tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post5720355144266315607..comments2024-02-01T21:49:33.565+00:00Comments on Tired of London, Tired of Life: Visit the Marx Memorial LibraryTom Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-20167227403505269082010-03-05T22:10:49.286+00:002010-03-05T22:10:49.286+00:00Something about the Marx Memorial Library looking ...Something about the Marx Memorial Library looking for a rich benefactor to fund a new print run of philosophy slogan mugs amuses me. <br /><br />Good slogan though...Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-33750025043390583302010-03-05T19:54:42.857+00:002010-03-05T19:54:42.857+00:00Some years ago the memorial library sold really ni...Some years ago the memorial library sold really nicely designed china mugs with the inscription quotation: "Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point is to change it." Sadly when I tried to buy some more I was told that they had sold out. They asked if I was interested in funding another batch at the cost of £1,000. Sadly, although I was earning then, I had a family to support, so no chance. I see now that they have some really awful chunky outrages instead. If Gordon would give pensioners a similar rise as he has to MPs, I would gladly fund another run of those mugs. But fat chance!elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-80619985407731996732010-03-04T16:40:20.557+00:002010-03-04T16:40:20.557+00:00You definitely should Hels. Even if you feel like ...You definitely should Hels. Even if you feel like giving politics a rest, the area has some of London's best pubs and restaurants.Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-38400107259365989232010-03-04T09:00:26.713+00:002010-03-04T09:00:26.713+00:00The Webb Memorial Trust bought a large Victorian c...The Webb Memorial Trust bought a large Victorian country house near Dorking, straight after WW2, and called it the Beatrice Webb House. I thought it was a terrific place, especially since they were discussing social policy there.<br /><br />But the Marx Memorial Library, which I presume has had a similarly illustrious career, is not known as well (to me, at least). Which is funny for an Old Lefty from the 1960s.<br /><br />Ok.. adding Islington on my Things To Do list for the next trip.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com