{"id":9138,"date":"2021-02-20T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=9138"},"modified":"2021-02-20T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T11:00:34","slug":"insert-word-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=9138","title":{"rendered":"Insert word of choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

For many years the garage sitting at the apex of the junction of Russelltown Avenue, Cannon Street and Whitehall Road in BS5 has featured a changing sequence of slogans painted by Stan Jones, who lives in the house to which the garage belongs.<\/p>\r\n

It was 2017 when I first noticed it and, at that time, it focussed on the madness of Brexit.<\/p>\r\n

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Exit Brexit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

In 2019 its message was still focussed on Brexit but had been repainted to featur the wording “Buck Foris<\/em>” (fine use of a Spoonerism<\/a> there. Ed.<\/em>) and “Fromage not Farage<\/em>“, so I think it’s fair to say Stan is not impressed with the right-leaning part of what passes for Britain’s political class.<\/p>\r\n

In 2019 Stan’s efforts accidentally suffered the attentions of Bristol City Council’s fight against graffit. There was, however, a happy outcome as Stan received an apology and some paint from the corporation, as the Bristol Post reported<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\r\n

Below is Stan’s latest contribution, which really needs no further comment from me.<\/p>\r\n

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Stan’s latest (shame about the tags)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

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