katrinanavickas.bsky.social
Historian of protest, political movements and public space. Preorder my new book, Contested Commons: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons
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Enjoying our tea with the late Mary and John Richardson, who have lain peacefully here for 200 years
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There is a progress flag hanging on the railings and the tea ladies are being lovely to us
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*are defending
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*kettled
We didn't legally have those rights until 2000, human rights act, and the 2023 uk legislation is eroding them backwards
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And what protest crowds also defending is our right to protest. Our right to not be beaten up or kettles by the police or legislated against for merely standing in a group in a square or holding a procession down a street.
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Yours sincerely,
From me being very tired of statements like "Chartism/suffragettes/labour movements were a failure because parliament didn't pass laws in their favour immediately "
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The organisation, solidarity, public awareness and all the other aspects that result from mass demonstrations are success in itself, often done despite or indeed inspite of full knowledge by the movement's leadership that MPs in parliament aren't going to listen to you at that point in time.
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I have a tendency to get a bit defensive at this point. If a group - say the Chartists - can gather and organise successive mass peaceful protests, involving thousands of people, that's not failure.
2/n
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'A market cuts both ways. Senior managers should be prepared to accept accountability for failure as well as the rewards of success.' (Philip Augur) www.ft.com/content/7514...
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On this, because of my migraines. It is OK, but not as nice as the other no alcohol cans they used to have here, the name of which we can't remember
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Smells of drains occasionally, which adds to the southern Europe city centre feel
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It is actually very pleasant here because it's pedestrianised, so actually more like a continental craft beer bar
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Hope you both had a nice holiday
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Shade provided by the Flyover
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A cold balti would be good too 😉
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Hot beetroot soup (with beef stock, lamb and potatoes) is a hearty winter dish.
Warm šaltibarščiai is... curdled?
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Not sour enough for me. Perhaps I should have used gherkins instead of cucumber
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I'll put the hard boiled egg in later when I have it for my tea
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Fruit and veg for sure, plus some good street food (local, not gentrified).
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The newly refurbished Dog (now sans Bull), Surrey Street market
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The more north you are the lighter the evening too
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Remember it is dark wet and cold for 8 months of the year.
Now I can go sunbathe and swim in the lido.
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All the best Jo
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I'm going to get back to my research on HATs. Thanks for this!
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Yep a favourite
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The Spoons on George St for sure.