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[siryl]

Here's something even more obscure by Paul Müller.

[ianchisnall]

A mix of opinions on the Early Day Motions

One significant Parliament theme when it closes down for the holidays are the Early Day Motions (EDM) which are petitions endorsed by MPs who are not members of the Government. There is a mix of views amongst MP’s and political commentators about EDM’s. Ben Bradshaw the Labour MP for Exeter expresses “I regularly get requests from constituents for me to sign what are called Early Day Motions…

[eredhes]

Hey!

I majored in anth at a p awesome school for it (had a so fun class where we hands on used paleo to neo lithic techniques- from making stone tools to processing hides) but there wasn't much available for prehistoric art (+ I was a major switch from microbiology so bio anth, epidemiology and forensics stuff, made more sense with my course history). Been out of school for almost 10 years now and unfortunately doing nothing even remotely related, but I'm wanting to learn more about prehistoric art of all sorts. With search engines being overrun with AI misinfo I'm not really sure where to start other than Wikipedia. Do you have any favorite resources you'd be up for recommending?

Thanks a ton! Happy holidays, and may the new year be kind.

Hello! I should preface this with saying I am just someone with a general interest and not remotely an expert haha! Getting to do hands on stuff sounds really fun!

A lot of my reading has been restricted to Upper Palaeolithic Europe, and cave art at that, so I can't really recommend anything outside of that.

I've been concerned also with avoiding misinformation - there was a painting I saw a while ago where it was obvious the level of research involved was typing "Lascaux" into pinterest and just using whatever results came up (the art used was from Cueva de los Caballos and Mesolithic) and it's been driving me nuts. I've been sticking to books for information, almost everything I've read has been through Internet Archive, and majority are over 30 years old so could be outdated, can contradict each other, and should be noted are can be very racist.

Putting the list of everything under a read more as it's quite long, I hope there's something useful in amongst all of this! Happy holidays, I hope you have a good new year!

Books and other resources I've found useful in no particular order:

The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographs by Mario Ruspoli (1987) [Is on Internet Archive but currently unavailable, the German version is still up.] When Lascaux was closed to the public Mario Ruspoli was hired by the French govenment to document the entire cave on film and wrote this book afterwards. Even though it's focus is Lascaux I found it a good introduction to the topic of cave art. I have tried to find the footage online with little success so if anyone knows... do tell. This book brings you through the cave and gives a good idea of the layout and where paintings/engravings are in relation to each other. I would love if there was something like this for other caves but I'm not aware of anything 🤔

Lascaux Virtual Tour [Link here] The video isn't toally clear but it gives a good sense of the layout, and you can click the little 'i' icon to see clearer photos and get more details.

Images of the Ice Age by Paul Bahn and Jean Vertut (1988) [Internet Archive Link] This book is also a good starting point! There's also Journey Through the Ice Age which is the same book.

Cambridge Illustrated History of Cave Art by Paul Bahn (1998) [Internet Archive Link] I haven't gotten around to reading this yet but it appears to be a broader scope and not restricted to Europe.

Palaeolithic Cave Art by Peter J. Ucko and Andrée Rosenfeld (1967) The main appeal of this bok is that it goes through the different possible reasons for cave art. I had to buy a physical copy as I couldn't find it online.

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes (2020) [Aeon article link "Sheanderthal: Not all Neanderthals were ‘cavemen’: half were women. What can archaeologists tell us about how they lived?] Not solely focused on art but she does talk about what the neanderthals made including a large circular structure in Bruniquel Cave - there is footage of the cave in the recent netflix documentary Secrets of the Neanderthals (not great, at one point the narrator says neanderthals lived in the neolithic lmfao but the interviews with experts are interesting).

Don's Maps [Link here] Really great website. Some books will mention a painting/engraving/sculpture but no image, so my first place to check is Don's Maps as everything he includes is either from a book which will be referenced or from his own visits to caves.

The Neanderthal Museum Digital Archive [Link here] Despite the name is not exclusively Neanderthal, lots of photos of cave art in the Wendel Collection (including a photo of the one known instance of a saiga antelope in cave art that I hadn't been able to find a photo of before!).

There's also the Archaeology Podcast Network and sites like Academia.edu but I don't have any specific recommendations at present.

[libertyreads]

April Wrap Up--

What an absolutely insane month April has been. I read 5,013 pages across 15 books. This has been my best reading month so far this year which also makes it my worst reading month in terms of my 2023 reading goals. My goal was to read fewer books this year since I was feeling so much pressure to read. But at this pace I’ll end up reading 150 books by the time all things are said and done. I’m just impressed by the page count since I read so many chunky books. And I’m still not feeling the same amount of pressure that I was feeling at this point last year.

Comics/Graphic Novels-- 1. The Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie Young-- 3.5 stars.

2. Lobster is the Best Medicine by Liz Climo-- 5 stars.

3. Milk and Mocha: Our Little Happiness by Melani Sie (NetGalley)-- 4 stars.

Novellas/Short Stories-- 1. When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne-- 2 stars.

2. Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne-- 2 stars.

3. East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North by Peter Christen Asbjornsen (Kindle)-- 1.43 stars averaged.

Novels-- 1. The Curse of Broken Shadows by Laura Winter (Kindle)-- 4 stars.

2. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes 3.5 stars.

3. The Black Hawks by David Wragg (Kindle)--3.25 stars.

4. Misfit by Elle Kennedy-- 2.5 stars.

5. The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin (NetGalley)-- 1.75 stars.

6. Text Appeal by Amber Roberts (NetGalley)-- 3.25 stars. 

7. Jade City by Fonda Lee-- 3.75 stars.

8. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo-- 5 stars (original rating).

9. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo -- 5 stars (original rating).

Overall, the average rating for the month is 3.33 stars. Which comes from some really high ratings with some really low ratings. I don’t mind it too much. I had a few really disappointing books, but also got to reread a favorite duology.

[pavspatch]

Peter Wragg: A Personal Recollection

WHEN Peter Wragg resigned as Hyde United manager in March, 1986, he described his three years at Ewen Fields as a marriage that had never been consummated.

Taken at face value, it was one of the quick-witted comments for which Wraggy was known. He always had a wise crack whatever the question or occasion. But it summed up his situation perfectly. He had never been taken to heart by the Tigers fans.

Perhaps it was a result of the way club chairman Peter Pluck had summarily sacked — sorry, failed to renew the contract — of Wraggy's popular and very successful predecessor Les Sutton. Or it could have been because he was a former Stalybridge Celtic boss. Whatever the reason, the relationship was always tepid rather than warm.

Yet, while it's true Wraggy failed to win any trophies during his time at Hyde United, he did supply one of the most memorable moments in the club's long history by leading it to the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in 29 years.

For those who experienced it, that journey, and the incredible afternoon at Turf Moor in November, 1983, will never be forgotten.

Hyde lost 2-0 but third division (league one) Burnley — managed by former Manchester City boss John Bond and including names like million-pound man Kevin Reeves — were played to a standstill. The gap between Football League and Northern Premier League evaporated.

The run had begun in straightforward fashion at Darwen, but in the second qualifying round the Tigers destroyed Runcorn who were arguably the best non-league club in the country at that time. They may have won the National League (Conference) title and cup in consecutive seasons but they had no answer to George Oghani whose dazzling skills set up a 3-0 victory.

Arch-rivals Stalybridge Celtic were disposed of in the next round, setting up a clash with Northern League powerhouse Blyth Spartans who had a tremendous record in the FA Cup, having got as far as the fifth round in 1977-78.

The chance of glory seemed to have gone when Hyde could only draw 1-1 at home. Absences were such that Wragg had to name himself as substitute for the replay, yet the Tigers surprised everyone, perhaps including themselves, by winning 4-2. Wraggy celebrated by pouring the trainer's bucket over his head.

It was a moment of madness but it was pure Peter Wragg. You never knew what he might do or say in any given situation. He could be hilarious company or in a complete sulk. During a match, with his hand against his head — often giving the appearance he was sucking his thumb — his face would go through all the colours of the rainbow.

Looking back, it would have been interesting to have fitted him with one of those monitors used on Sam Allardyce in 2002. The BBC found that during a match against Leicester, Big Sam's heart rate reached 160 beats per minute — four times his normal resting pulse. Judging by the depth of purple, puce and blue seen in Wraggy's complexion, I'll bet he could have beaten that.

Perhaps it was his desire to win, that competitive instinct we hear so much about these days? His record proves he was a winner.

Away from Hyde United, he led Stalybridge Celtic to the Cheshire League title in 1980, took Chorley into the NPL, won a never-to-be-repeated NPL treble with Macclesfield (league, cup and President's Cup), led the Silkmen to the 1989 FA Trophy final, and in 1994 achieved what was possibly his greatest feat by saving Stalybridge from what appeared to be certain relegation from the Conference. To recall Syd Waddell's famous darts commentary, it was the greatest comeback since Lazarus.

He was no mean player either, filling the number-ten role extremely effectively.

Various stories sum up Wraggy for me. When Hyde United Social Club hosted a team v fans pool competition, Peter found himself playing a lad of about 15 who potted the white. Believing he had won, the jubilant manager celebrated in typically over-the-top fashion by holding the cue above his head, swivelling his hips and singing.

Wraggy was mortified when he was informed he hadn't won, but actually had two shots. He could still have taken the game easily but instead he chose to argue, then smashed the balls around the table. Throwing his cue to the ground, he turned to the young lad - in front of his mother - and snarled into his face "I hope you're happy you little bastard". He then slumped into a chair and sulked, hand against face. His mood only brightened when he started to win at table tennis.

In the summer of 1994, in my sports editor days, I was asked to visit Bower Fold to see how improvement work was progressing. When I arrived, Wraggy was rolling the pitch. Waving to me from the centre circle, he shouted: "Brilliant isn't it Pav? Well brilliant in the main stand. It's shit on the pitch."

For some reason Wraggy had an issue with Colin Darcy, and in the last home game of the 1984-85 season rushed out of his dug-out — then in front of the main stand — to scream at the goalkeeper to come off his line, adding something to the effect of "carry on like that and you can forget your testimonial".

What Wraggy may not have realised was that Colin was a very popular player who would always chat to fans. In those days the last home game of the season meant the player of the year awards took place after the final whistle and supporters could vote until half time.

I'm sure Wraggy's antics led to a late surge of votes for Darcy and when he was announced as the winner, the manager's face was a picture. He stood at the bar top, staring into his pint, mumbling "the bastards have done this to get at me".

And when I announced in the programme that the next match would be Steve Johnson's 500th appearance for Hyde United he was inexplicably dropped, and Steve was never dropped. He was Mr Dependable and able to fill pretty much every position including goalkeeper. When I asked Wraggy about it, he claimed he had no idea of the game's significance.

Possibly, some of this may sound a little nasty. But it was just Wraggy. He was as daft as a brush as my mother used to say. You never knew what he might do, but judging by his record the vast majority of it must have been good.

After leaving management, Wraggy teamed up with a PR company and would often be seen at Sir Alex Ferguson's elbow, handing him the Premier League Trophy. He moved away from his native Droylsden to live in East Anglia for several years, returning, so he told me, to reconnect with his family.

It was only when Wraggy proved unable to make his wise cracks that I slowly came to realise something was wrong. At one time he was in high demand as a speaker or MC on the sportsman's dinner circuit. His catalogue of cracks and tales would have everyone falling about although at one awards event the band failed to appreciate his style of humour and threatened to walk out.

He seemed a guaranteed hit when I suggested him as a speaker for one of Willow Wood Hospice's football evenings, yet when he got on stage he froze. The pages in his encyclopaedia of funny stories and reminiscences were unexplainedly blank. He had to be rescued by Karl Marginson.

Wraggy's decline gradually accelerated but he always remembered me. He'd give me a hug and we'd chat. The last time I saw him was after the 2023 FA Youth Cup final. As I was leaving Old Trafford I found him standing by a turnstile. He told me Sky TV had brought him but was struggling to contact them to pick him up. Sadly, he had his phone the wrong way round in his hand and was tapping the back of it. My son James was able to sort him out.

As would be expected, the tributes have poured in. Steve Burr, who was a part of Peter's great Macclesfield side and followed him as a Stalybridge Celtic manager, told me: "He was a fabulous guy and a great man-manager. He trusted his players, knew their strengths and was able to get average footballers to perform above their ability.

"He was a real character who gave me memories that will live forever. I loved every minute of my time playing for him."

Perhaps being eccentric, being a character, is one of the essential qualities of being a top-class manager. I don't know if Peter Wragg knew one end of a coaching manual from the other, but he certainly knew how to get the best from a team. He also knew how to entertain and how to be a good friend.

I'll miss the fun I had watching his sides and the fun I had in his company. God rest you Wraggy.

Picture: Peter Wragg and the Hyde United Burnley squad of 1983 Back row (from left) David Holt, Mark Deaville, Charlie Pawsey, Brian Hart, Colin Darcy, Garry Blore, Steve Johnson, Peter Coutts, Peter Wragg. Front: Kevin Glendon, Barry Howard, Tony Steenson, Peter Coyne, Terry Cook.

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Ayes: 215 (98.6% Con, 0.9% Ind, 0.5% DUP) Noes: 19 (94.7% SNP, 5.3% PC) Absent: ~416

Likely Referenced Bill: Finance (No. 2) Act 2010

Description: A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Unassigned Bill Stage: Royal Assent

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (211 votes)

Aaron Bell Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Milling Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anna Firth Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Antony Higginbotham Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bill Wiggin Bim Afolami Bob Blackman Bob Seely Brandon Lewis Caroline Ansell Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Cherilyn Mackrory Chris Clarkson Chris Grayling Chris Green Chris Philp Conor Burns Craig Tracey Craig Williams Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski Danny Kruger David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Derek Thomas Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Edward Argar Edward Leigh Elizabeth Truss Elliot Colburn Esther McVey Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gareth Johnson Gary Sambrook Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Gillian Keegan Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Hands Greg Smith Guy Opperman Harriett Baldwin Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Huw Merriman Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jack Brereton Jack Lopresti Jackie Doyle-Price Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Davies James Duddridge James Sunderland James Wild Jane Hunt Jane Stevenson Jeremy Quin Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Glen John Howell John Lamont Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Gullis Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Julian Smith Julian Sturdy Justin Tomlinson Katherine Fletcher Kelly Tolhurst Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Farris Laura Trott Lee Rowley Leo Docherty Lia Nici Liam Fox Lisa Cameron Louie French Lucy Frazer Luke Hall Marcus Jones Mark Fletcher Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Logan Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Mel Stride Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Gove Michael Tomlinson Mike Freer Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil O'Brien Nick Fletcher Nick Gibb Nicola Richards Nigel Huddleston Paul Beresford Paul Holmes Paul Howell Pauline Latham Penny Mordaunt Peter Aldous Peter Bottomley Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Priti Patel Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Rehman Chishti Richard Bacon Richard Drax Richard Fuller Rob Butler Robbie Moore Robert Buckland Robert Courts Robert Goodwill Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Syms Robin Millar Robin Walker Royston Smith Sajid Javid Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Sara Britcliffe Sarah Dines Scott Mann Selaine Saxby Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hart Simon Hoare Simon Jupp Stephen Metcalfe Steve Baker Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Stuart Andrew Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa May Theresa Villiers Thérèse Coffey Tobias Ellwood Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tom Randall Tom Tugendhat Tracey Crouch Vicky Ford Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Wendy Morton Will Quince William Cash

Independent (2 votes)

Mark Menzies William Wragg

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Jim Shannon

Noes

Scottish National Party (18 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Chris Stephens David Linden Deidre Brock Joanna Cherry John Nicolson Kirsty Blackman Marion Fellows Owen Thompson Peter Grant Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Plaid Cymru (1 vote)

Hywel Williams

[happytapirstudio]

2023 Mega-Book Log

Except it only covers the last third of 2023. *disco dances*

So here's a mega-list of all the books I read AND FINISHED in 2023! From September thru December, that is!:

Bamboo Kingdom Book 3: Journey to the Dragon Mountain by Erin Hunter

The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 4: Outcast by Michelle Paver

The Deadlands Book 1: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner

Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

Lord Brocktree by Brian Jacques

Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques

A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

Pride Wars Book 1: The Spinner Prince by Matt Laney

The Rise and Reign of Mammals by Steve Brusatte

Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95 by Joe Sacco

Tuki: Fight for Fire by Jeff Smith

Warriors of the Black Shroud by Peter Howe

Here are the books I didn't finish, but enjoyed nevertheless (to some degree at least...):

Chaucer’s People by Liza Picard

The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 6) by Michael Scott

The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin

And of those, here are the books following me into 2024:

The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 5: Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

I would not have expected my finish to unfinished ratio to look like that. I always feel like I abandon so many books. So this is uplifting to see! I am a very slow reader, though, in part because I insist on reading five or more books at a time. Greedy greedy...

I'm gonna take the time to just give a quick overview of my year so I can put the 2023 mega-log into context: this year sucked elephant balls for me. Huge, hairy, sweaty, dirty elephant balls. I mean the first eight months of it did; the last four months, when I left my shit job, moved to Virginia, and started this book log, were much better. I've got plans for 2024, some of them book-related, though I feel re-employment will be inevitable. This will, of course, have a significant impact on my reading patterns.

My main reading goal for '24 is to keep up with my Redwall reread. I've also discovered this year that I enjoy having at least one science-y book open at a time...the weeks inbetween Mammals and Kindred felt a little vacant to me. Reading such works is like encountering a hydra: as soon as I finish one, I discover through its bibliography two or three more that catch my interest.

Before I got Fucking Covid (TM) at the beginning of '23, I had plans to read more classic literary works by people of color. Clearly that didn't work out at all. As luck would have it, my friend lent me several books that fit this criteria (over a year ago now.....), so I will definitely be getting to those. Hopefully I can get a few more in besides that.

There are also quite a few books I'd like to buy and own. Most are out of print and will have to be bought secondhand. Certainly not something I should be indulging while unemployed. But wait! What is that shelf of unread books calling to me from the other side of the room? Surely something I can ignore...

Well less writing and more reading!!! I'll see y'all in a few B)

[vincentblackbearmediallc]

Joseph Manigault was a rice planter and merchant during the 18th century. He was born in Charleston, SC. He lived from 1763 until his death in 1843. His father, Peter Manigault, was an attorney and plantation owner. Additionally, Peter was also the wealthiest man in the British North American colonies. His mother was Elizabeth Wragg. She was the daughter of politician Joseph Wragg. Joseph also had a brother and two sisters. His brother Gabriel was an architect.

[rdaskas]

THE CROODS A NEW AGE

(2018) Photoshop

Dreamworks Animation

Visual development painting for punch monkey location. Layout and paint by me. I was Art Director on the movie for a year but ended up leaving the project early.Peter Zaslov took over as Art Director, Nate Wragg was Production Designer. “Additional Art Director “ is how I was credited.

[cleowho]

Resurrection of the Daleks - season 21 - 1984

“Up on the second floor two ‘stunt’ Daleks are awaiting their cue. Unlike their brethren, these Daleks are not made from wood and fibre-glass — they are elaborate constructions of expanded polyurethane foam, cast from the same moulds as the live Daleks. They are much lighter in weight and hollow inside. Into each of these hollows has been packed a quantity of explosive material. A tiny, thin wire emerging from the base will, on cue, detonate these charges. This is why the casings are of foam — though the charge is estimated not to be too powerful, it will explode. There must be no danger of flying material likely to cause harm, especially since Peter Davison and Janet Fielding will be involved in this scene, with literally a bird’s eye view of the event.

Carefully, the Visual Effects Designer, Peter Wragg, checks the length of wire that will detonate the explosives; it is long enough to reach almost to the ground from the loading bay door. At the end of the wire is a pin connected to the charges inside the Dalek. When the wire goes taut it will pull the pin out, allowing two sprung connectors to come together. And when that hap- pens, Bang!!!”

- Jeremy Bentham writing in Doctor Who In Vision #73 (Oct 1997)

[something-that-needs-nothing]

Do you have any recommendations for non-fiction books/essays?

books:

the dawn of everything by davids graeber & wengrow (disputing the "progress of civilization" conception of human prehistory)

the end of ice by dahr jamail (first-hand look at how climate change is affecting various communities around the globe)

after the ice - a global human history 20,000 - 5,000 bc - steven mithen (how prehistoric humans responded to global climate change post-ice age)

kindred: neanderthal life, love, death and art - rebecca wragg sykes (neanderthal culture)

women's work: the first 20,000 years (prehistoric textiles)

essays:

what's the point of we can't have fun? - david graeber

in the day of the postman - rebecca solnit

the hunt for the death valley germans (okay not really an essay but, still)

ur-fascism - umberto eco (i know everyones probably read this but it is very important)

the amazon is not earth's lungs - peter brannen

a chemical hunger (this will initially seem insane but just... just stick with it)

[swithe-ist]

rando thoughts from my breezed-through catch-up

- I feel like I’ve said this before but the goddards completely own the mustard-coloured coats, we need now to see dom in one lol

- guy self is a neverending source of l m a o, it was totally obvious he was gunna be involved in the privatisation thing and it was still great anyway. and e24 with him being roasted by jac and the dumbass evil music sting at the end? classic.

- also I have to say I love ric popping up all over the place in everyone’s business. hugh quarshie is I guess one of those actors where you can tell how interested in the material they are. he’s been pretty sprightly lately, so good for him. and lol at e24 him being called out as a player. he had great chemistry with that kid!

- the spying/coup thing petered out really quickly. dunno why hanssen was heading the bollocking session with self, but I’m not going to complain. “mitigate this” pfpfpfffff. poor bullied selfie.

I will always mourn the fact we didn’t get to see gaskell and self out-smug each other. from the way guy blew up at ric, tho, I think john would win the battle but not the war hehehe.

- obviously dislike max but I did love her telling cameron to go fuck himself over sabotaging louis.

- aaaaand I am shipping louis/nicki now. he’s got a good head on his shoulders just like she does. they’re both practical and gregarious, so it’d be a good match I think? if we could just get cam murked already?

- sacha really fucked up with the isla thing. nice to see his flaws on occassion!

- kaye wragg did a great job dying. love to take the mick out of essie, but she did a great job portraying that kind of person, and she felt like a real, fully-formed character. the SL really didn’t need the fletch shit tho? that was just weirdly random.

[pavspatch]

Hyde United v Burnley — a personal memory

This is my recollection of the Hyde United v Burnley FA Cup tie in 1983 and the events surrounding it. As Lockdown 3 has closed Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre, I’ve been unable to double-check some of the facts. Even so, it’s how I remember things.I hope you enjoy it.

THE FA Cup first-round match at Burnley is unique in Hyde United's long history. While it was unquestionably one of the greatest events the club has known, it was also the most divisive.

Many supporters remember it as one of the best days of their life. Yet even now, almost 40 years later, there are others who will tell you they refused to go to the game and have never set foot in Ewen Fields since the autumn of 1983.

The cause of the controversy was the Hyde directors' decision to play the home tie at Turf Moor. Some saw it as sound common sense while others looked upon the switch as an act of betrayal. It can still fray tempers.

Perhaps things might have been a little calmer if the board had stuck to one consistent message. While I never believed Ewen Fields was capable of accommodating a tie involving a third division (league one) club — not from the moment the balls came out of the FA's famous velvet bag — the initial signals from the board were that the tie would go ahead in Hyde.

One or two directors may have got ahead of themselves before a final decision was made, and spoken out of turn. Possibly some people, including me, misunderstood. But when it was eventually announced that the game was being moved to Burnley the air was suddenly so full of the smell of burning rubber that it felt as though a handbrake turn had been made.

When Hyde United's journey to the first round began, the club wasn't really at peace with itself. At the end of the previous season the directors had astonished the fans by dispensing with the services of manager Les Sutton. After cryptic messages in the North Cheshire Herald, chairman Peter Pluck stated that Sutton's contract was not being renewed as the directors felt he had taken the Tigers as far as he could.

Many supporters begged to differ. Sutton was a popular figure who had won a stack of trophies including the Cheshire League championship which had led to Hyde returning to the Northern Premier League. They couldn't understand Peter Pluck's reasoning and didn't accept it. They felt there must have been some underlying issues.

Sutton's replacement was Chorley boss Peter Wragg. Maybe it was the fact he replaced Sutton in such controversial circumstances, maybe it was because Wragg had been a Stalybridge Celtic manager, but the Tigers fans never really took to him. When he quit in 1986, Wragg described his time at Ewen Fields as something like an unconsummated marriage. it had never quite worked out.

In some ways, Hyde were underachievers during his tenure. Although there were some very promising moments, including an appearance in the NPL Cup final, and some excellent signings, such as striker John Timmons, they never quite challenged for the title. League finishes were disappointing.

Yet they did reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in 29 years and it was at the end of a run that was far from easy and featured some memorable victories.

In the first qualifying round, Darwen from the North West Counties League, were expected to pose few problems and so it proved. They were dispatched 3-0 at Ewen Fields thanks to goals from Steve Johnson, Peter Coyne and Terry Cook. That, however, was as easy as it got.

Hyde's next opponents were Runcorn, then one of the most powerful outfits in non-league football and boasting a very impressive record in terms of silverware. They had been Alliance (Conference) champions in 1981-2; won the Alliance Cup, reached the FA Cup first round and finished fourth the year after; and were on their way to fifth place in the 1983-3 season.

In 1986 they were beaten finalists in the FA Trophy and starting a run of five consecutive Cheshire Senior Cup wins at a time when it was a very strong competition and taken very seriously. Runcorn, Altrincham and Northwich Victoria all played at non-league's top level while clubs like Hyde, Stalybridge Celtic and Witton Albion were ambitious and difficult to beat.

Even many of the the home fans, if they were honest, were expecting Runcorn to win. Yet the Tigers produced one of their best-ever displays to not only beat their mighty opponents, but humble them. It was giant-killing at its non-league best.

The difference between the sides was George Oghani, who rendered the gap in status between the two clubs null and void. Right from the start Runcorn had no idea how to handle him. George ran the game and claimed one of the goals in a 3-0 win, the others coming from David Holt and Peter Coyne. His performance has to rank as one of the greatest by a Hyde player.

And it wasn't only the Ewen Fields spectators who were impressed. George was barely out of the showers before being whisked to Burnden Park where he was signed by John McGovern. The deal would have put some welcome money in the Tigers' bank account but it also deprived them of their best player. That didn't bode well for the rest of the FA Cup.

When the draw was made for the third qualifying round it gave Hyde another home tie, but against Tameside neighbours Stalybridge Celtic whose boss was former Tigers star striker Pete O'Brien who would soon return to Ewen Fields for a successful stint as manager.

Although Hyde were were probably favourites, the Bridge would be no pushovers. There was a bitter rivalry between the clubs and while Celtic had ended the Seventies as the more successful side, the Tigers had overtaken them in the Eighties. It was a big match in every sense of the word and Stalybridge were more than capable of putting in the necessary big performance.

In the end, Hyde won 2-0 in one of the very rare matches at Ewen Fields to be marred by crowd trouble.

The fourth qualifying round put the Tigers 90 minutes from the first round proper, a stage they hadn't reached since 1954 when they lost to a third division (north) Workington side managed by Bill Shankly. It was good to dream but everyone knew Hyde had form for falling at the last fence.

In 1981 they had lost to Horden Colliery Welfare of the Northern League, so even though they got yet another home draw, there was a feeling of apprehension when they were paired with Blyth Spartans.

Blyth had a national reputation as an FA Cup team. In 1978, in times when everyone wanted to win the competition and no one fielded weakened sides, they had almost reached the quarter-finals which was an unbelievable achievement for a non-league outfit. Among their victims were Stoke City.

The Northern League was also something of a mystery. It included clubs such as Bishop Auckland and Crook Town who had dominated the old FA Amateur Cup, but it had remained separate from the newly-established non-league pyramid. It was known for good teams, tough-tackling and unwelcoming grounds.

A big crowd gathered at Ewen Fields to watch the tie on October 29 and there was a belief that the "impossible" might happen when Hyde took the lead through Peter Coyne. In those days, before the ground was redeveloped, the hardcore fans packed into the Tinker's Passage stand behind the Mottram Road goal and on the day the noise was deafening and the atmosphere electric.

But Spartans came back to grab an equaliser and a replay. Two days later it was discovered the winners would be home to Burnley. It was the perfect first-round tie but no one relished the thought of an early-November midweek trip to a ground north of Newcastle and with a small squad affected by injuries. The odds were firmly stacked against the Tigers going through.

As I was a postman and needed to be in work at the old Hyde Sorting Office at 5am, I was unable to go. In those pre-internet, pre-mobile phone days I had to rely on someone to call me with the result.

I fully expected the worst but when the phone rang, Dave Gresty informed me over a crackly line from a Northumberland phone box, that Hyde had actually won 4-2. Even though we only had 11 fit players, and Peter Wragg had been forced to name himself as sub, we had achieved the unexpacted. Wraggy celebrated by pouring the trainer's bucket over himself. Gary Blore, Peter Coyne, Charlie Pawsey and Kevin Glendon were the scorers.

The next morning, wherever I went, I was asked the same question: would Hyde really face Burnley at Ewen Fields? My reply was always that I couldn't see how it would be possible. But eventually I was abruptly told by a director that the tie would be played at home, so that's what I told people and the view that gained general acceptance over the next day or two.

Whether that director spoke for the club, or spoke too soon, I don't know. He may have thought the rest of the board would follow his lead, he may have got ahead of himself or he may have been talking through his hat, but as the realisation dawned that the tie had been switched, disappointment mixed with anger in many parts of the town.

To be fair, when club chairman Peter Pluck spoke to the supporters he made some very valid arguments. Although modernisation had begun at Ewen Fields it was in a dilapidated state. The main stand was made of wood and rather than having seats it had benches. No one was sure how many people could fit into it comfortably. There was no directors box. The so-called boardroom was small and grubby.

Nobody really knew the ground's capacity. Old programmes had given the record attendance as 9,500 against Nelson in 1950, yet the actual crowd that day was 7,200. As Peter Pluck said, if 5,000 tickets were sold but the stadium was full at 4,000, there was little to stop the other 1,000 pushing down a wall or fence to get in.

There was a general lack of manpower and facilities for a game that would attract thousands. There were many safety questions. How would a programme be produced and distributed considering it was usually printed on a hand-cranked duplicator in a garage? And of course the financial implications couldn't simply be ignored. Hyde would make a considerable amount of much-needed money by playing at Turf Moor in front of a much bigger crowd.

Of course these arguments cut no ice with some people and still don't. Even though the supporters club committee only numbered about a dozen, ranging from some who did a great deal to some who did relatively little, chairman Alan Barton was bitterly disappointed by the decision to switch.

The atmosphere became even more heated when Reporter sports editor Martyn Torr weighed in. Forty years ago the paper was required reading for anyone interested in Tameside football carrying columns of reports, news and gossip. In a strongly-worded editorial Torry railed against the Hyde directors and accused them of looking after the gin-and-tonic brigade instead of the ordinary fans. That was taken to be a swipe at Peter Pluck.

A week later, the argument raged on in the Reporter in a way that would be unthinkable now. The newspaper, which was broadsheet in those days, must have had two pages of letters on the subject of Hyde United v Burnley. The town was divided and it seemed there was no middle ground.

Even so, on November 19, 1983, the tie drew the biggest FA Cup crowd of the day — more than 9,000. Hyde United Supporters' Club must have organised at least ten coaches while others made their own way to north Lancashire.

And those who did go witnessed a splendid performance by the Tigers who were in no way intimidated by an expensive side managed by former Manchester City boss John Bond and featuring players like Scotland international Tommy Hutchinson and million-pound man Kevin Reeves. Hyde may have lost 2-0 but they fought every step of the way and Kevin Glendon was so impressive that Bond signed him.

The line-up on that day was Colin Darcy, Tony Steenson, Kevin Glendon, Steve Johnson, Gary Blore, Brian Hart, David Holt, Peter Coyne, Charlie Pawsey, Terry Cook and Barry Howard with Peter Coutts as substitute.

Somehow, for all the tempers lost and cheers raised, for all the highs and lows, for all the emotion expended, everything ended on a comic note.

As it was such a landmark day in Hyde United's history, the directors had decided to have the match videoed, which was quite a radical move for 1983 when affordable VCRs had only just come onto the market. There was one tape, and it was duly given to Peter Pluck to look after.

Some days later, Plucky decided to watch it and pushed the cassette into his machine. The titles flickered up  showing "Hyde United v Burnley (FA Cup)" and then there was a bit of a snowstorm followed by some jaunty yet by familiar music. The no-recording tab hadn't been snapped off and Peter's young daughter had used the tape to record Tom and Jerry cartoons.

A great moment in history was lost, but it's probably better to end with laughter than anger.

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Commons Vote

On: Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1

Ayes: 11 (100.0% Con) Noes: 182 (98.4% Con, 0.5% DUP, 0.5% Ind, 0.5% LD) Absent: ~457

Likely Referenced Bill: Holocaust Memorial Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for expenditure by the Secretary of State and the removal of restrictions in respect of certain land for or in connection with the construction of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Lords Bill Stage: 1st reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (11 votes)

Bernard Jenkin Charles Walker Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Henry Smith Jacob Rees-Mogg John Stevenson Karl McCartney Lia Nici Peter Bottomley Richard Graham Tom Randall

Noes

Conservative (179 votes)

Aaron Bell Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Milling Amanda Solloway Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Rosindell Andrew Stephenson Andy Carter Anna Firth Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Antony Higginbotham Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Bill Wiggin Bob Blackman Bob Seely Brandon Lewis Brendan Clarke-Smith Caroline Ansell Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Caroline Nokes Cherilyn Mackrory Chris Clarkson Chris Grayling Chris Green Chris Loder Chris Philp Craig Tracey Craig Williams Damian Collins Damian Green Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Duguid David Jones David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Derek Thomas Duncan Baker Eddie Hughes Edward Argar Edward Timpson Fay Jones Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gary Sambrook George Eustice Gordon Henderson Graham Stuart Greg Smith Guy Opperman Heather Wheeler Helen Grant Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Huw Merriman Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jack Brereton Jackie Doyle-Price Jacob Young James Davies James Grundy James Morris James Wild Jamie Wallis Jane Hunt Jeremy Quin Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Jesse Norman John Hayes John Howell John Lamont John Whittingdale Jonathan Djanogly Julian Lewis Julian Sturdy Julie Marson Justin Tomlinson Karen Bradley Katherine Fletcher Kelly Tolhurst Kevin Foster Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Laura Farris Laurence Robertson Leo Docherty Lisa Cameron Louie French Luke Hall Maggie Throup Marcus Jones Maria Caulfield Mark Fletcher Mark Logan Mark Spencer Martin Vickers Mary Robinson Matt Warman Matthew Offord Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Mike Freer Mike Wood Mims Davies Miriam Cates Nadhim Zahawi Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Nick Fletcher Nicola Richards Nigel Huddleston Nigel Mills Paul Holmes Paul Howell Paul Scully Penny Mordaunt Peter Aldous Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Richard Drax Richard Fuller Robbie Moore Robert Courts Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Neill Robert Syms Robin Millar Robin Walker Ruth Edwards Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Sara Britcliffe Sarah Dines Scott Mann Selaine Saxby Shailesh Vara Shaun Bailey Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hart Simon Hoare Simon Jupp Stephen Metcalfe Steve Baker Steve Brine Steve Double Steve Tuckwell Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Theo Clarke Theresa Villiers Tobias Ellwood Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tracey Crouch Trudy Harrison Will Quince William Cash

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Ian Paisley

Independent (1 vote)

William Wragg

Liberal Democrat (1 vote)

Wera Hobhouse

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The Airborne Toxic Event - Come On Out

Animated video from The Airborne Toxic Event for their new song, Come On Out that is taken from their new album Hollywood Park that will be released on the 8th May 2020 via Rounder Records. This is the first new music from the band for five years. This video was directed by Peter Reeve and animated by James Wragg, Jack Wintermyer and Peter Reeve.

The Airborne Toxic Event are an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), and Daren Taylor (drums).

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Prop - Wildfire 

 A model miniature space ship from the sci-fi TV series Red Dwarf. This model was used in the fifth episode of the show’s fourth season, “Dimension Jump.” A prototype spacecraft tested by Ace Rimmer (Chris Barrie), the craft sent him to a parallel dimension and resulted in his meeting the crew of Red Dwarf and his alter-ego, the cowardly Arnold Rimmer. The ship was built by Peter Wragg’s model making team and is made of resin and plastic components, with additional pieces from commercial model kits used for dressing. It is finished in the standard Space Corps red paint scheme and has a range of Space Corps markings across its fuselage. The halogen bulbs that were once present within the engines have been removed and replaced with LEDs that can be activated from the custom light-up display base. The model has suffered some damage and paint loss through use on set and time spent in storage, but in spite of these flaws it remains in overall good condition. Dimensions: 25 cm x 62 cm x 45 cm (10” x 24½” x 17¾”)