Status:
Mostly a rest day, but I did go on an adventure to Balsall Heath, a few miles away, to see an exhibition at the MIAH gallery which Fi has a piece of work in. She drove, as I’m not really capable of driving right now, we used my disabled parking badge to get as close as possible, and the gallery was nice and empty, unlike during the launch. Was nice to get out of my square mile for a change.
Speaking of my neighbourhood, the flag wankers have been targeting Stirchley for the last few weeks leading to some fractious interactions with locals who really don’t want their fascist nonsense around here. It’s generating a lot of thoughts and feelings and none of them are particularly welcome in my head. I did not have “the location of this era’s Battle of Cable Street could be my doorstep” on my 2025 bingo card. I sincerely hope it doesn’t come to that, but the police and politicians are being shockingly derelict in their duties to protect us, and locals are starting to organise.
Insomniac Listening:
Music listening:
Reading:
- Frightened and desperate: EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum
- The Strange World Of… Chicks On Speed
- Heresy: Jesus Christ And The Other Sons Of God, Catherine Nixey
- The Pivot by Charlie Stross