#80s britain

[slimylayne]

I wanted a lil b’stard keyring but I could only buy them in bulk so there’s 9 more available on my Etsy!

[obsessedbyneon]

Jamie Troughton, John McAslan, Riverside Apartments, London, Great Britain, 1986 - 1990.

Scan

[goblinpuppy35]

David Thewlis

Screenplay: Road - 1987

Part 2/2

[cgbcomics]

[vertigoartgore]

Daredevil vs. Elektra by a young Alan Davis (when he was working for Marvel UK). Used back then for the cover of The Daredevils #10.

[semioticapocalypse]

Michael Kenna. Ratcliffe Power Station, Study #31. Nottinghamshire, England. 1987

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

ZZ Top - TV Dinners

[xxeli-rxx]

I’m so glad that more people are getting into X-Men again because of X-Men ‘97. I mean, the show is amazing, so it’s justified.

Anyway, here’s a character that has nothing to do with that show!

[whats-in-a-sentence]

So long as we assume (as most people did) that composing poetry and quoting classical literature are the best guides to administrative talent, China can fairly be said to have developed the most rational selection processes for state service known to history.*

*When Britain reorganized its civil service in the 1880s it introduced self-consciously similar examinations, testing bright young men on their knowledge of Greek and Latin classics before sending them off to govern India, and even now British civil servants are still known as mandarins. Nineteenth-century conservatives saw exams as part of a sinister plot to "Chinesify" Britain.

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[pointless-letters]

“There can’t be a cost of living crisis because people want their food to actually taste of something.” is absolutely peak Britain in 2023.

[amindindisarray]

Dafydd Jones

Society photographer for Tatler, his work captured the decadent lifestyles of the young elite in 1980s Britain. The images paint a stark contrast to the bleak reality many Brits suffered under Thatcher- era policies.

[goblinpuppy35]

David Thewlis

Screenplay: Road - 1987

Part 1/2

[heltersk3lter]

This isn’t my usual post, but as a history major and someone who’s family member is a D-DAY veteran, I wanted to talk about it :)

This photo — above, is a photo my great-grandfather taken in Berlin (1945). He fought in D-DAY for Great Britain during the Normandy Landings exactly 80 years ago today (June 6, 1944). He arrived by ship — the same ship seen above, and didn’t know how to swim, but he managed to swim to shore with about 60-80lb of artillery and gear on him. He never spoke about his experiences in the battle, but he did speak of the friends he lost, and the friends and fellow soldiers he watched die on this historical day.

Today, we never forget D-DAY and the sacrifices every allied soldier made for us to be here in this moment. From the United States, Canada, the UK, Norway, and Free France, we all owe our countries to our soldiers 🤍

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

80 years since the bravest and best of men took to the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to deliver France from Nazi occupation. In doing so, they turned the tide of the war against Adolf Hitler and laid the groundwork for Europe's victory over tyranny.

Our world today is desperately short of heroes. The politicians, so-called activists, international organisations, and more are filled with mediocrities, non-entities, cowards, people with sellable morals or no morals at all, and shameless profiteers.

This is why we have to turn back to the pages of history to find real heroes. And they weren't people splashed across countless news articles, taking photo-ops, or providing streams of drivel on social media.

These were ordinary men, patriotic men, who left their homes and families, knowing a great many of them would die, but choosing to take that risk for the good of their nations, for the good of Europe, for the good of civilisation.

It is sad to see what our world has sunk to in the 80 years since D-Day, especially a cosseted generation that spits on the legacy of European freedom and civilisation.

But remembering these true heroes gives us a clear idea of what we were on June 6, 1944, and what we could be again.

As many world leaders are now saying to the remaining veterans of that great and painful day:

THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

D-DAY 80

[vertigoartgore]

The Fury (Captain Britain's foe) by British artist Alan Davis (1982).

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/alan-davis-daredevils-10-the-fury-poster-pin-up-original-art-marvel-uk-1982-/a/7246-97099.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515#

Heritage Auctions : "Alan Davis Daredevils #10 "The Fury" Poster Pin-Up Original Art (Marvel UK, 1982). This insert poster featured the villain from the Captain Britain story of this issue... "The Sound and the Fury"! Rich colors and gorgeous shadows make this a fine example of Alan Davis' work. The image was also featured as an inset image on the lower left of the issue's cover. Produced in opaque watercolor on illustration board with an image area of 12.25" x 17.5". There is a clear plastic overlay taped over the piece. Signed in the image area and in Excellent condition."

[medullam]

Drummie Zeb of Aswad

Black on Black [London, 1983]

Source: TheCollection2