Stewart Martin
@sgmartin.bsky.social
People & the built environment - their relationship in the context of societal and technological change;
History & Art – principally Renaissance.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-martin-a76b7320/
History & Art – principally Renaissance.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-martin-a76b7320/
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“There is one clear set of culprits as to how we got to this place.”
“You’re bringing the stench with you.”
As Suella Braverman bemoans “Britain’s brokenness” following her defection to Reform, does she know who's really responsible?
“You’re bringing the stench with you.”
As Suella Braverman bemoans “Britain’s brokenness” following her defection to Reform, does she know who's really responsible?
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“There is one clear set of culprits as to how we got to this place.”
“You’re bringing the stench with you.”
As Suella Braverman bemoans “Britain’s brokenness” following her defection to Reform, does she know who's really responsible?
“You’re bringing the stench with you.”
As Suella Braverman bemoans “Britain’s brokenness” following her defection to Reform, does she know who's really responsible?
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January 27, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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Lee Anderson has been lampooned after gleefully sharing photos of himself campaigning ahead of a by-election - in the wrong constituency
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform MP Lee Anderson mocked by Angela Rayner over major by-election blunder
Lee Anderson shared photos of himself campaigning for the Gorton and Denton by-election outside Stanley House Function Rooms - which is in the wrong constituency
www.mirror.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Lee Anderson has been lampooned after gleefully sharing photos of himself campaigning ahead of a by-election - in the wrong constituency
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens youtu.be/27CxVViSxyg?... So, you need to be on it, and engaged with it.
Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Social Media is Now Where Politics Actually Happens youtu.be/27CxVViSxyg?... So, you need to be on it, and engaged with it.
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⚠️Registrations of the most commonly-sold pick-up trucks have nearly doubled in just over a decade!
📈Our new analysis has found a major increase in the number of large, US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads over the past decade - with serious implications for pedestrian safety, particularly children.
📈Our new analysis has found a major increase in the number of large, US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads over the past decade - with serious implications for pedestrian safety, particularly children.
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
⚠️Registrations of the most commonly-sold pick-up trucks have nearly doubled in just over a decade!
📈Our new analysis has found a major increase in the number of large, US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads over the past decade - with serious implications for pedestrian safety, particularly children.
📈Our new analysis has found a major increase in the number of large, US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads over the past decade - with serious implications for pedestrian safety, particularly children.
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The number of people living in "very deep poverty" in the UK is at the highest level in more than 30 years, a charity has warned.
news.sky.com/story/number...
news.sky.com/story/number...
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According to its latest report, 6.8 million people - almost half of all of those in ...
news.sky.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The number of people living in "very deep poverty" in the UK is at the highest level in more than 30 years, a charity has warned.
news.sky.com/story/number...
news.sky.com/story/number...
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Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
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But…former Tories should?
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
But…former Tories should?
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Former French General Michel Yakovleff,
"Trump reminds me of that toxic abusive father who comes home"
"Beats his wife and rapes his children"
"And says I'm the one who brings home the money every month, I'm the reason you eat"
"That's Trump's attitude"
"Trump reminds me of that toxic abusive father who comes home"
"Beats his wife and rapes his children"
"And says I'm the one who brings home the money every month, I'm the reason you eat"
"That's Trump's attitude"
January 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Former French General Michel Yakovleff,
"Trump reminds me of that toxic abusive father who comes home"
"Beats his wife and rapes his children"
"And says I'm the one who brings home the money every month, I'm the reason you eat"
"That's Trump's attitude"
"Trump reminds me of that toxic abusive father who comes home"
"Beats his wife and rapes his children"
"And says I'm the one who brings home the money every month, I'm the reason you eat"
"That's Trump's attitude"
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I mean could you get more out of touch…or immoral….. we should put more tax on those that have the least, for fear that those with the most will leave the country if we ask them to pay a fair share…?
April 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I mean could you get more out of touch…or immoral….. we should put more tax on those that have the least, for fear that those with the most will leave the country if we ask them to pay a fair share…?
FFS!
Donald Trump, "The BRICS nations.. I don't even know if China is a member of BRICS"
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
👀
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
👀
February 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
FFS!
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George Monibot, "We have a Chancellor and. Prime Minister who seem to have no vision at all, except this thing called growth, GDP growth"
"GDP should not be used as a measure of national welfare" #BBCQT
"GDP should not be used as a measure of national welfare" #BBCQT
February 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
George Monibot, "We have a Chancellor and. Prime Minister who seem to have no vision at all, except this thing called growth, GDP growth"
"GDP should not be used as a measure of national welfare" #BBCQT
"GDP should not be used as a measure of national welfare" #BBCQT
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Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years. That may not sound much, but over time it adds up, and they're showing no signs of slowing down 😬
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years. That may not sound much, but over time it adds up, and they're showing no signs of slowing down 😬
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
"Godley went viral (in 2016) after being pictured standing outside Donald Trump's Turnberry Golf resort holding a sign stating "Trump is a C*nt."
RIP Janey Godley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janey_G...
RIP Janey Godley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janey_G...
January 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"Godley went viral (in 2016) after being pictured standing outside Donald Trump's Turnberry Golf resort holding a sign stating "Trump is a C*nt."
RIP Janey Godley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janey_G...
RIP Janey Godley en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janey_G...
Prospects for Greenlanders of Trump's proposed Americanisation of their unspoiled land ....
January 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Prospects for Greenlanders of Trump's proposed Americanisation of their unspoiled land ....
How ironic: The people of a city that arguably epitomises the 'mores' and materialism of capitalist ideology being exploited by rapacious neoliberalists.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Selling Sunset's Jason says landlords price gouging over LA fires
Real estate mogul Jason Oppenheim says renters are being asked for thousands over previous prices.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
How ironic: The people of a city that arguably epitomises the 'mores' and materialism of capitalist ideology being exploited by rapacious neoliberalists.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Siri, what 15 second video clip serves as a metaphor for the culmination of the last half-Century of American-led, fossil fuel driven, neoliberal capitalism?"
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
January 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"Siri, what 15 second video clip serves as a metaphor for the culmination of the last half-Century of American-led, fossil fuel driven, neoliberal capitalism?"
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
[Video by @stuartpalley.bsky.social]
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#ledbydonkeys at the top of their game.
December 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
#ledbydonkeys at the top of their game.
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December 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM
👇 from The Economist (September 21st - 27th 2024)
September 24, 2024 at 11:18 AM
👇 from The Economist (September 21st - 27th 2024)
Visionary commentary from Jools Holland (speaking in 1996) about the (then) long term future prospects for Canary Wharf when “perhaps, like the warehouses that it replaced, it will be turned into flats because people no longer need offices…”
here👇 @12:15 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
here👇 @12:15 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
BBC London - Evening News: 19/08/2024
The latest news, sport and weather from London.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Visionary commentary from Jools Holland (speaking in 1996) about the (then) long term future prospects for Canary Wharf when “perhaps, like the warehouses that it replaced, it will be turned into flats because people no longer need offices…”
here👇 @12:15 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
here👇 @12:15 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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August 19, 2024 at 7:54 PM