Marginalia

Leanne Tritton Chair of @londonsoc opens the Banister Fletcher lecture and gives a potted history of the society, early members included the owner of @Selfridges @squintopera @DarkMatter_Labs @RIBA @indy_johar

londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/age-uk-walt… I’m walking for my local Age UK

Oh dear @marksandspencer seem to be in denial about their crap on line security. Despite the mobile phone number on the Sparks account application not being mine and the registered bank account being closed over a year ago they gave some wanker an account in my name.

Another shot of my father's Rockpool Table centerpiece. Unlike the table's oak structure and remarkable leg carvings, this is hewn from a single solid block of Scottish elm. Viewed under glass, it appears to be underwater, and forms a unique, playful, functional sculpture.

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What an enchanting animal

@Rainmaker1973 Just in time for the first flights to Rwanda.

A new ocean is forming in Africa along a 35-mile crack that opened up in Ethiopia in 2005. The crack, which has been expanding ever since, is a result of three tectonic plates pulling away from each other. It’s thought that Africa’s new ocean will take at least 5 million to 10 million years to form, but the Afar region’s fortuitous location at the boundaries of the Nubian, Somali and Arabian plates makes it a unique laboratory to study elaborate tectonic processes. There are still some big unknowns, including what is causing the continent to rift apart. Some think that a massive plume of superheated rocks rising from the mantle beneath East Africa could be driving the region’s continental rift. Each plate boundary in the Afar region is spreading at different speeds, but the combined forces of these separating plates is creating what’s known as a mid-ocean ridge system, where eventually a new ocean will form. The three plates are separating at different speeds. The Arabian plate is moving away from Africa at a rate of about 1 inch per year, while the two African plates are separating even slower, between half an inch to 0.2 inches per year. [📷 Anthony Philpotts]

I’m concerned that @Hurtigruten has now renamed it expeditions arm HX. I’d have thought the last letter of the alphabet any company would willingly associate with is “X”.

Such humour, such joy. We need that so much now. Thank you.

@iamtoobusy @angie_jay17 Because we don’t want them here…apparently

I'm confused- if immigrants need £38k+ to live in UK, why are the state pension & minimum wage so much lower than that?

@Raymodraco I heard a Tory advisor say that Rees Mogg was front runner for Tory leadership. Apparently wherever he goes he is mobbed “like Harry Styles”. It far worse than you think Ray.

This migration issue has become downright bonkers now, hasn't it? The Tories have lost their minds.

I've #justdonated to Age UK Waltham Forest on JustGiving. Donate on @justgiving and support this great cause justgiving.com/ageukwalthamfo…

Do you know any budding writers? Could be any and every age. Tell ‘em to get involved!

Helen, deep in conversation with Charlie. #FoxOfTheDay

In case you’re wondering, #LondonOfTheFuture can also be found in the travel section of @Waterstones (quite happy to be located next to East End Pubs tbh). A perfect Christmas gift for the London enthusiast in your life. @londonsoc @leannetritton @Hugh_Merrell

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The London Society’s podcast, London Explained, focuses on #EarlsCourt. Host Dave Hill spoke with The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC), along with local community and politicians about the area’s rich #heritage and #legacy. Listen to the episode ➡️buff.ly/3N0jH9k

Toilets. again. This time with evidence & insights gained from a diverse group of committed Londoners, via @londonsoc & an opportunity for you to join the movement 😀 @MPrinParr @CarolineRussell @ElvinBox @ageuklondon @loos4london @lezlielowe @britloos londonsociety.org.uk/post/we-need-t…

There is so much I could say about public loos, but why bother? I can’t be arsed.