Nick Robins

@NVJRobins1

Professor in Practice for working on Historian of the East India Co. Tweets in a personal capacity

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Joined December 2010
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    2 hours ago

    Looking forward to International Women’s Day. Loving this from The Economist. We need to disrupt the patriarchy at the top of all institutions - finance included - and foster the promotion of women throughout institutions. To the benefit of us all

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    Mar 5

    📢People are talking about Btwn. Dec 2018-Nov 2020, there was a 61% increase in the conversation around according to 's own research We thank the community for contributing to this conversation every day🦋 👉

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    Mar 6

    The 2021 census form is a muddle. In the ‘ethnic category’ why can’t I be both Black Carribean & English when I was born in London? Why can’t my kids be both mixed Black & White and English (their mother was born in Northampton)? Since when do you need to be White to be English?

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    15 hours ago

    Wow thanks so brilliant to have your support. 499 followers, who will be number 500 and receive a copy of The Little Book of Making Big Change Happen by Neil Scotton and (he who is behind this tweet)?

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    19 hours ago

    British have been given a reprieve from this year - but only thanks to a cold snap Under current Govt policy, there is every chance they could be back in future So pls join the nearly 100k people asking to ban them for good

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  6. 16 hours ago

    A beautiful valley, a cutting edge solar & rail project and a few sheep too: what’s not to like!

    So close to 500 followers...will you help us get there?! At Cuckmere Community Solar we are working on a new model for community energy, partnering with and to power the railways with solar power owned by local people.
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    24 hours ago

    So close to 500 followers...will you help us get there?! At Cuckmere Community Solar we are working on a new model for community energy, partnering with and to power the railways with solar power owned by local people.

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    20 hours ago

    Wow! This is wonderful. At last a journalist has a grasp of both macroeconomics and monetary policy...and can talk about it in accessible language... Three cheers to

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    This feels like a moment, to be honest...
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  9. 21 hours ago

    Something for the weekend? Just started reading The Devil’s Highway

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    Mar 5

    Become climate champions India’s top family conglomerates must play a leadership role in its fight against climate change Read today's op-ed by Chandra Bhushan 👇

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    Mar 5

    National Trust's climate change threat map a 'game-changer'

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    24 hours ago

    Legislative oversight is too often the poor relation of climate change politics. Excellent bringing together a ”Super Committee” to scrutinise Should be a permanent institution as with intelligence & security oversight.

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    Nine select committees form ‘Committee on COP26‘, taking turns to lead sessions scrutinising preparations for . On Thurs 11th we hear from COP26 President Designate, led by with other committees' members participating. 🔍
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    24 hours ago

    Covid continues to glare on gaps in global economic governance: Emerging markets suffer first outflows since October on rate jump—then comes FX depreciation & even more unsustainable debt burden.

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    Mar 6

    When I was in an induced coma, night after night nurses watched over me to see that I didn't need emergency attention. In the morning they wrote me a 'letter' which went into a 'Patient Diary' which they gave me when I came round. This is only worth 1%?

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    Mar 6

    Aiming high & aiming well, Transition needs Ambition. 2nd piece in a new 3-pt series to stimulate the discussion around . Impactful transition must be clear about transition being ambitious, not greenwash or transition-wash.

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    Mar 5

    Powerful & important on anniversary of 1st UK death from COVID-19. I’m struck by data on scale of household overcrowding by ethnicity. UN has found overcrowding has played major part in transmission. Cautionary lesson for future-reducing inequality must be priority.

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    Mar 5

    Top family conglomerates are responsible for emitting a significant share of India's emissions. They must play a leadership role in the fight against . 👇

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    Mar 5

    Super important! We've already had three waves of jobs and skills destruction: technology, globalization and now Covid. Governments must make sure the green transition maximizes job creation (and 'rescues' the unavoidable victims). It can be done.

    Delighted to launch the new Jobs Tracker, which explores the employment implications of the shift to a green economy for over 200 local authorities across the UK. Pulled together by & Find out more here:
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    Mar 5

    I look forward to the PM’s apology for misleading me and the House of the Commons

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    Boris Johnson 21 February: "As for the contracts... all of the details are on the record." The High Court today: Matt Hancock "has published 608 out of 708" contracts.
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    Mar 5

    And that’s a good note to end the working week on!

    2021: much to hope for and work on for sustainability: Green Recovery COP26 USA backing climate action Holding UK & EU to climate & nature commitments New local/regional Climate Commissions in UK eg Young people rising More businesses that mean it
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