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.
What chance have we got to have an honest debate about migration when the UK government uses inciteful language to describe asylum seekers?
@ukhomeoffice.bsky.social needs to correct this and apologise. If govts lie to voters, if politics doesn't involve trust, how do politicians think this ends?
@ukhomeoffice.bsky.social needs to correct this and apologise. If govts lie to voters, if politics doesn't involve trust, how do politicians think this ends?
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
What chance have we got to have an honest debate about migration when the UK government uses inciteful language to describe asylum seekers?
@ukhomeoffice.bsky.social needs to correct this and apologise. If govts lie to voters, if politics doesn't involve trust, how do politicians think this ends?
@ukhomeoffice.bsky.social needs to correct this and apologise. If govts lie to voters, if politics doesn't involve trust, how do politicians think this ends?
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Lewis Goodall has said he has looked through Hansard and not a single Conservative stood up and said appointing Mandleson was a bad idea let alone because of what everyone knew at the time with regard to Epstein.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Lewis Goodall has said he has looked through Hansard and not a single Conservative stood up and said appointing Mandleson was a bad idea let alone because of what everyone knew at the time with regard to Epstein.
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£180 for all of the BBC's output? Yes please. I would rather fund ad-free British content than the tech bros' American streamers. And as I listen, read and watch primarily BBC content, £15 a month seems fair to me.
Daily Express: ‘DEATH WISH’ TV LICENCE FEE HIKE
‘HURTS’ US ALL #TomorrowsPapersToday
‘HURTS’ US ALL #TomorrowsPapersToday
February 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM
£180 for all of the BBC's output? Yes please. I would rather fund ad-free British content than the tech bros' American streamers. And as I listen, read and watch primarily BBC content, £15 a month seems fair to me.
Not a good look for @bethrigby.bsky.social and @skynewsrss.bsky.social to offer this degree of hyperbole over one dishonest man vs the mishandling of the pandemic and the devastation of #Brexit.
No more #ElectoralDysfunction for me.
No more #ElectoralDysfunction for me.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Not a good look for @bethrigby.bsky.social and @skynewsrss.bsky.social to offer this degree of hyperbole over one dishonest man vs the mishandling of the pandemic and the devastation of #Brexit.
No more #ElectoralDysfunction for me.
No more #ElectoralDysfunction for me.
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Dr Richard North is a long time EU-phobe and Climate Change denier who, before the 2016 referendum, wrote ‘Flexit’ a template and guide for a permanent EU exit for the UK. Quite a clever man, if he also is disparaging of Farage everyone, especially members of Reform, should be very concerned!
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Dr Richard North is a long time EU-phobe and Climate Change denier who, before the 2016 referendum, wrote ‘Flexit’ a template and guide for a permanent EU exit for the UK. Quite a clever man, if he also is disparaging of Farage everyone, especially members of Reform, should be very concerned!
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Steve is very pleased with himself, and he won't tell me why. I'm extremely worried.
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Steve is very pleased with himself, and he won't tell me why. I'm extremely worried.
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Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
Is it unreasonable to ask the BBC to report every conviction for murder and add the immigration status of each accused, just to get an accurate picture of how many, or how few, violent crimes are attributable to asylum seekers vs home grown criminals?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum seeker jailed for 29 years for Rhiannon Whyte murder
Deng Majek is told by the mother of victim Rhiannon Whyte that she hopes he never sees the outside world.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Is it unreasonable to ask the BBC to report every conviction for murder and add the immigration status of each accused, just to get an accurate picture of how many, or how few, violent crimes are attributable to asylum seekers vs home grown criminals?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
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So sad to hear this, despite his age. I grew up listening to his reports. He spoke about his subject with such passion and authority. From a time when BBC reporters spoke with authority and integrity, rather than under instructions to not offend anyone. #MarkTully #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90
Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
So sad to hear this, despite his age. I grew up listening to his reports. He spoke about his subject with such passion and authority. From a time when BBC reporters spoke with authority and integrity, rather than under instructions to not offend anyone. #MarkTully #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
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Thanks to @hackedoff.bsky.social for publishing this must read evidence - our newspapers look after one another so you won't read it anywhere else - of what the Daily Mail has done.
Prince Harry, as he & Liz Hurley give evidence at Mail trial: “My every move, thought or feeling was being tracked and monitored just for the Mail to make money out of it”
Prince Harry & Liz Hurley give evidence in opening week of trial against the Daily Mail, as the newspaper faces claims from Hurley, Harry, Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Sir Simon Hughes, Sadie Frost ...
www.hackedoff.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Thanks to @hackedoff.bsky.social for publishing this must read evidence - our newspapers look after one another so you won't read it anywhere else - of what the Daily Mail has done.
A free press shouldn't mean a free pass to abuse ordinary people.
It’s time for independent regulation that holds power to account.
Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
It’s time for independent regulation that holds power to account.
Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
Enough is enough. From phone hacking to harassing grieving families, we’ve seen the damage an unregulated press can do. 😡
Right now, the press marks its own homework. We need a new law to ensure fair...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 AM
A free press shouldn't mean a free pass to abuse ordinary people.
It’s time for independent regulation that holds power to account.
Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
It’s time for independent regulation that holds power to account.
Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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You know who”stayed a little back” in VIetnam? DJT.
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM
You know who”stayed a little back” in VIetnam? DJT.
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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Is this the supposed "national sovereignty" that the Brexiteers and right-wing newspapers said they cared about?
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Is this the supposed "national sovereignty" that the Brexiteers and right-wing newspapers said they cared about?