Chris Grey
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof of Organization Studies, Royal Holloway University of London, ex-Prof Warwick & Cambridge. FAcSS, FRHistS. Now mainly Brexit analysis including Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Author Brexit Unfolded (Biteback, 2021, 2023). Elsewhere @chrisgreybrexit
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Chris Grey
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
· Jun 23
So it's now 7 years since the vote to leave the EU. For a detailed account & analysis of what happened from the day after that, see my book, "Brexit Unfolded: How no one got what they wanted (and why they were never going to)" (2nd, updated, edition 2023): www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/brexit...
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The Russian Embassy in London has called the BBC, Britain’s public service broadcaster, a “propaganda and disinformation tool” that was full of “ideological dogma.”
Russia joins Trump’s BBC pile-on
Moscow’s Embassy in London said “ideological dogma has replaced journalistic ethics” at the corporation.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Russian Embassy in London has called the BBC, Britain’s public service broadcaster, a “propaganda and disinformation tool” that was full of “ideological dogma.”
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Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
Very interesting piece, including the extract below which has the ring of truth
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very interesting piece, including the extract below which has the ring of truth
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Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors
centralbylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Excellent analysis of this unfolding horror show
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Excellent analysis of this unfolding horror show
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Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
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3/3 Whether it turns out to be victory in one battle or of the culture war as a whole depends on the government’s resolve. Nandy faces a struggle that will be pivotal for democracy in this country and significant for the wider world. Will she allow the BBC to become a far right propaganda platform?
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
3/3 Whether it turns out to be victory in one battle or of the culture war as a whole depends on the government’s resolve. Nandy faces a struggle that will be pivotal for democracy in this country and significant for the wider world. Will she allow the BBC to become a far right propaganda platform?
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The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Kind of familiar.
Isn't it.
Isn't it.
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Kind of familiar.
Isn't it.
Isn't it.
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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Labour’s reset with the EU may solve this boring, costly nightmare for British businesses.
But EU-phobic Farage and Tories say they would rip that agreement up again.
What an utterly childish response to the damage they’ve done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But EU-phobic Farage and Tories say they would rip that agreement up again.
What an utterly childish response to the damage they’ve done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU
Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Labour’s reset with the EU may solve this boring, costly nightmare for British businesses.
But EU-phobic Farage and Tories say they would rip that agreement up again.
What an utterly childish response to the damage they’ve done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But EU-phobic Farage and Tories say they would rip that agreement up again.
What an utterly childish response to the damage they’ve done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rage against group think, writes Matthew Syed in the Sunday Times, by reading out a paragraph of what *I* think at the beginning of every BBC editorial meeting.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Rage against group think, writes Matthew Syed in the Sunday Times, by reading out a paragraph of what *I* think at the beginning of every BBC editorial meeting.
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Bad news for the right wing extremist 'London has fallen' crowd...
London just named Best City in the World for 2026 - making it 11 consecutive years it has had that accolade, including every year that Sadiq Khan has been Mayor.
Will that cheer up the saddos?
London just named Best City in the World for 2026 - making it 11 consecutive years it has had that accolade, including every year that Sadiq Khan has been Mayor.
Will that cheer up the saddos?
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bad news for the right wing extremist 'London has fallen' crowd...
London just named Best City in the World for 2026 - making it 11 consecutive years it has had that accolade, including every year that Sadiq Khan has been Mayor.
Will that cheer up the saddos?
London just named Best City in the World for 2026 - making it 11 consecutive years it has had that accolade, including every year that Sadiq Khan has been Mayor.
Will that cheer up the saddos?
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Emma Monk being brilliant again.
The best debunkling around. Make sure you are following her.
The best debunkling around. Make sure you are following her.
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Emma Monk being brilliant again.
The best debunkling around. Make sure you are following her.
The best debunkling around. Make sure you are following her.
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So let me get this right. We had to leave the EU to control immigration, and we are going to control immigration by emulating the stringent immigration system of Denmark, which is a proud and happy member of the EU.
UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system
Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go further
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So let me get this right. We had to leave the EU to control immigration, and we are going to control immigration by emulating the stringent immigration system of Denmark, which is a proud and happy member of the EU.
Though, at least in the clip I've seen, he doesn't say what he means by that. Far-righters are taking it to mean he shares their 'we want our country back' shtick but, maybe, he means he despairs of their malignity?
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Though, at least in the clip I've seen, he doesn't say what he means by that. Far-righters are taking it to mean he shares their 'we want our country back' shtick but, maybe, he means he despairs of their malignity?
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only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
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That WW2 veteran who says that winning the war "wasn't worth it" for the state we are now in is just plain wrong.
Naziism was an evil that caused the deaths of millions and the systematic murder of millions more. Defeating it was necessary.
We need to stop treating every old person as a holy sage.
Naziism was an evil that caused the deaths of millions and the systematic murder of millions more. Defeating it was necessary.
We need to stop treating every old person as a holy sage.
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That WW2 veteran who says that winning the war "wasn't worth it" for the state we are now in is just plain wrong.
Naziism was an evil that caused the deaths of millions and the systematic murder of millions more. Defeating it was necessary.
We need to stop treating every old person as a holy sage.
Naziism was an evil that caused the deaths of millions and the systematic murder of millions more. Defeating it was necessary.
We need to stop treating every old person as a holy sage.
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Catherine Blaiklock, the first leader of the Brexit Party, is a Rupert Lowe ally who wants 10 million people to leave.
Fewer than 5 million people born abroad are neither naturalised British citizens (2.5m) nor EU settled status (3-4m)
But there are another 5 million UK born ethnic minorities.
Fewer than 5 million people born abroad are neither naturalised British citizens (2.5m) nor EU settled status (3-4m)
But there are another 5 million UK born ethnic minorities.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Catherine Blaiklock, the first leader of the Brexit Party, is a Rupert Lowe ally who wants 10 million people to leave.
Fewer than 5 million people born abroad are neither naturalised British citizens (2.5m) nor EU settled status (3-4m)
But there are another 5 million UK born ethnic minorities.
Fewer than 5 million people born abroad are neither naturalised British citizens (2.5m) nor EU settled status (3-4m)
But there are another 5 million UK born ethnic minorities.
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I have a new blog post out with The UK In A Changing Europe on how lower migration will be bad for the UK economy: 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 3:30 PM
I have a new blog post out with The UK In A Changing Europe on how lower migration will be bad for the UK economy: ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
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Any UK government whether whether left-liberal, centrist or right wing is going to face scepticism in Brussels after the Brexit mess and with Reform's strength in polls.
Banging the table and demanding special treatment didn't work for Johnson and won't work for Starmer.
Banging the table and demanding special treatment didn't work for Johnson and won't work for Starmer.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Any UK government whether whether left-liberal, centrist or right wing is going to face scepticism in Brussels after the Brexit mess and with Reform's strength in polls.
Banging the table and demanding special treatment didn't work for Johnson and won't work for Starmer.
Banging the table and demanding special treatment didn't work for Johnson and won't work for Starmer.
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Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
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Remember the rumours that Liz Truss might join Reform?
After Zia Yousef’s interview, that looks dead in water.
Reform is edging toward reality: sticky, Brexit-made inflation.
But their past positions are catching up with them 👉we’re in this bind bc Farage sold Brexit utopia that never existed.
After Zia Yousef’s interview, that looks dead in water.
Reform is edging toward reality: sticky, Brexit-made inflation.
But their past positions are catching up with them 👉we’re in this bind bc Farage sold Brexit utopia that never existed.
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Remember the rumours that Liz Truss might join Reform?
After Zia Yousef’s interview, that looks dead in water.
Reform is edging toward reality: sticky, Brexit-made inflation.
But their past positions are catching up with them 👉we’re in this bind bc Farage sold Brexit utopia that never existed.
After Zia Yousef’s interview, that looks dead in water.
Reform is edging toward reality: sticky, Brexit-made inflation.
But their past positions are catching up with them 👉we’re in this bind bc Farage sold Brexit utopia that never existed.