Mark Robinson

@mr.place

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Aspiring urban fixer - was UK High Street Czar -think tank wonk - ABI survivor - OSP student @lse - Making Hartlepool Great Again

Writing about later life learning and being a padawan "pracademic" https://markisalwayslearning.substack.com .. more

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Mark Robinson @mr.place · 4h

Thank you, an absolute peach of an article.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 1d

Stunning. I may have something in my eye….

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 1d

@sirmichaeltake.bsky.social needs to up his game

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 1d

There are two in our house. So far….

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 1d

Its that time of year where things get a bit spicy in Balham

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 1d

I wept big salty tears with Jordan at the end.

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Pete @petetheref.bsky.social · 1d

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 2d

Come for the worthy debate about the nature of place, stay for the banging clip of Space in its prime.

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Mark Robinson @mr.place · 5d

Thank you for your understanding.

We're a bit like Mr and Mrs Jack Spratt?!

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 5d

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Mark Robinson @mr.place · 5d

People thought we were lazy and/or thick, as several teachers in the 70s and 80s put it.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 6d

Frankly, Grammarly is an essential part of my everyday life, and I couldn't get by without it - I have two neurospicy kids, and whilst I haven't been diagnosed, they didn't get it from their mum!

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 6d

I'm very happy for you; however, I and I guess a large proportion of writers and students, are not so fortunate and need a little help polishing our finished written work.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 6d

Love this!

public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 6d

this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member

new yorker cartoon by bernstein. watercolor of a middle aged white dad holding a cord up from the cord box in a heavenly light in triumph. title reads THE BEST DAY OF MY FATHER'S LIFE. caption reads “Did you say you needed a six-pin-to-eight-pin FireWire for a 2006 MacBook?"

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 6d

this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 6d

As a “fresher” MSc student at 54, I think Gen AI has genuinely cost me more time than it has saved. I now only use Google Scholar, Grammarly, Zotero and NotebookLM, the latter being to help summarise and test understanding. The proposed Gemini integration scares me, and I want no part of it!

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Chris / Kit @chrislochery.bsky.social · 7d

As a former editor of Popbitch – and the proud owner of a legal letter sent by HarperCollins, accusing me of being "highly likely to cause serious harm to [their former star client]’s reputation both as an individual and author” – may I just say: GET IT RIGHT UP YE

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 7d

The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 7d

I appreciate there is a lot more to your article that I agree with BTW, but as a headline, it is a bit click-baity.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 7d

It really doesn't. I'll find the data later, but in essence, once you strip out probate, houses under refurb, people moving, etc. You have about 250k vacant dwellings - not nearly enough.

Mark Robinson @mr.place · 7d

Bloody marvelous. I salute you 🫡

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Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social · 8d

📢 £89.1m of additional funding for Medway Council announced - part of major changes to local government funding. Under the Tories, Medway’s core spending power fell by 91% between 2010 and 2024. This 32% increase will allow long-term investment in frontline services and community spaces.

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 8d

Talk of a 'millionaire exodus' appeared 18,000 times in news reports over the last 18 months. But are wealthy people really deserting UK?

The truth behind the UK's so-called 'millionaire exodus'

www.bigissue.com

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Gigz @andrewgigacz.bsky.social · 8d

Incidentally,
BRYDON CARSE LOSES WICKET
is an anagram of
A COLD, WRY BEN STOKES CRIES.

#AUSvENG #Ashes

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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 9d

With place and devolution back at the centre of political debate, it’s a timely reminder that those mapping a way forward should look at what has come before.
📘 Read Nick’s essay here:https://buff.ly/ElcnWP3
📚 Download the full collection:https://buff.ly/C34ukiN