David McArdle
@davemcardle.bsky.social
Sports Law, Employment Law, Stirling University Law School, Scotland. Research Fellow, OP Jindal Global University Law School, India. Trustee @ spireitestrust Academic consultant www.23es.com. Insert specious disclaimer here.
Just listening to a presentation about how to address job-related criteria and the key advice is "don't blag or spin..."
Well, that's me stuffed. They've taken away my two best shots.
Well, that's me stuffed. They've taken away my two best shots.
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Just listening to a presentation about how to address job-related criteria and the key advice is "don't blag or spin..."
Well, that's me stuffed. They've taken away my two best shots.
Well, that's me stuffed. They've taken away my two best shots.
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tbf they'll be saying the same in Tonga...
Goodness knows what state Wales will be in by the time the World Cup comes around but this is a good draw.
We’ll make the knockout stages at the very least. You’d hope! 😅
#RWC2027 | #RWC2027Draw
We’ll make the knockout stages at the very least. You’d hope! 😅
#RWC2027 | #RWC2027Draw
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
tbf they'll be saying the same in Tonga...
Would love to know how many cases of testicular cancer have been detected through anti-doping tests, but it'll be a very significant number www.bbc.co.uk/sport/americ...
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Would love to know how many cases of testicular cancer have been detected through anti-doping tests, but it'll be a very significant number www.bbc.co.uk/sport/americ...
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Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
Follow Alicia. She's sound.
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Follow Alicia. She's sound.
Willing to bet that who he voted for was merely the tip of a very dark iceberg.
"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Willing to bet that who he voted for was merely the tip of a very dark iceberg.
Immediately before, the BBC will show a clown going around a circus ring in a little car. www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
Aryna Sabalenka v Nick Kyrgios: BBC to show tennis 'Battle of the Sexes' live on 28 December
The 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition tennis match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios will be shown live on BBC One on 28 December.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Immediately before, the BBC will show a clown going around a circus ring in a little car. www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
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A lovely story, but ... how true is it? Is there more nuance not in the letter?
Adjuvant systemic therapy had been trialled/used for breast cancer treatment for over a decade by 1993, with proposals in the literature stemming from the mid-1970s. This is a review from 1983.
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Adjuvant systemic therapy had been trialled/used for breast cancer treatment for over a decade by 1993, with proposals in the literature stemming from the mid-1970s. This is a review from 1983.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A lovely story, but ... how true is it? Is there more nuance not in the letter?
Adjuvant systemic therapy had been trialled/used for breast cancer treatment for over a decade by 1993, with proposals in the literature stemming from the mid-1970s. This is a review from 1983.
bsky.app/profile/harr...
Adjuvant systemic therapy had been trialled/used for breast cancer treatment for over a decade by 1993, with proposals in the literature stemming from the mid-1970s. This is a review from 1983.
bsky.app/profile/harr...
Cameroon did not lose to 'Dr Congo'. He wasn't even playing. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Afcon 2025: Andre Onana left out of Cameroon squad as Samuel Eto'o sacks coach for 'subterfuge'
Andre Onana is one of several high-profile players left out of Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations squad, as federation president Samuel Eto'o sacks the manager just weeks before the tournament.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cameroon did not lose to 'Dr Congo'. He wasn't even playing. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Did Badenoch really use the phrase 'human shield' about the OBR debacle? Present her with an own-goal and she'll still miss it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Did Badenoch really use the phrase 'human shield' about the OBR debacle? Present her with an own-goal and she'll still miss it.
Is it that time already?
It's December, which means it's time for James' A Christmas Carol Quotes Advent Calendar!
In keeping with the moral Dickens' tale, each one is a thinly veiled stab at certain political actors who simply must do better
In keeping with the moral Dickens' tale, each one is a thinly veiled stab at certain political actors who simply must do better
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Is it that time already?
He was using thermal binoculars?? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Buddy the runaway reindeer from Wales sparks major search
The animal, named Buddy, fled a festive celebration on the coast and went on the run for hours.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
He was using thermal binoculars?? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Protect Are Kids"
Protests in Falkirk started after an asylum seeker was jailed for rape. There were 82 other reports of rape or attempted rape in Falkirk that year. One of the protest organisers has convictions for violence, and another for domestic abuse
#BBCNews - An angry confrontation and online abuse: Inside the #asylum protests in a divided town
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#migration #migrants #refugees
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#migration #migrants #refugees
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Protect Are Kids"
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
presented without comment
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Don’t think much of the Amazon Black Friday sales. I ordered The Two Ronnies on DVD but instead I got four Kindles
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Don’t think much of the Amazon Black Friday sales. I ordered The Two Ronnies on DVD but instead I got four Kindles
Awesome. So they'll pay a new guy 30 million to coach them, and this guy 30 million to not coach them.
I really got in the wrong job.
Yet another reminder that the very best job in this world is failed college football coach.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Awesome. So they'll pay a new guy 30 million to coach them, and this guy 30 million to not coach them.
Was rather saddened and surprised that none of our kids ever had a class or an introduction to either.
From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
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A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages
The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Was rather saddened and surprised that none of our kids ever had a class or an introduction to either.
And it's worth double when you punch down, as so many of these people do...
The career goal of every academic should be a Wikipedia page dedicated not to them or any of their major works but a single lecture given on a solitary date wherein they yeet a rival scholar's work into the sun.
I say this for no particular reason whatsoever.
I say this for no particular reason whatsoever.
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
And it's worth double when you punch down, as so many of these people do...
He is not receiving great plaudits, BBC football commentators. He is receiving great applause...
ffs.
ffs.
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
He is not receiving great plaudits, BBC football commentators. He is receiving great applause...
ffs.
ffs.
With music and laughter, to help you on your way...
The gang's all here!
Former Labour MP Claudia Webb is announcing the results of voting at YP conference. She was expelled from Labour after being convicted of harassment.
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
With music and laughter, to help you on your way...
Famously, Jesus spent his whole life traveling incognito.
A fan of the Christian Legal Centre writes, reasonably and temperately.
(Using a fake email address, of course. So no reply possible.)
(Using a fake email address, of course. So no reply possible.)
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Famously, Jesus spent his whole life traveling incognito.
Ah farewell then, Billy Bonds. Winning captain of the first cup final I remember watching. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
West Ham legend Billy Bonds dies aged 79
West Ham legend Billy Bonds MBE - who is the club's record appearance maker and captained them to two FA Cup wins - has died aged 79.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ah farewell then, Billy Bonds. Winning captain of the first cup final I remember watching. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Captain Feathersyringe
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The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video
The popular Australian children's group says it "does not condone" drug use, after two of its members are shown dancing in a Keli Holiday video.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Captain Feathersyringe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Power of Love is not a Christmas song. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Are UK Christmas markets as good as German ones? Here's what we found
We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Power of Love is not a Christmas song. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...