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Robert Franks
@robertfranks.bsky.social
Ex-southerner living up North. Music obsessive. Beer drinker. Whovian.
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In a scenario where doing nothing to support pubs would’ve been bad enough, this round of revaluations will kill thousands of businesses off. A real hard kick in the nethers to venues already on their knees. Yet, they have room to cut rates for Selfridges & Harrods?? www.cityam.com/pubs-outrage...
Pubs outraged as Selfridges and Harrods see business rates slashed
A new shake-up of business rates will cause the tax bill of luxury stores like Selfridges to fall, while smaller venues face hikes.
www.cityam.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fantastic
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
If it's any small consolation, I was always appreciate the work you regularly put in to The Fact of Fiction (alongside your other DWM stuff) - I'm always referring back to them.
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It really is f*cking dire this year. They've got 12 months to plan for this
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Until this morning I didn't even realise these were on YouTube so thank you!!
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Appreciated, thanks. It's probably the completist in me that would love to see them out there!!
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Fantastic. Do we know why these have never been collected and released digitally? Copyright?
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The fact you've managed to publish redemptive readings of some quite unloved stories gives me hope that one day, someone might even come up with a decent defence for dross like The Space Museum or Time-Flight
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Excellent news. Your last two books were superb. (Also it will 'almost' dovetail nicely with Richard Marson's Box of Delights, which has just arrived)
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Absolutely
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I mis-read that as 'porking', but I guess the end result would be similar
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ok thanks. I'll read the full post next time! Keep up the good work etc.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I haven't actually read the full post yet, but the wording of your 'tweet' (or whatever BlueSky calls it) suggested it was Terrance's first Fourth Doctor book?
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Righto, I'll get me coat
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Didn't both Giant Robot and Loch Ness Monster come out before Revenge, or have I mis-read your post?
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM