Annie French, born in Govan on the 6th February 1872, was a Scottish illustrator and one of a group of artists known as The Glasgow Girls. Her illustrations are both ethereal and beautiful.
Last three dates (for the time being) of my 'Getting Through it' show about the death of my son, and me recovering from Covid. Recovery and hope in the show, along with scenes from all who helped me.
Sir Ian McKellen recites a pro immigration speech by William Shakespeare 400 years ago on Steven Colbert's show
The speech itself -often called 'The Strangers’ Case' - comes from a section of Sir Thomas More that is widely believed to be written in Shakespeare’s own hand and includes a plea for compassion toward immigrants
Here's the full section from The Strangers’ Case:
(from The Book of Sir Thomas More, Act 2 Scene 4 — attributed to Shakespeare)
MORE:
Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and coasts for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I’ll tell you: you had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self‑same hand, self reason, and self right
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.
Say now the king,
Should so much come too short of your great trespass
As but to banish you — whither would you go?
What country, by the nature of your error,
Should give you harbour? Go you to France or Flanders,
To any German province, to Spain or Portugal,
Nay, anywhere that not adheres to England —
Why, you must needs be strangers: would you be pleased
To find a nation of such barbarous temper
That, breaking out in hideous violence,
Would not afford you an abode on earth,
Whet their detested knives against your throats,
Spurn you like dogs, and like as if that God
Owed not nor made not you, nor that the elements
Were not all appropriate to your comforts,
But charter’d unto them? What would you think
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case,
And this your mountainish inhumanity.
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So have I got this?
If elected, ReformUK will:
Cut aid to #disabled
Ban abortions
Sell off the #nhs
Deport ALL #refugees
Impose Christianity
Cut SEND/school transport
Get rid of employment rights
Demonise LGBT folk
Turn UK into Trump’s 51st state
Do. Not. Stay. Silent
Farage is lying about the ECHR. He says it’s letting immigrants in, but the numbers don’t match.
He’s not trying to fix immigration, he’s trying to scrap the law that stops the government from legally stripping your fundamental rights.
An article by Alex Hearn in the Jewish Chronicle and linked here tries to retell the history of Cable Street. Here's link to Hearn's article and my reply
@hearnimator
https://t.co/ndsNahxyjw
In loving memory of the one and only Prunella Scales, here is my favourite photo of her. I’m sure there is a story that Sam later worked in the same theatre and had the same dressing room, but I can’t find it at the moment. It’s such a great photo though. Sleep well, Pru ❤️
LONDON PUB THEATRES AWARDS 2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
London Pub Theatre of the Year 2025
THE TABARD, Chiswick
Sarah & Simon Reilly, Take Note Theatre @TheatreAtTabard
Full list of winners
https://t.co/6QBnbh20dD
Authenticity is everything.
🎙️ Episode 20 of Signal by Janno Media is all about real, emotional conversations.
💡 Sassy Clyde and Philip Rose share how digging deeper and staying honest can lead to truly impactful storytelling.
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/vly8VAi9zh
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