Davenant 📸
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Photographer, writer, two time winner of the Portrait of Britain. My book ‘Outsiders’ documenting homelessness is available from Bluecoat Press. My website is https://marcdavenant.com
The Hammer Blow: How Ten Women Disarmed a Warplane. A fascinating account of ploughshare activism and a correct jury decision based on conscience. My portrait of Jo Blackman, who was one of the women involved, will be in the Rebellion! exhibition.
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The Hammer Blow: How Ten Women Disarmed a Warplane | Development Education Review
Andrea Needham (2016) The Hammer Blow: How Ten Women Disarmed a Warplane, London: Peace News Press.Andrea Needham’s incredible true story has been written and published twenty years after the historic event at the core of the book’s title. A collective of ten committed and courageous women got together to plan and carry out the disarming of a British Aerospace made Hawk
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November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Hammer Blow: How Ten Women Disarmed a Warplane. A fascinating account of ploughshare activism and a correct jury decision based on conscience. My portrait of Jo Blackman, who was one of the women involved, will be in the Rebellion! exhibition.
www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-...
www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-...
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The Daily Mail is a hateful rag but this story does feature Tracy from the Outsiders project who is still sleeping rough, although they’ve got the details wrong. I’m going to visit this encampment and document it as an update to the project.
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The Daily Mail is a hateful rag but this story does feature Tracy from the Outsiders project who is still sleeping rough, although they’ve got the details wrong. I’m going to visit this encampment and document it as an update to the project.
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It’s never just photographs, or documentation. It’s also people’s lives and memories. Always important to remember that. Here, memories of the ships they built: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-... #Glasgow #Scotland #shipbuilding #FergusonMarine #shipyard #zine #photobook #photography
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s never just photographs, or documentation. It’s also people’s lives and memories. Always important to remember that. Here, memories of the ships they built: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-... #Glasgow #Scotland #shipbuilding #FergusonMarine #shipyard #zine #photobook #photography
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And they are, as well as the literal survival of most living on the planet. But, hey those beings are expendable
Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.
Americans Want Billionaires Out Of Politics—And Think They’re A Threat To Democracy, Poll Shows
Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And they are, as well as the literal survival of most living on the planet. But, hey those beings are expendable
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The rot really set in when the woke brigade cancelled Spangles.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The rot really set in when the woke brigade cancelled Spangles.
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I came to uk to visit my Granparents as a child. (We lived in Hong Kong) I thought the uk was absolutely awful -poor, dirty, my grandparents house was freeeeeezing, the food (apart from fish and chips) was bad. I was glad to get home.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I came to uk to visit my Granparents as a child. (We lived in Hong Kong) I thought the uk was absolutely awful -poor, dirty, my grandparents house was freeeeeezing, the food (apart from fish and chips) was bad. I was glad to get home.
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I saw a hilarious twitter-thread years ago where a historian began with a current news paper-clipping that said "It was better 50 years ago", then went back 50 years for an identical clipping, then again, and again, and again.
Rosy retrospection is a cognitive bias.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_re...
Rosy retrospection is a cognitive bias.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_re...
Rosy retrospection - Wikipedia
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November 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I saw a hilarious twitter-thread years ago where a historian began with a current news paper-clipping that said "It was better 50 years ago", then went back 50 years for an identical clipping, then again, and again, and again.
Rosy retrospection is a cognitive bias.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_re...
Rosy retrospection is a cognitive bias.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_re...
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
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Is the Telegraph finally acknowledging that Thatcher wrecked British society?
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Is the Telegraph finally acknowledging that Thatcher wrecked British society?
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Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
First Swifts, now hedgehogs and dormice. Nothing is sacred... just betrayals by this govt at every turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
As always these things are nuanced not simple. Some things about the 1970s were better, the music, affordable housing, affordable concert tickets, worker solidarity, community cohesion (very much depending on location), public ownership. However mostly it was worse.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
As always these things are nuanced not simple. Some things about the 1970s were better, the music, affordable housing, affordable concert tickets, worker solidarity, community cohesion (very much depending on location), public ownership. However mostly it was worse.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
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Now on at The Photographers’ Gallery Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record. One of the most astonishing photographic projects ever undertaken, as she set out to photograph the inside of every household in Poland over three decades thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/zof...
Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record | The Photographers Gallery
A landmark photographic project of portraits of Polish domestic life by Zofia Rydet.
thephotographersgallery.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Now on at The Photographers’ Gallery Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record. One of the most astonishing photographic projects ever undertaken, as she set out to photograph the inside of every household in Poland over three decades thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/zof...
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How DARE they sleep on the streets close to rich people?
'Tent village' with 30 rough sleepers pops up on famous London street
In the shadow of a Grade II listed property at the heart of the capital, people from Britain and around the world are living in a street encampment.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How DARE they sleep on the streets close to rich people?
The Daily Mail is a hateful rag but this story does feature Tracy from the Outsiders project who is still sleeping rough, although they’ve got the details wrong. I’m going to visit this encampment and document it as an update to the project.
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The Daily Mail is a hateful rag but this story does feature Tracy from the Outsiders project who is still sleeping rough, although they’ve got the details wrong. I’m going to visit this encampment and document it as an update to the project.
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Definitely worth a read, a great piece of social history. Teenagers promenading in towns and cities on Sunday evenings, flirting, cruising. It was dubbed the “monkey parade” or the “monkey run”.
HERE davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin... pic.x.com/jGWhmGu2FG
HERE davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin... pic.x.com/jGWhmGu2FG
Before Tinder, there was the Monkey Parade…
How our grandparents and their parents found romance.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Definitely worth a read, a great piece of social history. Teenagers promenading in towns and cities on Sunday evenings, flirting, cruising. It was dubbed the “monkey parade” or the “monkey run”.
HERE davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin... pic.x.com/jGWhmGu2FG
HERE davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin... pic.x.com/jGWhmGu2FG
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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My copy is a little worn out. Fascinating project.
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My copy is a little worn out. Fascinating project.
Now on at The Photographers’ Gallery Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record. One of the most astonishing photographic projects ever undertaken, as she set out to photograph the inside of every household in Poland over three decades thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/zof...
Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record | The Photographers Gallery
A landmark photographic project of portraits of Polish domestic life by Zofia Rydet.
thephotographersgallery.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Now on at The Photographers’ Gallery Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record. One of the most astonishing photographic projects ever undertaken, as she set out to photograph the inside of every household in Poland over three decades thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/zof...
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The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
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Saw this exhibition at an event this evening and it is fascinating and well worth a visit. Very cleverly curated and will challenge preconceptions.
Step inside the red tent - part of our new Worlds Connected exhibition. 🌍Come sit, listen, interact, and enjoy the space around you.
Explore the many links between St Albans and the Islamic World, from science to coffee and beyond.
📍 Now open at St Albans Museum + Gallery
#StAlbansMuseums
Explore the many links between St Albans and the Islamic World, from science to coffee and beyond.
📍 Now open at St Albans Museum + Gallery
#StAlbansMuseums
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Saw this exhibition at an event this evening and it is fascinating and well worth a visit. Very cleverly curated and will challenge preconceptions.
Nandy is hopeless. Scared of her own shadow like the entire Labour government under Starmer.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Nandy is hopeless. Scared of her own shadow like the entire Labour government under Starmer.
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I was 12 when this happened, with two miner grandparents, living in a mining village. You're right, some scars never heal.
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I was 12 when this happened, with two miner grandparents, living in a mining village. You're right, some scars never heal.
The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
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Morning all.
Photographer Peter Mitchell. Kingston Racing Motors.
Leeds, 1975.
Photographer Peter Mitchell. Kingston Racing Motors.
Leeds, 1975.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Morning all.
Photographer Peter Mitchell. Kingston Racing Motors.
Leeds, 1975.
Photographer Peter Mitchell. Kingston Racing Motors.
Leeds, 1975.