Pete
@post_liberal
Ancient and loyal
New blog in which I try to knit together the topics of regional inequality, post-industrialisation, modern masculinity and right-wing populism into a coherent singular narrative to explain the decline of provincial England from whence I came (link in reply to this tweet)
Carnegie built beautiful libraries across America. Rockefeller funded the restoration of Reims Cathedral.
The worst thing about becoming rich (500M+) is that there’s nothing to buy. You invest to increase your money, but that’s not buying things. 20 cars, 10 houses, yacht, jet, 15 diamond watches. Done. Then you’re left with PILES OF MONEY and nothing at all to buy besides steak.
“There is a danger that social cohesion ends up becoming a privilege and a premium of the wealthy and the middle class.” Asylum hotels are an example of an issue that has been a “disaster” for social cohesion, says More In Common’s @LukeTryl.
This floor contains 400 tombs of the great Knights of Malta, decorated with polychrome marble and bearing the knights' emblems. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Valletta (1608 AD).
President George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne at the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner
NEW: Angela Rayner has told cabinet that economic insecurity, rapid de-industrialisation, immigration, technological change & declining trust in institutions was having profound impact on society. She said 17/18 places that saw the worst disorder last summer ranked as most…
Have said before but the asylum hotels policy has clearly been terrible for social cohesion, in focus groups people describe their frustration that hotels, sometimes places people would once a year for weddings, are now out of use, others worry about safety and others the costs
📸 | Liverpool Waterfront 🌅 Photo by Red Fox Photography