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Helen Holdsworth

@helenholdsworth.bsky.social
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Previously @Bakehouse2016 on X. Now myself under a new blue sky. Political theorist, amateur writer, recreational runner, terrible artist, okay photographer. #FBPE

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Helen Holdsworth @helenholdsworth.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 24/04/2026
This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 11/03/2026
Two oil tankers are currently on fire, which is really weird because Trump assured ship owners that they would be fine to sail under his protection.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 11/03/2026
War? Kemi never said she supported the war! What are you talking about? thecritic.co.uk/the-...
Poor old Kemi Badenoch. How could the Tory leader possibly have foreseen that one of Donald Trump’s plans might not have been completely thought through? Were there any clues to his character in his recent behaviour? Apparently not. And how can we blame her for believing in Pete Hegseth, a war-fighting Secretary of War who wars so hard at his wars that he doesn’t even have time to buy a suit that fits? If ever two men radiated “not total loons” it was this pair.

And yet, somehow, utterly unpredictably, a US-led war in the Middle East has turned into a bit of a disaster. So by Wednesday, after more than a week of berating the prime minister for not getting Britain stuck in, Badenoch and Nigel Farage were both to be found explaining that they’d never wanted a war. Not a war. We’d misheard. They wanted to help the poor. By opening the door. So Britain’s ambitions could soar.
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Helen Holdsworth @helenholdsworth.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Reproductive rights are under attack! Take 2 mins to write to your MP TODAY to demand that abortion is decriminalised action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
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Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law
The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 25/11/2024
I for one am amazed that Keir Starmer, five months after winning a 170 seat majority, has not called a fresh election after acceding to a random petition. Shameful stuff. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
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Keir Starmer Dismisses Petition Demanding General Election As More Than 2 Million Sign It
The prime minister said he was "not surprised" that lots of people are unhappy with his government.
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 23/11/2024
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president promises to deliver tariffs, which threaten to have a negative impact on the American people | Helen Holdsworth northwestbylines.co.uk/news/world/w...
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Who wins from tariffs?
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president promises to deliver tariffs, which threaten to have a negative impact on the American people
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Please do read the comments under my article on assisted dying. People on both sides of the debate, who've gone through terrible grief talking about their conclusions. Really moving and even inspiring. iandunt.substack.com/p/trying-to-...
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Trying to make a damn bit of sense of the assisted dying debate
Everything you need to know about a profound change in the law
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Helen Holdsworth @helenholdsworth.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I'd like to know how many farmers send their children to private schools. And how many can afford Pony Club and to keep their children in ponies and allied (very expensive) kit. #BBCQT
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Musk’s own AI identifies him as a major dissemination of misinformation online
An article from Fortune magazine says that Elon Musk’s AI labels him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”
Grok was asked who spreads the most misinformation on X and it did not hesitate to name its own creator "Based on various analyses, social media sentiment, and reports, Elon Musk has been identified as one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X since he acquired the platform," it wrote, later adding
"Musk has made numerous posts that have been criticized for promoting or endorsing misinformation, especially related to political events, elections, health issues like COVID-19, and conspiracy theories. His endorsements or interactions with content from controversial figures or accounts with a history of spreading misinformation have also contributed to this perception."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Who made this? Ahahaha
Meme with side by side pictures of Marco Rubio and RFK, Jr, labeled “Marco” and “Polio.”
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
some of the 1500 comments under the FT article about Trump nominating vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services
This is an excellent appointment….says the worm currently eating my brain “America perhaps deserves this level of international humiliation”“dr strangelove anticipated it all”“Dangerous insanity that could cost untold numbers of lives”
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/11/2024
"As a public official, I take no position on #Brexit, but I do have to point out consequences. The impact on trade underlines why we must be alert to and welcome opportunities to rebuild relations." NB Bailey was hand-picked by Johnson for being a Brexit optimist. ~AA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bank of England boss to say UK must 'rebuild relations' after Brexit
Governor Andrew Bailey will deliver his strongest comments yet on the UK's departure from the EU.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Twitter is dead. Long live BlueSky. iandunt.substack.com/p/twitter-is...
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Twitter is dead. Long live Blue Sky.
The exodus is real.
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