Political Activity
In 1965 his South African passport was revoked as a result of his part in the lobbying, on behalf of SAN-ROC for South Africa’s exclusion from the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan; in 1964. He was rumoured to have been a member of the political White Panther movement.
He became a British subject in 1968.
Robin is also said to have helped tear down the walls at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.
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