Charlotte Helen Bailey
@charlottehelen.bsky.social
Writing about transnationalism and the political economy of true costs and real value. Literature, economics, power. Words in the Atlantic, Vogue, Time, the Guardian, Prospect etc.
https://www.charlottehelenbailey.co.uk
https://www.charlottehelenbailey.co.uk
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Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
I really poured my heart and soul into this piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk . When my dad was diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, which killed him just a few months, I set out to learn about asbestos. What I found out chilled me to the core. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
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Let's also start the campaign for the UK to rejoin the EUI
@eui-eu.bsky.social
@eui-eu.bsky.social
October 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Let's also start the campaign for the UK to rejoin the EUI
@eui-eu.bsky.social
@eui-eu.bsky.social
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Checkmate, Nige.
August 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Checkmate, Nige.
"Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys"
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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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August 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys"
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My dad died three years ago today after exposure to asbestos. Asbestos remains in so much of our infrastructure; this article remains depressingly important.
I really poured my heart and soul into this piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk . When my dad was diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, which killed him just a few months, I set out to learn about asbestos. What I found out chilled me to the core. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My dad died three years ago today after exposure to asbestos. Asbestos remains in so much of our infrastructure; this article remains depressingly important.
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4/ Domestic and foreign policy need to rhyme. You can't devolve power in UK without a global theory of industrial/knowledge clusters. You can't drive affordability without a grip on global renewables/electrification. You can't hone UK tech strengths without a vision for global digital governance.
July 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
4/ Domestic and foreign policy need to rhyme. You can't devolve power in UK without a global theory of industrial/knowledge clusters. You can't drive affordability without a grip on global renewables/electrification. You can't hone UK tech strengths without a vision for global digital governance.
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Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
June 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
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The idea English identity is confined to ethnicity & ancestry is more niche than abolishing monarchy/joining Euro
But media elites skew & overcompensate to an imaginary caricature of public = weird assymetry: venerate niches on right as 'authentic' but would lecture progressives about median voter
But media elites skew & overcompensate to an imaginary caricature of public = weird assymetry: venerate niches on right as 'authentic' but would lecture progressives about median voter
June 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The idea English identity is confined to ethnicity & ancestry is more niche than abolishing monarchy/joining Euro
But media elites skew & overcompensate to an imaginary caricature of public = weird assymetry: venerate niches on right as 'authentic' but would lecture progressives about median voter
But media elites skew & overcompensate to an imaginary caricature of public = weird assymetry: venerate niches on right as 'authentic' but would lecture progressives about median voter
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BREAKING:
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
May 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
BREAKING:
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
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Please read this, understand what the govt is doing & take action. Labour's immigration proposals swap integration for segregation, introduce a Dubai-style Kafala system of coercive employer control & drive low-income families into poverty. They're an abomination.
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March 31, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Please read this, understand what the govt is doing & take action. Labour's immigration proposals swap integration for segregation, introduce a Dubai-style Kafala system of coercive employer control & drive low-income families into poverty. They're an abomination.
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
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I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
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He was literally called the Prince of Darkness. And now the position is that they couldn't have possibly guessed he was lying.
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
He was literally called the Prince of Darkness. And now the position is that they couldn't have possibly guessed he was lying.
Watch this. You need it.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Watch this. You need it.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Watch this. You need it.
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Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
Congratulations to @comfortero.crisisgroup.org for her place on the New Years' Honours list in recognition of Comfort’s services to Crisis Response and Conflict Prevention.
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Congratulations to @comfortero.crisisgroup.org for her place on the New Years' Honours list in recognition of Comfort’s services to Crisis Response and Conflict Prevention.
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It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today.
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today.
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
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Charlotte Bailey’s article on asbestos has been named one of Longreads’ Best of 2025:
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Charlotte Bailey’s article on asbestos has been named one of Longreads’ Best of 2025:
"Usually topical, always unforgettable, number one stories exemplify the power of the written word to pique our curiosity and move us as human beings." Proud that my piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on asbestos was a @longreads.com number one story this year. longreads.com/2025/12/17/b...
Best of 2025: All Our Number One Story Picks - Longreads
Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Usually topical, always unforgettable, number one stories exemplify the power of the written word to pique our curiosity and move us as human beings." Proud that my piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on asbestos was a @longreads.com number one story this year. longreads.com/2025/12/17/b...
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Europe imagines it can win at Washington’s “neo-royalist” game. Trump sees Europe as an extension of his domestic retribution campaign. Both are wrong, and both underestimate Europe’s ability to fight back (if it finds the will). My thoughts for @agendapublica.es:
agendapublica.es/noticia/2047...
agendapublica.es/noticia/2047...
Against Donald Trump, a Europe that abandons its illusions and wields its coercive power
For Jeremy Cliffe, editor at the ECFR think tank, the administration’s National Security Strategy confirms that both Europe and Washington misunderstand their relationship. In his analysis, he argues ...
agendapublica.es
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Europe imagines it can win at Washington’s “neo-royalist” game. Trump sees Europe as an extension of his domestic retribution campaign. Both are wrong, and both underestimate Europe’s ability to fight back (if it finds the will). My thoughts for @agendapublica.es:
agendapublica.es/noticia/2047...
agendapublica.es/noticia/2047...
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The shift in Europe is part of a wider pattern: groundwater is depleting in parts of the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + across swathes of Canada, Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard. We need to act now to preserve what is becoming an increasingly scarce resource.
NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The shift in Europe is part of a wider pattern: groundwater is depleting in parts of the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + across swathes of Canada, Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard. We need to act now to preserve what is becoming an increasingly scarce resource.
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A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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'Rather than addressing the fundamental problems with existing verification systems, the Britcard threatens to digitise and amplify the very hostile environment policies that created these problems in the first place'
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The Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
'Rather than addressing the fundamental problems with existing verification systems, the Britcard threatens to digitise and amplify the very hostile environment policies that created these problems in the first place'
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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NEW
The government is considering plans to weaken a law protecting England’s national parks, in a move criticised as “outrageous” and “devastating”.
Story 👇
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The government is considering plans to weaken a law protecting England’s national parks, in a move criticised as “outrageous” and “devastating”.
Story 👇
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Plan to water down laws protecting national parks branded ‘outrageous’
Campaigners said that the change being considered by ministers, which would increase the number of developments and building projects, would be ‘devastating’
www.thetimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW
The government is considering plans to weaken a law protecting England’s national parks, in a move criticised as “outrageous” and “devastating”.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
The government is considering plans to weaken a law protecting England’s national parks, in a move criticised as “outrageous” and “devastating”.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
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Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
More than 100 of Donald Trump’s inaccurate statements are to be dissected by Channel 4 to coincide with his state visit, in what it described as “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”.
The US president is expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. He will enjoy a huge amount of special treatment as ministers attempt to preserve the special relationship, including a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle for Trump and his wife, Melania. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’