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Tim Newburn

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Professor of Criminology & Social Policy, LSE. Living with cancer. Health means some reorientation of priorities. Still music (selections from the back catalogue - gigs whenever possible), criminology and Everton FC. MD ANT

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This morning I’ve been finishing Richard Wright’s Native Son (which I’d not read before) with Fela Kuti ‘live’ as the soundtrack. Strong fresh coffee incoming..

01.03.2026 10:01 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This morning it’s the latest from the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, together with strong fresh coffee. If the album is half as good as their last it’ll be a belter. Happy weekend all

28.02.2026 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It worked yesterday so I’m sticking with Van Morrison pro tem

27.02.2026 14:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Feeling a bit rubbish this morning so hunkering down with coffee and Van Morrison

26.02.2026 11:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Strong fresh coffee and the madly wonderful Justified Ancients of Mu Mu this morning. Crazy but belting

25.02.2026 11:04 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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25.02.2026 08:13 — 👍 1    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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The mighty Mac Rebennack and strong fresh coffee this morning. Bliss it is

24.02.2026 10:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A bit of Joy Division alongside the strong fresh coffee this Monday morning. Have a good week all

23.02.2026 10:02 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Am re-reading Saul Bellow. Was rather into this stuff in my mid-20s. Not sure what I think now

23.02.2026 08:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

7/7 So, plenty to choose from to finish off the week. When it came to it, it wasn’t Waits, Young, Van Zandt, Joy Division etc, etc. but this stone cold classic. Strong fresh coffee, sit back and turn the volume up!

22.02.2026 10:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

6/7 Well, what to choose today? Tom Waits? Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt? Hard to argue with this I feel, or with strong fresh coffee in addition. So what’ll I finish off 7/7 belters with tomorrow?

21.02.2026 10:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

Harsh..

20.02.2026 14:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

5/7 another belter for day five. The Velvet Underground and Nico plus strong fresh coffee

20.02.2026 10:46 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1

4/7 Hard to imagine the excitement the Jam created live in 1977. Thus belter with strong fresh coffee this morning

19.02.2026 11:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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3/7 Aiming for seven belters this week. Can’t be any argument against today’s selection. Washed down with strong fresh coffee

18.02.2026 09:45 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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2/7 Looking for seven belters this week. Yesterday, Elvis’ My Aim is True. Today, to accompany the strong fresh coffee it’s Mezzanine, Massive Attack’s 1998 classic (with Elizabeth Fraser and Horace Andy guesting)

17.02.2026 09:42 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don’t think I’ve seen this extraordinary picture before: David Forrester’s Three Wicked Men inspired by the story of Winston Rose who died in police custody in 1981

16.02.2026 15:41 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Belting start to the week. My Aim is True plus strong fresh coffee

16.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sister-in-law visiting and Leonard Cohen is an old favourite of hers. So, it’s Songs of Love and Hate this morning plus strong fresh coffee

15.02.2026 11:44 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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15.02.2026 10:49 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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GoGo Penguin and strong fresh coffee this morning

13.02.2026 11:37 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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A smattering of Esbjorn Svensson Trio this morning, along with strong fresh coffee

12.02.2026 10:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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12.02.2026 09:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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11.02.2026 09:28 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, this is bang on. And they need to make sure it’s pretty radical or no-one will notice or care (sadly).

10.02.2026 09:48 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Classic Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young this morning, plus strong fresh coffee. Grand stuff

10.02.2026 09:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Back to one of last year’s loveliest albums this morning: Charles Lloyd’s Figure in Blue, with Jason Moran, Marvin Sewell and strong fresh coffee

09.02.2026 10:25 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Strong fresh black coffee and Black Uhuru this morning. Top notch

08.02.2026 11:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Strong fresh coffee and Maisha this morning. Perhaps the cinema later?

07.02.2026 12:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Belatedly went to see One Battle After Another last night (terrific), and so a bit of Gil Scott Heron and strong fresh coffee felt apposite this morning

06.02.2026 10:51 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0