John Heyderman

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Living in East Dulwich, working in a research library, wondering about philosophy and Judaism. https://philosophicalbibliotherapy.wordpress.com/

Street scene at night. Clerkenwell with St Paul’s Cathedral in the background.
Weather forcast showing rain every day except Monday
Gold on blue Ramadan Mubarak greeting with a cresent mood and a skyline of an imagined city with domes and minarets.
Weather forcast for East Dulwich showing that Tuesday is the only day when there will be no rain.
Booklet with the title "Did Six Million Really Die? : The Truth at last" The cover shows a black and white picture of the gates of Aushwitz.
Wooden reconstruction of Noah's Ark. There are people standing around on the ground and supports to hold it in place.
Asked if she herself believes Corbyn is anti-Semitic, Nandy said she doesn’t know, despite being on “good terms” and having at times “exchanged texts” with the former leader since taking on her foreign affairs-focused shadow Cabinet role. “I don’t know, is the honest answer … before he was elected leader I would have said that he doesn’t have an anti-Semitic or racist bone in his body,” she said. “But I have watched with absolute disbelief over the last few years what I believe to be not just a failure to deal with anti-Semitism but an unwillingness on many occasions to deal with anti-Semitism.”
Ceiling of library showing art deco chandeliers.
Headline from the Telegraph: Labour opens door to 'Stalinist' 15-minute cities across Britain. Traffic restrictions for motorists will promote walking and cycling in city centres. By Camilla Turner, Sunday Political Editor 24 January 2026
Weather forcast for East Dulwich showing rain everyday for the next week.
Empty subterranean railway platform at Rotherhithe Station, London
Poster for Laila Cunninghma running for Mayor of London for Reform UK. Shows a woman in a blue coat holding a penguin by the hand or wing as they walk across a snowy landscape towards Tower Bridge. There is a Union Flag planted in the snow.
'You are a slow learner, Winston,' said O'Brien gently. 'How can I help it?' he blubbered. 'How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four. Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.'
Sculpture of a human made from a wheelbarrow. To be found at Denmark Hill Station.
Flag of the International Brigade with the slogan "No Pasaran" - They shall not pass.
The painting "The Scream" by Edward Munch (1893) The painting shows a figure on a bridge with a distorted heard, holding his or her hand to his or her ears and screaming. There is a red sky and two figures in the background.
Erfalasorput - The Flag of Greenland
The Gall-Peters projection of the map of the work superimposed on the Mercator projection showing that Greenland is considerably smaller than shown in traditional maps using the Mercator projection.
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Map of Greenland containing part of the flag of the United States.
Text of Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter Article 2(4) Text of Article 2(4) The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following principles. … 4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations
Two boxes of soft-toy rats in a gift shop. There are some shelves of book in the background.
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing with the conductor in the foreground, his back to the camera.
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Fictional comic character Mr Blobby who is corpulent and pink with yellow spots.
Four cheeses in paper bags
Six bagels, two sesame seed, two plain and two poppyseed
Channukkiah or Chanukkah Menorah with nine lit candles in total, one central one raised above the others.
Weather forcast for East Dulwich showing rain every day for the next week.
Coffee and croissant with a glass of water in an upmarket coffee shop
Headline from Vanity Fair : Andrew Mountbatten Windsor isn't a Prince anymore, but he could still become King.