
Dr Greg Roberts
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Dr Greg Roberts
@D_Profundis
Historian of celebrity during the Regency era, Wanstead House & the scandalous life of William Long-Wellesley. Roofer, Father, Londonist & Eejit #uniwestminster


RIP Gold Dancer. This horse broke his back on the last jump, jockey and animal abuser Paul Townend then forced and whipped the horse over the finish with a BROKEN BACK to finish 1st. The horse was killed. Should have been the jockey. #Aintree #horseracing #RIP #Golddancer








Jessie Buckley’s performance in Hamnet knocked me on my ass & I won’t stop writing about it. I just was not prepared for how emotional & how intense Buckley would be in this film. This acting is as good as I’ve ever seen. The future of cinema is honestly in such good hands.





A country with a Navy which once ruled the seas now effectively doesn’t have a Navy it can deploy at a time of crisis. We have no ships in the Mediterranean and no ships in the Gulf. It is a national scandal. Both Labour and the Tories are culpable.


British pubs are at the heart of our communities. Today we’re backing them with a 15% cut to new business rates bills, a two-year freeze, and a new High Streets Strategy so retail, leisure and hospitality can thrive – restoring pride in every community. gov.uk/government/new…









