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Cover of Belshazzar's Daughter by Barbara Nadel, the first of over 25 Detective Ikmen stories set in Istanbul
Good to see The Turkish Detective again on BBC4. Barbara Nadel's Detective Ikmen books are well worth a read #Booksky
Cover of Havana Red by Leonardo Padura published by Bitter Lemon Press.
With another illegal war coming up, time to read some Cuban fiction. Translated from the Spanish 'Mascaras', Havana Red is the first of Leonardo Padura's Lt. Conde atmospheric detective stories. Padura claims 'Mario Conde is a metaphor, not a policeman..' Perhaps all Detective stories are. #Booksky
So does this mean it’s another few months before the Dudley Tram & 5 new stations actually open? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
On Wednesday, we published an article about the pedestrianisation of a popular street in Wolverhampton.
Plus, in the above article, our Brum in Brief.
Click here for more ➡️🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/where-are-wo...
St Michael and the Devil, Coventry Cathedral
Best known Epstein work is probably the St Michael & The Devil at Coventry Cathedral. The Devil’s face is based apparently on Epstein himself. Apparently some of the Clergy weren’t keen on a Jewish artist’s work given prominence…
Esther Garman, daughter of Jacib Epstein and Kathleen Garman
Their daughter Esther was said to have a strong Black Country Accent, having been brought up locally...
Wolverhampton North East v Maida Vale. Wouldn’t have thought there was any comparison to be made but …. parables.substack.com/p/the-two-de...
Flyer for BASW Black Country and Blakenhall Writers annual Poetry event 11th May 7pm Lych Gates Wolverhampton
Looking forward to Living in a Fragmented Society, I mean the Poetry and Flash Fiction event by Black Country Social Workers & Blakenhall Writers at The Lych Gates, Wolverhampton on 11th May from 7pm . Is this their 4th or 5th Annual event? Free event. All welcome, particularly Poets.
"Families of failed asylum seekers will be offered up to £40,000 to leave the UK under a trial scheme announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood."
Previously, on the "Island of strangers"...
Think “Godfather"…
NOT “West Wing"
@raskin.house.gov
Kathleen Garman, who donated to Walsall , sculpted by Jacob Epstein in 1921
Kathleen Garman (later Jacob Epstein's wife) in 1921
Haile Selassie by Jacob Epstein from the Walsall New Art Gallery collection
Haile Selassie sat for Epstein to raise awareness of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in the 1930s
TS Eliot by Jacob Epstein from Walsall New Gallery collection
Always surprised how empty the New Walsall Gallery can be. Great Jacob Epstein sculptures, donated to the old Wednesbury Council by his wife who was born there. His sculpture of TS Eliot looks to me like a SS General , reflecting perhaps some of his poetry....
So expecting to queue at the local Sainsburys Petrol station - and there were no other cars there.....
MPs to get £5,000 pay rise taking salaries to near £100,000
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
9:15am on Friday 6 March, join us for a session led by Teun Toebes, challenging us to reframe how we think about care and consider how a different narrative could help place dignity, possibility and human connection at the centre of reform. Register to watch via the link in our post.
How do narratives impact care?
On Friday, join @teuntoebes.bsky.social as he draws on his own experience of living in a care home to challenge how we think about care.
We'll discuss how a shift in narrative can re‑centre dignity, safety & human connection 🤝
🎥 Watch: buff.ly/9RtiYiq
#ntsummit
Neville Chamberlain was MP for Ladywood …..
2024 General Election result for Birmingham Ladywood
2024 result: The runner up had a few weeks before got 70,000 votes in the WM Mayoral election. Wander if the Green will stand given there seemed to have been an agreement with Corbyn and Galloway not to stand in Gorton & Denton….
'Always have clean shirts to play around with'
Straight faced men in suits telling you what to think, as if they’re your Headteacher- all in Reform now by the look of it but believe Oswald Moseley was like this too….
The UK Terrestrial Channel 5 is owned by Paramount Global- so seems closer to Trump than even GB tv..
And Every mistake
We must surely be learning
And still my guitar gently weeps….
Mexico President Sheinbaum:
"These high-caliber rifles, rocket launchers used by the cartels - they come from the United States."
She named Operation Fast & Furious: the US government ran guns directly to Mexican cartels
Not one person was ever held responsible. #cdnpoli
Good on @itvnews.bsky.social for continuing to highlight historic Care issues : 'The long battle for adoption records access' www.itv.com/news/2026-02...
The Underpass at Wolverhampton Station
Blimey The underpass to the Wednesfield Road is finally open at Wolverhampton Station!!!
Suspect this is for real
Dirty Business on Channel 4 is brilliant www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
Interesting two adjacent articles mentioning the British Virgin Islands….
