Robbie Lawrence

Photographer : //instagram.com/robbiel1

[The Alasdair Gray Archive @AGrayArchive]

So saddened to hear of the death of John Burnside, our thoughts are with those who knew & loved him best

Sharing this lovely photograph of John alongside Alasdair & other Scottish writers photographed by Richard Avedon, words by Alan Taylor for The New York Times, Nov 1995 🖤

[Tom Gatti @Tom_Gatti]

So sad to learn of the death of the brilliant John Burnside, who on top of everything else was New Statesman nature columnist from 2011. Hard to choose favourite pieces but here are a few that we reached for today
https://t.co/BuULYJnBDD

[Robbie Lawrence @robbielawrence1]

John Burnside

[Madeleine Speed @SpeedMaddie]

NEW: The UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays

If you don’t see queues of lorries on April 30th, when the government said it would start checks on EU good, this is why

Scoop with @pmdfoster

https://t.co/c9HzWyZeXz

[Madeleine Speed @SpeedMaddie]

The Dover Port Health Authority has been seizing tonnes of illegal meat at the border. A planned 70 per cent cut to their funding will heighten the risk of diseases like ASF spreading to UK herds. @NatPigAssoc
https://t.co/dkH8mfSrQL

[Peter Foster @pmdfoster]

EXC from @SpeedMaddie Dover Port Health Authority warns that budget cuts + inland border posts increase risk of dodgy meat entering UK.
“...in effect opening a new door....We’re not taking back control of our border, we’re removing the border control.”

https://t.co/G50b9TRZPF

[Robbie Lawrence @robbielawrence1]

@TomShanklin Ha

[Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast @thistlerugbypod]

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The visor house rules

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“The queue was an act of belonging, and the queue was an end in itself.” @samknightwrites on the miles-long line to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.
https://t.co/fogNep75AT

[David Leslie @DavidJL89]

Hell of a shot @robbielawrence1 for @TIME

[Stephen Bush @stephenkb]

Great, haunting @ftmag cover story by @maddievitesse: accompanied by fantastic pictures, so really worth picking up in print: https://t.co/VATJHwVijZ

[Financial Times @FinancialTimes]

In a pre-Covid world, the death of 86mn birds would have been a global news story. Should humans worry about the latest strain of avian flu? https://t.co/dONqE9Nxgv

[Matt Vella @mattvella]

In the last year, nearly 100 million birds have died as a result of an aggressive new strain of avian flu, @maddievitesse reports in this weekend's shocking @FTMag cover story, with stunning, painterly photography by @robbielawrence1 https://t.co/ZEtCt0dnkM

[Robbie Lawrence @robbielawrence1]

In a pre-Covid 19 world, the deaths of 86mn birds would have been a global news story.

@maddievitesse and I document the decimation of the world's biggest Northern Gannet colony by a new strain of avian flu.

https://t.co/SFqOwG1cmk

[Philip Stafford @staffordphilip]

My colleague @maddievitesse with an important if upsetting piece on avian flu destroying seabird populations.
Kudos also to photographer @robbielawrence1 for the stunning photos.

https://t.co/uYo9tNHYxf

[Emma Bowkett @emmalbowkett]

Cover story by @maddievitesse photographed by @robbielawrence1

[Matt Vella @mattvella]

Written by the indomitable @maddievitesse

[New York Times Books @nytimesbooks]

“The idea of Werner Herzog as a madman is such a clichéd, terrible idea,” Paul Holdengräber said. “He’s imaginative, yes. He’s been close to madness, but he couldn’t be more in touch with the world, truly and deeply.” https://t.co/sMXXsE343Q

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

Mark Rylance on playing quiet roles on film, bold ones onstage and what he did when he lost out on a part he very much wanted in a Coen brothers film. https://t.co/RVIk6imIbO

[The Guardian @guardian]

Great Scot! The diverse charms of Caledonia – in pictures https://t.co/LAwAShLAOc