The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist
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“Gear society to social need not personal greed”
“Gear society to social need not personal greed”
Pinned
“More and more the House of Commons tends to become a putrid mass of corruption, a quagmire of sordid madness, a conglomeration of mercenary spiritless hacks dead alike to honour and self-respect."
Keir Hardie
Keir Hardie
Hans Andersen Brendekilde (1857 - 1942) - Danish painter.
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hans Andersen Brendekilde (1857 - 1942) - Danish painter.
Reposted by The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist
Our occasional contributor Prick Knobinson reports in his own inimitable style the current situation on the state of fascism in the country today.
Be prepared for a telling off!
leftungagged.org/2025/04/26/p...
Be prepared for a telling off!
leftungagged.org/2025/04/26/p...
Prick Knobinson - Ungagged - Farij's Fucking Hangover - Ungagged!
Tiocfaidh ár lá, get the fash’ out lad!
leftungagged.org
April 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our occasional contributor Prick Knobinson reports in his own inimitable style the current situation on the state of fascism in the country today.
Be prepared for a telling off!
leftungagged.org/2025/04/26/p...
Be prepared for a telling off!
leftungagged.org/2025/04/26/p...
Fred Dibnah (1938 – 2004) English steeplejack and TV personality ‘back in the day’. A true character who had a ‘real pair’ as they say
Those not acquainted with him can access his many entertaining videos, still available on YouTube
Short video 👇
youtube.com/shorts/D3yIJ...
#workingclasshistory
Those not acquainted with him can access his many entertaining videos, still available on YouTube
Short video 👇
youtube.com/shorts/D3yIJ...
#workingclasshistory
Fred Dibnah - The one Man demolisher #shorts
YouTube video by The Everyday Interesting
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fred Dibnah (1938 – 2004) English steeplejack and TV personality ‘back in the day’. A true character who had a ‘real pair’ as they say
Those not acquainted with him can access his many entertaining videos, still available on YouTube
Short video 👇
youtube.com/shorts/D3yIJ...
#workingclasshistory
Those not acquainted with him can access his many entertaining videos, still available on YouTube
Short video 👇
youtube.com/shorts/D3yIJ...
#workingclasshistory
Bob Barker - English artist b.1954
Inspired by the Yorkshire mill towns that shaped his youth, Bob Barker is celebrated for his distinctive Northern Impressionism style.
Inspired by the Yorkshire mill towns that shaped his youth, Bob Barker is celebrated for his distinctive Northern Impressionism style.
April 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Bob Barker - English artist b.1954
Inspired by the Yorkshire mill towns that shaped his youth, Bob Barker is celebrated for his distinctive Northern Impressionism style.
Inspired by the Yorkshire mill towns that shaped his youth, Bob Barker is celebrated for his distinctive Northern Impressionism style.
Edwin Lutyens 1869 – 1944
English architect designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. Not everyone’s cup of tea but Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not his superior”.
English architect designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. Not everyone’s cup of tea but Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not his superior”.
April 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Edwin Lutyens 1869 – 1944
English architect designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. Not everyone’s cup of tea but Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not his superior”.
English architect designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. Not everyone’s cup of tea but Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not his superior”.
Roosevelt’s New Deal
New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the US between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression, which had started in 1929
www.historyonthenet.com/authentichis...
#politicalhistory
New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the US between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression, which had started in 1929
www.historyonthenet.com/authentichis...
#politicalhistory
April 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Roosevelt’s New Deal
New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the US between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression, which had started in 1929
www.historyonthenet.com/authentichis...
#politicalhistory
New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the US between 1933 and 1938, in response to the Great Depression, which had started in 1929
www.historyonthenet.com/authentichis...
#politicalhistory
Back to the future.
April 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Back to the future.
Wemyss Bay Railway Station, Scotland.
Surely one of the most attractive stations in UK.
Surely one of the most attractive stations in UK.
April 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Wemyss Bay Railway Station, Scotland.
Surely one of the most attractive stations in UK.
Surely one of the most attractive stations in UK.
Ordnance Survey - Trig Pillars/Points
Re-triangulation of UK (1935-1962) - project to improve accuracy of maps of GB and replace original data of period 1783-1851
No longer in use but they will be a common sight for all ramblers/climbers in UK
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/a-histo...
#geography
Re-triangulation of UK (1935-1962) - project to improve accuracy of maps of GB and replace original data of period 1783-1851
No longer in use but they will be a common sight for all ramblers/climbers in UK
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/a-histo...
#geography
April 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ordnance Survey - Trig Pillars/Points
Re-triangulation of UK (1935-1962) - project to improve accuracy of maps of GB and replace original data of period 1783-1851
No longer in use but they will be a common sight for all ramblers/climbers in UK
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/a-histo...
#geography
Re-triangulation of UK (1935-1962) - project to improve accuracy of maps of GB and replace original data of period 1783-1851
No longer in use but they will be a common sight for all ramblers/climbers in UK
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/a-histo...
#geography
City of Dundee
Closest professional football grounds in UK are Dens Park, home of Dundee FC and Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United FC.
Just 183m apart both clubs currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
Closest professional football grounds in UK are Dens Park, home of Dundee FC and Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United FC.
Just 183m apart both clubs currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
April 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
City of Dundee
Closest professional football grounds in UK are Dens Park, home of Dundee FC and Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United FC.
Just 183m apart both clubs currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
Closest professional football grounds in UK are Dens Park, home of Dundee FC and Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United FC.
Just 183m apart both clubs currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
The Meikleour Beech Hedge
Quoted by Guinness Book of Records and highest and longest in the World.
located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband Robert Murray Nairne
Quoted by Guinness Book of Records and highest and longest in the World.
located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband Robert Murray Nairne
March 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Meikleour Beech Hedge
Quoted by Guinness Book of Records and highest and longest in the World.
located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband Robert Murray Nairne
Quoted by Guinness Book of Records and highest and longest in the World.
located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband Robert Murray Nairne
March 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s an age thing
If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart.
If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains.
- George Bernard Shaw
I’m afraid I’m not in alignment with George.
Contradiction between link and attachment
theconversation.com/age-not-clas...
If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart.
If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains.
- George Bernard Shaw
I’m afraid I’m not in alignment with George.
Contradiction between link and attachment
theconversation.com/age-not-clas...
March 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s an age thing
If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart.
If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains.
- George Bernard Shaw
I’m afraid I’m not in alignment with George.
Contradiction between link and attachment
theconversation.com/age-not-clas...
If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart.
If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains.
- George Bernard Shaw
I’m afraid I’m not in alignment with George.
Contradiction between link and attachment
theconversation.com/age-not-clas...
The Truman Doctrine
Policy of containment that US would provide political/military/economic aid to countries under threat of communist influences. Led to formation of NATO in 1949
Submitted to Congress in March 1947 and considered to be start of Cold War
www.studentsofhistory.com/containment-...
Policy of containment that US would provide political/military/economic aid to countries under threat of communist influences. Led to formation of NATO in 1949
Submitted to Congress in March 1947 and considered to be start of Cold War
www.studentsofhistory.com/containment-...
March 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Truman Doctrine
Policy of containment that US would provide political/military/economic aid to countries under threat of communist influences. Led to formation of NATO in 1949
Submitted to Congress in March 1947 and considered to be start of Cold War
www.studentsofhistory.com/containment-...
Policy of containment that US would provide political/military/economic aid to countries under threat of communist influences. Led to formation of NATO in 1949
Submitted to Congress in March 1947 and considered to be start of Cold War
www.studentsofhistory.com/containment-...
Small selection of London Pubs
Crown and Anchor Covent Garden
The Anchor Southbank
Lamb Tavern Leadenhall
Black Friar Queen Victoria Street
Crown and Anchor Covent Garden
The Anchor Southbank
Lamb Tavern Leadenhall
Black Friar Queen Victoria Street
March 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Small selection of London Pubs
Crown and Anchor Covent Garden
The Anchor Southbank
Lamb Tavern Leadenhall
Black Friar Queen Victoria Street
Crown and Anchor Covent Garden
The Anchor Southbank
Lamb Tavern Leadenhall
Black Friar Queen Victoria Street
Cadbury brothers built a factory town known as Bournville after the nearby river and French word for "town". By 1960 the trust held 1,000 acres with 3,500 houses
The brothers believed in workers’s social rights and installed canteens, sport grounds and education facilities for every employee.
The brothers believed in workers’s social rights and installed canteens, sport grounds and education facilities for every employee.
March 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cadbury brothers built a factory town known as Bournville after the nearby river and French word for "town". By 1960 the trust held 1,000 acres with 3,500 houses
The brothers believed in workers’s social rights and installed canteens, sport grounds and education facilities for every employee.
The brothers believed in workers’s social rights and installed canteens, sport grounds and education facilities for every employee.
When brothers fall out
In 1919, Adi and Rudolph Dassler founded Geda shoe company.
After 30 years of working together, the brothers fell out and separated. In 1948 Rudolph established Puma and 1949 Adi formed Adidas.
Adidas is considered larger than Puma, though both are world renowned.
In 1919, Adi and Rudolph Dassler founded Geda shoe company.
After 30 years of working together, the brothers fell out and separated. In 1948 Rudolph established Puma and 1949 Adi formed Adidas.
Adidas is considered larger than Puma, though both are world renowned.
March 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When brothers fall out
In 1919, Adi and Rudolph Dassler founded Geda shoe company.
After 30 years of working together, the brothers fell out and separated. In 1948 Rudolph established Puma and 1949 Adi formed Adidas.
Adidas is considered larger than Puma, though both are world renowned.
In 1919, Adi and Rudolph Dassler founded Geda shoe company.
After 30 years of working together, the brothers fell out and separated. In 1948 Rudolph established Puma and 1949 Adi formed Adidas.
Adidas is considered larger than Puma, though both are world renowned.
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." - Founding Father James Madison
March 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." - Founding Father James Madison
The Flying Scotsman
Built in 1923, it was the first train to clock 100mph on one of its Edinburgh to London runs in 1934. Retired by British Rail in 1963 after a working life covering two million miles.
Fully refurbished, it still makes occasional runs and special appearances throughout UK.
Built in 1923, it was the first train to clock 100mph on one of its Edinburgh to London runs in 1934. Retired by British Rail in 1963 after a working life covering two million miles.
Fully refurbished, it still makes occasional runs and special appearances throughout UK.
March 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Flying Scotsman
Built in 1923, it was the first train to clock 100mph on one of its Edinburgh to London runs in 1934. Retired by British Rail in 1963 after a working life covering two million miles.
Fully refurbished, it still makes occasional runs and special appearances throughout UK.
Built in 1923, it was the first train to clock 100mph on one of its Edinburgh to London runs in 1934. Retired by British Rail in 1963 after a working life covering two million miles.
Fully refurbished, it still makes occasional runs and special appearances throughout UK.
Camille Rosalie Claudel (1864 – 1943) - French sculptor known works in bronze and marble. Model and confidante of Rodin.
She died in relative obscurity after 30 years in an asylum but later gained recognition for the originality/quality of her art and now has a museum dedicated to her work
#art
She died in relative obscurity after 30 years in an asylum but later gained recognition for the originality/quality of her art and now has a museum dedicated to her work
#art
March 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Camille Rosalie Claudel (1864 – 1943) - French sculptor known works in bronze and marble. Model and confidante of Rodin.
She died in relative obscurity after 30 years in an asylum but later gained recognition for the originality/quality of her art and now has a museum dedicated to her work
#art
She died in relative obscurity after 30 years in an asylum but later gained recognition for the originality/quality of her art and now has a museum dedicated to her work
#art