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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 02/10/2026

The tender I'm responding to is based on MEAT

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 26/09/2026

Did someone order a post-show foyer ceilidh? 👏👏👏 @nac-cna.bsky.social

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 21/09/2026

Safety first and all that, but these are quite the messages to wake up to because I'm travelling with a colleague who has airpods 😱

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 19/09/2026

Così fan tutte in the upgraded Sage One at the Glasshouse. A delight.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 19/09/2026

I'm sorry, but awful things should befall anyone sending marketing emails with all caps subject lines followed by three exclamation marks

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 13/09/2026

I am, shock horror, not the only person to notice the comparison

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 13/09/2026

The way SVT revealed their exit poll was incredibly Eurovision - cutting to the parties at their respective... parties... and full-on "Sweden Democrats, the public have given you... ... ... ... 17.2%"

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 28/08/2026

In the government's latest effort to control migration, rather than send employers a link to the homepage of the sponsor portal, they've issued the first five steps of these instructions instead

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 04/08/2026

This week I'm at a conference that has thoughtfully provided a "social battery" badge which you can slide from red to green - it doesn't have a "evening in a darkened hotel room listening to Sibelius" level of recharge, alas #ExtrovertedForProfessionalReasonsOnly

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/07/2026

Really nice day enjoying the #BBCProms in Gateshead and Sunderland. Surprises, delights, and some really blissful moments too. Plus my first glimpse of the new, gorgeous and very exciting CultureHouse Sunderland where I'm planning to record some arty farty sector podcasts.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 07/07/2026

Would you look at that, I only went and married a Doctor, didn't I?

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 29/05/2026

No, they're calling for a 50%, or 10 point, cut. #ThisStuffDrivesMeMad

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 20/05/2026

The absolute horror that is @1pmobile.bsky.social's terrible chatbot, summed up in one message

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 07/05/2026

Boring boring post, but Lost Property at Schiphol airport is brilliant. No mystery as to whether your item has been found - you can go on their website and they photograph every item as its logged. Only shame a 1 hour connection wasn't enough time to pick it up on the way back. £60 shipping to UK

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 04/04/2026

Much nostalgia in my high school Facebook group this weekend. My form tutor sent me out into the world with this damned-with-faint-praise opening sentence. Brutal. The "generally" absolutely nailed it. My sense of humour has got me in trouble my whole life 🫣

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/03/2026

And finally, stand back and watch me shoot this giant white stick

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/03/2026

Camel's throats, not monkey balls, sorry

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/03/2026

*Geordie Accent* Only when the Camel and Lars have been eaten, can the winner sit with a monkey (And presumably eat its testicles?)

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/03/2026

And once they're done with the camel, the leader of the Moderate Party is done for

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 25/03/2026

Denmark's I'm A Member of Parliament Get Me Out of Here takes a surreal turn

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 13/03/2026

I don't know when they stopped pretending that's a touchscreen, but I'm glad they've stopped pretending it's a touchscreen. Sorry, I am a TV presentation geek, I can't deny it.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 03/03/2026

I feel for the team at Democracy Volunteers, paid staff and volunteers, who gave their time to observe a democratic process and tell us what they saw. I was a volunteer last May. I was very surprised by the levels of family voting in County Durham - this is what I said at the time.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 28/02/2026

"Which route did you get that on, then?" "Oh just a quick hop over to the Island of Vinted"

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 01/02/2026

Thanks to @markpackuk.bsky.social for pointing me to the Electorial Commission website, where I discover someone wants to launch a political party with the tagline "Working for Sidcup - Someone Has To"

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 22/01/2026

Absolutely love that someone looked at the gap between the gate and the wall and thought "I can fit a Smart Car in there and sell coffee" 👏👏👏

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 21/01/2026

I Would Do Anything for Greenland (But I Won't Do That)

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 19/01/2026

I need to know what it was they got ready

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 09/12/2025

Sankta Lucia at Hexham Abbey tonight. A (early!) delight

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 29/11/2025

Interesting that this is the first black Friday with native access to price history on Amazon - so it's possible to see how many items do indeed put their price up in the run up to Black Friday, to appear discounted this weekend.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 19/11/2025

First (proper) snow of the year has arrived in the #NorthPennines

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 18/11/2025

Just the London Pension Fund Authority asking a perfectly normal questionerer

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 14/11/2025

Geekily interesting how two huge media organisations can have the exact opposite interpretation of privacy law / policy as to whose faces to blur or unblur on these stories (Guardian, and BBC)

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 28/10/2025

Today I had to order some roadworks signs, and on the order confirmation I discovered it's an unprecedented time for roadworks signs

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 16/10/2025

The mainline into Euston features multiple graffiti tags saying "I farted in Yoga", and now I'm wondering if Celia Imrie is out there with her spray can of a Monday night?

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 07/10/2025

Off to @livetheatre.bsky.social on Friday to see Bad Lads by @graeaetheatre.bsky.social, which plays there until Saturday night - if you want to too, you need to get your skates, or other mobility aid of your choice, on 🛼

A list of performances showing either Sold Out or Selling Fast

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 28/09/2025

Is it? What a world. Interview with David Lammy in the Observer

"He will not say whether he thinks genocide is now occuring in Gaza. 'That is an issue for lawyers.'"

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 20/09/2025

Astonishing Hamlet from Eddie Izzard tonight at Northern Stage - a very sincere standing ovation all round

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 13/09/2025

Love the Last Night of the #BBCProms, and this year we seem to have been spared the political nonsense on both sides ♥️

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 07/09/2025

The Albert Hall is a thing of absolute beauty, particularly when lit like this

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 16/08/2025

Thought six: If Starbucks want to understand where it's going wrong, they need to start with their American pain au chocolat, and work back from here to examine all the processes that led to the idea that this is worth a) serving and b) $6.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 16/08/2025

Thought 5: Conferences have done horrible things to my mood and self-esteem over the years. This year has been much better. Boundaries are key. You don't have to do every last thing. Give your energies where you're wanted and welcomed, and don't push to get in where you're not. Just relax.

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 16/08/2025

Thought 4: Accessible design is so important, and yet... Railway stations and other transport hubs are better when treated as canvases for creativity - buildings old and modern here, and I know which I prefer

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Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 16/08/2025

Thought 3: Public art can't help but lift a place. The majolica bus stop seat. The downtown branch of a gallery in a old shop. The train station mural. It's all worth it to lift the spirits.

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