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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

on #Dartmoor today a mother and calf with matching white stripes

a calf in the foreground very close to its mother, and beyond are the rolling green hills of Dartmoor. BUt the funny thing about the cows is that they are each black a broad vertical white stripe and their individual stripes are almost overlapping as one

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr. Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday. I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇

bylinetimes.com

The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’

The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Neoliberals have neutered direct state investment in infrastructure. Everything is privatised, state guarantees profits. UK languishes at or near the bottom of the OECD league for investment in productive assets. China invests over 41% of its GDP in productive assets, India 34.3%, UK 17.9%.

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Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Working on a book? I run occasional self-editing workshops in #Bristol for anyone who wants to polish their writing, whether factual or fiction. There are still spaces on my one-day workshop on Saturday September 19. #editing #writing www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/courses/how-...

a very long wooden cabinet wtih three shelves packed with old books

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

for a moment the magazine rack in my local supermarket looks like a commentary on modern life

cover of a magazine called Understanding ADHD

cover of magazsne called Senior's Guide to ChatGPT

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

some of my potatoes are smaller than my tomatoes. I had convinced myself that the spuds had all dried out in the heatwave and/or been dug up and eaten by rats. Dug 'em up and they're fine, except not ready. This farming, albeit of only four plants in total, is harder than it looks.

on a green table in the foreground sits a red and silver colander within which are some freshly picked potatoes; beside the colander are three potatoes ranging from tiny to large and four tomatoes (two red and two yellow). In the middle ground is a stone bank and in the distance some high moorland

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

here's the latest in my fortnightly series of how (or even how not) to publish a novel all by yourself robcampbellmedia.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

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The art of shouting quietly

Phase three in the nightmare of self-publishing a novel: telling the world about it

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

spent a day in #St Ives, in #Cornwall, where reality bends with the waves. In the museum was Tiny the dog. Is it for real, I asked a volunteer; up to you, she said. And, in the Mine Beer bar, was a diagram mapping an underworld of ale. Mmm, said the barman. Some things are too good not to be true.

A notice saying the world's most wonderful embalmed dog, with a full description, and a glass presentation globe with what looks like the model of a very small brown and white dog within it.The whole thing looks ike a fake from another era

a hand drawn diagram entitled the hidden world beneath mine brewing company, showing an entirely made-up world of beer being brewed in an old mining building then piped down old shafts to the bar

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

what a fabulous sight. Democracy in action, live, and all done with care and decency, regardless of the massive waste of time and money caused by one man's political tantrum.

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you enjoyed this eclipse, you should pop the date of the next one in your colander.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

what a bizarre experience - went out to a suitable spot with the colander and found another half dozen people doing the same. Lots of chat and laughs and, of course, the eclipse. Learnt two things as well: how to spell colander, and that ours was better than anyone else's.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

somebody bought one of my books in the past week. Go on, own up - who are you?

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

reading this beautiful little gem by David Gladwin, published by Road Song Books roadsongbooks.com based in North Devon. I know you should never judge a book by its cover, but I might also buy Into My Arms just because of the design quality.

on the right is a book with called Coldwell and a cover in red and white text with a white space in the top two thirds and a black and white hill and tree landscape in the bottom third. On the left is a flier using a similar design but advertising a book called Into My Arms by Estelle Phillips

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The West of England was missing out on millions in Govt funding, but no more - after this 'huge moment' puts the Bristol city region up with those northern 'powerhouses' as a top tier metro authority. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

bristolpost.co.uk

West of England joins the 'top tier' of mayoral regions

The move puts Bristol and Bath alongside Liverpool and Manchester and will unlock more Government millions

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

pink sun setting on #Dartmoor #Devon last night. The particularly pointy tor in the centre of the pic is Great Links

a line of pink hills in the distance under an evening sky - foreground is trees and hilly fields

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

some lovely art hanging in the latest exhibition by associate members at the #Penwith Gallery in St Ives, #Cornwall. I particularly like this one of almond blossom in Spain's #Alpujarra mountains. Yeah okay, my wife painted it but I like it anyway. penwithgallery.com

an oil painting, in semi-abstract style, showing pink blossom of almond trees and dark trunks in a meadow

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

someone's only gone and bought another of my books. That's 52 so far, and each one shows as a little spike on the publishing tracking software. I reckon I know more or less who bought each one, as well. Hello you! Royalties are now running at a massive £80 ...

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

that's a damned scary cat, and not likely to be easily repelled

four tubes of cat repellent showing the face of a fierce-looking black cat. a woman is looking over the row of tubes, from behind

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Summer in Cornwall. The phone box museum at Portholland on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula; and one of the finest train rides ever, from St Erth to St Ives.

close up view of faded photos and notices pinned to the inside wall of and old British red telephone box. Home made models of yachts and anchors dangle from the ceiling

an old red British telephone box with its door open and sign saying museum, against a backdrop of a grassy bank and a row of stone cottages with a coastal vibe

a glimpse over the heads of two train passengers at an extensive golden beach and the sea- everyone's heads are turned to look at it

a sign saying don't feed the locals, beware of the gulls, attached to some iron railings overlooking a beautiful sandy beach. A seagull stands on the quayside just below the sign

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Two of my short stories have just been longlisted in different competitions - the Bath Short Story Award and Frome Short Story Competition. I can’t say which stories, as it'd break the rules re anonymous judging. In the meantime, you can read my novel here. www.amazon.co.uk/Century-Robe...

amazon.co.uk

Century eBook : Campbell, Robert: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

distinctive sound and sight of USAF B1 Lancers over Dartmoor today. Presumably heading for Iraq rather than Belgium.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

these four came over to say hi today

four creamy-coloured cows staring into the camera from about two metres away across some green vegetation

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

hot horse tree. Ponies finding the shade on #Dartmoor today just down from Great Links Tor

several ponies gathered beneath a small tree on a hill covered in bracken, against a blue sky, suggesting that it is hot and the ponies are sheltering on the tree's shade

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm starting to edit a book for someone this week, stumbled across this image, and reminded myself that I promised we'd be using track changes. It's a page of corrections by James Joyce ('placed within the history of Joyce’s early serial publication of Finnegans Wake') uwm.edu/libraries/sp...

a page of printed words covered in hand-drawn lines and arrows with copious notes scribbled in the margin, adding up to a sense of intense amendments being made. It's a real mess.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Versailles! Good grief. Let’s hope this is not followed by 20 years of bitter American myth-making and revanchism followed by world war …

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Lomelindi12 @lomelindi12.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Private Eye

Cartoon - 2 men interviewing a Reform candidate & asking if there’s anything else they should know about - the back of his head has a swastika shaved into it

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

visiting Dorset and just saw nine hares running around a field. That’s three times as many hares as I’d seen in my entire life up to that point. What wonderful animals they are.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

terribly sad that #hockney has died but astounded to read how many millions of pounds people paid for his work. The amount of dosh kicking around at the top end, compared to the dearth of it lower down, is shocking.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

BBC has since changed this but really it should have from the start read ‘Convicted stalker grabbed woman’s hair etc…’ and it makes one wonder if there’s a senior editor checking stuff before it goes out.The real story is an utterly different one compared to that suggested by the initial headline.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026

WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

aren’t we falling into the same journalistic trap with JD Vance that we did with Trump? We make headlines out of anything he says because he’s powerful, even when what he says is so factually flawed that it doesn’t deserve our consideration. These guys know that, and we’re being played.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I’m finding this kind of stuff increasingly annoying. Yeah it’s important, and deserves a current affairs slot, but in real life I still know very few people who are bothered about it. They’re mostly just living their lives, not wondering about the nature of national identity.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

BBC World at One opens with the voice of Farage effectively urging a riot by making wildly untrue generalisations about race. They could have opened with the voice of the police chief who had to deal with Farage’s mob. There’s a presentational choice there, and no need for Daily Mail headlines.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Listen to the people who loved their boy and not the people who want to use it to stir hate.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

what on earth is the BBC doing making time for such a vile creature? Colossal lack of judgment to risk offering a cloak of respectability to someone so extreme.

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Here’s our growth opportunity if we are able to focus on reality long enough to take note of it - the green transition China is already miles ahead on this road www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

‘The speed and scale of media hostility means it now runs far ahead of public opinion at large’ this is fascinating and utterly depressing. It could doubtless be said about almost any progressive idea.

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 28/05/2026

It’s a stupidly high bar but I believe this to be Craig Brown’s finest work

A page of parodic mail online headlines by Craig Brown from the current issue of Private Eye. Buy Private Eye it’s only £2.99.

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

this is a cracking read. Really enjoying it and would recommend it to anyone interested in the messy truths about the British ‘home front’ in WW1

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Rob Campbell @robcampbell15959.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

fields are being cut in West Devon and, bang on time as every year, a handful of Red Kites turn up and stay a week or two. I wonder where they come from and how they know when to come? No pic of kites as my phone can’t zoom that well #devon #redkites

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This is an unforgivably stupid situation. It is an astonishing own goal to try and drive student numbers down to move an immigration number that in turn is totally ignored by the anti-immigrant head bangers.

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