{"id":4666,"date":"2026-02-22T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:00:44","slug":"stanley-green-the-protein-man-of-oxford-street-february-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/stanley-green-the-protein-man-of-oxford-street-february-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Green, the Protein Man of Oxford Street February 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stanley Green<\/a>, the Protein Man, in Oxford Street, London, 1977 CC by 4.0 Deed<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I was failing to find anything of significance to post when I came across a London Walks post about Stanley Green. Green was born on February 22nd in 1915. Most people who lived in London at the time, knew of him. He was always to be seen patrolling Oxford Street and other Central London Streets with his placard. He mounted a one-man campaign against too much protein. He thought it was a factor in promoting Lust. Lust was a bad thing. He campaigned, religiously, from 1969 to 1993, when he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you agree with his views or not it is doesn’t diminish the impact an ordinary person had on an entire City. For more about him, including a podcast, have a look at the London Walks page here<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post is dedicated to those people who are prepared to give up their normal lives to campaign for something they really believe in. If move of us did, the world would be a better but perhaps more eccentric world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Stop Brexit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Steve Bray, also known as Stop Brexit Man. (Wikipedia CC0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Another one man campaigner, Mr Stop Brexit<\/strong>, Steve Bray, was to be seen outside Parliament, most days in the run up to Brexit. He perfected photobombing techniques, appearing in the background of interviews of prominent Brexit campaigners, or was heard over his megaphone. He is from Splott in Wales, and said he lost all his friends because they supported Brexit. He continues to campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the vidoe below, you can see him upstaging<\/a> one of the people who ruined this country, the dreadful Jacob Rees-Mogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must admit, I briefly considered dedicating my life to going to events Jacob Rees-Mogg attended, shouting ‘Brexit Opportunities!’ and collapsing in ironic laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my long view of Brexit see my post https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/brexit-day-31st-january-31-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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