Roderic Gray
@rodericgray.bsky.social
PhD, writer on organisational climate (How People Work, A Climate of Success) and other things (By The Book - What does the Bible really say?, fiction, poems). European - always. FBPE. (Please don't DM)
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“What I want is the maximum of opportunity for children to get interested in things and to find out what they are interested in.”
GDH Cole 1936.
GDH Cole 1936.
December 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“What I want is the maximum of opportunity for children to get interested in things and to find out what they are interested in.”
GDH Cole 1936.
GDH Cole 1936.
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Don’t know who needs to hear this but “taking back control” from a Union you’re a member of, with full voting rights, to hand it to an American lunatic you bent over backwards to flatter yet he publicly humiliates you, is not taking back control at all, it’s relinquishing it.
White House demands British supermarkets stock chlorinated chicken
White House pushing Sir Keir Starmer to make concessions on food standards
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Don’t know who needs to hear this but “taking back control” from a Union you’re a member of, with full voting rights, to hand it to an American lunatic you bent over backwards to flatter yet he publicly humiliates you, is not taking back control at all, it’s relinquishing it.
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As we approach 2026 a good time to remember that Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
As we approach 2026 a good time to remember that Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to
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The only 3 people to benefit from Brexit were
Johnson - got prime minister
Farage - got a cult following
Putin - got a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us got a poorer, more divided country with less rights and freedoms.
Plus now we know reform were on the Russian take.
Johnson - got prime minister
Farage - got a cult following
Putin - got a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us got a poorer, more divided country with less rights and freedoms.
Plus now we know reform were on the Russian take.
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The only 3 people to benefit from Brexit were
Johnson - got prime minister
Farage - got a cult following
Putin - got a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us got a poorer, more divided country with less rights and freedoms.
Plus now we know reform were on the Russian take.
Johnson - got prime minister
Farage - got a cult following
Putin - got a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us got a poorer, more divided country with less rights and freedoms.
Plus now we know reform were on the Russian take.
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Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
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How can the British people develop a sense of nationhood, beyond a lot of flag waving, if others choose how we live. We need meaningful votes and our politics to be funded by us. Citizens and not subjects. And certainly not subjects under Trump or Putin!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How can the British people develop a sense of nationhood, beyond a lot of flag waving, if others choose how we live. We need meaningful votes and our politics to be funded by us. Citizens and not subjects. And certainly not subjects under Trump or Putin!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90 billion a year in lost tax revenues.
So the more we ‘betray Brexit’, the better. Unravelling this monumental act of economic self-harm won’t be easy, but the next step should be rejoining the Customs Union” www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
So the more we ‘betray Brexit’, the better. Unravelling this monumental act of economic self-harm won’t be easy, but the next step should be rejoining the Customs Union” www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Why Labour needs 'betray Brexit' a lot more than it's currently doing
It’s time for Labour to seriously consider rejoining the EU Customs Union because of the economic benefits this would bring
www.scotsman.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90 billion a year in lost tax revenues.
So the more we ‘betray Brexit’, the better. Unravelling this monumental act of economic self-harm won’t be easy, but the next step should be rejoining the Customs Union” www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
So the more we ‘betray Brexit’, the better. Unravelling this monumental act of economic self-harm won’t be easy, but the next step should be rejoining the Customs Union” www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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I want to be clear about this. The EU referendum itself was fraudulent and a travesty of democracy. The proposal itself was preposterous and Leave's reasons were knowing flagrant lies. The harm done by Brexit is immeasurably immense, but the economic cost alone is, so far, about half a trillion £.
December 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I want to be clear about this. The EU referendum itself was fraudulent and a travesty of democracy. The proposal itself was preposterous and Leave's reasons were knowing flagrant lies. The harm done by Brexit is immeasurably immense, but the economic cost alone is, so far, about half a trillion £.
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Again these people aren't patriots.
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Again these people aren't patriots.
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
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I love Europe. There's no where else on earth that has such rich history & diversity. So many different languages, foods, cultures all within a few hours of each other.
Even better a joint desire to pool their sovereignty & values to become an international heavy weight 🇪🇺❤️
Even better a joint desire to pool their sovereignty & values to become an international heavy weight 🇪🇺❤️
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I love Europe. There's no where else on earth that has such rich history & diversity. So many different languages, foods, cultures all within a few hours of each other.
Even better a joint desire to pool their sovereignty & values to become an international heavy weight 🇪🇺❤️
Even better a joint desire to pool their sovereignty & values to become an international heavy weight 🇪🇺❤️
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petit...
action.wemove.eu
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
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Every horror we're seeing in Trump's America will take root in the UK if Farage becomes PM. From racist oppression to blatant corruption to anti-vaxxing to Christian nationalism to support for Russia to hostility towards on Europe ... It will all be used by Farage to divide and rule us.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut
December 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Every horror we're seeing in Trump's America will take root in the UK if Farage becomes PM. From racist oppression to blatant corruption to anti-vaxxing to Christian nationalism to support for Russia to hostility towards on Europe ... It will all be used by Farage to divide and rule us.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut
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my latest
Those opposed to the ECHR will never be satisfied by tinkering, just as Brexiters were never satisfied by the many opt-outs and rebates the UK received, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
The good, the bad and the ugly of ‘rebalancing’ the ECHR
Human rights law should be kept under review, but that does not mean it should be weakened
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
my latest
A decent government would be saying unequivocally "the ECHR has no significant effect on deportation & the people who want us out of it know that. Their agenda is to take away YOUR rights & protections & we won't let that happen"
December 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A decent government would be saying unequivocally "the ECHR has no significant effect on deportation & the people who want us out of it know that. Their agenda is to take away YOUR rights & protections & we won't let that happen"
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Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Labour MP says only way to unite UK over immigration is by leaning into Reform narrative.
Always worth remembering that the only people who really did cancel Christmas were the Christian bigots who seized control of England after the execution of Charles I.
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Always worth remembering that the only people who really did cancel Christmas were the Christian bigots who seized control of England after the execution of Charles I.
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📝 "The latest (research), says that GDP per head, the best measure of prosperity, is 6 to 8 per cent lower than it would have been had Brexit not happened. That’s around £3,000 for each of us."
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
Brexit made us poorer and it’s getting worse
Economists disagree on the detail but it’s clear that barrier-free trade would be a big boost
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📝 "The latest (research), says that GDP per head, the best measure of prosperity, is 6 to 8 per cent lower than it would have been had Brexit not happened. That’s around £3,000 for each of us."
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
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“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Possibly the most egregious aspect of FPTP is that the voter is obliged to vote for the least worst candidate - often with a metaphorical peg on their nose. Once elected, the winning party then assumes the public support everything they decide to do for the next 5 years
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Possibly the most egregious aspect of FPTP is that the voter is obliged to vote for the least worst candidate - often with a metaphorical peg on their nose. Once elected, the winning party then assumes the public support everything they decide to do for the next 5 years
Farage seems to have gone into full bite the hand that feeds him mode. Angrily denying that he's a racist, thus disappointing much of his core support base, then attacking the BBC, whose unrelenting support over the years has got him where he is today.
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Farage seems to have gone into full bite the hand that feeds him mode. Angrily denying that he's a racist, thus disappointing much of his core support base, then attacking the BBC, whose unrelenting support over the years has got him where he is today.
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The removal of the phrase 'botched Brexit deal' from all discourse would be welcome. It's been years now. Just spit it out, there was never a good Brexit or a good Brexit deal.
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The removal of the phrase 'botched Brexit deal' from all discourse would be welcome. It's been years now. Just spit it out, there was never a good Brexit or a good Brexit deal.
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The decision to leave the EU was made not by the referendum itself, and not by parliament in authorising May to serve notice on the EU, but in fact and in law by Theresa May in deciding to serve notice on the basis of the referendum result (which she knew to be fatally flawed).
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The decision to leave the EU was made not by the referendum itself, and not by parliament in authorising May to serve notice on the EU, but in fact and in law by Theresa May in deciding to serve notice on the basis of the referendum result (which she knew to be fatally flawed).
Tory MP on Sky News says public think the budget was bad for them because 'journalists' are telling them so. I think he may have put his finger on the problem there.
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Tory MP on Sky News says public think the budget was bad for them because 'journalists' are telling them so. I think he may have put his finger on the problem there.
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The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f