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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 3h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Omg maga walob
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Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine
President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 4h
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Wow
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Are these stats right? Nearly half of all secondary school kids in London use private tuition while 1 in 4 are classed as persistent absentees? … there’s a problem here, no?
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Maybe because they sat on foreign interference intelligence. Why did they do that is the question we should be asking!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Why is there such a pervasive culture of silence surrounding this, with so few people willing to acknowledge it or openly discuss it? Especially the press in general?
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Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ Russia meddled
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch research contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maybe cos you’re a one-trick-pony, Nigel. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage
Reform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Thank goodness- with all the madness of the world at the moment, common sense prevails. Hallelujah!
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Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU
French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and Europeans
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds - The Guardian Time to put out money where our mouth is
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tax payer funded - yet taxpayers queuing for 9 hours online for ticket - why is Peter Thiel given back door? Why? www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@10dowingstreet.bsky.social Vauxhall Station - an example of what must change - the food options last night were depressing -barely any fresh produce, instead expensive over-packaged, poor supermarket offerings . TFL, where are our sustainable, independent, quality, local food businesses?
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@london.gov.uk Vauxhall Station should showcase the London — healthy, sustainable and local. Instead, the food offer is a depressing -poor fresh produce, expensive over-packaged goods and supermarket - TFL, make room for independent local food businesses? What happened to the green agenda?
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Enjoy the winnings Associated Newspapers- not sure it will buy you much love - or readership- or moral high ground- but hey ho -
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I know that families can have genuine grievances and reconciliation requires both parties, but if you are asking the entire United Kingdom to accept William as future monarch and state figurehead for unity and togetherness, then we want to know how he handles division within his own family.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yaaay! Finally!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Richard Tice blasted over 'insulting' heatwave comment as he says Brits should celebrate Don’t Look Up, Richard 🥰
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing - The Guardian This is a bad idea!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We can’t water the grass so our daisies are gone and the bees were feasting on them. Bees or data? What do we need most? 🤔
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth What an amazing book!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Yes… I hear you 👍
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I am not even trying to be political- I genuinely mean anyone who sets out to kill or maim a child - to me - is monstrous. I just believe we should have ground rules- for everyone.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Oh god! The horror of seeing innocent children hurt or mutilated by war breaks my heart. What monsters can do such things to a child?
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
'I pay £800 a month on student loan - why was I told it would cost the same as my phone bill?' These loans were mis-sold - parents/students invited in and told we were crazy not to avail - terms better than any other loan -but we didn’t see the terms. They signed the contracts in school.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
bsky.app/profile/josi... A society that recruits much of its leadership from a handful of institutions makes those institutions disproportionately valuable targets for manipulation, infiltration, or other forms of undue influence.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Gianni Infantino urged to resign as FIFA spirals into crisis over Balogun red card after Trump phone call Be gone!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Prince Harry refused stay at Buckingham Palace for UK visit as it's no longer available As the palace gets to choose who stays there and who doesn’t- maybe they should pay for the refurb themselves rather than we taxpayers 🤔 because no-one asked me if Harry could stay- and I would have said yes🫤
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Oh Brother Where Art Thou🥰
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Rough sleeping no longer a crime Would it be a good idea to have showering and wash facilities in public buildings to make it easier and more dignified for people without homes to wash themselves? I know there are shelters but they are busy and providing wash facilities across boroughs would help.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Yes - I think Starmer knows world leaders and has done a good job there and it would allow Burnham to really completely focus and grasp the burning issues in UK. It could work really well.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@mayorofgm.bsky.social Well done!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It is ridiculous and embarrassing!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... Well said Alan Milburn. Finally someone is highlighting the crisis among our young people.
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The key takeaways from Alan Milburn’s review into youth unemployment
Alan Milburn’s review into youth unemployment lays bare the scale of the crisis affecting Britain’s young people. Here, The Independent runs through the report’s key findings
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair Hmmm, Mr Board Of Peace… in this instance, maybe no coherent plan is preferable to a worryingly bad coherent plan? 🤔
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Well Starmer needs to get radical-direct, immediate action that will help young people and help small businesses - forget red tape - action - now or never…
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I haven’t heard anyone say Brexit was good-so why are we being bullied in to sticking with it? The weakness is being worried about being perceived as weak! We need to do what is best for the British people. We need to rejoin and get our ailing businesses back on their feet.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Well many are tired of treading water… maybe we need progressives to move us forward!
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Andy Burnham sparks Labour anger with appearance alongside Greens
Some MPs accuse Greater Manchester mayor of undermining election campaign message over Change: Now event
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is just living hell for these families. I cannot imagine having to live like this. If you want to stop the protests, you are going to have to address these horrors. It is inhumane.
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'If we sleep they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Fair play. King Charles did a good job. I am not a royalist and didn’t think he should go - but I was wrong. It was a great piece of diplomacy.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As a child born in to a council house, I think the council house system is a wonderful help up the ladder to get established in order to buy a place of your own - buying your council home just pulls up that ladder for others!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Sadiq is echoing what I feel but I have to also ask… what is Sadiq doing to win back votes?
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
And there he is going after tube fare dodgers 🙄
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
That is outrageous!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Carney and Stubb: the two centrist dads trying to save the world - POLITICO Now that’s a bromance I am happy to see 🥰
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It looks ridiculous!
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Come on! Let’s face it. Even people I know who voted for Brexit now feel it was a major mistake. We have lost too much as a country. Just bite the inevitable bullet… and rejoin!
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Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset
Exclusive: Ministers planning new legislation for alignment without full parliamentary scrutiny if in national interest
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The eye-watering salary you now need to make to rent alone in London - Metro And don’t forget the poll tax on top… sorry… community tax. Young people are leaving London. When young people leave a city… when creatives leave a city…
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
‘A waste of £60,000’: The middle-class parents who regret their child’s degree - The i Paper
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
They were kids when they took out those loans. I would never have let my children take them out if I had known the terms. It is a national disgrace.
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helencrehan.bsky.social @helencrehan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The London Underground station which doubles up as an art gallery while you wait for Tube - My London How lovely. Let’s get creative with our public spaces. Make London more beautiful. Support our young artists.
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