Robert Bliss, The Fort, Oil On Board, 1965

And the Fascists just keep rolling on. Labour and the Tories have made such an disgusting mess of this country in their desparation to line thier own pockets and those of their cronies that people clearly believe that they need an alternative ... and they absolutely do, but for goodness sake the fascists is only going to be out of the frying pan into the fire! We have no actual democracy when the best we can do is to choose the least worst. There is no real dofference between Labour and Tories since the dark days of New Labour (a euphemism for Tory-light). If people really feel that Reformare the way forward then I think it is time to leave the UK!!

Robert Bliss, Boy with a blue oar, 1963

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Henry Scott Tuke (British, 1858-1929), The Lighthouse, 1919. Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 14 in.

Henry Scott Tuke, A bathing group, 1914

Exactly. They can't allow us any "free" time since then we would have the time to reflect upon how ridiculous the capitalist system is and how profit is actually just theft. They have to keep us exhausted and struggling so that we don't have the energy for anything else. Capitalism needs around 5% unemployment in part to ensure that people are afraid to lose their jobs.

Robert Bliss, Provincetown flats, 1962

It is interesting to note that rents are typically substantially more than a mortgage would cost to buy said house. However, renters often are disenfranchised from the system for various reasons (maybe they are on benefits or low waged etc). BUT they manage to pay these exorbitant rents, so why not give them the mortgage to buy that house and pay the mortgage in the same way as they pay rent?

If you really feel this way, warn other people who are planning to become landlords that it's a bad idea. Tell them to leave homes for people who actually want to live in them, and to find something else to invest in.

But you don't do that. You brag on landlord forums about how much money you make and how little work you do. You only complain when your desire to exploit others isn't quite as profitable as you would like.

Robert Bliss, Portrait of a tightrope walker, 1959

Henry Scott Tuke, The Sunbathers (probably Charlie Mitchell, lower right)