George Greenwood
@georgegreenwood.bsky.social
"Ever active" investigations reporter at The Times.
george.greenwood@thetimes.co.uk or DM for Signal.
My musings on transparency are at https://relightmyfoia.blog
george.greenwood@thetimes.co.uk or DM for Signal.
My musings on transparency are at https://relightmyfoia.blog
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The doctors banned from practising abroad cleared to treat in NHS
A Times investigation has found 22 professionals subject to restrictions overseas have no record of any sanctions on their General Medical Council licences
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Trusting your doctor is something most of us take for granted.
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around a 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was real, according to newly released emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Epstein email claims Andrew photo with Virginia Giuffre is real
Released files appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor telling Jeffrey Epstein he ‘can’t take any more of this’ as the scandal began to engulf the royal family
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November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around a 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was real, according to newly released emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Reposted by George Greenwood
What if your doctor had been banned abroad for harming patients — and no one checked?
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What if your doctor had been banned abroad for harming patients — and no one checked?
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
Hear how OCCRP’s cross-border investigative journalists uncovered the story behind Bad Practice.
Become an OCCRP member to watch the full briefing: occrp.org/donate
The commercial arm of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s entrepreneurs scheme has withdrawn almost all its remaining funds as the former prince prepares to relocate to Sandringham, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
Andrew’s Pitch@Palace scheme withdraws most of its cash
The former prince’s business venture is in the ‘process of being wound up’, according to its latest accounts
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The commercial arm of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s entrepreneurs scheme has withdrawn almost all its remaining funds as the former prince prepares to relocate to Sandringham, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
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Britain’s security service MI5 and foreign intelligence service MI6 are “failing to keep pace” with threats to national security and not cooperating properly, redacted parts of a damning internal Home Office report warn.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
MI5 and MI6 fail to co-operate, redacted Home Office report found
An inquiry that prompted Shabana Mahmood to say department is ‘not fit for purpose’ also warned GCHQ and security services were failing to keep pace with threats
www.thetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Britain’s security service MI5 and foreign intelligence service MI6 are “failing to keep pace” with threats to national security and not cooperating properly, redacted parts of a damning internal Home Office report warn.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Britain’s security service MI5 and foreign intelligence service MI6 are “failing to keep pace” with threats to national security and not cooperating properly, redacted parts of a damning internal Home Office report warn.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
MI5 and MI6 fail to co-operate, redacted Home Office report found
An inquiry that prompted Shabana Mahmood to say department is ‘not fit for purpose’ also warned GCHQ and security services were failing to keep pace with threats
www.thetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Britain’s security service MI5 and foreign intelligence service MI6 are “failing to keep pace” with threats to national security and not cooperating properly, redacted parts of a damning internal Home Office report warn.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
I spoke with Roya Nikkhah and @kayaburgess.bsky.social
about the week that rocked the royal family, as The Times exposed how Prince Andrew had been living rent free at Royal Lodge for two decades.
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about the week that rocked the royal family, as The Times exposed how Prince Andrew had been living rent free at Royal Lodge for two decades.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I spoke with Roya Nikkhah and @kayaburgess.bsky.social
about the week that rocked the royal family, as The Times exposed how Prince Andrew had been living rent free at Royal Lodge for two decades.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
about the week that rocked the royal family, as The Times exposed how Prince Andrew had been living rent free at Royal Lodge for two decades.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease was redacted to conceal peppercorn rent, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease redacted to conceal peppercorn rent
The decision not to disclose ground rent left the public ‘in the dark’ over his lack of financial contribution
www.thetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease was redacted to conceal peppercorn rent, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease was redacted to conceal peppercorn rent, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease redacted to conceal peppercorn rent
The decision not to disclose ground rent left the public ‘in the dark’ over his lack of financial contribution
www.thetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease was redacted to conceal peppercorn rent, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
www.thetimes.com/article/de5f...
Reposted by George Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has admitted the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after a secret report found it was dysfunctional, detached from reality and beset by a “culture of defeatism” on immigration.
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Home Office ‘set up to fail’, says Shabana Mahmood after secret report
A ‘damning’ internal review has exposed a culture of defeatism, poor management and operational failures as the home secretary promises an overhaul
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Shabana Mahmood has admitted the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after a secret report found it was dysfunctional, detached from reality and beset by a “culture of defeatism” on immigration.
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood has admitted the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after a secret report found it was dysfunctional, detached from reality and beset by a “culture of defeatism” on immigration.
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Home Office ‘set up to fail’, says Shabana Mahmood after secret report
A ‘damning’ internal review has exposed a culture of defeatism, poor management and operational failures as the home secretary promises an overhaul
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Shabana Mahmood has admitted the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after a secret report found it was dysfunctional, detached from reality and beset by a “culture of defeatism” on immigration.
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The department spent two years blocking my FOI.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reposted by George Greenwood
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years: documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
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With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years
Documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge
www.thetimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years: documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years: documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years
Documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge
www.thetimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
How Prince Andrew has lived rent-free for 35 years: documents obtained by The Times suggest he paid no rent on Sunninghill Park, his official residence until 2004, when he moved to Royal Lodge.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
With @manumidolo.bsky.social
@tomwitherow.bsky.social
Reposted by George Greenwood
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades, The Times can reveal, after the terms of his lease have finally been disclosed.
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades
Prince has paid only ‘peppercorn’ rent on the grace-and-favour mansion on Windsor Estate since 2003 after £8.5 million upfront costs
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades, The Times can reveal, after the terms of his lease have finally been disclosed.
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades, The Times can reveal, after the terms of his lease have finally been disclosed.
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades
Prince has paid only ‘peppercorn’ rent on the grace-and-favour mansion on Windsor Estate since 2003 after £8.5 million upfront costs
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades, The Times can reveal, after the terms of his lease have finally been disclosed.
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa2e...
Reposted by George Greenwood
EXC: The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
With @georgegreenwood.bsky.social
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With @georgegreenwood.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Treasury opposed forced sale of China’s stake in UK chipmaker
Court filings reveal it was the only government department against the divestment of Future Technology Devices International, which had sold chips to Russia
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
EXC: The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
With @georgegreenwood.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
With @georgegreenwood.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Reposted by George Greenwood
The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Treasury opposed forced sale of China’s stake in UK chipmaker
Court filings reveal it was the only government department against the divestment of Future Technology Devices International, which had sold chips to Russia
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Reposted by George Greenwood
Reform is investigating if it underpaid VAT after tax experts said it may have breached the law and could face a fine from HMRC.
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform reviews whether it underpaid VAT after Times investigation
Nigel Farage’s party could face fines as documents indicate it failed to notify HMRC that it was required to pay extra tax
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Reform is investigating if it underpaid VAT after tax experts said it may have breached the law and could face a fine from HMRC.
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Treasury opposed forced sale of China’s stake in UK chipmaker
Court filings reveal it was the only government department against the divestment of Future Technology Devices International, which had sold chips to Russia
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Treasury opposed government plans to force a Chinese company to sell its stake in a UK chipmaker on national security grounds.
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
The department is facing allegations that it has been prioritising Chinese investment over concerns about espionage risks.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Reform is investigating if it underpaid VAT after tax experts said it may have breached the law and could face a fine from HMRC.
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform reviews whether it underpaid VAT after Times investigation
Nigel Farage’s party could face fines as documents indicate it failed to notify HMRC that it was required to pay extra tax
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Reform is investigating if it underpaid VAT after tax experts said it may have breached the law and could face a fine from HMRC.
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s party vowed to repay any money that may be owed after an investigation by The Times.
With @breeallegretti.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reposted by George Greenwood
The General Medical Council (GMC) has pledged to overhaul its checks on foreign-trained doctors after The Times revealed how some who were banned overseas were cleared to treat patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Tighter checks on foreign doctors after Times exposé
GMC to tighten ID checks on foreign doctors working in UK
www.thetimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The General Medical Council (GMC) has pledged to overhaul its checks on foreign-trained doctors after The Times revealed how some who were banned overseas were cleared to treat patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
The General Medical Council (GMC) has pledged to overhaul its checks on foreign-trained doctors after The Times revealed how some who were banned overseas were cleared to treat patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Tighter checks on foreign doctors after Times exposé
GMC to tighten ID checks on foreign doctors working in UK
www.thetimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The General Medical Council (GMC) has pledged to overhaul its checks on foreign-trained doctors after The Times revealed how some who were banned overseas were cleared to treat patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
The leader in today's Times on our investigation into doctors with overseas malpractice being cleared to treat patients.
Lapses in vetting by the GMC and NHS trusts were a scandalous dereliction of duty that presented a clear risk to patient safety.
www.thetimes.com/article/9f24...
Lapses in vetting by the GMC and NHS trusts were a scandalous dereliction of duty that presented a clear risk to patient safety.
www.thetimes.com/article/9f24...
Foreign-trained medics guilty of serious misconduct working in NHS
Lapses in vetting by the General Medical Council and NHS trusts were a scandalous dereliction of duty that presented a clear risk to patient safety
www.thetimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The leader in today's Times on our investigation into doctors with overseas malpractice being cleared to treat patients.
Lapses in vetting by the GMC and NHS trusts were a scandalous dereliction of duty that presented a clear risk to patient safety.
www.thetimes.com/article/9f24...
Lapses in vetting by the GMC and NHS trusts were a scandalous dereliction of duty that presented a clear risk to patient safety.
www.thetimes.com/article/9f24...
Hundreds of doctors have been cleared to treat British patients without the General Medical Council (GMC) verifying their identity documents in person, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Doctors treating NHS patients without complete ID checks
Identification requirements to obtain a medical licence from the GMC were relaxed during the pandemic, but years later at least 341 physicians remain unverified
www.thetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Hundreds of doctors have been cleared to treat British patients without the General Medical Council (GMC) verifying their identity documents in person, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Reposted by George Greenwood
Trusting your doctor is something most of us take for granted.
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
The doctors banned from practising abroad cleared to treat in NHS
A Times investigation has found 22 professionals subject to restrictions overseas have no record of any sanctions on their General Medical Council licences
www.thetimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Trusting your doctor is something most of us take for granted.
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
But a Times investigation has today has sparked a government review after we reveal how doctors accused of sexual misconduct and serious clinical errors abroad have been cleared to treat NHS patients.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
A doctor banned from practising in Britain after sexually abusing dozens of men and boys has been left free to practise in his home country, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Doctor struck off for sex abuse in UK free to practise in Romania
Dr Iuliu Stan was banned from practising in the UK for abusing men and boys in his care, but regulators in his home country have licensed him to practise there
www.thetimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A doctor banned from practising in Britain after sexually abusing dozens of men and boys has been left free to practise in his home country, The Times can reveal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...