Simon Goss RCA

Simon Goss RCA

@draftsmann.bsky.social

Welsh speaking artist, graphic designer (of @henaturist.bsky.social), writer, rugby sufferer and draftsman in the classical sense. Member of the RCA. All artwork shown is for sale - DM me. www.portraitpainter.me.uk www.landscapepainter.me.uk

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[...] The lips of time leech to the fountain head; Love drips and gathers, but the fallen blood Shall calm her sores. And I am dumb to tell a weather’s wind How time has ticked a heaven round the stars. ― Dylan Thomas, The force that through the green fuse drives the flower #Poetry

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Remove the lot of them. They should have no place in today’s world. Return all properties and lands to the people from which they were stolen.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

King Charles does not pay income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax Duchy of Lancaster trades, doesn't pay corporation tax, capital gains tax. Its competitors do. The King voluntarily paid £30m since Accession. No way of knowing what it could/should be. Would you like to pay tax voluntarily?

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King Charles does not pay income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax Duchy of Lancaster trades, doesn't pay corporation tax, capital gains tax. Its competitors do. The King voluntarily paid £30m since Accession. No way of knowing what it could/should be. Would you like to pay tax voluntarily?

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...

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We are spending Ben Delo's £36m donation on producing a new propaganda newspaper, The Reformer. Then we are spending Chris Harborne's £36m donation on the postage bill when everyone sends it back to us one page at a time using the Freepost addresses below:

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Just dump these scrounging good for nothings.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Britons with savings of £16,000 are disqualified or severely restricted from receiving Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support. No means-testing for the King. Royal family may be worth £21bn? It has 21 officially categorized royal residences, alongside 13 additional properties.

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Margaret Thatcher getting cooked during her funeral. "Don't you think she did any good?" "Not a bit of good, not a bit. I'd put a stake through her heart and a garlic around her neck to make sure she never came back."

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#PalantirOut #NoToPalantir No to #TWATSON

Richard Burgon MP@richardburgon.bsky.social

I've just signed the Palantir Pledge, joining politicians across the world in committing not to support any public contracts with this US tech giant. The next big battle here is to use the upcoming break clause to kick Palantir out of our NHS!

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Brexit effect • Reduction of UK economy by 6%-8% in real GDP terms • Total cost of £180bn to £240bn as of late 2025/2026 • A £3,700 average decrease in GDP per person • £90bn lost in potential tax revenues per year • £29bn drop in business investment #politicslive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukBrexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggestsAnalysis showed how much the UK could have grown if it had not exited the EU.

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No Father’s Day is complete without this video. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

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Woke up earlier feeling gloomy for no obvious reason and then, from nowhere, I suddenly remembered how, many years ago, my now-12-year-old daughter, experimenting with language but getting it wrong (which is good; it’s how we learn), casually addressed me as “my fellow dad”, and it’s cheered me up.

I am taking nude portrait commissions either from photos or via zoom - pose for me! (Image shown with the sitter's permission). #naturism #naturistportrait #naturistart #nudeportrait #nudeart #commissionportrait #lifedrawing #nudemodelling #figuredrawing #posenude #posenudeforart

I am taking nude portrait commissions either from photos or via zoom - pose for me! (Image shown with the sitter's permission). #naturism #naturistportrait #naturistart #nudeportrait #nudeart #commissionportrait #lifedrawing #nudemodelling #figuredrawing #posenude #posenudeforart

I am taking nude portrait commissions either from photos or via zoom - pose for me! (Image shown with the sitter's permission). #naturism #naturistportrait #naturistart #nudeportrait #nudeart #commissionportrait #lifedrawing #nudemodelling #figuredrawing #posenude #posenudeforart

I am taking nude portrait commissions either from photos or via zoom - pose for me! (Image shown with the sitter's permission). #naturism #naturistportrait #naturistart #nudeportrait #nudeart #commissionportrait #lifedrawing #nudemodelling #figuredrawing #posenude #posenudeforart

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Oh man the baby sun from Teletubbies got old. Jesus he looks like Woodstock from Peanuts on cocaine. He looks like Stuart Hall in a wind tunnel.

Gwen at Elysium last week. Soluble graphite on A3 cartridge. #lifedrawing #nudeportrait #watercolournude #bodypositive #nudefemalepainting #nudeportraitpainting #contemporarydrawing #femalenude #figurativeart #figuredrawing #drawingfromlife #onlinelifedrawing