Robin Ince
Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year

Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year
£30,000 a year to live in dignity? Fat chance, says a reader
If we are to defeat fascists, we have to move forward with love

If we are to defeat fascists, we have to move forward with love
An encounter with a homophobe left Robin Ince deflated, but poetry restored his sense of defiant joy
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Sometimes it really is better than diazepam to sing along to ‘I Am What I Am’ while in close proximity to goat’s cheese
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
Douglas Adams loved much about life and the universe – unlike today’s billionaire space explorers

Douglas Adams loved much about life and the universe – unlike today’s billionaire space explorers
I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry

Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian

Why laughter is not a perfect way of measuring the success of a comedian
Restore Nature Now: Finding camaraderie and inspiration on a march for nature

Restore Nature Now: Finding camaraderie and inspiration on a march for nature
One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals

One of the joys of summer is to talk among the trees at festivals
Glastonbury 2024 is over, but its magic will take longer to fade

Glastonbury 2024 is over, but its magic will take longer to fade
Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot

Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?
The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh? Glasgow’s beauty is not overt, but subtle and beguiling

The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh? Glasgow’s beauty is not overt, but subtle and beguiling
Lady Macbeth’s dress, experimental poetry and a midnight train to Watford – all in a day’s work

Lady Macbeth’s dress, experimental poetry and a midnight train to Watford – all in a day’s work
To the Salvation Army, I am now a porn purchaser – but it was a case of mistaken identity
