Rob Skinner
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Riders of the Storm: the story of London Edinburgh London 2025
In the immortal words of The Beatles, I’m now a paperback writer! I have just published…
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40 years on: the disastrous start to my working life
I started my first job 40 years ago today. My career began at Nationwide Building Society…
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Electric bikes in Hodgemoor Woods, Bucks
I’m very luck to live just a few minutes from Hodgemoor Woods in Buckinghamshire. It’s a…
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Beware the Blue Monday myth
Over the next week, you’re likely to see stories about ‘Blue Monday’ in your social media…
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A family mystery: a 19th century letter from the Australian Goldfields
UPDATED, 6 JANUARY 2026 It was like opening a time capsule. When my grandmother died aged…
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My cycling year: reflections on LEL, audax and much more
It’s a new year tradition: blogging about my cycling plans for the year ahead. But as…
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50 years as a Guardian reader
Above: shades of the 1930s. My copy of the Guardian reporting over 3 million out of…
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Off the Rails: a gripping but flawed book about HS2
A review of Off the Rails, The Inside Story of HS2 by Sally Gimson. (Oneworld, 2025)…