Graeme Brown @graeme_brown Twitter profile

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Graeme Brown

15 days

OK, so @birmingham_live is the biggest regional publisher in the UK. It is all because of a rather special group of people. Here is a massive big thread of the ones who are on Twitter (there's some others, who I still love, but aren't)...

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

@realDonaldTrump Fear not, you're doing plenty to help the Democratic Party

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

@realDonaldTrump That is not what commonly agreed means.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

The same #wba decision makers who hired Ismael sold Pereira for £16m with three years left on his contract and turned Sam Johnstone from a £15m asset into a free. We are actually worse off the pitch than on it.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

Because the EU sets minimum standards. That was an inconvenient truth @BorisJohnson drove over in his bus.

James O'Brien

@mrjamesob

7 years

If EU members 'can't make their own laws' how the flibbertigibbet did Germany manage to outlaw the cladding used at Grenfell Tower? #Brexit

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Good on this judge for piling in to the latest wally apparently offended that @jessphillips isn’t more racist

'Inadequate' man trolled Jess Phillips so badly he's been thrown in jail

Tony Eckersley bombarded the Birmingham MP with more than 300 threatening emails

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 months

Entirely had enough of the people driving on West Mids roads putting everyone else at risk in their tonnes of metal. We report on it every day - the latest person killed for having the temerity to cross the road. I think it is time we start calling it out much, much, better.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

Personal news klaxon

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

Semi Ajayi Charlie Austin Grady Diangana Darnell Furlong Filip Krovinović Matheus Pereira Romaine Sawyers ... in one window. Anything bad I ever said about Luke Dowling is hereby rescinded. #wba

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

Props to the excellent board at #WBA who sacked Darren Moore 80 days ago, have fuck all idea who they want to replace him with, and have now set a target for themselves of more than 100 days. Truly the worst - and some of the best paid - administrators in the English game.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

Every member of the #WBA starting XI has scored this season except the goalkeeper 👊

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Pereira is so good I really hope no #wba fans give him a hard time for going this summer. He's been superb for us - and tried to the bitter end this season - he can move on (for a load of cash) with my best wishes.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

This amazed me (but the rest of the office seemed bored to tears by me)

Lev Parikian

@LevParikian

5 years

Orwellian mortality maths.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 months

What a sad day for our city. The Electric somehow felt right in Birmingham - a quirky, historic, place in a quirky, historic, city

The Electric cinema closure live

The historic cinema - said to be the oldest in the country - closed yesterday (February 29)

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

She never failed to make me smile - such a shame. RIP Doris

Doris Hobday - one of much-loved Tipton twins - dies

Good Morning Britain announced the sad news on Wednesday morning (January 20) as host Susanna Reid said: "Doris Hobday passed away on Tuesday 5 January."

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

I'm sad to say our brilliant reporter @GeorgePMakin has passed away. He was a great journalist and an even better man. His work will be immortalised with an award in his name given to talented young LDRs. RIP George - forever in the thoughts of everyone at @birmingham_live

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

10 months

Whoever decided to do this, thank you. LOVE this story - from the school which saw a cruel government and thought ‘not in my name’ to the kids who clearly understand more about empathy than anyone running the Home Office.

Kids defy 'cruel' minister who made child asylum unit paint over Disney mural

The children will send their art to Tory minister Robert Jenrick - and to children at the refugee welcome centre

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

Journalists work harder today than at any other stage in the 15 years I've been in the industry. Trainees particularly blow me away every day. They cut their teeth and assume responsibility much faster than I did. They also face criticism and abuse I never had to.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

We have a #PeakyBlinders print special tomorrow which is all sorts of awesome

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

Children in poverty in Birmingham in 2015: 85,262. Children living in poverty in Birmingham now: 108,235. That’s more than the combined capacity of the #avfc , #bcfc and #wba football grounds combined. Only you get to leave football grounds when the game ends. They’re trapped.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Nobody should speak about Birmingham as some kind of project that needs talking up any more. What a place this is 👌

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

#WBA have to be the first side ever to buy an entirely new front three who all started the last game of last season.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

There's something Megsonian about this business - set against a backdrop of no money, #wba seem to be relying on personality - shipping out the bad ones and recruiting good ones. I think Carlos getting this right - we can't compete financially, so do something else.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

@realDonaldTrump Or you could created a united country...

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

I have to say, #wba have better players than Leeds or Sheffield Utd. The difference is the manager - as clear as day.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

So @birmingham_live has won both the communities and campaigning awards at the Regional Press Awards. If there were two things we are about, it’s that - so proud 🙌

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

There’s a depressing certainty to #wba emerging - eventually Val will do enough to get sacked - but there’ll be no relief as these jokers will 100% screw up the replacement.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

#wba fans don't ask for a lot - but they deserve an awful lot more than this owner.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

Caretaker managers have exposed Alan Pardew for what he is this season #wba

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Thinking about Arthur with the new year coming. I don’t ever want to forget him. RIP little man 👊

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

We are now the Commonwealth Games host city. Work hard. Dream big. #Brum

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

And like that, #BrumWish is over! Thanks to whoever is listening to me on here - we now have tablets for every kid over 11 and 3,337 gifts have been bought, at a cost of over £53k. It's not a bad city, this. #ThankYouBirmingham x x x

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

@realDonaldTrump The future's orange.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Regional disparities are an embarrassment to the UK. Tomorrow we highlight some Brummie kids facing lives with inferior pay, health and education than if they were born elsewhere in the UK. We’re doing this with other newspapers to shout more loudly for people too easy to ignore

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

In solidarity with the LGBT+ community - now is a time for #HandsNotHate #HandsAgainstHatred

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

What happened when we sent Black Country bab @Bozzers for some posh Brummie grub

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

@GretaThunberg

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

Had an email from the father of a young murder victim to say how important the support of one of my reporters has been. “I cannot think how I would have got so far without her”.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

. ⁦ @jessphillips ⁩ is right. No messing about, this can’t happen. There’s never been a worse time to take our eye off the ball with domestic violence.

MP Jess Phillips warns ofcuts to domestic abuse services

Staff are being made redundant even though the problem has grown during lockdown

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

The most distressing front page since I’ve been editor. I can’t get Arthur out of my mind - I’d like to reflect on how our fabulous social workers save some kids or how hopefully we’ll learn from this but ultimately his whole life was unfair and nothing will ever change that.

Birmingham Live

@birmingham_live

3 years

Here are Saturday's Birmingham Mail front and back pages. To subscribe, go to #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

It is so significant that we are now where we were when Gary Megson took over. Everything good started 20 years ago is now over for #wba

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

Time’s up. I will always be grateful to Pulis but the club can’t justify this to the travelling fans. Enough is enough #wba

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

Seems fitting that as a woeful human being leaves #wba Chris Brunt and Darren Fletcher - footballers of substance - score. Good riddance.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

This club is 140 years old and he will, for me, forever go down as one of its greats. Fantastic signing, wonderful servant, great man. #wba

West Bromwich Albion

@WBA

6 years

Thanks for everything, G-Mac. A credit to the Albion on and off the pitch 💙 #WBA

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

@jessphillips Big enough to matter, not so big we don’t matter to each other

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

I'll never forget getting to thank to @nazirafzal with #prideofbirmingham lifetime achievement award. Alongside an incredible list of achievements, he's brave, smart and kind. He also has a habit of always being right. Thanks to @adilray for a fitting tribute to a living legend.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

Thinking about the biggest job I’ll ever have starting tomorrow, I’m nervous. I hope I’ll be the person the role deserves. Meanwhile, my friend @nat_fahy starts as senior editor over Derby, Notts and Lincs - and I’m certain she’ll smash it. If you’re from that way, follow her 🙌

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

I've seen lots more footage from this (much of which was too offensive for us to run). I am so sorry @AliImdadBakes had to go through this but, sadly, under no illusion this is rare. I see this mainstream racism all the time and it's shameful.

Shocking moment Bake Off star racially abused on bus

West Midlands Police is now investigating an alleged hate crime after footage passed to the force

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

RIP Domo

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Goodbye Steve. You weren't as bad as Alan Pardew. #wba

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

So people really love this story - which leaves me with a dilemma - any thoughts where I send our common as muck reporter next? Suggestions appreciated.

Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

What happened when we sent Black Country bab @Bozzers for some posh Brummie grub

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 months

The fact 14,000 people have signed this petition shows why it is so important. Brummies DO deserve nice things.

Sign the Petition

Designate Birmingham's Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset

www.change.org

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

Special moment for me tonight honouring Dawn Astle at #PrideofBirmingham . All #wba fans are proud of the whole family. What they’ve done has transcended the game and is a fitting testament to an absolute legend.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Absolutely everyone involved with this every part of this story should resign now and sign off with a letter apologising to women everywhere. This regressive bollocks is widely harmful - 50% of society is female and we need them at our top tables. So pack up and go now.

MoS_Politics

@MoS_Politics

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Tories accuse Labour’s Angela Rayner of Basic Instinct ploy to distract Boris Johnson:

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

It was Cristiano Ronaldo until @MatheusPereira pitched up in the stripes #wba

Soccer AM

@SoccerAM

4 years

Who is the best footballer you've seen live? 🤔

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

I can’t remember another instance of a club signing two players and knowing for a fact they’re their most talented straight off the bat. From a business perspective, injuries allowing, Diangana and Pereira aren’t even a gamble for #WBA - meaning they can speculate elsewhere maybe

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Can’t stop thinking about little Arthur tonight. Feels worse now the case is over for some reason. RIP little man x

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

@realDonaldTrump What about orange morons?

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

I don’t cannonise footballers - they’re just people and often fairly dull - but Cyrille Regis was different. He was special. He wanted to show a better way. I’m glad he’s one of ours.

West Bromwich Albion

@WBA

1 year

Remembering a true icon, five years since his passing. Cyrille Regis, forever in our hearts. 💙🤍

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Graeme Brown

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4 years

37% of children live in poverty in Birmingham. Whatever happened in Parliament today, they’ll wake up in poverty tomorrow, so if you’re an MP of any colour, there’s work to do.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

‘Children haven't got computers and are embarrassed to say’ - this is why our #Laptops4Kids campaign is so important

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

I wrote something about what I want to achieve at @birmingham_live

Here comes trouble: there’s a new editor in Birmingham

Graeme Brown has taken over as senior editor in Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcestershire for Reach PLC — this is what he has…

medium.com

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

It’s All Coming Back To Me Now

Birmingham Live

@birmingham_live

3 years

Man gets drunk and legally changes his name to Celine Dion

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

😂😂😂

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Do we even keep going after a blow like this?

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Your regular reminder Lord Digby in no way speaks for Birmingham 😳

Lord Digby Jones

@Digbylj

3 years

Enough! I can’t stand it anymore! Alex Scott spoils a good presentational job on the BBC Olympics Team with her very noticeable inability to pronounce her ‘g’s at the end of a word.Competitors are NOT taking part, Alex, in the fencin, rowin, boxin, kayakin, weightliftin & swimmin

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Graeme Brown

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4 years

When you're working, leave your compuier for a moment and return to find this little ego boost courtesy of your daughter

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Graeme Brown

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5 years

I’d agree. It’s London or Manchester anyway.

Jeremy Clarkson

@JeremyClarkson

5 years

Manchester is now Britain’s second city. Discuss

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

Birmingham should burst with pride at Chris Woakes. Supreme player, even better human.

Lord's Cricket Ground

@HomeOfCricket

5 years

👏 #SpiritOfCricket #CWC19Final

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2 years

This is now the most popular Twitter story we’ve had in my time at @birmingham_live . The great thing for me is it’s replicable - it’s people engaging with @bozzers who is exactly this - open, funny, brave, emotional. Sadly she’s off for 2 weeks now but more to come!

Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

What happened when we sent Black Country bab @Bozzers for some posh Brummie grub

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

5 years

Three players who I’ve questioned a lot since we’ve had them - Livermore, Bartley, Johnstone - all playing a big part in this #WBA revolution. Up the fucking Baggies.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Today is a massive day for me and what I hope to achieve with @birmingham_live . We have some amazing #journojobs looking for people to come, report on thier communities, make a difference and help sculpt the local journalism of the future. Indulge me in a thread...

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

10 years

Awesome football pic RT @beewestwood : What a great photo @WBAFCofficial via @SkySports http://t.co/E7DhlnDKNj

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

So do it

Moving Channel 4 to Birmingham would create 3,412 local jobs

Government study reveals impact of bringing the broadcaster to the West Midlands - and the whole country would be better off

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Three years since we lost Cyrille. He's one of the people who're worth remembering. This has always stuck with me - there's something beautiful about it.

BBC Sport

@BBCSport

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"Cyrille Regis was my hero" Pure emotion from Dion Dublin 🙏

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Graeme Brown

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3 months

If these were gun or knife deaths, it'd be a national scandal. A life is a life, though.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

We should never ever forget this

Dad's anger at PM after son, 5, spent final birthday alone

Brave Kip Freshwater, five and from Handsworth, lost his fight with cancer in July of last year

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

1 year

Gutted I missed Will Ferrell but lovely people to spend a birthday morning with @thismorning

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

If you fancy watching someone make everything about Birmingham, I am on the @theJeremyVine show with @thecarolemalone and @Femi_Sorry at 10.45am ish on Channel 5.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

OK, the more I am thinking about this, the more this is annoying me. We need more working class, minority and female voices in all levels of the media - including at @birmingham_live . Hopefully this serves to show why, rather than why not.

Lord Digby Jones

@Digbylj

3 years

Enough! I can’t stand it anymore! Alex Scott spoils a good presentational job on the BBC Olympics Team with her very noticeable inability to pronounce her ‘g’s at the end of a word.Competitors are NOT taking part, Alex, in the fencin, rowin, boxin, kayakin, weightliftin & swimmin

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Don’t forget to look into the people responsible for funding social care, @BorisJohnson

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

If today showed the value of one person it’s Luke Dowling. #wba haven’t outspent Forest in the past few seasons but there was an obvious difference in quality available to each manager today. He’s had an amazing 12 months.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

7 years

I love Gary Megson. I don't care if we never pass a ball again #wba #legend #gingermourinho

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

Best story from the snow so far!

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Graeme Brown

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2 years

They call me in when it’s really important

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

10 months

We can't need 2 tons of metal around us to have to feel safe on our roads - some thoughts

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

Midland man... check. 5ft 9ins... check. Dad bod... check.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

@woollywhite @Aubrey_3000 @LiamFox @UKGOP Rich old men screwing over their grandchildren to act out their macho wet dreams

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

10 months

It's not a brilliant look

Network Rail staff spend £10k on flights 'because it's cheaper than trains'

Thousands of pounds were spent by staff on domestic journeys - including 72 between Birmingham and Glasgow

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

4 years

😂

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Graeme Brown

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3 months

@patpryce You might be OK with it - we are not.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

8 months

HS2 isn’t just about Birmingham, Manchester, the north - it’s about starting to see beyond the one city where all the decisions are made.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

It's not always a good idea to leave your work computer to make tea when your kids are working from home

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

Love this - England assistant manager Steve Holland reportedly said: “My player of the tournament so far is Conor Coady. He's not got on the pitch yet but on the training pitch he gives everything, in the dressing room before the game he speaks like he's captain."

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

@piersmorgan @SadiqKhan I’ve been talking to @realDonaldTrump - all we need is 7.9 million more knives and London’s problems are over.

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

2 years

You must make time for this story today. Incredible interview from @JaneRockHouse about a remarkable little boy who walked for a year from Afghanistan to Birmingham just to live in safety

Meet the Birmingham boy who walked 5,000 miles to escape the Taliban

Sayed, now 15, wanted to share his remarkable story of resilience, bravery and sadness to say thank you for the warm welcome he's received from students and staff at his city school

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

3 years

No no no no no. Not in our effing city. I'm so proud of Birmingham - its people, its culture, its constant drive to improve, but this is shameful. It absolutely has to stop. It's not what we're about.

Birmingham Live

@birmingham_live

3 years

Drag queen afraid to walk alone in Birmingham's Gay Village after 'suspected urine-throwing attack'

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Graeme Brown

@graeme_brown

6 years

Can we stop saying #wba are losing because we roll the ball out to our centre halves - we are losing because we have no idea what we are doing.