Greg Brown
@gregpfc.bsky.social
Retired from multi-sector career, mainly leadership. Enjoying 🌳 life in W Sx, aiming to be a decent citizen. #family #community #Parkrun #Pompey #countryside #Europe #Francophile #music Dad of a Head Teacher, Nursing Sister & original 🎸“Ordinary Boy”🎸
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A petition demanding inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics surged past 100,000 signatures at remarkable speed. Of note is the strength of support from Wales “because the Welsh news media gave Nathan Gill’s treason the coverage it deserved.” #ReformUK
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Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A petition demanding inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics surged past 100,000 signatures at remarkable speed. Of note is the strength of support from Wales “because the Welsh news media gave Nathan Gill’s treason the coverage it deserved.” #ReformUK
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy is now up to 45k. Let's get it up to 50k before midnight.
Please keep sharing the petition far and wide.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please keep sharing the petition far and wide.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy is now up to 45k. Let's get it up to 50k before midnight.
Please keep sharing the petition far and wide.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please keep sharing the petition far and wide.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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A rare serious debate about the UK economy. Also showing why so few politicians want this. Because our economic strengths are inconveniently linked to migration, and an ageing population is simply going to be more costly in taxes.
What you won't hear in the budget...
What you won't hear in the budget...
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A rare serious debate about the UK economy. Also showing why so few politicians want this. Because our economic strengths are inconveniently linked to migration, and an ageing population is simply going to be more costly in taxes.
What you won't hear in the budget...
What you won't hear in the budget...
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Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
Landmark Ruling in Strasbourg as MPs Challenge UK Government over Failure to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit
'Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake' says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
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"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Last time I was at St Andrews, 26 Feb 72, FACup 5th round. Richie Reynolds, who features in @pn_neil_allen Played up #Pompey 4, scored for us on 11 mins…but a 17 yo Trevor Francis then tore us apart for a 3-1 Brum win.
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Last time I was at St Andrews, 26 Feb 72, FACup 5th round. Richie Reynolds, who features in @pn_neil_allen Played up #Pompey 4, scored for us on 11 mins…but a 17 yo Trevor Francis then tore us apart for a 3-1 Brum win.
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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“Can you spell “job”, never mind “qualifications”?
August 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Can you spell “job”, never mind “qualifications”?
#Pompey aspiring to similar model. Probably about 10 years behind though.
Exclusive interview with Tony Bloom...
We talked about the high wire act of Brighton's envied trading system, his stake in Hearts and why Americans buy Premier League clubs.
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
We talked about the high wire act of Brighton's envied trading system, his stake in Hearts and why Americans buy Premier League clubs.
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Meet Tony Bloom: poker expert and Brighton’s cheat code
In an exclusive interview, ‘The Lizard’ explains how his secret algorithm has transformed his boyhood club
observer.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
#Pompey aspiring to similar model. Probably about 10 years behind though.
August 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good crowd at Arundel to watch Sussex, currently struggling at 62-4 chasing Kent’s 287.
August 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Good crowd at Arundel to watch Sussex, currently struggling at 62-4 chasing Kent’s 287.
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Starmer is thinking what we are thinking and what most of the world is thinking.
July 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Starmer is thinking what we are thinking and what most of the world is thinking.
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Wonder why the Ivy Collection and other restaurants owned by the billionaire Richard Caring need to demand a 2.5% retrospective discount from all its suppliers...
(Source: LinkedIn post)
(Source: LinkedIn post)
June 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Wonder why the Ivy Collection and other restaurants owned by the billionaire Richard Caring need to demand a 2.5% retrospective discount from all its suppliers...
(Source: LinkedIn post)
(Source: LinkedIn post)
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Mainstream radio presenters like Vanessa Feltz are perfectly happy to contribute, in their own small way, to the rise of the extreme far right.
Her interview with me on LBC just now was chock full of lies. Calls herself a journalist.
Really I wonder how they sleep at night.
Her interview with me on LBC just now was chock full of lies. Calls herself a journalist.
Really I wonder how they sleep at night.
May 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Mainstream radio presenters like Vanessa Feltz are perfectly happy to contribute, in their own small way, to the rise of the extreme far right.
Her interview with me on LBC just now was chock full of lies. Calls herself a journalist.
Really I wonder how they sleep at night.
Her interview with me on LBC just now was chock full of lies. Calls herself a journalist.
Really I wonder how they sleep at night.
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Welcome to Brexitland, US, in which waywardness is described as "strategic uncertainty", restrictions on trade boost performance and self harm is lauded....
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
May 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Welcome to Brexitland, US, in which waywardness is described as "strategic uncertainty", restrictions on trade boost performance and self harm is lauded....
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
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Don't remember that being on the side of the bus.
Brexit led to rise in hospital death rates because EU nurses were replaced by less qualified staff, academic study says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
May 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don't remember that being on the side of the bus.
