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novoki · 2 years

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Gladstone: Chief Mouser of the Treasury

Larry the Cat gets a ton of attention across the internet for his role as Chief Mouser at No. 10, but nobody knows about Gladstone which makes me super sad so i’m here to rectify that:

Gladstone is the Chief Mouser of Her Majesty’s Treasury in Whitehall, London. he was appointed in 2016 following Larry and Palmerston’s appointments as Chief Mousers of No. 10 and the Foreign Office respectively - and should get just as much as, if not more (as i personally believe), attention as them!

why, you say? well ohoho i’m glad you asked:

1) he’s better at his job than Larry

Larry is well-known for his “lack of killer instinct” and is notoriously bad at his job as Chief Mouser. the press calls him “Lazy Larry” due to his tendency to sleep on while mice run amok and in 2012 was almost fired from his position due to incompetency!

Gladstone, by comparison, is a natural mouser.

Gladstone’s catch count was last reported as 22, far higher than Larry’s (if not as high as Palmerston’s, i’ll admit). Gladstone made his first catch within 48 hours of arriving at the Treasury whereas it took Larry just under two months. Larry also had to have an assistant appointed, Freya, to help with mousing duties; Gladtsone catches all his mice himself, and has even moved onto flies, as can be seen above.

2) he’s fashionable as all hell

while all the cats of Whitehall are undoubtedly adorable, only one can hold the title for best dressed: Gladstone.

clearly, Larry and Palmerston have nothing on Gladstone. both have simple solid-coloured collars whereas Gladstone is leading the fashion revolution with every new bowtie he wears.

in fact, he’s started a trend with his bowties! when Evie and Ossie became the new Chief Mousers of the Cabinet Office in late 2016, they sported Gladstone’s iconic bowties. #styleicon

3) he’s a social media influencer

the last reason Gladstone should be just as much a household name as Larry and Palmerston is because his job isn’t only limited to mousing - he also uses his platforms to spread the message about his work:

Gladstone’s Twitter and Instagram is filled with constant updates as to what the Treasury is doing, and he often features in simple ‘5 things about ___’ videos that are cute as well as informative. he’s also seen frequently supporting global events like Pride yearly (hence the rainbow bowtie above).

4) in summary: he’s awesome

now that Palmerston has retired to lead a more chill life, and now that Larry looks to be on the horizon of replacing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, perhaps it’s time to acknowledge how cool Gladstone is and pay him the respect and attention he deserves?

#in other words: my latest hyperfication #cats in power is so fucking funny though #cats in power #cats of the world #cats #funny #uk politics #gladstone the cat #larry the cat #palmerston the cat #chief mouser #lol #comedy #uk #united kingdom #cats in politics #hm treasury #westminster #whitehall

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vox-anglosphere · 6 months

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A silent moment when the Queen led a nation in honouring the fallen

#Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II #Remembrance Sunday #UK #Whitehall #London #military #Commonwealth #Royal Navy #RAF #veterans #WWI #WWII #cenotaph #honouring the dead

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wardrobeoftime · 1 year

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Wolf Hall + Costumes

Anne Boleyn’s yellow, creme & black dress in Season 01, Episode 03 & 05.

// requested by anonymous

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unteriors · 1 month

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Broadway, Whitehall, New York.

#Whitehall #New York

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sometimeslondon · 1 year

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Flags at the Cenotaph, war memorial on Whitehall

#London #Whitehall #The Cenotaph #war #memorial #flags #remembrance #England #UK

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messrchase · 9 months

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WIP - Whitehall Palace in the style of Wren, Hawksmoor and Vanbrugh At one point the largest palace in Europe, a series of disasters wiped Whitehall from existence save for one major element. I've been creating a vision, in a way, of the replacement that never of course happened based off some concepts.

As usual, a bit thank you to @stereo-91 for the guidance and amazing CC that's made the throne room come to life! And also @felixandresims @thejim07 !

#ts4 #architecture #art #the sims 4 #ts4 cc #palace #sims 4 #interior #ts4 build #english #versailles #whitehall #london #baroque #english baroque #palladian

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sakrogoat · 10 months

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Fruitland Township, MI 📍

#Whitehall #Michigan #personal

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soon-palestine · 5 months

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#uk #whitehall #palestine #gaza

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courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme · 3 months

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The Lady Vanishes (1938, Alfred Hitchcock)

27/01/2024

The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The story is based on the novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.

A remake was made in 1979 entitled The Lady Vanishes, directed by Anthony Page, with Angela Lansbury in the role of Miss Froy.

A train is running from the Balkans towards London when an avalanche stops it in a remote village. In the hotel where they are forced to stay overnight, they meet some English citizens: Iris Henderson, the young heiress of a rich jam producer, returning from a holiday with two friends and headed to London to get married to a nobleman; Miss Froy, amiable old lady in a tweed suit, housekeeper and music teacher for six years in that country and about to return to her homeland; Caldicott and Charters, cricket fans, very upset about the forced interruption of their trip which risks making them miss the final phase of a test match in Manchester; Gilbert, a musician with a passion for folklore who records folk songs with a little too much noise, resulting in a lively confrontation with Iris; a couple of lovers whose greatest concern is not to be recognized.

Miss Froy tries to escape into the woods, after leaving a coded message contained in the musical notes of a melody that Gilbert must learn by heart and take to the British Foreign Office in case she fails to save herself.

As promised Iris and Gilbert go to the Foreign Office in Whitehall to report the coded message.

The expiration of the contract that Gainsboroug (subsidiary of Gaumont-British) had taken over from Gaumont and Hitchcock had to complete the second film (the first was Young and Innocent) foreseen by the agreement with Edward Black.

In May 1936 Frank had proposed to Gainsboroug to buy the rights to White's novel, he had worked on the screenplay together with Sidney Gilliat but Roy William Neill, the director who had been entrust with the direction, din not complete the film.

The role of the lovable old spy was entrusted to Dame May Whutty, who would later be cast in a minor role in Suspicion.

In the role of the rich young bourgeois the director used Margaret Lockwood, under contract to the production company; in the role of the penniless musician Hitchcock would have liked Robert Donat, the protagonist of The 39 Steps, who had to give it up for health reasons; Michael Redgrave was the chosen, already famous as a young theater actor in John Gielgud's company, here at his first film test: the director liked him for his detached and casula style.

In the fundamental interview given by Alfred Hitchcock to François Truffaut, published for the first time in 1966, the director said about this film of his: "It was shot in 1938 in the small studio in Islington, on a thirty meter platform and with a wagon on top."

In addition to all his dearest themes (the incredibleity of the truth and the game of appearances, spies, travel, the relationship between a couple and love, humor) there is a strong political connotation, influenced by international current affairs: 1938 is the year of the Munich Agreement, evoked by the white handkerchief waved by the lawyer, an unpleasant neutralist who, regardless of his lover and the other Englishmen, hands himself over to the spies and gets himself killed. Finally, the main enemy of the film, Doctor Hart, alludes to Germany both his surname and in his origin ( in that same year Czechoslovakia also begins to "disappear", with the annexation of the Sudetenland to Germany, a prologue of what will happen in the following year). Hitchcock declares anti-Nazi sentiments expressed on other occasions in his films (The Man Who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps, Secret Agent, Foreign Correspondent, Saboteur, Lifeboat, Notorious).

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charingcrossstation · 9 months

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#Charing Cross #Trafalgar Square #London #Whitehall

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soilthesimpletruth · 2 years

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“Nature helps you return to love.” #mauricesmall

Sending positive vibes to you as we ease into October.

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conradscrime · 1 year

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The Whitehall Murder Mystery

January 26, 2023

On September 11, 1888, the right arm and shoulder of a woman was found on the shore of the River Thames in Pimlico. Originally believing the arm was just a medical student prank, it was soon discovered that the truth appeared to be much more sinister.

A few weeks later on October 2, 1888, during construction of the Metropolitan Police’s new headquarters, which would be known as New Scotland Yard, near Whitehall in Westminster, a worker found a parcel that had human remains in it.

Also a female torso was found in a three month old vault that was part of a cellar. The torso was placed in the vault sometime after September 29, 1888, as workman Richard Lawrence had been the last person inside the unlocked vault.

The torso was wrapped in cloth, potentially a black petticoat and tied with string. The torso matched the previous arm and shoulder that was discovered almost a month earlier.

On October 17, 1888, a reporter named Jasper Waring and a dog found a left leg that was cut above the knee buried near the same construction site. These were the only remains found of the woman, and her identity has never been solved.

It was not long before many tried to make a connection between the Whitehall mystery and the Jack the Ripper murders that were occurring at the same time around Whitechapel district. However, the Metropolitan Police ruled out any possible connection.

John Troutbeck, a coroner in Westminster opened an inquest on October 8, 1888, and determined the unknown woman was of “large stature and well nourished.” He also determined she had been around 24 years old and 5 foot 8 inches tall. Her uterus had been removed and the right arm had been severed by someone who had knowledge of human anatomy, much like Jack the Ripper.

The right arm had been tourniquet to stem blood flow, and because of the lack of muscle contraction was removed after death. The victim had been wearing a broché satin dress at the time of her death.

It was discovered this particular dress was manufactured in Bradford, England, from a pattern about 3 years old. There were pieces of newspaper found with the remains that were from the Echo on August 24, 1888 and an issue of the Chronicle with no known date.

The cause of death was never determined but it was ruled out that the victim had not been suffocated or drowned. The coroner was not able to exclude haemorrhaging as the cause of death.

The uterus was absent but there was nothing to indicate the victim had ever had children, her left lung had severe pleurisy, but her heart, right lung, liver, stomach, kidneys and spleen were all normal.

The woman had been dead for about 6 weeks to 2 months and had fair skin with dark hair. Her hand had also suggested she hadn’t done much manual labour in her life.

So who was this woman and why had no one come forward or reported any friends or loved ones missing? Could the Whitehall mystery really be another victim of Jack the Ripper? The case remains unsolved.

#unsolved #UNSOLVED MYSTERIES #unsolved murder #unsolved crime #unsolved case #jack the ripper #murderer #whitehall #true crime #homicide #unknown #victim

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vox-anglosphere · 1 year

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Big Ben & the Elizabeth Tower as seen from a snowy Trafalgar Square

#Big Ben #Elizabeth Tower #Trafalgar Square #London #UK #capital city #Whitehall #snowfall #winter #December 2022

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wardrobeoftime · 1 year

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Becoming Elizabeth + Costumes

Amy Dudley’s golden dress in Episode 08.

// requested by anonymous

#Becoming Elizabeth #Amy Dudley #Amy Robsart #period drama #perioddramaedit #costume drama #costumes #costumesource #1500s #16th century #gold #Whitehall #London #England #Britain #Europe #requests

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sometimeslondon · 1 year

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The Women of World War II monument on Whitehall

#women #monument #memorial #world war 2 #WW2 #World War II #war #Whitehall #London #England #UK

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coochiequeens · 1 year

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Public opinion is shifting

The Cabinet Office has scrapped a number of gender inclusion workshops after receiving complaints from civil servants that the sessions were “scientifically nonsensical”.

The sessions were run by a:gender, who describe themselves as a “network supporting all trans and intersex staff across Government” and carried out across several Whitehall departments.

They have now been scrapped over concerns about the content discussed in them.

A letter was sent by the Women’s Rights Network and claimed that rights of women and lesbians were being “overridden” and that “beliefs” like a human being able to change their sex “were presented as fact”.

The complaint went on to claim that trainers in the sessions said people who didn’t accept gender identity were “devious” and not “qualified to give an opinion”.

The letter also featured testimonies from civil servants, one who said they left the session “shaking with distress” because it was “scientifically so nonsensical and bizarre”.

Others words used to describe the workshops included “upsetting”, “preachy” and “bullying”.

Responding, the Cabinet Office said “following discussions with a:gender, the workshops have stopped and are no longer being offered to civil service colleagues”.

A Government spokesperson told The Telegraph: "The workshop, which was voluntary, has been stopped and we are reviewing its contents to ensure they meet impartiality requirements. We are absolutely clear that the rights and voices of women must not be infringed."

#UK #Women’s Rights Network #a:gender #whitehall #Gender identity is nonsensical

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