Dr Victoria Bateman, academic and economist presenting her thesis called Brexit Leaves Britain Naked, in which she postulates on why she believes the UK leaving the EU is an error. Whilst speaking, Dr Bateman strips off her clothes and invites the audience to sign her body in a gesture of support.
Cliff Carnival Parade, Navenby,Lincolnshire
Ali Dent OBE, and assistant Fred of Dent's Butchers Hilgay, Norfolk. The shop has served the village since 1900.
“I was born here, I was born in this house, I've been in this shop all my life. I want to get a bit of time for me and the wife. You don't get your holidays when you live at the shop and work for yourself”.
Squash covered in frost in an roadside honesty box, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk.
Small World food store on Peterborough market, owned by Param Singh. Param has been running the stall since 1988 when he took over from his father who had ran it from 1971.
Palm Sunday service at St Michael's Church, Swaton,Lincolnshire. Held on the Sunday before Easter, the event commemorates the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey before His attendance at the Last Supper.
A demonstration in Boston, Lincolnshire, calling the invocation of Article 50, which would initiate the process of the UK leaving the EU. It was finally granted by PM Teresa May on 29th March 2017 sending a formal notification to the European Council and triggering the two-year period for withdrawal negotiations .
Early morning Shift change at Fleet Hargate, Lincolnshire.
Baxter's fish shop, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.
A Tullos threshing machine up for sale at a dispersal auction of the late Jessie Watson, farmer of Littleport, Cambridgeshire. Mr Watson purchased the vehicle in 1946 and paid for it to be transported to the Fens by train from Aberdeen, Scotland. Then it required three workers to operate it and another to tow it by tractor. Today, its tasks can be completed by one person.
A tribute to Margaret Thatcher at St Mary Magdalene Church, Gedney
Lincolnshire. The memorial features coal, a handbag, a miniature No 10 door, and a book on the Falklands war.
Shippea Hill rail station in Cambridgeshire. The request-only stop was once famous for being the least used station in Britain. In latter years it became more popular as migrant workers commuted from the villages surrounding the Ely interchange to catch the 07.17 train for the nine minute ride to Shippea Hill where they would be mini-bussed to the packhouses of the Fens which surround the towns of Soham and Mildenhall. However, during the Covid pandemic demand fell away as many workers returned to their countries of origin when it was thought that having the jab would become a condition of employment.
Unpicked apples in an orchard near Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire.
One of the intended consequences of the enlargement of the EU in 2004 was to create an underclass of foreign manual workers compelled to scurry around member countries to function as a check on the domestic workforce, ensuring wages and conditions were kept as low as possible. This was particularly acute in the UK agricultural sector which relied on foreign labour to deliver produce to the supermarkets at minimal cost.
The trickle down effect of Brexit combined with economic growth in their home countries emboldened A8 workers to militate for better pay, conditions and the ability to contemplate alternative employment, much to the disdain of the the large agricultural corporations who regarded their workers as an inconvenience rather than an asset.
Ultimately prices had to rise to reflect the real cost of production, much to the disappointment of shareholders and shoppers, the latter of whom had been fooled into believing a low-wage, low growth economy was a feature of modern, successful society.
Mr Andrew Fletcher's 784lb entry to the Soham Pumpkin Fair, 2019, Cambridgeshire.
On the Waltzers at the Mart, King's Lynn
Councillor Tracey Carter and her mother, Sandra, preparing celebrations for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the Women's Institute hall, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, 2018.
Babak, a Hungarian of Iranian descent waits for his friends in Wisbech market place on a Saturday afternoon wearing his new jeans. Taking advantage of the Citizens' Rights Directive 2004/38/EC he came to the UK for work and is employed in a vegetable packing factory on the edge of the town. Initially working the night shift he has recently been promoted to team leader and now works days.
Algimanta showing the Christmas turkeys at Mr Eagle's poultry auction, Swaffham raceway, Norfolk.
Mr & Mrs Morris collecting for the Help for Heroes charity at the Anglia Motel, Fleet Hargate, Lincolnshire.