Rob Whale
@robwhale.bsky.social
Musician, composer, arranger. National Trust Marsden Moor conservation volunteer. Keen cyclist. European. Proud father. Stop the wars. Climate change is real.
Inspirational performance at Newcastle’s Boiler Shop this evening by the legendary Edwyn Collins. A total privilege to be there. @edwyncollins.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Inspirational performance at Newcastle’s Boiler Shop this evening by the legendary Edwyn Collins. A total privilege to be there. @edwyncollins.bsky.social
So, the day after ITV’s final ever coverage of Le Tour TNT sport raises its subscription charge. Money-grabbing f€$£ers. @sportsorla.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
So, the day after ITV’s final ever coverage of Le Tour TNT sport raises its subscription charge. Money-grabbing f€$£ers. @sportsorla.bsky.social
So ITV’s coverage of Le Tour de France comes to an end. Watched the last stage on the island of Chausey in Normandy and again on ITVX this evening. How classy is Gary imlach? What a professional! Matt Render et al too. Love it. So sad. @nedboulting.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So ITV’s coverage of Le Tour de France comes to an end. Watched the last stage on the island of Chausey in Normandy and again on ITVX this evening. How classy is Gary imlach? What a professional! Matt Render et al too. Love it. So sad. @nedboulting.bsky.social
Figures in Extinction review – Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney’s impassioned response to the climate crisis
Saw this performance on Friday. A truly astonishing piece.
Saw this performance on Friday. A truly astonishing piece.
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Figures in Extinction review – Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney’s impassioned response to the climate crisis
Saw this performance on Friday. A truly astonishing piece.
Saw this performance on Friday. A truly astonishing piece.
Check out the timeless wonders of Marsden Moor
December 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Check out the timeless wonders of Marsden Moor
Pitch perfect: why listening to cricket on radio soothes a world that won’t hear sense
A lovely read, even if he is an Aussie.
A lovely read, even if he is an Aussie.
December 22, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Pitch perfect: why listening to cricket on radio soothes a world that won’t hear sense
A lovely read, even if he is an Aussie.
A lovely read, even if he is an Aussie.
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Live absolute scenes as Billy Bragg (@billybragg.bsky.social) plays an impromptu gig in support of #savetheobserver
🙏🏻 Billy! ✊
🙏🏻 Billy! ✊
December 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Live absolute scenes as Billy Bragg (@billybragg.bsky.social) plays an impromptu gig in support of #savetheobserver
🙏🏻 Billy! ✊
🙏🏻 Billy! ✊
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Nigel Farage isn't the answer to our problems, Britain. He is the cause of them.
Until my country can work that very simple puzzle out we are doomed.
#bbcqt
Until my country can work that very simple puzzle out we are doomed.
#bbcqt
December 5, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Nigel Farage isn't the answer to our problems, Britain. He is the cause of them.
Until my country can work that very simple puzzle out we are doomed.
#bbcqt
Until my country can work that very simple puzzle out we are doomed.
#bbcqt
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Brexit has hit UK music hard – red tape, spiralling costs, and lost opportunities to perform, are silencing our musicians.
Watch & share the EM’s UK Music Industry Unwrapped today 👇
bit.ly/3OCqpTt
December 4, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Brexit has hit UK music hard – red tape, spiralling costs, and lost opportunities to perform, are silencing our musicians.
Watch & share the EM’s UK Music Industry Unwrapped today 👇
bit.ly/3OCqpTt
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Sorry kid, but bacon is bad news.
Scientists tried to tell us this for decades. They were discredited by the meat lobby.
Do you think the meat lobby has your back?
Scientists tried to tell us this for decades. They were discredited by the meat lobby.
Do you think the meat lobby has your back?
December 2, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Sorry kid, but bacon is bad news.
Scientists tried to tell us this for decades. They were discredited by the meat lobby.
Do you think the meat lobby has your back?
Scientists tried to tell us this for decades. They were discredited by the meat lobby.
Do you think the meat lobby has your back?
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Day 2 of my (b)advent calendar highlighting the top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social . . . it’s a recent one from the West Somerset Vale Hunt
This isn’t trail hunting , it’s wildlife crime .
#RealBanNow
This isn’t trail hunting , it’s wildlife crime .
#RealBanNow
December 2, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Day 2 of my (b)advent calendar highlighting the top 20 worst fox hunting crimes with @huntsabs.bsky.social . . . it’s a recent one from the West Somerset Vale Hunt
This isn’t trail hunting , it’s wildlife crime .
#RealBanNow
This isn’t trail hunting , it’s wildlife crime .
#RealBanNow
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Next time you hear Wes Streeting talking about how he won’t sign blank cheques for the NHS, please remember this graph. We really don’t have enough doctors Wes, and getting more will require hefty investment 🚨🚨🚨
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Next time you hear Wes Streeting talking about how he won’t sign blank cheques for the NHS, please remember this graph. We really don’t have enough doctors Wes, and getting more will require hefty investment 🚨🚨🚨
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
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UK economic policy.
December 2, 2024 at 1:46 PM
UK economic policy.
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It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .
We need a #RealBanNow
We need a #RealBanNow
December 1, 2024 at 4:26 PM
It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .
We need a #RealBanNow
We need a #RealBanNow
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
A petition worth signing - unlike that Farage endorsed nonsense
A petition worth signing - unlike that Farage endorsed nonsense
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 30, 2024 at 12:29 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
A petition worth signing - unlike that Farage endorsed nonsense
A petition worth signing - unlike that Farage endorsed nonsense
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It’s not NHS staff vs patients, whatever the papers might be saying.
It’s all of the people who work within and use the NHS, vs corporate interests and politicians who want to decimate the service.
Let’s stick together xx
It’s all of the people who work within and use the NHS, vs corporate interests and politicians who want to decimate the service.
Let’s stick together xx
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 PM
It’s not NHS staff vs patients, whatever the papers might be saying.
It’s all of the people who work within and use the NHS, vs corporate interests and politicians who want to decimate the service.
Let’s stick together xx
It’s all of the people who work within and use the NHS, vs corporate interests and politicians who want to decimate the service.
Let’s stick together xx
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On the one hand an MP found to have told the truth about a minor conviction, on the other an MP found to have lied about being locked up for kicking seven bells out of a young woman...
“You’ve had your fun, I’m off for lunch" 😬
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pet...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pet...
Petulant Farage walks out of Sky News interview
“You’ve had your fun, I’m off for lunch."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 AM
On the one hand an MP found to have told the truth about a minor conviction, on the other an MP found to have lied about being locked up for kicking seven bells out of a young woman...
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Championship roundup: Leeds return to top, Portsmouth game hit by power cut
Championship roundup: Leeds return to top, Portsmouth game hit by power cut
* Leeds 3-0 Luton, Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn
* Pompey v Millwall postponed after lights go out
Leeds United moved back to the top of the Championship with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Luton Town at Elland Road.
Sam Byram gave the home side an…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Championship roundup: Leeds return to top, Portsmouth game hit by power cut
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
Absolutely stunning performance by @bellowhead.bsky.social this evening at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
November 26, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Absolutely stunning performance by @bellowhead.bsky.social this evening at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester