Editing Tony Robinson (section)

==Politics and charity work==
Robinson identifies as a [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Tony |url=https://x.com/Tony_Robinson/status/1071392447836684288 |website=Twitter |title=Tweet |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref> and an allied member of the [[Jewish Labour Movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Tony |url=https://x.com/Tony_Robinson/status/1215323233261629441 |website=Twitter |title=Tweet |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref> From 1996 to 2000, Robinson was vice-president of the actors' union [[British Actors' Equity Association|Equity]], helping with a restructuring programme which turned a £500,000 deficit into a small surplus.<ref name="equ">{{cite web |url=http://www.absolute-speakers.co.uk/afterdinnerspeakers/robinson.html |title=Tony Robinson |publisher=Absolute Speakers |access-date=21 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408134054/http://absolute-speakers.co.uk/afterdinnerspeakers/robinson.html |archive-date=8 April 2005 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> He continues to work within Equity. In 2000, he was elected to the [[The Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[National Executive Committee (Labour Party)|National Executive Committee]], a position he held until 2004.<ref name="BBC1" />

Robinson was active in the [[Make Poverty History]] campaign in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=Massive wristband for Eden biome |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4588125.stm |access-date=30 November 2020 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 May 2005}}</ref> and is the patron for UK-based charity Street Child Africa.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Robinson's cunning plan |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/tony-robinsons-cunning-plan-4833927 |access-date=30 November 2020 |publisher=Get Surrey |date=6 June 2007}}</ref>

In March 2011, Robinson participated in the "March for the Alternative" protests in [[Central London]], which opposed the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition]]'s spending cuts programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/8941725.Hundreds_from_borough_rally_for_central_London_march_on_Saturday/?ref=rss |title=Hundreds from borough rally for central London march on Saturday (From Times Series) |publisher=Times-series.co.uk |date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309035059/http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/8941725.Hundreds_from_borough_rally_for_central_London_march_on_Saturday/?ref=rss |archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>

Robinson is honorary president of the Young Archaeologists' Club of the [[Council for British Archaeology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britarch.ac.uk/yac/index.html |title=Young Archaeologists' Club |publisher=Britarch.ac.uk |date=22 March 2010 |access-date=21 April 2010}}</ref> Robinson has shown his support for the [[Burma Campaign UK]], an NGO that aims to highlight human rights violations in [[Myanmar]] under the [[State Peace and Development Council]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Blair & 70 celebrities boycott Burma |url=https://burmacampaign.org.uk/tony-blair-70-celebrities-boycott-burma/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |publisher=Burma Campaign UK |date=1 February 2005}}</ref>

Robinson is a patron of older people's charity Alive, saying that the organisation is "at the forefront of promoting stimulating activities which help improve the quality of life of people in care". Alive works to transform the residential care sector, so that older people's mental, social and emotional well-being is prioritised alongside their physical care.

Robinson is a patron of the RSPCA Derby Abbey street animal rehoming centre in Derby, after adopting a dog from the centre.

Robinson was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service.<ref name=gaz31712>{{London Gazette|issue=60534 |supp=y|page=2|date=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Birthday Honours: Adele joins Blackadder stars on list|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22904807#TWEET790015|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 June 2013|date=14 June 2013}}</ref>

On 23 June 2018, Robinson appeared at the [[People's Vote]] march in London to mark the second anniversary of [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|the referendum to leave the European Union]]. People's Vote was a campaign group calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union.<ref>{{cite news  | title = 'At least 100,000' march for vote on final Brexit deal | url = https://news.sky.com/story/live-thousands-marching-for-vote-on-final-brexit-deal-11414177 | work = [[Sky News]] | date = 23 June 2018 | access-date = 25 June 2018}}</ref>

On 3 May 2019, Robinson announced that he had left the Labour Party after more than 40 years of membership, citing his dissatisfaction with the leadership of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] and the party's handling of [[Brexit]] and [[Antisemitism in the British Labour Party|antisemitism]] allegations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-robinson-quit-labour-corbyn-a8898306.html|title=Baldrick actor Tony Robinson quits Labour over 'complete s***' Corbyn'|last=Stone|first=Jon|date=3 May 2019|website=The Independent|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> He subsequently rejoined on 4 April 2020 after Corbyn's resignation and [[Keir Starmer]]'s election as Labour leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Tony_Robinson/status/1246415930927833089|title= I just rejoined the Labour Party. So sad about the wasted opportunities and the moral disgrace of the last five years. But so happy to have a new leader who can put things right. Congratulations @Keir_Starmer 🌹|website=Twitter|publisher=@Tony_Robinson|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-52164589|title=Keir Starmer elected as new Labour leader|date=2020-04-04|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>

On the day of the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Robinson campaigned for the Labour party, and posted to [[TikTok]] and [[Twitter]], telling voters to "vote today, vote change, [and] vote Labour" in the "crucial" election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Tony |url=https://x.com/Tony_Robinson/status/1808805574315745600 |website=Twitter |title=Tweet |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>