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David Roberts

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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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14.2Β° in the water, 14Β° out. #Elie this PM #StillHere

12.07.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

We continue to raise money - ForFinny.com - for @SUDC & @uclhcharity.bsky.social

12.07.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A year without my son β€” 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

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...

12.07.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

As ever, we're raising money in his memory. After raising Β£20k for @UCLHCharity now we're focusing on @SUDC . See ForFinny.com

02.07.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
'A&E nightmare robbed our son of a chance’: Parents say NHS needs radical change | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News 'A&E nightmare robbed our son of a chance’: Parents say NHS needs radical change | ITV News

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…

02.07.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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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27.06.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

22.06.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18.8Β° in the water, 13Β° out. #Hackney this AM #StillAtIt

04.06.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18Β° in the water, 16Β° out. Hackney this AM
#Watery

19.05.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18Β° in the water, 11Β° out. Hackney this AM
#UggBusy

18.05.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does this sway you?

bsky.app/profile/scot...

17.05.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, but 'keep it straight... said no-one ever at Eurovision' is a quality line

17.05.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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17.8Β° in the water,11Β° out. Hackney this AM
#Dipping

17.05.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15.7Β° in the water, 21Β° out. Hackney this AM
#Sunny

11.05.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14.7Β° in the water, 19Β° out. Hackney this AM
#BusyBusy

10.05.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18.8Β° in the water, 19Β° out. Hackney this AM
#Busy

02.05.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14Β° in the water, 13Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#Temperate

26.04.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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13.3Β° in the water, 12Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#MiddlinglyWarm

24.04.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14Β° in the water, 15.5Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#Rainy

21.04.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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14Β° in the water, 18Β° out. #Hackney this PM
#BackToIt

17.04.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7.6Β° in the water, 9Β° out. #NBerwick this PM
#Stormy

16.04.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12.5Β° in the water, 16Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#Going

09.04.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12Β° in the water, 7.5Β° out. #Hackney this AM #SummeryStill

08.04.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.9Β° in the water, 10Β° out. #Hackney this AM #Summery

07.04.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.9Β° in the water, 20.5Β° out. #Hackney this PM #DoubleDipping

04.04.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.9Β° in the water, 15Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#Nice

04.04.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.5Β° in the water, 19Β° out. #Hackney this PM
#DoubleDip

03.04.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.5Β° in the water, 12Β° out. #Hackney this AM
#Nice

03.04.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.1Β° in the water, 17Β° out. #Hackney this PM
#Choppy

02.04.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

12Β° in the water, 17Β° out. #ParliamentHill this AM
#SwimSwim

01.04.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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