Colin Silver
@colsilver.bsky.social
Writing and photography. Author of a book about the poet John Keats and his friend, the painter and diarist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
Torbay, Devon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Keats-Benjamin-Robert-Haydon/dp/1497305721
Torbay, Devon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Keats-Benjamin-Robert-Haydon/dp/1497305721
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Colin Silver
@colsilver.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Wordsworth and Keats - Wordsworth Grasmere
By Colin Silver William Wordsworth brought out a new, two-volume edition of his poems in 1815 and Keats bought a...
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My piece on Keats and Wordsworth at the excellent Wordsworth Grasmere blog.
wordsworth.org.uk/blog/2014/10...
wordsworth.org.uk/blog/2014/10...
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Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.
It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.
Not a ceasefire.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...
It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.
Not a ceasefire.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...
Israel destroys ceasefire in hours
Today, Israel slaughtered Palestinians and resumed siege. Not a "ceasefire"
www.owenjones.news
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.
It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.
Not a ceasefire.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...
It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.
Not a ceasefire.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...
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Well that's the trouble. We did. We voted out the Tories, only to get a government that now does the same or worse. It's not hard to see why people feel like giving up on politics.
Vote them out. Replace them with something better. Or stay home and order pizza and scroll cats on Insta while demanding universal basic income and complaining about politics. But you can't have both #Democracy
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Well that's the trouble. We did. We voted out the Tories, only to get a government that now does the same or worse. It's not hard to see why people feel like giving up on politics.
The #industrial mode of mass production has created an ugly #civilization. We are ruled by numbers, obsessed by the #economy, and possessed by speed—all enemies of #beauty. A monster is haunting the modern world, the monster of ugly #materialism. Satish Kumar: Elegant Simplicity
September 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The #industrial mode of mass production has created an ugly #civilization. We are ruled by numbers, obsessed by the #economy, and possessed by speed—all enemies of #beauty. A monster is haunting the modern world, the monster of ugly #materialism. Satish Kumar: Elegant Simplicity
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It's almost as if, before the Gaza famine was officially recognised, it was a story, as media organisations could generate controversy by hosting Israeli government spokespeople and our own rightwing blowhards, insisting it was all a fabrication. Now that it can no longer be denied ... no story.
A month ago, the famine in Gaza, deliberately created by the Israeli government, was officially confirmed by UN agencies. Since then, there has been an eerie silence in the media here, with far fewer reports than there were before. But it hasn't ended. On the contrary, it has intensified.
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's almost as if, before the Gaza famine was officially recognised, it was a story, as media organisations could generate controversy by hosting Israeli government spokespeople and our own rightwing blowhards, insisting it was all a fabrication. Now that it can no longer be denied ... no story.
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"A company is preparing to bulldoze the last large mature broadleaf woodland at Kingsteignton, Devon."
Have your say:
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youtu.be/Zkbv2JIh5vU?...
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Have your say:
saveourtrees.org.uk
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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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@wildjustice.bsky.social
A Belgian company is planning to bulldoze THIS Devon forest
YouTube video by Stop The Quarry Expansion - Save Our Trees
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August 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"A company is preparing to bulldoze the last large mature broadleaf woodland at Kingsteignton, Devon."
Have your say:
saveourtrees.org.uk
youtu.be/Zkbv2JIh5vU?...
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@lewis-winks.bsky.social
@wtscotsocial.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
Have your say:
saveourtrees.org.uk
youtu.be/Zkbv2JIh5vU?...
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@lewis-winks.bsky.social
@wtscotsocial.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
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The deliberate and relentless killing of Palestinian journalists is sickening beyond words — and is a desperate attempt to silence the truth about Israel’s ongoing crimes against humanity.
Shame on all those who empowered Israel to murder with impunity.
Shame on all those who empowered Israel to murder with impunity.
August 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The deliberate and relentless killing of Palestinian journalists is sickening beyond words — and is a desperate attempt to silence the truth about Israel’s ongoing crimes against humanity.
Shame on all those who empowered Israel to murder with impunity.
Shame on all those who empowered Israel to murder with impunity.
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"If we don't save Gaza we would not have saved our international order. Humanity will be buried in Gaza."
The articulate rage of Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, needs to be heard by every Western leader enabling the genocide & starvation in #Gaza.
(🎥 CH4 News)
The articulate rage of Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, needs to be heard by every Western leader enabling the genocide & starvation in #Gaza.
(🎥 CH4 News)
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"If we don't save Gaza we would not have saved our international order. Humanity will be buried in Gaza."
The articulate rage of Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, needs to be heard by every Western leader enabling the genocide & starvation in #Gaza.
(🎥 CH4 News)
The articulate rage of Dr Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, needs to be heard by every Western leader enabling the genocide & starvation in #Gaza.
(🎥 CH4 News)
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The problem isn't just that Water is privatised in England, it's that the politicians are too. #ScottishIndependence 🎙️
Doubling of Southern Water boss pay 'outrageous', says Minister.
Fake rage PR. Govts have done nothing to check rewards for failure.
SW has 119 criminal convictions, dumps sewage, leaks unplugged, customers fleeced, bosses rewarded.
Fake rage is no substitute for action.
Fake rage PR. Govts have done nothing to check rewards for failure.
SW has 119 criminal convictions, dumps sewage, leaks unplugged, customers fleeced, bosses rewarded.
Fake rage is no substitute for action.
Southern Water boss pay rise 'outrageous', says environment secretary
Southern Water's Lawrence Gosden was awarded an extra £691,000 as part of a long-term incentive plan.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The problem isn't just that Water is privatised in England, it's that the politicians are too. #ScottishIndependence 🎙️
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“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
June 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Another trip up #Dartmoor today with my #Nikon FE camera loaded with #Ilford HP5+ black and white film. I do love this beautifully engineered film camera. I think it's a thing of beauty. #Photography
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Another trip up #Dartmoor today with my #Nikon FE camera loaded with #Ilford HP5+ black and white film. I do love this beautifully engineered film camera. I think it's a thing of beauty. #Photography
#Photography on #Dartmoor today with my #Nikon FE and #Ilford HP5 film. The weather was nice and I had a flask of coffee with me so happy days.
April 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#Photography on #Dartmoor today with my #Nikon FE and #Ilford HP5 film. The weather was nice and I had a flask of coffee with me so happy days.
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I also suggest an alternative route, a politics of belonging, in which political power and control of local resources are returned to communities.
Why is Keir Starmer's government adopting policies that look perfectly designed to prevent its re-election? This column seeks to unravel the mystery and explain the fundamental forces that now govern our politics. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it | George Monbiot
We need a new politics of belonging, not Labour’s craven appeasement of capital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I also suggest an alternative route, a politics of belonging, in which political power and control of local resources are returned to communities.
March 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For my money, this has to be one of the best cinemas in the UK. Totnes cinema is unbelievably atmospheric, shows great (often but not always esoteric) films and even has a bar so that you can enjoy a glass of something nice. It's perfect. #cinema #movies #films #Devon #Totnes
March 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Franz Marc's Fate of Animals (1913) was about animals being caught up in human wars but today it could just as easily represent the effects of climate change and environmental destruction. The artist was killed in World War 1. #art #ecology #environment #warfare #painting
March 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Franz Marc's Fate of Animals (1913) was about animals being caught up in human wars but today it could just as easily represent the effects of climate change and environmental destruction. The artist was killed in World War 1. #art #ecology #environment #warfare #painting
March 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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It's the anniversary of Keats' death and the end of my first week on Substack. This post was my contribution to dispelling the myth of Romantic weakness. It's also the anniversary of my book on Keats coming out mid-pandemic 😔 suziegrogan.substack.com/p/the-death-... #poetry #BookSky
The death of John Keats: ending the myth of 'weakness'
Written on the anniversary of his death on the 23rd February 1821
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February 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It's the anniversary of Keats' death and the end of my first week on Substack. This post was my contribution to dispelling the myth of Romantic weakness. It's also the anniversary of my book on Keats coming out mid-pandemic 😔 suziegrogan.substack.com/p/the-death-... #poetry #BookSky
Taking my new drawing hobby a step further with a butterfly. I think it's interesting how we perceive things both the same and differently in colour and black & white (if that makes any sense at all). #drawing #art #coloured-pencils
February 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Taking my new drawing hobby a step further with a butterfly. I think it's interesting how we perceive things both the same and differently in colour and black & white (if that makes any sense at all). #drawing #art #coloured-pencils
Am still working on my #drawing and really enjoying it. To anyone feeling a bit stressed, I'd say pick up a pencil and try to draw something with care and attention. I believe you'll find it to be therapeutic. #art #mental-health
February 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Am still working on my #drawing and really enjoying it. To anyone feeling a bit stressed, I'd say pick up a pencil and try to draw something with care and attention. I believe you'll find it to be therapeutic. #art #mental-health