{"id":5078,"date":"2022-01-04T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:52:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:52:45","slug":"the-thames-today-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/01\/04\/the-thames-today-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thames today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE PIGEON PARTY was in disarray as members held selection meetings for the May 2022 elections. For a start, they are all looking in different directions. Second, although the platform is packed, there seems to be no one in the audience. Or maybe the birds on the railing <em>are<\/em> the audience \u2013 in which case, there seem to be no candidates sat waiting to be interviewed. Their bid for office may end in tears.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today\u2019s photo was taken on 27th December 2021, looking north-west from John McDougall Gardens on the Isle of Dogs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pigeon-meeting-West-IoD-271221.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pigeon-meeting-West-IoD-271221.jpg?resize=500%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><em>East London News<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">live at 10pm every Tuesday and on demand all week:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Tuesday Show<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE PIGEON PARTY was in disarray as members held selection meetings for the May 2022 elections. 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