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Gareth Thomas

@profgaretht.bsky.social

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Emeritus Prof, UEA Law School; Chair, Suffolk Law Centre; Exec Member, Law Centres Network; Founder, UEA Law Clinic. Posts on access to justice, employment & discrimination law, art, music, architecture, gardening, classic cars, Cymru, and NCFC 💛💚

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · Dec 22

Howdy folks - my first post on here, and feeling like the new boy in school - not sure where to go, or what to do!

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 1d

Oof!

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 1d

Buffoon

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible vision on Alfred Nobel’s part to use the money he earned inventing dynamite to create the world’s greatest trolling opportunity

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 1d

Ooops.

Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 1d

Big development on our July storyabout a dodgy tax relief claim by Dundee United and tax firm ZLX.

The club made a huge claim for R&D tax relief which said that 24% of the players' time, and 80% of the chef's time, was spent on "research and development".

Not credible.

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 1d

Erm… no.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 1d

#KeepPortlandWeird

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

👍

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if they do a quick-dry lick? 👅

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

Great to hear!

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

How appropriate that it looks like a circus tent

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

They could certainly do with a greater focus on Newton’s 3rd Law when it comes to closing down the opposition. And in accordance with his 1st Law, someone needs to provide the external force to end the current inertia.

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

Dunno about chemistry. I’d be happier with a bit more physics.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

Around my way, pubs can’t recruit enough staff to stay open past 9 on a weekday, and the amount of trade doesn’t warrant it anyway. 🤷‍♂️

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

#KeepPortlandWeird

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

“meat rather than ham”? 🤔

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

Take your pick:

Wymondham
Stiffkey
Aldeburgh
Happisburgh
Hunstanton
Tacolneston
Costessey
Wenhaston
Grundisburgh

Etc etc

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 2d

😅

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

Nice try, but I value my hair-washing opportunities (not least because its rapidly disappearing, so I need to make the most of it 🤣)

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

C’mon folks, do the right thing!

(Kirsty is one of my former students, and I’m so proud of what she’s done since graduating 🙇‍♂️)

Kirsty Richards @82ladyk.bsky.social · 3d

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

I’m washing my hair

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

This is well worth reading

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

Pellets only, so meh ☹️

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

“So long, and thanks for all the fish”?

Gareth Thomas @profgaretht.bsky.social · 3d

So, those who are not white are “a single ethnicity” now?

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

"You go to some places like Handsworth.. parts of Dewsbury, Bradford, Leicester, where you see.. a single ethnicity.. we don't think that's healthy thing"

Kevin Hollinrake is MP for Thirsk and Malton, which according to the 2021 census is 98% white.

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