Robert Bush
@robertbush.bsky.social
Views expressed are entirely my own.
Your argument or politics matters less to me than your honesty and integrity.
Your argument or politics matters less to me than your honesty and integrity.
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The anti-Farage backlash sentiment is a) real and b) not fully priced into most political analysis, in my view
Who would make the best PM?
Starmer 36% vs Farage 29%
Starmer 28% vs Badenoch 28%
Starmer 21% vs Polanski 19%
Badenoch 31% vs Farage 21%
Badenoch 28% vs Davey 25%
Badenoch 28% vs Polanski 22%
Davey 33% vs Farage 27%
Davey 23% vs Starmer 19%
Davey 20% vs Polanski 15%
Polanski 28% vs Farage 27%
Starmer 36% vs Farage 29%
Starmer 28% vs Badenoch 28%
Starmer 21% vs Polanski 19%
Badenoch 31% vs Farage 21%
Badenoch 28% vs Davey 25%
Badenoch 28% vs Polanski 22%
Davey 33% vs Farage 27%
Davey 23% vs Starmer 19%
Davey 20% vs Polanski 15%
Polanski 28% vs Farage 27%
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The anti-Farage backlash sentiment is a) real and b) not fully priced into most political analysis, in my view
Not so much a new broom as a tired old broom with weak bristles incapable of achieving anything productive. #ReformAreNotYourFriend
Reform UK, which says it represents “change” from Conservative failures, has so far accepted defections from:
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Not so much a new broom as a tired old broom with weak bristles incapable of achieving anything productive. #ReformAreNotYourFriend
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Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
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Why is embedding Peter Thiel’s Palantir in the British army, navy & airforce a national security disaster? Well consider what happens when you ‘buy’ a Tesla.
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Why is embedding Peter Thiel’s Palantir in the British army, navy & airforce a national security disaster? Well consider what happens when you ‘buy’ a Tesla.
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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The islands of Little Diomede (U.S.) and Big Diomede (Russia), are just 2.4 miles apart and when the sea freezes you can walk between them
Russia is already America's neighbour
Russia is already America's neighbour
Trump says he doesn’t want Russia as a neighbour. Could someone remind him about the Bering Strait?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The islands of Little Diomede (U.S.) and Big Diomede (Russia), are just 2.4 miles apart and when the sea freezes you can walk between them
Russia is already America's neighbour
Russia is already America's neighbour
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Venezuela has set a precedent. If powerful states can remove leaders and justify it later, what exactly is illegal anymore – and why should anyone listen to the West?
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
Venezuela has exposed an uncomfortable truth for Britain
Venezuela has exposed how Britain reacts when allies act first, consult later and leave principles dangerously unresolved
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Venezuela has set a precedent. If powerful states can remove leaders and justify it later, what exactly is illegal anymore – and why should anyone listen to the West?
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐗/𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Elon Musk's Grok apologizes after generating sexual images of young girls
The incident has renewed concerns about sexualized images being made of women with their consent.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐗/𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Let this be a lesson to all people who think they have found a "bold new player who will upend our old politics".
They will do whatever existing politicians do, and worse!
Trump is bad, Farage will be as well. Good people are rarely drawn to politics, and if they are, they don't rise to the top!
They will do whatever existing politicians do, and worse!
Trump is bad, Farage will be as well. Good people are rarely drawn to politics, and if they are, they don't rise to the top!
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Let this be a lesson to all people who think they have found a "bold new player who will upend our old politics".
They will do whatever existing politicians do, and worse!
Trump is bad, Farage will be as well. Good people are rarely drawn to politics, and if they are, they don't rise to the top!
They will do whatever existing politicians do, and worse!
Trump is bad, Farage will be as well. Good people are rarely drawn to politics, and if they are, they don't rise to the top!
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Like this example: The actress being depicted here is 14
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Like this example: The actress being depicted here is 14
Not seeing a lot of comments from the "immigration is bad" brigade on this story! #ReformIsNotYourFriend #racism #migration #immigration
Lately, increasing numbers of Americans are calling the Cotswolds home, local real estate agents told CNN. https://cnn.it/3YIrbmD
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Not seeing a lot of comments from the "immigration is bad" brigade on this story! #ReformIsNotYourFriend #racism #migration #immigration
Yet more proof, if proof were needed, that @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are peddling outdated, unproven solutions to modern problems - evidence be damned. Who are they trying to appeal to, and why?
BBC News - Councils warned against adopting four-day week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Councils warned against adopting four-day week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Councils warned against adopting four-day week
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders to not introduce four-day working weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Yet more proof, if proof were needed, that @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are peddling outdated, unproven solutions to modern problems - evidence be damned. Who are they trying to appeal to, and why?
BBC News - Councils warned against adopting four-day week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Councils warned against adopting four-day week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Christmas cancellation update
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Christmas cancellation update
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Tis the season for hapless authors to hawk their wares to lazy present buyers 🙄
That said, this is a bloody brilliant read so Christmas or not, get a copy for everyone you know! 📣
#TheCutThroatTrial
That said, this is a bloody brilliant read so Christmas or not, get a copy for everyone you know! 📣
#TheCutThroatTrial
It’s nearly Christmas! Do you have a person in your life who has, at one time or another, expressed a passing interest in authentic, gritty legal thrillers by bestselling anonymous rabbits?
If so, fill their stockings and underwear with this bad boy.
Available in links below👇
#TheCutThroatTrial
If so, fill their stockings and underwear with this bad boy.
Available in links below👇
#TheCutThroatTrial
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tis the season for hapless authors to hawk their wares to lazy present buyers 🙄
That said, this is a bloody brilliant read so Christmas or not, get a copy for everyone you know! 📣
#TheCutThroatTrial
That said, this is a bloody brilliant read so Christmas or not, get a copy for everyone you know! 📣
#TheCutThroatTrial
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
So Tice basically bought himself a place on the candidates list, and thus a place in the Commons?
And is he in any way profiting from this?
And if he is, how is this not a conflict of interest?
The extent to which our politics needs overhauling is astonishing. 🤬
And is he in any way profiting from this?
And if he is, how is this not a conflict of interest?
The extent to which our politics needs overhauling is astonishing. 🤬
"New research from Democracy for Sale shows that three-quarters of all donations to Reform have come from just three men: Christopher Harborne, Jeremy Hosking and Richard Tice."
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo... via @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo... via @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
So Tice basically bought himself a place on the candidates list, and thus a place in the Commons?
And is he in any way profiting from this?
And if he is, how is this not a conflict of interest?
The extent to which our politics needs overhauling is astonishing. 🤬
And is he in any way profiting from this?
And if he is, how is this not a conflict of interest?
The extent to which our politics needs overhauling is astonishing. 🤬
Go on @nobelprize.org, I dare you!!
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Go on @nobelprize.org, I dare you!!
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"This rant makes him sound like a drunk uncle at the bar, rather than engaging with these serious charges."
Farage's attacks on the BBC show him at his "weakest" and "thin skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage's attacks on the BBC show him at his "weakest" and "thin skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
‘Farage sounds absolutely off his head’: Reform tries to turn tables on BBC in racism row | The News Agents
Richard Tice has called antisemitism claims against Nigel Farage, dating back to his teenage years, as a “made up twaddle”, suggesting the Reform leader can remember what happened, but his accusers…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"This rant makes him sound like a drunk uncle at the bar, rather than engaging with these serious charges."
Farage's attacks on the BBC show him at his "weakest" and "thin skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage's attacks on the BBC show him at his "weakest" and "thin skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
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GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
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