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David Roberts
@drdavidroberts.bsky.social
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Security, politics, int affairs. Gulf, MENA & beyond. Reader @KingsCollegeLon Commissioning editor @CambridgeUP Adjunct Faculty @PSIASciencesPo Book: Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies https://cup.columbia.edu/book/security-politics-in-the-gulf
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jul 12
14.2° in the water, 14° out. #Elie this PM #StillHere
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jul 12
We continue to raise money - ForFinny.com - for @SUDC & @uclhcharity.bsky.social
For Finny | Memorial
For Finny - In loving memory of Finlay Roberts: A memorial website celebrating our precious boy's life and supporting UCLH Early Lives Charity.
ForFinny.com
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jul 12
A whole year since Finny died. We miss him terribly. But we are still here.

Wrote about the anniversary in @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/article/8f9a...
A year without my son — I’ve finally opened his bedroom door
David Roberts’s two-year-old son Finny died this time last year after being discharged from hospital. Here, he writes about this bitter anniversary
www.thetimes.com
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jul 2
As ever, we're raising money in his memory. After raising £20k for @UCLHCharity now we're focusing on @SUDC . See ForFinny.com
For Finny | Memorial
For Finny - In loving memory of Finlay Roberts: A memorial website celebrating our precious boy's life and supporting UCLH Early Lives Charity.
ForFinny.com
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jul 2
Spoke to @BeccaBarry of @itvnews this afternoon about the tragic loss of our beautiful little boy Finlay at the Whittington Hospital and the @NHSuk failures that led to his death at just two years old.

youtu.be/DrqNVzIpH9g?si…
'A&E nightmare robbed our son of a chance’: Parents say NHS needs radical change | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
https://youtu.be/DrqNVzIpH9g?si…
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jun 27
I wrote for The Sunday Times about losing our Finny and the ghastly and useless inquest process.

"I sat through an inquest into my toddler’s avoidable death"

Raising money for charity #SUDC at www.ForFinny.com

www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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I sat through an inquest into my toddler’s avoidable death
My son had a tummy ache. The next day he died after being discharged from a London hospital
www.thetimes.com
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jun 22
Wrote for the Sunday Times about losing Finny and the UK's awful colonial processes.

ForFinny.com has a link where we're raising money for SUDC UK.

www.thetimes.com/article/5d25...
I sat through an inquest into my toddler’s avoidable death
My son had a tummy ache. The next day he died after being discharged from a London hospital
www.thetimes.com
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Jun 4
18.8° in the water, 13° out. #Hackney this AM #StillAtIt
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 19
18° in the water, 16° out. Hackney this AM
#Watery
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 18
18° in the water, 11° out. Hackney this AM
#UggBusy
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 17
Does this sway you?

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · May 17
The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 17
Sure, but 'keep it straight... said no-one ever at Eurovision' is a quality line
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 17
17.8° in the water,11° out. Hackney this AM
#Dipping
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 11
15.7° in the water, 21° out. Hackney this AM
#Sunny
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 10
14.7° in the water, 19° out. Hackney this AM
#BusyBusy
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · May 2
18.8° in the water, 19° out. Hackney this AM
#Busy
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 26
14° in the water, 13° out. #Hackney this AM
#Temperate
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 24
13.3° in the water, 12° out. #Hackney this AM
#MiddlinglyWarm
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 21
14° in the water, 15.5° out. #Hackney this AM
#Rainy
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 17
14° in the water, 18° out. #Hackney this PM
#BackToIt
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 16
7.6° in the water, 9° out. #NBerwick this PM
#Stormy
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 9
12.5° in the water, 16° out. #Hackney this AM
#Going
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 8
12° in the water, 7.5° out. #Hackney this AM #SummeryStill
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 7
11.9° in the water, 10° out. #Hackney this AM #Summery
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David Roberts @drdavidroberts.bsky.social · Apr 4
11.9° in the water, 20.5° out. #Hackney this PM #DoubleDipping