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LordWoolamalooI shot a short video, walking round all four sides of the Merchant Navy memorial in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Leith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leith</a> , filming the tiny, bronze sculptures on the ledge that runs around it <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54364864002/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54364864002/in/photostream/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edimbourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photographie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histoire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MerchantNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MerchantNavy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memorial</a>

LordWoolamalooI think my favourite is the tiny sculpture of the ship's cook, carrying a large pot, while a hopeful dog looks up <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54364863052/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54364863052/in/photostream/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edimbourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photographie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histoire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MerchantNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MerchantNavy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memorial</a>

LordWoolamalooThe Merchant Navy memorial by the Water of Leith has a ledge on all four sides, carrying tiny sculptures depicting everyday life in the service <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54365938889/in/dateposted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54365938889/in/dateposted/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Leith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leith</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edimbourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Edimbourg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photographie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photographie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histoire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MerchantNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MerchantNavy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memorial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sculpture</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayTwo years ago I wrote a piece on abandoned seafarers for <a href="https://mastodon.social/@NWBylines" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NWBylines</a>, now the issue has re-emerged in the Guardian As I concluded then 'We are not all seafarers yet, but the direction of travel in employment relations points towards their plight, not away from it'! and little has changed requiring me to change that conclusion!The NWB article can be found here: <a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/is-seafarer-abandonment-an-isolated-problem/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/is-seafarer-abandonment-an-isolated-problem/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MerchantNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MerchantNavy</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/losing-hope-with-every-day-that-passes-torment-of-the-ships-crews-abandoned-at-sea" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/26/losing-hope-with-every-day-that-passes-torment-of-the-ships-crews-abandoned-at-sea</a>

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