Martin Robbins
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Substack: mjrobbins.com
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Even by the recent standards of the BBC this is an absolute clanger, just multiple levels of illiteracy.
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Even by the recent standards of the BBC this is an absolute clanger, just multiple levels of illiteracy.
Not going to dunk on civilians but it’s unreal that people are still sharing this, like I don’t know how you can be a functioning human being and think this sub-influencer dross reads like a 95-year-old British comedy actress. Wtf is half of it even talking about?
October 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Not going to dunk on civilians but it’s unreal that people are still sharing this, like I don’t know how you can be a functioning human being and think this sub-influencer dross reads like a 95-year-old British comedy actress. Wtf is half of it even talking about?
Notably, if you follow the link, even the blog itself doesn’t claim she wrote it for them, it looks like something the author found on the Internet. jayspeak.blog/2025/08/02/g...
October 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Notably, if you follow the link, even the blog itself doesn’t claim she wrote it for them, it looks like something the author found on the Internet. jayspeak.blog/2025/08/02/g...
Yeah this’ll do for a week.
September 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yeah this’ll do for a week.
And hear me out but there's an obvious solution that would get these older men off the streets *and* be appealing to the conservative right:
September 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And hear me out but there's an obvious solution that would get these older men off the streets *and* be appealing to the conservative right:
Including this genuine exchange from the council’s oversight board 🤯🦇:
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Including this genuine exchange from the council’s oversight board 🤯🦇:
Once again I am begging you all to stop this humiliation
September 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Once again I am begging you all to stop this humiliation
Fans of the pod/Substack will be delighted to know we've been protesting at Old Bridge Way this morning...
August 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Fans of the pod/Substack will be delighted to know we've been protesting at Old Bridge Way this morning...
Lads lads lads it’s the bank holiday weekend, gonna have a large one
August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Lads lads lads it’s the bank holiday weekend, gonna have a large one
The reflection point is spot on in this thread, IMO. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/plato-vs-g...
August 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The reflection point is spot on in this thread, IMO. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/plato-vs-g...
Slightly fruity moment on the BBQ this evening
August 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Slightly fruity moment on the BBQ this evening
I went for a Jaguar F-Type which is both *literally green* and virtue signals that I have no children, thus avoiding the biggest source of carbon emissions.
August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I went for a Jaguar F-Type which is both *literally green* and virtue signals that I have no children, thus avoiding the biggest source of carbon emissions.
I say *was*, because this is what it looks like today, less than four months after opening. This was not casual or accidental - bins and signs were moved, wood was piled up, fuel used. The entire 70m stretch of boardwalk was set ablaze in a deliberate, blatant act of vandalism.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I say *was*, because this is what it looks like today, less than four months after opening. This was not casual or accidental - bins and signs were moved, wood was piled up, fuel used. The entire 70m stretch of boardwalk was set ablaze in a deliberate, blatant act of vandalism.
Built on the site of former gravel pits, Clophill Lakes is a fantastic example of reclaiming old industrial sites to create incredible public spaces and wildlife habitats. One of its key facilities was a 70m / 230ft boardwalk between the lakes, with a branch overlooking the water.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Built on the site of former gravel pits, Clophill Lakes is a fantastic example of reclaiming old industrial sites to create incredible public spaces and wildlife habitats. One of its key facilities was a 70m / 230ft boardwalk between the lakes, with a branch overlooking the water.
And the boat obsession is increasingly weird on Facebook. Our town is 90 mins from the nearest coast, 2-3 hours from the south coast. This was the response to a post about services on the local train line. Just absolute bot-level stuff, but actual people.
July 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
And the boat obsession is increasingly weird on Facebook. Our town is 90 mins from the nearest coast, 2-3 hours from the south coast. This was the response to a post about services on the local train line. Just absolute bot-level stuff, but actual people.
Features an absolute peak performance from one Labour MP and climate campaigner:
July 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Features an absolute peak performance from one Labour MP and climate campaigner:
Who stole this poor man's neck
July 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Who stole this poor man's neck
“The present government does nothing to curb the construction industry”
July 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
“The present government does nothing to curb the construction industry”
I mean, let’s start with the fact that 19th century Haworth, the heart of Brontë country, was a crowded, dirty town with constant building and industrial mills springing up everywhere.
July 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I mean, let’s start with the fact that 19th century Haworth, the heart of Brontë country, was a crowded, dirty town with constant building and industrial mills springing up everywhere.
Nobody is more shocked than I am 👀
July 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Nobody is more shocked than I am 👀
This is also astonishingly poor from the Guardian: three articles based on the idea that AI is decimating the graduate jobs market, which the ‘analysis’… debunks in the second paragraph.
July 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is also astonishingly poor from the Guardian: three articles based on the idea that AI is decimating the graduate jobs market, which the ‘analysis’… debunks in the second paragraph.
I’m not going to link because it’s utterly stupid rage-bait, but let’s be clear: you’re arguing old people should die and everyone else should suffer because you think it’s somehow more ‘moral’ and you don’t understand what an air pump is or that 30% of the grid right now is solar.
July 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I’m not going to link because it’s utterly stupid rage-bait, but let’s be clear: you’re arguing old people should die and everyone else should suffer because you think it’s somehow more ‘moral’ and you don’t understand what an air pump is or that 30% of the grid right now is solar.
“Surely the council will intervene” you say, but the council have other ideas.
June 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
“Surely the council will intervene” you say, but the council have other ideas.