Andrew Grand
@andrewgrand.bsky.social
Husband of best-selling author Mary Grand. Born Brighton, Sussex. Lives on the Isle of Wight.
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The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Totally agree with Ed Davey ,he has been the thorn in the BBC's backside for years. The BBC needs to return to being impartial. Free right wing political interference.
Totally agree with Ed Davey ,he has been the thorn in the BBC's backside for years. The BBC needs to return to being impartial. Free right wing political interference.
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Totally agree with Ed Davey ,he has been the thorn in the BBC's backside for years. The BBC needs to return to being impartial. Free right wing political interference.
Totally agree with Ed Davey ,he has been the thorn in the BBC's backside for years. The BBC needs to return to being impartial. Free right wing political interference.
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This is a truly disturbing moment
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is a truly disturbing moment
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
Thanks #R4Today Rather than cover the speech Rachel Reeves is actually making, let's have people on speculating about what she might be saying!
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thanks #R4Today Rather than cover the speech Rachel Reeves is actually making, let's have people on speculating about what she might be saying!
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
October 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
News that Gatwick can expand from 46.5m passengers (2019) to 75m is terrible for the environment. It just means more well-off people can have more foreign holidays, made cheaper by no tax on airline fuel. And the Government wants to expand Heathrow too. Once growth was about a Green New Deal.
September 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
News that Gatwick can expand from 46.5m passengers (2019) to 75m is terrible for the environment. It just means more well-off people can have more foreign holidays, made cheaper by no tax on airline fuel. And the Government wants to expand Heathrow too. Once growth was about a Green New Deal.
I came across this brilliant charity while looking for a home for an old working laptop. They provide IT and traininng to refugees. www.screen-share.co.uk
Screen Share UK
The leading digital inclusion charity for refugees in the UK.
www.screen-share.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I came across this brilliant charity while looking for a home for an old working laptop. They provide IT and traininng to refugees. www.screen-share.co.uk
Can't fault the content of the Court of Appeal's decision in the Epping case, but the delivery of the judgment by Lord Justice Bean was shocking. Didn't look up, read in a monotone. No sense of addressing the people in the court room, let alone the TV viewers.
August 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Can't fault the content of the Court of Appeal's decision in the Epping case, but the delivery of the judgment by Lord Justice Bean was shocking. Didn't look up, read in a monotone. No sense of addressing the people in the court room, let alone the TV viewers.
Best Thought for the Day in a long time.
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Best Thought for the Day in a long time.
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Farage is an absent MP, earning a fortune from side grifts. His ‘party’ is in hock to fossil fuel donors. He’s pro Trump, pro austerity (DOGE) and his ‘policies’ are nothing more than ugly populist hogwash that have done real damage to our country.
Would that be so hard to point out #bbclaurak?
Would that be so hard to point out #bbclaurak?
July 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Farage is an absent MP, earning a fortune from side grifts. His ‘party’ is in hock to fossil fuel donors. He’s pro Trump, pro austerity (DOGE) and his ‘policies’ are nothing more than ugly populist hogwash that have done real damage to our country.
Would that be so hard to point out #bbclaurak?
Would that be so hard to point out #bbclaurak?
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The vote share needed to win a majority in Parliament is getting lower and lower.
Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.
We need #PRnow.
Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.
We need #PRnow.
July 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The vote share needed to win a majority in Parliament is getting lower and lower.
Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.
We need #PRnow.
Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.
We need #PRnow.
It's Make Votes Matter's Democracy Action Weekend. It's time to replace our ludicrous First Past The Post voting system with one which gives us a parliament which reflects the views of voters and leads to properly representative government. #PRnow
July 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
It's Make Votes Matter's Democracy Action Weekend. It's time to replace our ludicrous First Past The Post voting system with one which gives us a parliament which reflects the views of voters and leads to properly representative government. #PRnow
This looks good.
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June 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This looks good.
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Abolish the Home Office.
UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone
While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Abolish the Home Office.
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I see Honest Bob Jenrick has a new little video attacking barristers for representing unpopular clients.
Once again for those at the back:
Lawyers are not their clients.
Which is how, when Jenrick broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.
Once again for those at the back:
Lawyers are not their clients.
Which is how, when Jenrick broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.
June 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I see Honest Bob Jenrick has a new little video attacking barristers for representing unpopular clients.
Once again for those at the back:
Lawyers are not their clients.
Which is how, when Jenrick broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.
Once again for those at the back:
Lawyers are not their clients.
Which is how, when Jenrick broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.
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Take a look at this government video on applying for an ETA. This will be another blow to UK tourism. It costs €20 for the visa, and the form asks about your job and whether you hold "extreme views". 🤔 Or you could just travel to 30+ other Euroean countries for free with an EU ID card.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
How to Apply For a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
YouTube video by Home Office
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May 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Take a look at this government video on applying for an ETA. This will be another blow to UK tourism. It costs €20 for the visa, and the form asks about your job and whether you hold "extreme views". 🤔 Or you could just travel to 30+ other Euroean countries for free with an EU ID card.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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The Speaker of the House of Commons should set an example for all MPs. We’re calling on him to support a ban on MPs accepting freebies, and to recommend this measure to the Committee on Standards. Add your name 👇
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Letter to the Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Commons should set an example for all MPs by rejecting the freebies that are offered to him. Support our letter.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Speaker of the House of Commons should set an example for all MPs. We’re calling on him to support a ban on MPs accepting freebies, and to recommend this measure to the Committee on Standards. Add your name 👇
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