Bank Holiday Britain

Bethnal Green Festival, Cambridge Heath Road, London

“Pretty much everything is ironic these days. Irony is used as a synonym for cool, for cynicism, for detachment, for intelligence; it’s cited as the end of civilisation, as well as its salvation.”
source: The Guardian

photo by Sam Oakley

Lower Clapton Road, London

“Buy with confidence and security”
source: England and St George

photo by Sam Oakley

Brunton's Wire & Rope Works site, Musselburgh

“In the UK, Tesco sold £42.25bn of goods and services - the equivalent of £80,000 a minute.”
source: The Guardian

Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

“the UK is behind many other countries in Europe and the rest of the World when it comes to using solar power technologies.”
source: BBC Weather Centre

Clinton Cards, St James Shopping Centre, Edinburgh

“The UK leads the world in greeting cards, both in design and per capita send - The Henries awards celebrate this pre-eminence”
source: The Henries Awards

WH Smith's, Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

“”Celebrities” have dominated news culture in the last decade and become a mini publishing industry all of their own.”
source: Frontline

Iceland, Easter Road, Edinburgh

“Obtaining a trademark will protect the name and owner from others using the same or similar name for their products. This prevents confusion in the marketplace and helps to set apart different products and their names.”
source: ehow.co.uk

photo by Tony Black

HIgh Street, Musselburgh

“You may well be invited to post-funeral drinks, and will be able to catch up with friends then - but be sure to keep your behaviour sober, restrained and respectful; this is a wake not a party.”
source: Debrett’s

Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

“Platform 12 Ltd/My Pole cannot be responsible for any damage to property or injury to persons or third parties during the use of these products.”
source: My Pole

Botchergate, Carlisle

“Porn has been so normalised that anyone objecting to it now is just going to be laughed at.”
source: The Times