Helen S Fields

Thriller writer. Public speaker. Former barrister. Speaks mind. Agents @LittleHardman @TheAPartnership. Personal views only. RT ≠ endorsement.

[Helen S Fields @Helen_Fields]

Putting this link up again so I can pin it to my profile. The free pins are going fast, so if you'd like a signed and dedicated paperback copy of my next thriller, Watching You, with a free book-related lapel pin (UK orders only), then @steyningbooks is the independent shop who can help you. And a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me so far - I see you and I'm so grateful. #BookTwitter is the best twitter.

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@kimnicoll3 Make them famous.

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@CassandraCentre Court of Appeal is going to be busy considering sentences again.

[👻 Gills Mystic Muff 👻 @TheHauntedFanny]

Names & Shame the Highlands Council councillors who voted in favour of letting convicted rapist David Brown keep his taxi Licenses

Chris Birt
John Grafton
Ruraidh Stewart
Sean Kennedy
Willy MacKay
Duncan McPherson

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@sappholives83 @JuliaHB1

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Can't we just have John Major back as PM? Not even on behalf of a political party. Just as someone really sensible and reliable. I don't want soundbite politics. I want someone experienced and expert, who's not interested in popularity, who isn't courting the media, and who just wants to sit at their desk and get the damned job done. Give me someone who doesn't particulalry "want" the job. They just understand that someone's got to it, and that person needs to be qualified.

[David Henry Headley @DavidHHeadley]

In the National Year of Reading, how have we reached the point where the book trade is having to plead for an exemption?

Where were @RachelReevesMP and @lisanandy?

Books matter. Reading matters. So do the businesses that make both possible.

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[Helen S Fields @Helen_Fields]

We tried state education. I pushed for change. Made complaints. Approached the school numerous times. The culture of working hard being needy and resulting in bullying nearly destroyed my daughter. The private sector wasn’t a choice. It was the only route left. It’s the state sector that needs change, as you’ve said.

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@JoshFG But it rings true for a lot of women. Labour has to ask itself the question - why no women leaders?

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Sir John Major makes the essential point. Parents who send children to private school save the state money.

Labour’s tax on them has failed. Now the state has 2,000 fewer teachers than when Conservatives left office.

So we will reverse this futile, vindictive policy.

[Helen S Fields @Helen_Fields]

@DailyMail Rape. It was rape. Just rape. Nothing else.

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@NlBro Love this.

[Helen S Fields @Helen_Fields]

I was at a school speech day today, and the headmaster quoted Billie Jean King saying, 'pressure is a privilege'. I hadn't hear that before. It gave me an instant reset for a piece of work I've been fighting with. Sometimes you hear a few words that change everything. Anyone else got a favourite quote that made a powerful difference?

[The Independent @Independent]

Sir John Major throws shade on the new prime minister in waiting. "Mr Burnham has had great success, I'm told, with buses," he says. "A little different from dealing with Xi, Putin, Trump, Macron, Merz."

Read more: https://t.co/MIGIjW42jj

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@bbcquestiontime No one ever forgave Keir for being intelligent first and a politician second.

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@JeanHatchet Choose the bear.

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@Mrssmithmunday About to have a lightning storm. We are headed inside!

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University open days. One parent, one teenager. Everyone on a mission. Let the chaos commence.

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@millihill @Independent Time to start asking why the popular media hates women when we gave birth to the world.

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@CREWcazz @sally_bromley Yes, choosing the college is the big thing!

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Durham, I am in you!