Helen Bush
@bushhelenm.bsky.social
Mum, wife, school governor and governance nerd. Previous life in voluntary sector policy. She/her.
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They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
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We are Christopher Isherwood, listening on the wireless to warnings that Berliners will die unless they stop the rhetoric about the secret police.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We are Christopher Isherwood, listening on the wireless to warnings that Berliners will die unless they stop the rhetoric about the secret police.
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So many questions!
Who is staffing it?
Who is quality assuring that provision?
Who is paying for it?
Where will it physically take place in our cramped and crumbling schools?
No sch takes the decision lightly. Always a last resort.
Being asked to do more with less.
Again
Who is staffing it?
Who is quality assuring that provision?
Who is paying for it?
Where will it physically take place in our cramped and crumbling schools?
No sch takes the decision lightly. Always a last resort.
Being asked to do more with less.
Again
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
So many questions!
Who is staffing it?
Who is quality assuring that provision?
Who is paying for it?
Where will it physically take place in our cramped and crumbling schools?
No sch takes the decision lightly. Always a last resort.
Being asked to do more with less.
Again
Who is staffing it?
Who is quality assuring that provision?
Who is paying for it?
Where will it physically take place in our cramped and crumbling schools?
No sch takes the decision lightly. Always a last resort.
Being asked to do more with less.
Again
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
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In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
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Remember that the UK has far, far weaker protections against state power than did the US. And the latter folded up like a pack of cards. The US is a warning from the British future.
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Remember that the UK has far, far weaker protections against state power than did the US. And the latter folded up like a pack of cards. The US is a warning from the British future.
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A Reform majority would probably be won with little more than 30% of the vote with most British people opposed to PM Farage but having been unable/unwilling to organise themselves to stop it. It would be a government which has unrestricted power to make radical change yet no mandate to do so.
This is what worries me most at home. The instincts and views of any Reform-Tory govt are so totally at odds with the public, so outlandish to the median voter, as to make government and even the very ability to govern impossible. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A Reform majority would probably be won with little more than 30% of the vote with most British people opposed to PM Farage but having been unable/unwilling to organise themselves to stop it. It would be a government which has unrestricted power to make radical change yet no mandate to do so.
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
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Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
Law firm representing Renee Good's family releases findings from independent autopsy
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
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Dangerous new step in Trump's deranged pursuit of Greenland: economic punishment of allies to coerce Denmark into selling Greenland—on demonstrably spurious grounds. The president is lying: US missile defence can function perfectly w/out US ownership of Greenland. It has done for decades.
January 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Dangerous new step in Trump's deranged pursuit of Greenland: economic punishment of allies to coerce Denmark into selling Greenland—on demonstrably spurious grounds. The president is lying: US missile defence can function perfectly w/out US ownership of Greenland. It has done for decades.
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Denmark (and Greenland) belong to a nuclear armed mutual defense alliance—which this guy is actively undermining.
Also, the administration’s de facto top lawyer doesn’t understand the law.
Also, the administration’s de facto top lawyer doesn’t understand the law.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Denmark (and Greenland) belong to a nuclear armed mutual defense alliance—which this guy is actively undermining.
Also, the administration’s de facto top lawyer doesn’t understand the law.
Also, the administration’s de facto top lawyer doesn’t understand the law.
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The US wants to establish supply chains for critical minerals free of Chinese control. Threatening Greenland will isolate the US from the very partners it needs to achieve this.
If Trump wants 2026 to be a year of critical minerals collaboration, he must stop imperialist rhetoric on Greenland
The US wants to establish supply chains for critical minerals free of Chinese control. Disrespecting sovereignty and international law will isolate the country from the partners it needs to achieve th...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The US wants to establish supply chains for critical minerals free of Chinese control. Threatening Greenland will isolate the US from the very partners it needs to achieve this.
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BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
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Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
And worryingly, as you highlight, it would be extremely naive for us to assume the well funded right wing “think tanks” haven’t already worked out exactly how to dismantle what protections remain at blitzkrieg speed, should they gain power.
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
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✍️ "The creative sector contributes over £120 billion to the UK economy, but many talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can’t pursue their dream and enter this thriving industry."
Class diversity must be improved in creative professions 👇
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Class diversity must be improved in creative professions 👇
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
It’s time for those behind the camera to take action - The Sutton Trust
Improving class diversity in the creative industries is crucial.
www.suttontrust.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
✍️ "The creative sector contributes over £120 billion to the UK economy, but many talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can’t pursue their dream and enter this thriving industry."
Class diversity must be improved in creative professions 👇
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
Class diversity must be improved in creative professions 👇
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
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Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
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Remember this guy didn’t just fail to pay the tax he owed. He then used legal threats to try and stop people setting out the truth of what happened
Reform: the home for failed Tories. In this case failed in the sense of failed to pay HMRC loads of tax he owed
NEW: Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Remember this guy didn’t just fail to pay the tax he owed. He then used legal threats to try and stop people setting out the truth of what happened
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Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Councils spent £353 million in 2024 on housing children in illegal homes
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mill...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mill...
Councils spent £353 million in 2024 on housing children in illegal homes | LBC
Dame Rachel de Souza said her findings were “indicative of wide failings across an entire system”
www.lbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Councils spent £353 million in 2024 on housing children in illegal homes
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mill...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mill...