Robin Ramsay (born 1948) is a Scottish

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, and co-founder and

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of the magazine ''

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''. Ramsay writes about politics and conspiracy theories. His books have been published by

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and

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. His writings have resulted in him receiving death threats from the fascist group

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. The eldest child of a food chemist father and housewife mother. Ramsay was born in Edinburgh and studied at

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but left after a term and moved to

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. He later graduated from

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. During his time at Hull, he became interested in the

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. While investigating the case, Ramsay met fellow Kennedy assassination enthusiast Stephen Dorril. Together they started a magazine about the influence of intelligence and security services on politics, ''

'' in September 1983. Ramsay also draws on his research and writes a regular monthly column in the ''

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''.

Conspiracy theories

Although Ramsay's magazine ''Lobster'' includes articles on conspiracy theories, and he has written a book on the subject,

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writing ''

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'' newspaper, says that Ramsay "hates conspiracy theories", quoting him as saying "The term 'conspiracy theory' is used by various intellectual establishments to dismiss people like me. It's irritating but there's nothing you can do about it."

Personal

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in 1991 described Ramsay as "an extrovert, fast-talking Scot with jack-of-all-trades experience in alternative journalism, jazz music and the theatre". In July 1988, Ramsay made an extended appearance on the

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discussion programme '' After Dark'', alongside

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Published books

*''Smear: Wilson and the Secret State'' (1992)

, (co-authored with Stephen Dorril) *''Prawn Cocktail Party: The Hidden Power of New Labour'' (1998) Vision Paperbacks, *''New Labour'' (2002)

, *''Conspiracy Theories'' (2006) Pocket Essentials, *''Politics and Paranoia'' (2008) Picnic Publishing *''Who Shot JFK?'' (2nd ed. 2009) Pocket Essentials,

Articles

*Robin Ramsay,
The Gemstone File
, ''International Times'', Vol.4, Number 11, 1978, retrieved 17 August 2012

Bibliography

*"Sexed-up files, lies and surveillance tapes ... One man's search to uncover what lies beneath", ''Hull Daily Mail'', 13 July 2007 Friday, page 10 *"Shock Lobster", ''Sunday Herald'', 17 August 2003

References

External links

Lobster magazine homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Robin 1948 births Living people Writers from Edinburgh Fortean writers Scottish journalists Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Hull