Robin Ince
LightNews LightNews
banner
robinince.bsky.social
Robin Ince
@robinince.bsky.social
53K followers 1.3K following 12K posts
Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
Posts Replies Media Videos
robinince.bsky.social
I will always be sad that I departed from Monkey Cage but the relief I feel about being able to speak out about abusers and bigots without expecting a phone call upbraiding or questioning me is a relief - so much anxiety expelled
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 5h
Starmer gets worse every day - this apology is no good at all - Mandelson took up Epstein’s hospitality while he was serving time for child trafficking - this was well known - see also Zak Polanski’s letter to Wes Streeting #epstein #starmer #mandelson #greenparty
• LIVE Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson and 'believing his lies' The Conservatives and Lib Dems call for a confidence vote in the prime minister, who is under pressure for making Lord Mandelson US ambassador in 2024. = Green Party 4 February 2026 Rt Hon Wes Streeting House of Commons London SWIA OAA Dear Wes, 1 am writing to you with an extremely serious concern which I would like you to address. The stench of corruption from the Labour Government's relationship with Peter Mandelson is now correctly being scrutinised and there is now a criminal investigation. As you are aware, there are great misgivings about Palantir's contract with the NHS. I set out my concerns a couple of weeks ago, and I have stated that the NHS should not be involved with a company which is actively aiding surveillance for Trump's paramilitary thugs ICE, and which has played a close role with the Israeli military in the Gaza genocide. Those horrors aside, I am aware that many in the NHS do not believe Palantir's data platforms are reliable or provide anything they couldn't already access. I am also aware, as I am sure you are, that there have been media reports of close links between Palantir and Peter Mandelson. His lobbying company Global Counsel represents Palantir according to reports in the media. It has also suggested that a meeting in Washington last year between Palantir and Sir Keir Starmer was organised by Peter Mandelson. Palantir has absolutely no place in the NHS, looking after patients' personal data, and I have said before that I understand there is a break clause in the contract this year and I would urge you not to renew the contract of such a disreputable corporation. I know that you have had a close relationship with Peter Mandelson and I will be seeking through every means at our disposal to establish whether there have been any personal, formal or informal contacts with Peter Mandelson or his lobbying company between yourself, other ministers and Department of Health or NHS England officials on behalf of Palantir. The public have a right to know this information and I trust that you will be forthcoming with any disclosures.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Starmer gets worse every day - this apology is no good at all - Mandelson took up Epstein’s hospitality while he was serving time for child trafficking - this was well known - see also Zak Polanski’s letter to Wes Streeting #epstein #starmer #mandelson #greenparty
• LIVE Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson and 'believing his lies' The Conservatives and Lib Dems call for a confidence vote in the prime minister, who is under pressure for making Lord Mandelson US ambassador in 2024. = Green Party 4 February 2026 Rt Hon Wes Streeting House of Commons London SWIA OAA Dear Wes, 1 am writing to you with an extremely serious concern which I would like you to address. The stench of corruption from the Labour Government's relationship with Peter Mandelson is now correctly being scrutinised and there is now a criminal investigation. As you are aware, there are great misgivings about Palantir's contract with the NHS. I set out my concerns a couple of weeks ago, and I have stated that the NHS should not be involved with a company which is actively aiding surveillance for Trump's paramilitary thugs ICE, and which has played a close role with the Israeli military in the Gaza genocide. Those horrors aside, I am aware that many in the NHS do not believe Palantir's data platforms are reliable or provide anything they couldn't already access. I am also aware, as I am sure you are, that there have been media reports of close links between Palantir and Peter Mandelson. His lobbying company Global Counsel represents Palantir according to reports in the media. It has also suggested that a meeting in Washington last year between Palantir and Sir Keir Starmer was organised by Peter Mandelson. Palantir has absolutely no place in the NHS, looking after patients' personal data, and I have said before that I understand there is a break clause in the contract this year and I would urge you not to renew the contract of such a disreputable corporation. I know that you have had a close relationship with Peter Mandelson and I will be seeking through every means at our disposal to establish whether there have been any personal, formal or informal contacts with Peter Mandelson or his lobbying company between yourself, other ministers and Department of Health or NHS England officials on behalf of Palantir. The public have a right to know this information and I trust that you will be forthcoming with any disclosures.
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Love this photograph last night of Paul McGann and me at @slapstickfest.bsky.social - we’re ready for our Joe Orton play
Paul mcgann with tongue out me in trans rights are human rights t shirt
February 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Only a few tickets left for Norwich Playhouse on 19th February - it is birthday eve

norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/the...
Book | Norwich Theatre
norwichtheatre.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Reposted by Robin Ince
slapstickfest.bsky.social
What a way to kick off Slapstick Festival 2026!

We love our dedicated audience filling up @wshed.bsky.social and Bristol Megascreen on a Wednesday, and already a triple dose of @robinince.bsky.social, with more to come across Bristol until Sun 8 Feb.
Paul McGann poking his tongue out, and Robin Ince, posing together Chris Daniels, knelt, taking a photo of Shazia Mirza, The Revd Canon Dr Simon Taylor and Robin Ince
February 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
robinince.bsky.social
I’m off to NORWICH this month
cosmicshambles.com The Cosmic Shambles Network @cosmicshambles.com · 1d
We are headed to Norwich Science Festival soon! Solo events from @robinince.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social & @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social plus a special Nine Lessons for Norwich show on Fri night with extra special guests inc. @helenczerski.bsky.social! All tix norwichsciencefestival.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Reposted by Robin Ince
poetclare.bsky.social
Nottingham friends! I’m reading at the iconic @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social one week today! Would love to see you

fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/poetr...
Poetry with Clare Pollard and Ian Parks, supported by students from Nottingham Trent University – Five Leaves Bookshop
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Come see me in Leicester in a couple of weeks - only a few tickets left

events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry
Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival
events.comedy-festival.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Watching the Epstein atrocities continuing to expand, one of the horrors is knowing that many of these men feel absolutely nothing for their victims beyond annoyance - they are gross narcissists who see the world as FOR THEM and to hell with the rest whatever the destruction and pain wrought
NOBODY'S GIRL A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM
robinince.bsky.social
An early start for Redruth to Bristol for @slapstickfest.bsky.social - midday Laurel and Hardy awaits

slapstick.org.uk
Slapstick Festival | Silent Film & Visual Comedy Festival
Slapstick 2026 brings more than 30 events across five joy-filled days in Bristol, celebrating screen comedy in all its forms: from silent-era masterpieces to
slapstick.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Lovely to meet Jaye today - an activist with a heart as big as Jupiter who is waiting for her trial for peaceful protest #falmouth #gaza #peace #defendourjuries @rubicundbooks.bsky.social @defendourjuries.bsky.social
Jaye and me outside Rubicund Books
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Not quite sold out #falmouth so turn up and there will be tickets on the door
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Off to #falmouth via #redruth popped into Needful Things - uh oh
Me with Guy N Smith books The horror the horror bookshelf Guy N. Smith THROWBACK Primitive, pre-human, they swarmed across the face of the land SPILLING OUT ITS PUTREFYING. ACCURSED GUY N.SMITHl
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
robinince.bsky.social
First Scottish gig of 2026
ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social · 2d
We'll be starting off the Further From Festival with a bang! The brilliant @robinince.bsky.social is very kindly returning to Linlithgow to regale us with all sorts of wonderful tales and thoughts! Join us for an evening like no other: tinyurl.com/FFFRobinInce
February 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Last few tickets for Falmouth tonight

thepoly.savoysystems.co.uk/ThePoly.dll/... #comedy #poetry
The Poly
thepoly.savoysystems.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
robinince.bsky.social
last dressing down I got from Monkey Cage execs on day I resigned was for a Bluesky comment on some of the sexual abusers who had been close to Prince Charles - Mountbatten, Van Der Post, Peter Ball - I didn’t do it to be sensational, I did it because it shows how abuse is just ignored by power
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 4d
Looking at #epstein reports , thinking of the deference to power that allows all this and the people who have fought so hard for justice - here is a not nice #poem that erupted today
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
robinince.bsky.social
Also whenever you see that Epstein spent 13 months in jail for child sex trafficking , don’t merely be shocked by the brevity of the sentence , he was also allowed back home for approximately 12 hours every day
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 3d
It is not shocking that a sexual abuser, relentless criminal and transparent liar should reach the highest office in the land - what is shocking is that this was entirely evident and still people voted for him
President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred and the friend allegedly bit President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein reported she has a friend, who was a personal assistant to Epstein in Florida from 1986 Unill 1991 or 1992. This friend shared names of some of the guests at Epstein's parties, to include Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Wife Donald Trump Bill Clinton At age 16, while modeling, caller attended 8 parties at Epstein's New York residence. On one occasion, caller reported she was sexually assaulted by Epstein. On another occasion, two twin brothers, Allen and Oren, lured caller and her friend upstairs but they escaped back downstairs. Caller stated Oren raped her best friend and a third brother, Tal, raped a 14 year old girl named Caller named other individuals involved in "big orgy parties" with her, other young girls, and older Victoria's Secret models, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Allen, Oren, Tal (LNU, possibly identifiable as Alexander brothers) Epstein's "British Socialite" Bill Clinton Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Online complainant reported she was a victim and witness to a sex trafficking ring at the Trump Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA between 1995- 1996. Complainant reported Ghislaine Maxwell as the madam and broker for sex parties, clients of whom included Epstein, Robin Leach, and Donald Trump. Complainant reported participating in orgies and that some girls went missing, rumored to have been murdered and buried at the facility. Complainant reported being threatened by Trump's then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other cunts.* Do…
February 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
robinince.bsky.social
It is not shocking that a sexual abuser, relentless criminal and transparent liar should reach the highest office in the land - what is shocking is that this was entirely evident and still people voted for him
President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred and the friend allegedly bit President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein reported she has a friend, who was a personal assistant to Epstein in Florida from 1986 Unill 1991 or 1992. This friend shared names of some of the guests at Epstein's parties, to include Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Wife Donald Trump Bill Clinton At age 16, while modeling, caller attended 8 parties at Epstein's New York residence. On one occasion, caller reported she was sexually assaulted by Epstein. On another occasion, two twin brothers, Allen and Oren, lured caller and her friend upstairs but they escaped back downstairs. Caller stated Oren raped her best friend and a third brother, Tal, raped a 14 year old girl named Caller named other individuals involved in "big orgy parties" with her, other young girls, and older Victoria's Secret models, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Allen, Oren, Tal (LNU, possibly identifiable as Alexander brothers) Epstein's "British Socialite" Bill Clinton Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Online complainant reported she was a victim and witness to a sex trafficking ring at the Trump Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA between 1995- 1996. Complainant reported Ghislaine Maxwell as the madam and broker for sex parties, clients of whom included Epstein, Robin Leach, and Donald Trump. Complainant reported participating in orgies and that some girls went missing, rumored to have been murdered and buried at the facility. Complainant reported being threatened by Trump's then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other cunts.* Do…
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
robinince.bsky.social
lovely night w/ Mark Gatiss, Alice Lowe & David McAlmont plus Paul and Mine were in the audience. episode will be up soon, remember you can listen to Uncanny Hour episodes incl Stewart Lee on Italian westerns, Reece Shearsmith on John Carpenter

thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/italian-we...
Italian Westerns (Pt 2) with Stewart Lee and Robin Ince | An Uncanny Hour Special in Three Parts
A Paid Subscriber Exclusive
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Two of my favourite yearly events coming up next week - @slapstickfest.bsky.social in Bristol and Wolverhampton lit fest - hope to see some of you at one or other

wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Ticketbooth
wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Among many other things there will be some Doctor Who content at my show with Joanna Neary at Bodmin Old Library on Monday and my solo show at the Poly in Falmouth on Tuesday

www.ticketsource.co.uk/intobodmin/j...

thepoly.org/whats-on/eve...
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Today would have been Elizabeth Sladen’s 80th birthday - for all the generations she made happier - a memory of her first departure from #doctorwho
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Only a few tickets left for my Leicester comedy festival show in 17th February

events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry #leicester
Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival
events.comedy-festival.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
robinince.bsky.social
Looking at #epstein reports , thinking of the deference to power that allows all this and the people who have fought so hard for justice - here is a not nice #poem that erupted today
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
robinince.bsky.social
It is Derek Jarman’s birthday - he died at 52 from AIDS related illness - he left behind a vast cache of art and beauty - I wrote this on the way to Prospect Cottage #lgbtq #derekjarman #poetry
DUNGENESS For Derek. Sacrificed for sexuality Martyred naked And in Latin A shattering of silence For the Silver Jubilee Roving Slits And Dr Dee And sometime between Caravaggio and Wittgenstein I found your diaries Of cottaging shrines On Hampstead Heath Hungry Passions Al Fresco Wanking And then back to the sea To confound the impossibility Of growing in the salty On the stony bony beach Declared desolate by passers-by You fertilised Put flesh upon the skeleton Revivified As you yourself were dying You found beauty Where others voiced disgust In everything they considered "ugly" "dreadful", "sinful" I see your naughty impish dignity * 44 * And then back to the sea To confound the impossibility Of growing in the salty On the stony bony beach Declared desolate by passers-by You fertilised Put flesh upon the skeleton Revivified As you yourself were dying You found beauty Where others voiced disgust In everything they considered "ugly" "dreadful", "sinful" I see your naughty impish dignity * 44 * Prospect Cottage Cover of Ice Cream for A Broken Tooth
February 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM