Cllr Dr Alex Powell
@apowelllaw.bsky.social
Oxford City Councillor and Associate Professor in Law at the University of Warwick. Research: gender, sexuality, law; migration; legal theory; and law and popular culture. Views my own, obviously.
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Really interesting release of new sexual orientation data today: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Particularly starling how significant age is in identification as LGB - 8% of 16-24; 6.4% 25-34; but just 1.2% of 65 and over.
Particularly starling how significant age is in identification as LGB - 8% of 16-24; 6.4% 25-34; but just 1.2% of 65 and over.
Sexual orientation, UK - Office for National Statistics
Sexual orientation in the UK in 2024 by age, sex, marital status, and country, using data from the Annual Population Survey (APS). These are official statistics in development.
www.ons.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Really interesting release of new sexual orientation data today: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Particularly starling how significant age is in identification as LGB - 8% of 16-24; 6.4% 25-34; but just 1.2% of 65 and over.
Particularly starling how significant age is in identification as LGB - 8% of 16-24; 6.4% 25-34; but just 1.2% of 65 and over.
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I’ve become convinced that the most tedious psuedo-clever argument is that something is kind of like religion
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ve become convinced that the most tedious psuedo-clever argument is that something is kind of like religion
Next Monday, I will be doing the first launch event for my new Book, Queering UK Refugee Law: Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration. This event will be taking place at the University of Exeter and there is also a link for anyone wanting to join online.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Next Monday, I will be doing the first launch event for my new Book, Queering UK Refugee Law: Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration. This event will be taking place at the University of Exeter and there is also a link for anyone wanting to join online.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
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This weekend's wet and windy winter walk took us all the way to Farmoor Reservoir. 🌊 @apowelllaw.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This weekend's wet and windy winter walk took us all the way to Farmoor Reservoir. 🌊 @apowelllaw.bsky.social
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As for the comment at the end : they talk about immigration every week as well but they’re still doing an immigration special.
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
As for the comment at the end : they talk about immigration every week as well but they’re still doing an immigration special.
More needs to be said about Fiona Bruce saying 'we talk about the cost of living every week' in response to @zackpolanski.bsky.social. As if immigration is also not mentioned every single week on #bbcqt. The BBC is itself playing a part in creating public connections of immigration as a key divide.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
More needs to be said about Fiona Bruce saying 'we talk about the cost of living every week' in response to @zackpolanski.bsky.social. As if immigration is also not mentioned every single week on #bbcqt. The BBC is itself playing a part in creating public connections of immigration as a key divide.
Zia Yusuf truly is an odious and nasty individual. To show such disdain for a member of the public who has given their life to working in the NHS says everything about his character. A thoroughly repulsive member of an utterly vile party. #bbcqt
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Zia Yusuf truly is an odious and nasty individual. To show such disdain for a member of the public who has given their life to working in the NHS says everything about his character. A thoroughly repulsive member of an utterly vile party. #bbcqt
There are just two weeks left to submit your abstract for SLSA2026.
As a reminder, myself @maxmorris.bsky.social l and @sandraduffy.bsky.social are running a special topic on "Law in the Culture Wars".
Submission guidance here: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
As a reminder, myself @maxmorris.bsky.social l and @sandraduffy.bsky.social are running a special topic on "Law in the Culture Wars".
Submission guidance here: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
Call for papers and posters : Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2026 : ... : Collaborate : University of Sussex
Book an event at Sussex – our academics regularly present their latest work on campus or find out how to attend events organised by our partners.
www.sussex.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
There are just two weeks left to submit your abstract for SLSA2026.
As a reminder, myself @maxmorris.bsky.social l and @sandraduffy.bsky.social are running a special topic on "Law in the Culture Wars".
Submission guidance here: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
As a reminder, myself @maxmorris.bsky.social l and @sandraduffy.bsky.social are running a special topic on "Law in the Culture Wars".
Submission guidance here: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
Reposted by Cllr Dr Alex Powell
Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
I have recently received a PhD application that refers to multiple articles by me that I did not write. I really do struggle to comprehend how you click send without checking that the articles attributed to the proposed supervisor are ones that they actually wrote...
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I have recently received a PhD application that refers to multiple articles by me that I did not write. I really do struggle to comprehend how you click send without checking that the articles attributed to the proposed supervisor are ones that they actually wrote...
I am not saying Crosscountry are crap, but I would estimate I have lost already around 9 hours to train delays in this (currently in week 8/10) term...
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I am not saying Crosscountry are crap, but I would estimate I have lost already around 9 hours to train delays in this (currently in week 8/10) term...
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Climbing ladders on the roadside like this poses danger not just to those erecting flags, but also other road users. It risks distracting drivers and the County Council should be taking action to discourage this by removing flags and pursuing for associated cost
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
Safety fears as man climbs ladder to put up flag at busy roundabout
Drivers have voiced safety concerns after a man was seen putting up a Union Jack from a precariously balanced ladder at Cutteslowe Roundabout.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Climbing ladders on the roadside like this poses danger not just to those erecting flags, but also other road users. It risks distracting drivers and the County Council should be taking action to discourage this by removing flags and pursuing for associated cost
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
Climbing ladders on the roadside like this poses danger not just to those erecting flags, but also other road users. It risks distracting drivers and the County Council should be taking action to discourage this by removing flags and pursuing for associated cost
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
Safety fears as man climbs ladder to put up flag at busy roundabout
Drivers have voiced safety concerns after a man was seen putting up a Union Jack from a precariously balanced ladder at Cutteslowe Roundabout.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Climbing ladders on the roadside like this poses danger not just to those erecting flags, but also other road users. It risks distracting drivers and the County Council should be taking action to discourage this by removing flags and pursuing for associated cost
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2566132...
The whole Your party episode is doing very little to dispel public conceptions of left-wing parties as factional and disorganized.
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The whole Your party episode is doing very little to dispel public conceptions of left-wing parties as factional and disorganized.
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This was such a good lecture! And now it is freely available on You Tube. Happy viewing!
Thank you to everyone who came along to my book launch with @sociologyoxford.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago.
The talk is now available to watch if you want to know more about Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era.
youtu.be/ay0OF3NulNE?...
The talk is now available to watch if you want to know more about Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era.
youtu.be/ay0OF3NulNE?...
Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era
YouTube video by Oxford Department of Sociology
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This was such a good lecture! And now it is freely available on You Tube. Happy viewing!
These expenses are *caused* by hostile by policy. They are entirely the result of accomodation policy. This framing is absurd.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
These expenses are *caused* by hostile by policy. They are entirely the result of accomodation policy. This framing is absurd.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Cllr Dr Alex Powell
This was such a good lecture! And now it is freely available on You Tube. Happy viewing!
Thank you to everyone who came along to my book launch with @sociologyoxford.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago.
The talk is now available to watch if you want to know more about Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era.
youtu.be/ay0OF3NulNE?...
The talk is now available to watch if you want to know more about Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era.
youtu.be/ay0OF3NulNE?...
Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era
YouTube video by Oxford Department of Sociology
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This was such a good lecture! And now it is freely available on You Tube. Happy viewing!
Received the physical copies of my book last night and wow, still feels unreal to actually be able to hold it in my hand!
I am particularly pleased with how the cover art turned out.
(Promise this is the last book related post for a while).
I am particularly pleased with how the cover art turned out.
(Promise this is the last book related post for a while).
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Received the physical copies of my book last night and wow, still feels unreal to actually be able to hold it in my hand!
I am particularly pleased with how the cover art turned out.
(Promise this is the last book related post for a while).
I am particularly pleased with how the cover art turned out.
(Promise this is the last book related post for a while).
This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is *exactly* the right level of cringe for cut through. Can you imagine any other party leader pulling this off?
Between freezing the income tax threshold and freezing the student loan repayment threshold for "plan 2" i.e those going to the university between 2012-2022, the government has again chosen to levy the pain on young graduates. The warped priorities of this government are clear for all.
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Between freezing the income tax threshold and freezing the student loan repayment threshold for "plan 2" i.e those going to the university between 2012-2022, the government has again chosen to levy the pain on young graduates. The warped priorities of this government are clear for all.
It is particularly absurd to talk with one hand about the (much needed) restoration of maintenance grants while with the other you enact policy that will directly reduce the options for UK students seeking to access higher education.
Glad to see that the government has partially u-turned on the international student levy, significantly reducing the scale of the charge. The decision to press ahead with even some of the levy is, however, a reckless and irresponsible act of vandalism against UK Universities.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It is particularly absurd to talk with one hand about the (much needed) restoration of maintenance grants while with the other you enact policy that will directly reduce the options for UK students seeking to access higher education.
Glad to see that the government has partially u-turned on the international student levy, significantly reducing the scale of the charge. The decision to press ahead with even some of the levy is, however, a reckless and irresponsible act of vandalism against UK Universities.
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Glad to see that the government has partially u-turned on the international student levy, significantly reducing the scale of the charge. The decision to press ahead with even some of the levy is, however, a reckless and irresponsible act of vandalism against UK Universities.
Putting this into a first past the post system would be utter chaos. The UK has become a de-facto multi-party democracy and failing to have an electoral system capable of handling that is an act of sabotage by the government.
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Putting this into a first past the post system would be utter chaos. The UK has become a de-facto multi-party democracy and failing to have an electoral system capable of handling that is an act of sabotage by the government.
Under the current University funding model international students are one of the few aspects of HE that actually makes money (most home tuition and research is loss making- yes it's more complicated than that). It's simply false to pretend international students take places from home students. 1/2
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Under the current University funding model international students are one of the few aspects of HE that actually makes money (most home tuition and research is loss making- yes it's more complicated than that). It's simply false to pretend international students take places from home students. 1/2