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Robin Turner

@robinturner.bsky.social
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Wrote books about The Chemical Brothers and Heavenly Recordings, does PR for some of rock and / or roll's finest, part owns The Social. Now writing weekly newsletters about life with and after a brain tumour: acloudablossom.substack.com

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14h
what an incredible piece (and life): www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘Some things are worth dying for’: Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, through deserts, kidnappers and polar bears
On his record-breaking trek, Karl Bushby was held at gunpoint, arrested, menaced by a polar bear and left by two separate girlfriends. Now he’s nearing home after 28 years – and he has a few stories t...
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What the fuck is that wig hair
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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I will surrender to the sound
On the first floor of the Bristol Beacon, I’m lucky enough to be watching Saint Etienne play one of their final shows.
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
England 2026. Volunteers who save people from dying in the sea are being repeatedly attacked by an organised group who very much want people to die in the sea. England 2026.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
They're now just targeting random groups of dark-skinned people. What's going to have to happen before the government starts taking this seriously? www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...
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Protestors confuse Pakistan cricket team for migrants after gathering at hotel
Misinformation caused groups of people to gather at The Marriott Hotel
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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026
Prison?
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Richard James Foster @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is one of those interviews that you get every blue moon or so; when both parties’ tongues run away with each other. Mac’s a tonic when he’s like this. A dream assignment- always loved @bunnymen.com - & the new LP is great!
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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
✍️ Want to understand the bonkers nature of the modern economy? Take a ride with me on the 30,000 mile journey the cod in a fish finger takes between being caught off the coast of Scotland and consumed in a British home 🤯 Promise I'm not making this up👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-30000-...
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The 30,000-mile fish finger
There’s a good chance the cod on your child’s plate has been around the world and back. Not that you’d learn any of that from the label...
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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
London doesn't need anymore empty luxury flats owned by non-domiciled oligarchs - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is an inappropriate, credulous & politically biased BBC headline. The claims about savings will be sharply contested. News reports should not imclude what reads as an ediorial endorsememt in the headline www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.
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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New instagram logo - WTF?
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Clacton byelection cost taxpayers a quarter of a million pounds. That is the cost of employing six NHS nurses for a year. Put that on the side of a bus.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Trump was guarded by an Avenger air defense system while playing golf.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
BBC website leading with small boats I see, despite numbers down 43%. Just unacceptable.
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Bryn Jones @bryn00.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Sky News is broadcasting live a Reform UK media conference led by Nigel Farage. But Farage is a candidate in a byelection. But Sky News is not giving equal exposure to the other candidates in Thursday's byelection. Surely Sky News is breaking media impartiality rules?
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Jules McHamish @julesmchamish.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
April 2024 - Nigel Farage ‘gifted’ £5 million from Christopher Harborne. SIX MONTHS LATER - September 2024 - Nigel references Kier Starmer’s acceptance of a gift of new glasses, all the time having £5 million in his back pocket! H/t @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Chaperoned @countbinface.bsky.social at Glastonbury a few years back. Very good bloke, I strongly support him and his ways.
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If you didn't bother to watch the Farage press conference, here's the short version:
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!
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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Moe throwing out Barney meme except it's Nigel Farage retiring from public life again
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Friday afternoon, let's have it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojNr...
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Van Halen - Unchained (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Van Halen
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nothing says 'speaking for the concerns of the common man' like being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to promote actual gold bars
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Nigel Farage is running the bizarre line again on Today that he "wasn't in politics" when he stuffed £5 million down his trousers from a crypto-billionaire. He literally owned a political party.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Can't believe it's been 10 years of being told that you mustn't call ignorant bigots ignorant bigots. You just have to politely live with the mess they've made
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 23/06/2026
Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The joy today is that hatred lost. Doesn't matter what you think of Burnham. Farage tried to invite a race riot. He dealt in explicitly racial rhetoric. If he'd won, many journalists would have considered it a vindication of his approach and branded our outrage evidence of how out of touch we are.
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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
'Slightly hoist with her own petard'
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Moment former Tory prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
'Slightly hoist with our own petard' is going to be my excuse for every hangover I rock up with, and every nutbag i've failed to get into Parliament.
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It’s might be 173 miles to Makerfield but you might as well come celebrate the Andy Burnham win with us @thesociallondon.bsky.social tomorrow.
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
My god - to wake up with positivity… I’d forgotten what that felt like.
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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Thank, and to a large extent, fuck
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Glory to Ukraine
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Forever @msforeverwondering.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Read and share please
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Dan Maier @danielmaier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Raffle now totally sold out but auction lots open til just after 8pm. So much good stuff. Like 2x Ian Rankin first editions signed *to you*. Jimmy Choo bag currently *2k* below value. Lunch for 2 with history maven Dan Jones! Loads more. Don’t fancy bidding, you can still donate. Thank you!
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Barry Burns @barry.mogwai.scot · 12/06/2026
This is marvellous. Never seen it. Limmy does American Werewolf
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Schera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/06/2026
Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums. Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This has nothing to do with stopping crime. It is to do with a global far-right movement, coordinated on X, organised by some of the most powerful men in the world from Silicon Valley to the White House inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
there were already many reasons to do this but Elon Musk actively encouraging racist violence in Belfast should be the final straw for every UK government institution to stop doing business - including being on X - with him in any way, and for him to be barred from entry to the country.
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Rob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Labour defending Twitter is a good example of why they are so ineffective in government: utterly unwilling to take decisions which have any controversy attached.
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Robin Turner @robinturner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Crisp World Cup is heating up. Rounds have been set up. Everything to play for in the crisp game, come to @thesociallondon.bsky.social and get involved. No Walkers, all profits to @warchilduk.bsky.social
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