Pete Braham

‘The Tailor’ c 1570, by Giovanni Battista Moroni (1520-1578), Italian Mannerist painter of restrained, subtle portraits with silvery tonality, inspired by Titian & Lotto. The portrait, originally owned by the Venetian Grimani family, is probably of a woollen cloth merchant. National Gallery London

In this Nihonga composition by Japanese artist Shigemi Yasuhara, a single magnolia blossom (taisanboku) blooms in quiet majesty.

'Peckham Fish Shop, 1973' by Hector McDonnell (Private collection)

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34. n.pr/4sb7dyX

Inside some London pubs: 1. Travellers Tavern, Elizabeth Street 2. The Old Bell Tavern, Fleet Street 3. The Grove, Ealing Green 4. The Sugar Loaf, Cannon Street 5. The Coach and Horses, Greek Street

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

The London Bach: composer Johann Christian Bach with sheet of music; painted in 1776, by his friend Gainsborough: with sparkle of silver tassels on brown coat, blue & silver silk waistcoat, & diamond ring; ruffled white lace cravat & cuffs loosely brushed in impasto. National Portrait Gallery London

'A Wet Walk', Kingston Bridge by Paul Cleden paulcleden.co.uk

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

Badly needed exploration by Rafael Behr & Nick Cohen as to why Labour leadership and the carcass of the traditional Tory party are tongue-tied in confronting fascism

Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland

My first morning in the Omaze house. I didn’t sleep. I could hear crying from behind the door I’m not allowed to open.The only thing to eat is frozen prawns. I went for a wander round the 4 acre garden and found a box of VHS tapes marked ‘For the next one’. I’m sure it’s fine. I’m sure it’s all fine

Even leaving any politics at all aside: as general rule, no state can allow a group of masked men to be able to close down critical infrastructure. This is basic stuff.

‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence

If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest"

I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.

As a very basic thing, we as citizens should not accept the presence of a private army of masked racist thugs on the streets of our towns... intimidating others and threatening to overthrow the state... There are some fairly obvious precedents for this stuff.

"listen, I'm sorry your timeshare villas aren't ready, we did our best but you know what Spanish builders are like" #ReformConference

'Japanese Lanterns.' (1930) During the interwar years, Eric Slater borrowed motifs from the Ukiyo-e masters of woodblock printing Hokusai and Hiroshige, and finessed them for his own means; the final flowering of a tradition of British printmaking until a revival in the 1980s.

Lessons in subtext.

'A view of the Thames with Saint Paul's Cathedral from Blackfriars' (c.1850) by Henry Pether (Private collection)

The King of Norway has gone into hospital and because Norway is like that, his doctor has sent a formal sick note to the Royal Household’s HR department.

La Place de l'Europe (Rue de Paris), temps de pluie, 1877, by Gustave Caillebotte, born #OTD 1848, innovative French Impressionist artist, and art collector, who owned Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette (1876). The Art Institute of Chicago

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s bad idea is one with a very recent history but also a long backstory: David talks to author & journalist @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social about what happens when the written word gets supplanted by video and when videos get shorter and shorter. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

I’m surprised Kemi Badenoch is so opposed to the early prisoner release scheme. It’s an excellent source of Tory candidates.

10/10, no notes

'Twilight: BT Tower from Greenwich Park' by Edward Luper edwardluperart.com/selected-work

'Buckingham Palace, London, seen across the Green Park at dusk' (c.1911) by Yoshio Markino (Victoria and Albert Museum)

In celebration of proper camping.

Hi, welcome back to Séamas's Boarding Pass London City Airport to Derry 23rd August 2026, boy do we have a great show for you but first I'd like to tell you all about our friends at Athletic Greens who

'The Albert Bridge' (1966) by Edward Bawden

"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."

Wowsers. Opens in November. www.cntraveller.com/article/the-...

On the one hand, pretty embarrassing for KPMG. On the other hand, they must be delighted someone actually took the time to read a think piece from a professional services firm rather than just the executive summary.

This is quite good.

Read this wonderful @robarmstrong.bsky.social column on my second-favourite of the 7 deadly sins: "Vanity, channelled the right way, helps bring order and joy to social life." as.ft.com/r/7b9a73ac-3...

Never Let Me Go: a special screening at the Regents St Cinema + me in conversation for @ppfideas.bsky.social with David Runciman. 19th June, I love this book, and the film too. Science fiction done properly. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/never-...

Some of you will probably want to burn me at the stake for this. What’s better: property or pension? www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/int...

If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.

Edward Wadsworth was commissioned by the British chemical company ICI to produce public information posters during WW2, including this one 'Straight from the Tap,' (1944) warning the public to boil water before drinking it.

Suzanne Vega releases “Luka” 39 years ago this weekend. She said she once received a fan letter about it: “Dear Suzanne, Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it. I thank God 4 U, Prince”

This week's theme is 'People of London' - a celebration of ALL the people who make and have made London the beautiful city it is. ------ 'The London Underground' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

Shima Eneaga also called Japanese Snowball bird. Lives on Hokkaido Island of Japan. so adorable only 13 cm in size

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'Night Flats', Camberwell (c.1967) by David Hepher (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art)