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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 33m

“Can run, can’t catch”

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 34m

What is your half marathon time again

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 1h

general vibe of bluesky is "shit at PE"

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 1h

We had the apparatus. Pulled out from the wall; I could never master rope climbing

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Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social · 17h

For the first time in about 70 years, net immigration to America could be zero. Beneath the noise of tariff and budget fights, migration may well be the biggest economic story of 2025.

My latest for @economist.com: Welcome to Zero Migration America

Link: www.economist.com/finance-and...

🧵 below

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22h

Boffins in the Boop Lab, experimenting for weeks until…Eureka: “boop”

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22h

Yes of course! Knew that would be more consequential part

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22h

Also the “boop” tram noise is superb

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22h

Hadnt*

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22h

In Manchester and appreciated how something so simple - making all buses yellow - can really improve public space. Feels neater

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Mar 12

So here's a question. Why do people keep buying rubbish printers & then being enraged by them, when the perfect printer (reliable, reasonably priced, durable) exists? (The Brother laser mono) It's not like we have an Akerlof market for lemons here, right?

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d

‘The average man travelled 8,245 miles in 2002 and 6,549 miles in 2024—a drop of 21%. Almost the entire fall was caused by a decline in driving.’ Such an interesting piece
economist.com/britain/2025...

British men are driving less, and a culture is vanishing

Farewell to the road warriors

economist.com

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

By far, imo. Basically a money issue, and not even that much!

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

She always wins her second election

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

I did

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely thought it was a Kemi quote at first

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

Part of the state people interact with the most (local government) is the most fucked, which is good as it’s easiest to solve

and yet

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

Everything either banned or mandatory

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

When they have money but it turns out that money is worth less than they thought? Oh boy

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 3d

Health, Defence and Woke

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 4d

At one point in future, everything will be laundered through either defence or health budget

Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 4d

EXC: BBC bosses looking to tap defence budget to pay for the world service.

Story with @michaelsavage.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security

www.theguardian.com

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richardblyth.bsky.social @richardblyth.bsky.social · 4d

@economist.com reports the decline of business travel by road this week. Fridays Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest days on the motorways. Given that, isn't it time for the rail industry to swivel away from weekend engineering works? We need our railways most at weekends.

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 4d

An impeccable eBay rating

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 4d

Taking to Bluesky to talk about taking to Bluesky

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 4d

Manchester synagogue attack dishonours our entire nation

www.thetimes.com/article/bad7...

Manchester synagogue attack dishonours our entire nation

We Jews have long felt safer in Britain than anywhere — maintaining that means drawing on the best of Labour’s instincts

www.thetimes.com

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