulders and head turning away from the viewer
July 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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In June 2025 Starmer's Govt published a policy paper called 'Industrial Strategy Zones Action Plan'.
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You are going to lose everything to corporate-governed deregulated free zones, 86 in total.
Please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
July 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Walter Scott, co-founding vocalist of The Whispers, dies at 81 soultracks.com/walter-scott...
Walter Scott, co-founding vocalist of The Whispers, dies at 81
(June 26, 2025) They took a “slow and steady” path to stardom, but once they reached it, The Whispers became one of the most beloved soul music vocal groups of all time. Tonight we mourn the passing o...
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June 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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A couple of sketches of Darla, my friend's wonderful dog... peeking around the corner of the bedroom, and playing with a stick in a stream.
Pencil drawing of a Huntaway breed dog called Darla, laid on a bed, feet off the end, peeking around the corner of the door towards the viewer. A quick pencil sketch of my friend's Huntaway dog, Darla, playing with a stick in a stream and wearing a little jacket over her back.
June 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#RASketchClub my sketches from the first part of Contemporary Life Drawing with Elinor Stanley
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June 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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A Church of England version of Conclave where they're trying to decide what biscuits to get.
June 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.
May 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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St Mary's Walthamstow and garage-turned-home win prestigious architectural award

St Mary’s Walthamstow, and a new-build courtyard house called Catching Sun, also in Walthamstow, were both given The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) London Awards yesterday
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St Mary's Walthamstow and garage-turned-home win prestigious architectural award
St Mary’s Walthamstow, and a new-build courtyard house called Catching Sun, also in Walthamstow, were both given The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) London Awards yesterday
walthamforestecho.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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6MS at the BBE Store
11 May
15:00 - 21:00
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May 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Practicing some portrait drawing ✏️
In case she ever sees this, apologies to Zoe Tehrani... I drew this from a screenshot from one of her wonderful hiking Instagram posts.
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Pencil drawing, portrait (head and shoulders) of a woman looking towards the camera.
May 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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#RASketchClub
Drawing seascapes with Adebanji Alade, the Addictive Sketcher.
Pencil drawing of a seascape, sunlight across the water, silhouetted coastline with cranes. Pencil drawing of interesting sky across water, trying to capture contrast. Pencil drawing, across beach with cliffs in background. Warm up, using different pencil and rubber techniques to get different effects for sky, water, beach.
May 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Look forward to visiting the National Gallery again; sounds great!
National Gallery rehang review – ‘A momentous retelling of the story of art’
t is one of the world’s greatest museums and this revamp starts with a thrilling embrace from Leonardo, unfolding to Titian, Van Eyck, Monet and more – all bolstered by cool new architecture and light...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Looking forward to this. With the most extensive retrospective of her photography yet staged in the UK, Tate Britain celebrates Lee Miller as one of the 20th century's most urgent artistic voices. 2 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026. bit.ly/42awkqB #Photography
April 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM