"running as an independent under the new umbrella support party for independents called The Democratic Network."
Leader of The Democratic Network is Nigel Jacklin , a statistician, market researcher and recording artist
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"As a student at Oundle School in Peterborough, UK, Nigel Jacklin convinced his music teacher to book Throbbing Gristle at the school's auditorium"
Throbbing Gristle??? That's Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter.
Genesis P-Orridge and his band Psychic TV featured in the #HampsteadCase
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Throbbing Gristle’s “Hamburger Lady”is uncomfortable to listen to but never piercing or cacophonous, but it’s hard to purge the nauseous feeling it leaves in the pit of your stomach. It’s maybe the most horrifying thing I, and probably you, have ever heard
"The standout moment on the group’s D.O.A.: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle is a masterpiece of blood-curdling sonic manipulation. .the rise and fall of wheezing distortion, the steady pulse that mimics both a heartbeat and the stalking of a violent shadow in
the .. effects-masked disembodied vocal wails, &Genesis P-Orridge’s matter-of-fact description of a burn victim: “She’s dying,
She is burned from the waist up, On her arm” The lyrical content of the song was written by mail artist Blaster Al Ackerman,taken from one of his letters
"The provocative nature of Throbbing Gristle’s performances was met with general distaste from supposedly polite society in England, and law enforcement would seek out reasons to shut down their performances. "
"Oundle School, founded in 1556 by Sir. W. Laxton and it is the third largest boarding school in England after Millfield and Eton "
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Oundle School has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation by Sir William Laxton in 1556.
"Chris Carter, the late Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, Genesis P. Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti were booked by 17-year-old pupil Nigel Jacklin, who had previously corresponded with P. Orridge" flashbak.com/when-throbbing…
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Throbbing Gristle frontman Genesis P-Orridge surveys his audience of “400 pubescent and pre-pubescent young, entitled kids”
Video of TG Live At Oundle School
"Jacklin certainly didn’t draw the school authorities’ attention to TG’s inextricable links to Coum Transmissions, the art/performance collective famously dubbed “wreckers of civilisation” by a Tory MP after the Prostitution exhibition at the ICA four years previously."
"My friend the screenwriter Nick Vivian , then 15, was among the boarders in the audience. His belief that the event was “life-changing” is borne out by the extraordinary scenes in the film TG made of the gig"
"While some students responded well, and there were wolf-whistles (complimentary) for Fanni Tutti and (derisory) for P.Orridge, others were horrified; at one stage a group started singing Blake’s Jerusalem as a protest against what they were seeing and hearing."
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Gareth Thomas says: "The response was of combination of innocence, disorientation, aloofness, the classic confrontational punk feedback loop of the time – and shock. That shock was ramped up when they began projecting Bunuel-esque scenes of bloody
operations – including an animal castration made to look like a human one –on to the big screen behind them. Never great at the sight of blood, I felt so queasy I had to leave the hall for five minutes to get some fresh air. My friend Tim said he heard 4 thumps, one after another
. It was the sound of schoolkids passing out and hitting the deck."
"Contrary to all Whitehall practice and culture, edict has gone out from Lammy's office that replies and statements re the Madleen [aka Barcarole] are NOT to be cleared with Legal Advisers, Maritime Section or the Royal Navy."
"The famous Kew Gardens 50p was recently knocked off the top spot of rarest 50p coins in the UK when the Royal Mint released the Atlantic Salmon coin.. 🐟🍥🪝🎶
Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club has had its clubhouse in Rhu since 1937.
"THE quiet Garelochside parish of Row - today Rhu - was shaken to the core in 1830-31 through what became known as the Row Heresy Case helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/19786503.…
"Local historian Alistair McIntyre, a director of Helensburgh Heritage Trust, recently completed a detailed study of the case..
The Papal College of Ascona is in the the Swiss canton Ticino , which is next to the northern Italian border.
"A few yards from the city centre of Lugano, on the other side of the Cassarate River, stands a large brick-coloured building designed by the famous architect Mario Botta. 1 Via Maggio is home to Regus, a multinational company that operates globally.." publiceye.ch/en/topics/corr…
"The side of the building overlooking the river is also home to the most influential fiduciary and consulting firm in the canton of Ticino: Fidinam, founded in 1960 in Lugano by Tito Tettamanti."
"After graduation, Bessent went to work at Brown Brothers Harriman, then did stints at Kynikos Associates, the Soros Fund, Protégé Partners, and others before George Soros recruited him as CIO in 2011" fortune.com/2024/11/27/sco…
Bessent: "I think the main thing now in markets is to be able to analyze data and behavior; and philosophy gives one [the] big-picture perspective."..
"In college, he was an editor of Yale Daily News, president of Wolf's Head Society, and treasurer for the class of 1984 ..Fifteen rising seniors from the Yale Class of 1884, with help from members of the Yale Class of 1883..
who were considered publicly possible taps for the older societies, abetted the creation of The Third Society. The society changed its name to Wolf's Head five years later."