Julian Huppert
julianhuppert.bsky.social
Julian Huppert
@julianhuppert.bsky.social
Former MP for Cambridge
Now running an interdisciplinary centre at @jesuscollegecam
Scientist, Liberal, Environmentalist, Cyclist, and much more.
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LGBTQ+ ​&​ abortion-rights groups say Meta is wiping out their accounts in a massive censorship sweep

One of the biggest waves of censorship the platforms have ever seen⚠️📵

https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/world/meta-accused-mass-censorship-lgbtq-abortion-accounts-506366/
LGBTQ+ and abortion organisations claim Meta is silencing their accounts in huge censorship sweep
The pattern of takedowns has been described by one campaigner as “one of the biggest waves of censorship” on Meta’s platforms.
www.attitude.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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📝 "The latest (research), says that GDP per head, the best measure of prosperity, is 6 to 8 per cent lower than it would have been had Brexit not happened. That’s around £3,000 for each of us."

📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
Brexit made us poorer and it’s getting worse
Economists disagree on the detail but it’s clear that barrier-free trade would be a big boost
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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🚨BREAKING🚨

MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.

The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We are delighted to announce that we have appointed five new Council members with a range of expertise.

@emmayhnell.bsky.social, Felicity Boardman, @julianhuppert.bsky.social, Rebecca Bennett and Suzanne Ost are joining us from this month.

Find out more here:🔗 bit.ly/3MMRAgo
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It is an immense honour to be appointed as a new member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

www.nuffieldbioethics.org/news-blog/nu...
Nuffield Council on Bioethics appoints new members to join its mission to make ethics matter   - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Five new members will bring a range of expertise across bioethics, medical and social science, politics, law and communications.
www.nuffieldbioethics.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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We’re not really used to filibustering in the UK, but this is what it looks like. This is a bad faith abuse of the legislative process at public expense in an attempt to wreck a measure approved by democratically elected members. Deeply immoral and disreputable. humanists.uk/2025/12/05/n...
Needlessly cruel: Peer proposes mandatory pregnancy tests for all in assisted dying amendment
A member of the House of Lords has suggested that anyone applying for an assisted death needs to do a pregnancy test, including men and older people. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision are disappo...
humanists.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Big news tonight as the Reform leader of Staffordshire County Council is removed from the party after racist post claims as reported by BBC

Reform has suffered significant losses from councils that faced elections in May

www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The 14-day rule for human embryo research has been in place for over 30 years.

As scientific capabilities progress, and society changes, does it still reflect people's values & priorities?

As part of our ongoing review, we're pleased to share two background briefings.

➡️ bit.ly/science_ethi...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The voices of trans people must be heard in Parliament.️‍‍ I’ve urged full scrutiny of EHRC’s guidance, which risks undermining their rights. Lib Dems call on the Government to protect everyone fairly and ensure people aren’t excluded from safe facilities or public life.
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Is our democracy for sale?
What lessons are there from the US and UK?

Join us for free at the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College Cambridge next Thursday at 7pm, in person or online.

Free tickets are available at www.tickettailor.com/events/intel...
Reserve your place – Is democracy for sale? Lessons from the US and UK – Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College
Is democracy for sale? Lessons from the US and UK – Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Thu 30 Oct 2025 - Money plays a huge and growing role in politics. The last US Federal Election cost near...
www.tickettailor.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Tune into @lisasmartmp.bsky.social tonight on #bbcqt after the 10pm News on BBC1, or follow along for all the updates!
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Well done Uruguay! More evidence of the global tide turning in favour of autonomy, compassion, and dignity at the end of life.
Uruguay passes assisted dying law
Uruguay’s Senate has approved the ‘Dignified Death’ law, making the country the 34th jurisdiction in the world to allow assisted dying. Humanists UK is hailing this historic moment, and is calling on ...
humanists.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The blanket ban on assisted dying in this country has put Louise - and too many like her - through more than any grieving widow should have to experience. I join Louise in her relief that this process is over. But it should never have happened.

news.sky.com/video/assist...
Assisted dying: Woman 'does not regret' taking sick husband to Dignitas
Louise Shackleton who took her sick husband to end his life at Dignitas in Switzerland says it is "unfair to be treated like criminals" and she "doesn't regret it".
news.sky.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Mixed heritage. Black British. American. Nigerian.

Join us @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social on 23 October to discuss Long Juju, a feature documentary in progress tracking Keme Nzerem's global quest to unearth his family's role in the complex legacies of slavery.

buytickets.at/intellectual...
October 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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In case you missed it: The UK Govt confirmed it will extend legal recognition to humanist marriages in England and Wales. 🎉 After more than a decade of campaigning, it’s no longer a question of if – but when. Humanist couples will have the recognition they deserve. humanists.uk/2025/10/02/c...
Celebrations as UK Government announces legal humanist marriages, but law change some way away
The UK Government has announced that it will finally legally recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales, but only as part of wider marriage reform on which it has announced further…
humanists.uk
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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60% of the seats won by the top two parties? One might also say that's a two party system emerging...
Aggregate Result of the 110 Council By-Elections (for 111 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:

RFM: 38 (+33)
LDM: 29 (+9)
CON: 13 (-11)
LAB: 11 (-28)
GRN: 11 (+3)
Ind: 5 (-2)
Local: 2 (-4)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)

Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
September 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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I often find people who like to think is doesn’t happen here…that money in politics is harmless. I have news for you:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Kind of feels like a big deal that a Reform/Brexit Party former MEP has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian interests in Ukraine, and it feels like a bigger deal that this isn’t being treated as the major scandal that it clearly is.
September 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM