Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So the Tories have finally publicly admitted they have moved into full climate change denial mode. 160
Reposted by Rob GreigLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 04/10/2026The Conservatives want to cut £1bn from culture, sport and youth services. Listen to Anna Sabine's take on their plans. 15426
Reposted by Rob GreigThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 03/05/2025U.S. has worse wealth distribution than pre-revolutionary France did. 18257128
Reposted by Rob GreigOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132721209
Reposted by Rob GreigBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/09/2026🤔 Last night Farage used his GB News slot to again attack Burnham and side with Donald Trump over Chagos. 👇 Sign our petition calling for an investigation into his programme today. bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-… 1310856
Reposted by Rob GreigRob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Kudos to @eddavey.libdems.org.uk for saying this in his speech yesterday: "Hundreds of thugs, in black shirts and balaclavas, are marching on our streets. First Dover. Then Portsmouth. Their aim? To intimidate. To spread fear. To stoke racism."libdems.org.ukThe Fight of our LivesEd Davey's Leaders' Speech to Autumn Conference Speech 2026 2103
Reposted by Rob GreigRob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Important, yes, but England hasn’t had a learning disability strategy since 2001 and the numbers are not dissimilar. Strikes me that for 15 years, Governments have been so obsessed with the economy and immigration (aka racism) that socially excluded people haven’t got a look in. 122
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This should be a precursor to England sacking Borthwick and appointing Edwards as the England men’s coach.bbc.co.ukShaun Edwards: Red Roses bring in famed defence coach for WXV Global SeriesShaun Edwards has started a short-term coaching consultancy role with England women. 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Important, yes, but England hasn’t had a learning disability strategy since 2001 and the numbers are not dissimilar. Strikes me that for 15 years, Governments have been so obsessed with the economy and immigration (aka racism) that socially excluded people haven’t got a look in. 122
Reposted by Rob GreigJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting. 871105903742
Reposted by Rob GreigPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI. We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go. 751935432
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The City of Bath covers 11 sq miles. The rest of B&NES covers 125 square miles. Of course most of the development is to be outside the City - in fact the Council should be congratulated on finding a quarter of the sites in the City. 000
Reposted by Rob GreigAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The people of Piddington have spoken. I say, grant them independence. Border controls. Visas to cross into the UK. Tariffs on goods. No GBP. No NHS. No benefits or pensions. Let us know when your little lilywhite enclave has gone all Mad Max and you started eating each other. BUH-BYE! 1251253237
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026If the question was just ‘how fair is inheritance tax’ that is a badly constructed question and the results are thus flawed. For example - I think it’s unfair - it should be higher. 1100
Reposted by Rob GreigHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 14/09/2026Suella Braverman says she wants to see every child in every school in England (including non-faith schools) made to sing Christian hymns each morning, and says there will be ‘consequences’ for schools that refuse. Add your name if you DON'T agree with Suella. humanists.uk/action/keep-...humanists.ukKeep Christian Nationalism out of our schoolsReform UK wants to force every school to sing Christian hymns – and says there will be ‘consequences’ for schools that refuse. Add your name and help us defend inclusive education. Reform UK has unvei... 95826
Reposted by Rob GreigGo Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Its time to live again and stop behaving like automated drones Rebel against the corporate/ authoritarian surveillance takeover of our lives where our every action is monitored and recorded 26026
Reposted by Rob GreigRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026share.google/AWA0QowotTF2... The RNLI is one of those institutions that make me proud to be British - join me in donating to show your supportshare.googleDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 321156332
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 30/08/2026You know, this isn’t such a bad idea.theguardian.comCould this policy fix the care system and slash student debt at the same time?Andy Burnham is in need of radical proposals. A ‘care first’ year in exchange for 50% off fees could be just what he needs 010
Reposted by Rob GreigDutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The best flight routes…. 10272114
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 20/08/2026c.org/GMSCczVD5Pc.orgSign the PetitionGlobal petition: Gianni Infantino to resign & FIFA reform 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Last week it was Phil Parkes, this week Mike Bailey. Why are my childhood sporting heroes all dying?expressandstar.comWolves legend Mike Bailey dies, aged 84Bailey had battled Alzheimer’s disease for the past nine years. 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This isn’t new News, but always good to give these facts fresh ímpetus at a time when it’s difficult to get a hearing for anything that argues for equality for people with learning disabilities.theguardian.comPeople with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on averageExclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable 033
Reposted by Rob GreigLearning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social · 17/08/202640 Years of Speaking Up: Memories of the Self Advocacy Movement Gary Bourlet & John Hersov will reflect on what life was like for people with learning disabilities in the early days of the self-advocacy movement, growth of self-advocacy and the progress that has been made... tinyurl.com/55k6tkwhtinyurl.comBook a place – 40 Years of Speaking Up: Memories of the Self Advocacy Movement40 Years of Speaking Up: Memories of the Self Advocacy Movement, Tue 18 Aug 2026 - This year marks 10 years since Learning Disability England was founded. To celebrate this milestone, Learning Disabil... 002
Reposted by Rob GreigHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 03/08/2026Rather than allowing humanists to contribute to Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the BBC's current format requires all speakers to frame political and current affairs commentary through a religious or scriptural lens. Yet half of the UK is non-religious so why not let us speak? 23371111
Reposted by Rob GreigRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns. 369108924640
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Joe Root is England’s greatest ever batsman. I’m a Yorkshireman, so of course I have huge respect for him. ……. but returning as England cricket captain - the wrong move. 000
Reposted by Rob GreigDale Vince @dalevince.com · 23/07/2026There’s nothing radical or wrong with that. We have VAT on energy bills and not on flying. Fuel duty on cars to go to work in but not planes for flying. And duty free for flying but not at bus stops. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-ze... 811226
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 10/07/2026This all reminds me of my student politics days, when unopposed candidates had to stand against A.B.Stain. One Labour candidate (Adrian Whitehouse, wonder what happened to him) was so deeply unpopular that A.B.Stain won. 010
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Karma.bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: Iran and Egypt to contest 'Pride match' in SeattleIran's coach refuses to discuss pride celebrations in Seattle, where his country face Egypt in a crucial Group G match. 010
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We all (hopefully) age and negativity about being old feeds age discrimination. Embrace the process and you’ll find it’s no problem. 010
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Talk of Miliband for Chancellor. He should choose to stay where he is so he can leave a real legacy of pushing the UK towards a positive environmental and energy future. 040
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Statements like this discredit politics and undermine anti-Reform tactical voting. There is no way anyone knows yet which two parties might be 1st & 2nd. Let politics take its course. Then nearer the date, if there is evidence the Greens are in it, claim it then. Right now, you just look foolish. 010
Reposted by Rob GreigAdil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors? 14375912370
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Utterly ridiculous and makes me feel pretty angry with the club. 100
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Barney Ronay - the best sports journalist around - says what millions more should be saying.theguardian.comWelcome to Trump’s World Cup, a depressingly angry version of football uniting the planet | Barney RonayTed Lasso will deliver a message of hope before the USA’s first game, in an America that is not a fit or desirable host right now 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I’m a lifelong football fan, some would say obsessive, but there’s no way I will be watching and supporting a tournament that has been so politicised by the orange paedophile and his acolytes.bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan barred from entering United StatesSomali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, is denied entry to the United States. 030
Reposted by Rob GreigGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Two-tier policing is real and ever-present. Black and Brown people experience it. Women experience it. Pro-Palestine and green protesters experience it. But the last people who would ever experience it are right-wing white men. They are the people with whom the police instinctively align. 942529715
Reposted by Rob GreigBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 31/05/2026Anyone seen this dodgy count recently? Seems he in hiding. 25919
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This makes for sad reading. So many good things happened in the first five years of his Premiership - but now he has just lost the plot totallytheguardian.comTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpIn highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election 020
Reposted by Rob GreigSearchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The day before he was announced as Reform's candidate in the Makerfield by election, Robert Kenyon was busy scrubbing clean his Facebook page. Wonder why? Find out why here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/05/refo...searchlightmagazine.comReform's Makerfield candidate scrubs fascist leader from his Facebook friends | SearchlightReform's Makerfeld candidate Robert Kenyon with Nigel Farage Reform UK have just announced their candidate in the Makerfield by-election, where Manches ... 25856
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 18/05/2026No Lawrence or Ojomoh? Borthwick really has lost the plot.theguardian.comEngland call up former junior Springbok for Nations Championship as Borthwick seeks impetusBristol Bears’ South African centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been selected in England’s 42-man training squad for the inaugural Nations Championship 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sorry, but don’t agree. The big prize is stopping Reform’s ‘surge’. The country needs that. Burnham beating them would be a turning point. A split Labour/lib Dem/Green vote will let Reform in and damage all of us. This is not a tribalism moment. 110
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Makerfield is a seat Farage & the MSM would expect Reform to win. Burnham winning could totally change the narrative about Reform’s momentum and thus their chances at the next GE. Lib Dem’s, Greens and others should back off and fight no more than paper campaigns, making it 1:1 - Burnham v Reform. 021
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Somehow, Deform have gone quiet on electoral reform since they started winning seats. Good to see the Lib Dems being more principled. 160
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I think most Reform voters are going for Farage’s image/style for some bizarre reason and are clueless about his NHS plans. 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Any Labour MP or member who thinks that Wes Streeting will quickly appeal to the sections of the electorate that Starmer has lost, is deluding themselves. 1102
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I wandered into the Two Chairmen (Dartmouth St) for the first time this week. Very pleasant. Just south of St James Pk so may be out of your zone. 000
Rob Greig @therobgreig.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Why is no-one pointing out that Reform’s share of seats won compared to last year dropped by about quarter, (41% to 30%) and their vote share was also much less. Bubble starting to burst as they are rumbled? Talking up their success feeds the beast. Talk them down. 121