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HelenRushby

@helenrushby1.bsky.social
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On here for the politics, news and information. Lovely to find a social place where I see the people I follow! Would really like the UK to rejoin the EU and to reverse all the years of damage by our own governments.

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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...
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Add your name - Let's join the EU by 2036
Add your name to back the ambition for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. Join thousands calling for a confident future at the heart of Europe.
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...
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The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.
We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 23/06/2026
Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.
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Magdalena @csibike1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
On 20 June National Rejoin March will celebrate European unity. It’s 10 years since the UK referendum to leave the EU. It’s time to consider the harm this did. I will march from Trafalgar Square at 2pm with my doggies. They want to #RejoinEU. Join us at Temple Station at 12pm to do the whole walk!
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
@channel4news.bsky.social you’ve just talked to 3 school girls about the use of social media. They were intelligent young women. What about all the adults who are not so capable of differentiating what is true and what is false on SM? Who is going to protect the hard of thinking?
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It is reported that around 1,600 new members have joined Labour since last Thursday, with the vast majority citing support for Keir Starmer as the reason. 👏 👏
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A good question for all Europeans to ponder at some stage during five weeks of paid holiday
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Majesty and Travesty
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Brexit has likely done more economic damage than feared. Recent evidence suggests the economic cost of Brexit may be approaching twice the 4% impact assumed by the OBR
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/03/2026
Earth Hour is a powerful reminder for Londoners to reconnect with our natural world. Tonight, City Hall joins landmarks across London in switching off its lights to show our support. #EarthHourUK @wwf.org.uk
Graphic of trees lit by a starlit sky. Text reads "Switch off / WWF's Earth Hour / Saturday 28 March 8.30pm"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 26/02/2026
Peter Kyle, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, argued the British public was no longer “nostalgic” for Brexit, and that the public "did vote for a government that had a reset with the EU as its core foreign policy in the election".
EU alignment is 'where the magic happens', says Business Secretary. The Telegraph, 25 February.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Vote Reform to get the best Tories money can buy, from Chinchilla the Hun to Lee Anderthal, from "Primark Hodor" Jonathan Gullis to Inane Disorder - sorry, that's her anagram - Nadine Dorries.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about. (Come on Higgins!)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/01/2026
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Are we nearly there yet. youtu.be/D6ouyeycWk8?...
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Love Actually - Prime Minister's speech
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Exactly right, but happening far too late. Was obvious a year ago that this was the direction of travel (even if the exact route was unclear). EU, UK, Canada should have drawn red lines far earlier. Trump saw our delay as weakness, not friendship. More of the same will just embolden him.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The decent Tories were culled in 2019. The indecent ones are defecting to Farage. I wonder who or what will be left by 2029.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes: Nadhim Zahawi, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Ben Bradley, Danny Kruger, Jake Berry, Marco Longhi, Aiden Burley, Anne Marie Morris, Lee Anderson and Andrea Jenkyns.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/01/2026
Dealing with post-Brexit paperwork ‘pure hell’, shipping head tells MPs
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Dealing with post-Brexit paperwork ‘pure hell’, shipping head tells MPs
Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport called Brexit a nightmare, and said he hoped a reset with the EU would mean ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ British vets have been forced to chase lorries down the motorway on their way to Dover due to the “pure hell” of Brexit paperwork needed by inspectors in Calais, MPs have been told. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told the business and trade committee that Brexit has been a costly and logistic nightmare and hopes of a reset with the EU represented “light at the end of the tunnel”. Continue reading...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
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Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers
Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
And expect that number to shrink further. No matter how much the government, major parties, or tabloid press push “Brexit benefits…” People know Brexit doesn’t. Brexit leaves the UK in a structurally weaker position, bleeding money, time, efficiency and opportunity daily.
Sunday Times cover saying new poll shows only 29% would vote for Brexit now.
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I just told Speaker Hoyle to keep Trump out of Parliament - will you do the same? actionstorm.org/petitions/du... #DumpTrump
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Sign the Petition
Keep Trump out of Parliament
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
This is much better from Streeting, honestly a relief after the lukewarm rhetoric we saw earlier. www.lbc.co.uk/news/wes-str...
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Wes Streeting slams Elon Musk's attack on Jess Phillips as an 'appalling smear' against a 'brilliant woman'
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has slammed Elon Musk’s attack on Labour MP Jess Phillips as "appalling" after the billionaire said she should “be in prison” over her response to grooming gangs in the ...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/01/2025
Now that Ukraine has become very active in the Kursk region, we would like everyone that hasn't found us on BlueSky, to be aware of the latest updates. Therefore, we would like to ask you to share this post in order to reach as many people as possible. Let's aim for 75.000 followers 👍
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
This is quite enormous when you think about it. How many people have actually thought about it what this means for the legitimacy of the referendum? It doesn’t undo Brexit. But it is a compelling argument for starting to do so.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The laughter across the Labour benches at Badenoch’s “hard-won Brexit freedoms” was indicative of a country in which most voters think the project has been a failure.
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Maggie Duarte #fbpe @maggiedu.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Yep, even the most basic requirement was flogged off for profit by Thatcher. The corrupt ideology requires that profits come before life!
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Peter Packham @leedsblue67.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Great to see the launch of the APPG on Europe and that @europeanmovement.co.uk are involved. @leedseurope.bsky.social were also represented by our Chair and EMUK Vice Chair @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social Well done to everybody involved in setting up this important group, why not ask your MP to join?
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Nigel Farage continues to spout his boll**** unchallenged the UK must leave the ECHR If we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call him out youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY?...
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
BREAKING: The UK Government says it will provide £50m in international aid to help vulnerable Syrians "in their hour of need"
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Since Thatcher handed over a public utility to private owners, creating monopolies in every area, water companies have: - racked up debts of £64bn - paid their shareholders £78bn - paid their managers high salaries - demanded more taxpayers money - poured sh*t into our rivers
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 05/12/2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8T...
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Nigel Farage loves open borders - for the super rich
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 14/12/2024
Huge thanks to everyone who’s chipped in to make LBD interventions happen this year. We’re 100% funded by small donations & refuse big donors to protect us from becoming reliant on any individual source. Wanna help? Link in bio👆
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”
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Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
See also: Oxbo lakes, The dates of past wars The structure of the atom The structure of the heart The order of the planets in the solar system. All the texts you read in English Why bother learning anything that isn’t immediately practically useful?
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HelenRushby @helenrushby1.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Erasmus+ empowers students through opportunities to study, work, and grow across Europe. Join us in bringing this programme back to the UK. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/this_is_eras...
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This is Erasmus
Erasmus+ empowers students through opportunities to study, work, and grow across Europe. Join us in bringing this programme back to the UK
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
BREAKING: Criminal case backlog reaches record high of 73,105
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12/12/2024
Around the world, democracies are faltering. From coups to collapsing governments, the thread is simple: politicians don't care enough. Politics has to be about care, or it risks being about hate. @richardjmurphy.bsky.social reports #Democracy #Leadership #Caring
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Politics has to be about caring
Why don't politicians care? That is a fundamental question when we are considering why so many of the world's democracies are in trouble
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Lady Bee Middlemast-Neal @mistyswoman.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This made me cry with laughter.
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Penny Richardson @pennyrichardson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Oh please, yes!
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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 09/12/2024
One of our amazing founders saying it how it is here
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