Author, The Farm (2005) and The Valley (2014). Contributing editor, Esquire. Interested in books, popular culture, C20th social history.
Joined April 2011
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13 Aug 2025
Maybe I'm just going to the wrong Bingo parlours?
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Last point is so true. Among younger people we talk to, nepotism is the most commonly mentioned example of class privilege:
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Very proud to see 3 working-class writers from our Writing Chance programme featured in the @DailyMirror. Emma Astra, Zainab Amer & @sunitathind . great writers, so it’s fantastic to see them published with the support of @NewWritingNorth , Michael Sheen & Mirror journalists
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From the Archives: What We Can Learn From Charles Sheeler artistsnetwork.com/throwback…
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Richard Benson retweeted
9 Mar 2023
So so honoured to have the legend that is @SineadOConnor here to collect her Irish Classic Album award tonight.
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Richard Benson retweeted
25 Feb 2023
* the racists are here now, but our admin didn't realise because they are so quiet 😂
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Richard Benson retweeted
19 Jul 2022
The plan to pawn off refugees is inhumane and it needs to get in the bin #StopRwanda
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Richard Benson retweeted
19 May 2021
“You can make amazing friendships volunteering to help refugees with Care4Calais.”
- Katey, Care4Calais volunteer, London
To find out more go to care4calais.org/get-involved
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Richard Benson retweeted
12 Oct 2020
🎉 Launching the New Narratives for the North East podcast & narrative series where 15 writers look beyond the rhetoric of the current moment to capture something deeper about the #NorthEast and its people.
Listen to Episode 1 now:
🔊 soundcloud.com/new-writing-n…
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Richard Benson retweeted
6 Oct 2020
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Richard Benson retweeted
21 Jul 2020
This would be a good moment to buy a book directly from our friends at @LittleToller. x.com/littletoller/status/12…
21 Jul 2020
Thanks very much Bertrams! This is the value of our books that they haven't paid for, being credited back to our distributer, these books are sold or in shops. But we are the ones having to take the most painful of hits and I'm actually furious.
@bookseller
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Richard Benson retweeted
28 Jun 2020
It was an honour to share space on Countryfile with the fabulous @DwayneFields this evening. Please support his work - the torrent of abuse under this tweet is astoundingly sickening. I couldn’t go on reading - we need to call this out at every opportunity!
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Richard Benson retweeted
11 Jun 2020
Congratulations @davidjalmond @lisette_auton @lyndsey_ayre @_RichardBenson @bethancurley @LittleTurtleSOS @AndrewHankinson India Hunter @RichTKelly @Kalamene @Alex_Niven @BronwenRiley @MimSkinner Melissa Tutesigensi!
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Richard Benson retweeted
13 May 2020
From Issue 50 of 10 Men, @_RichardBenson dishes life lessons from the old school:
10magazine.com/menswear/rich…
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Richard Benson retweeted
15 Mar 2020
These were two of the first reviews of my memoir that i read. The relief. The happiness. Thank you @leafarbuthnot and @_RichardBenson
14 Mar 2020
'A superb memoir' @thesundaytimes
'Riveting and bleakly funny memoir' @ObserverUK
In When I had a Little Sister, @cath_simpson13 tells a story of sisterhood and sacrifice, of grief and reclamation. A bold and touchingly candid look at mental illness.
Paperback out now.
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This is exactly why I volunteer for and take so many photos for @curlytailspigs .
Living rescued lives safely.
@IsaLeshko has stunning images, beautiful and inspiring. A wonderful article @_RichardBenson
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Richard Benson retweeted
19 Dec 2019
"As with Sebald, seemingly parochial subjects and individual experience combine to evoke bigger histories. " A brilliant review of Ridge & Furrow by @_RichardBenson on @tweetbytheriver this morning: caughtbytheriver.net/2019/12…
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3 Dec 2019
Hi @simoncgrant, sorry to contact you Twitter like this, but I was hoping to get in touch w/r/t a story I'm working on for Esquire magazine, as I'd like to ask if you might be willing to be interviewed? Thanks and best wishes, Richard
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