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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 13h

I don't understand the 97%

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 2d

No prizes for guessing which Conservative MSP said this.

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2d

Russell Martin is a vegan, joined the Green Party in 2018, and has followed Buddhist teachings to help with 'visualisation, manifestation, goal-setting' 👇

𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 2d

Summer v winter plumage?

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 2d

I‘m giving a public talk at UCL on Thurs 16 Oct. The title is “Bureaucracy and distrust: the civil service in the constitution” looking at the civil service’s constitutional foundations, and how it might respond to a populist govt. @sirJJkc.bsky.social will chair!
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Hybrid | CLP - Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution

This lecture will be delivered by Dr Ben Yong, as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2025-26

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 3d

Keep it that way - they are incomprehensible.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 3d

I have neither read nor seen Trainspotting.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 4d

Yes.

Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 4d

It was quite windy last night.

A yacht blown into the shore by Storm Amy.

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 5d

Thrilled to share this call for papers for a conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom at @uomlaw.bsky.social with the support of @ukcla.bsky.social ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/10/03/e...

Events: Call for Papers – The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May 2026, University of Manchester, United Kingdom The public law team at the University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law A…

ukconstitutionallaw.org

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine having to check.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 5d

Probably fearful of further legal challenges. Would be an over-reading of the equal opportunities reservation to say that regs couldn't provide for single sex and gender neutral toilets, but I can imagine the argument being raised.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 5d

Given that failure to provide accessible toilets would amount to disability discrimination, the implication is that these *also* have to be single sex, which is not impossible of course, but is probably not the norm.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 5d

There must be a lot of schools technically in breach.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

I don't think she succeeded on this occasion.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

I hadn't seen it, but have just had a look at the report - multiple defects with some SSIs as well - those look to be clustered by subject matter.

Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

But classic condescending delivery.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

That was so bad.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

Well yes, but the vast majority of PMBs at Westminster go precisely nowhere.

It is quite a significant difference between Westminster and Holyrood. Are you aware of any comparative studies?

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

But another 25% are also deluded.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 6d

Just 20% of Britons believe the government is doing too much to reduce carbon emissions, amid Kemi Badenoch announcing the Tories would repeal key climate change laws

Too little: 32%
About the right amount: 25%
Too much: 20%

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 6d

A downside of making it easier for members to legislate?

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 7d

Easyjet has decided that I'm a man.* Can't change this online, as I didn't book the flight directly with them. Need to call their customer service team instead. But there's no customer service number to call.

Aaargh!

*Assume this is because I used the title "Dr" on my package booking.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 7d

I'd forgotten about that.

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 7d

I shouldn't laugh ...

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 7d

Support for digital IDs has plummeted among the public since Keir Starmer announced a plan to introduce them

Support for digital IDs plummets after Keir Starmer announces policy

www.thenational.scot

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 7d

A modern day waiting for Godot

Halloween name @bootsmcgoot.bsky.social · 7d

"i just use it to generate ideas"

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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 7d

I have been entertaining myself by asking AI to give REF scores to various random articles. So far *everything* has been rated at 4*.

I beg to differ ...

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