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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 43m

The cast list for Celebrity Traitors is ridiculously impressive. I never know who the fuck anyone is on celebrity things, but I know almost all these people. It's making me feel quite young.

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 23h

Jamie Buchan, Sarah Anderson, and Katrina Morrison have published a 'Criminal Justice in Scotland' textbook 📚🍷📖👏

I had the joy of chairing their well attended book launch today.

It has gone straight onto #Criminology Uni reading lists.
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www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...
@kmmorrison.bsky.social

Photo of one of the three book authors, Dr Jamie Buchan, signing a copy of his new book for someone who just bought it at the book launch in Edinburgh Napier University.

Photo of two copies of the paperback book with a red cover and black inky silhouette imagery.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 3d

Freedom is just another name for “a gap in the law”.

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 3d

Home Secretary tells Sky News that “there is a gap in the law” when it comes to frequent, repeated protests on the same issue. Hence she will be giving police greater powers to move them to another location or time.

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 4d

This is excellent – well done, Stephen and team.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 5d

Hi there, that sounds really interesting. I'd encourage you to, if you want to, email the researchers at the email address in the link. I imagine they'd be mindful of considering and discussing things like attribution and use. They're both lovely and very capable academics.

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 6d

Violently attacking a place of worship is reprehensible – whether it's a synagogue, mosque, church, temple. Doing it on one of the holiest days of Jewish year would be very upsetting.

Thinking of those affected by this awful situation in Manchester.
news.sky.com/story/synago...

Manchester synagogue latest: Suspect shot and four injured in stabbing and car ramming on Yom Kippur

A "major incident" has been declared in Manchester after a stabbing and car ramming at a synagogue, with four people injured and a suspect shot by police. Sir Keir Starmer is returning to the UK to ch...

news.sky.com

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 7d

Public Opinion and the Language of Sentencing - @sentencingacademy.bsky.social research assesses public understanding of some key sentencing terms. www.russellwebster.com/public-opini...

Public Opinion and the Language of Sentencing

Sentencing Academy research assesses public understanding of some key sentencing terms.

www.russellwebster.com

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 8d

This is delightful, especially accompanied by the 📸 😊

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 8d

I mean, tell me your experienced spin doctors and speech writers have quit without telling me.

Screenshot of an excerpt of the Daily Record article about Starmer's speech. He will tell conference: “So let’s fly all our flags, because they are our flags, they belong to us all and we will never surrender them. This is the time for bringing the whole country together. That’s how we will fight next year’s elections, as patriots of our great nations."

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 8d

I hope that the Scottish press pack get to ask questions after Starmer's speech that he's calling 'the patriotic case for national renewal' 🫣
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

Keir Starmer 'proud of the saltire' as he pledges to renew Scotland

The Prime Minister will hail the "astonishing relationship between four great nations" when he addresses the Labour conference in Liverpool.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Paul Hutcheon @paulhutcheon.bsky.social · 9d

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended after sexual harassment claim by female staffer at Holyrood

Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended after allegation of sexual harassment - Daily Record

Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury has been suspended by the party amid the complaint lodged by a Holyrood staffer.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 9d

"There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25..."

Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 9d

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

By Glen O'Hara, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes University

politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/where-n...

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 11d

📍 Library of Mistakes, Edinburgh.

Funny to see whose books feature 👀 📚 😅 #BookSky

Photo of two brown leather high back chairs in traditional style, with floor to ceiling library books in the background and wooden floorboards.

Photo of books by or about Donald Trump in the Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh, with a traditional wooden and leather chair in the background behind a desk.

Photo of a grey wrought iron spiral staircase, with shelves of library books in the background.

Photo of the library from above, looking down, with lots of warm wood hues and floor to ceiling books.

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 12d

NEW Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland and Crown accept they breached Allan Marshall’s right to life and apologise to his family 10 years after his death in custody

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Scottish Prison Service admits human rights law breach over death in custody

Police Scotland and Crown Office also make admissions in court relating to death of Allan Marshall in 2015

www.theguardian.com

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 12d

Developed through a prisoner-led consultation at HMP Glenochil in Clackmannanshire, this report is by David Cross, through the Building Futures Programme @prtuk.bsky.social on how long prison sentences impact people in prison, families, and communities in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & Wales.

Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 12d

🟥 New report published by @prtuk.bsky.social

'The Pains of Progression: the pathway through a very long sentence in a Scottish #prison'

A deficit in trust and lengthy delays in sentence progression are leaving long-term prisoners in Scotland without hope.
prisonreformtrust.org.uk/a-deficit-in...

A deficit in trust and lengthy delays in sentence progression are leaving long-term prisoners in Scotland without hope | Prison Reform Trust

Report calls for fairer, more accountable sentence progression that supports personal development and timely release for long-term prisoners in Scotland

prisonreformtrust.org.uk

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 13d

If any of the constitutional law and #humanrights #law experts want to comment on this 👆 aspect, it would be of interest?

@davidallengreen.bsky.social, is the Prime Minister’s mandatory digital ID proposal likely to sit in tension with the Good Friday Agreement and rights in Northern Ireland?

Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 13d

On the #BritCard, First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neil tweets:

"The British Prime Minister’s proposal for a mandatory digital ID card is ludicrous and ill-thought out.

This proposal is an attack on the Good Friday Agreement and on the rights of Irish citizens in the North of Ireland"

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🤖 SBS News bot (unofficial) @sbs-news-bot.bsky.social · 15d

'A killing field': Australian doctors describe 'horrific' operations in Gaza

Two Australian doctors volunteering in one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals say nothing prepared them for what they have witnessed in the past two weeks.

www.sbs.com.au

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15d

In Holyrood, it looks like a 'one in, one out' swap for SNP members on the Criminal Justice Committee:

Ben Macpherson has left to become a Government Minister today, and Jamie Hepburn takes his place on the committee tomorrow, questioning two Ministers.
www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

Criminal Justice Committee 24 September 2025

www.parliament.scot

Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15d

To help when you get there, it's pronounced Mariah / Mar-i-yah. It's full of wombats (gorgeous), wallabies, pretty birds, and snakes, esp in summer.

I'd get up and go early, but it depends on what and how much you want to see. It's got remote and mountainous bits.
parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-...

Maria Island by bike | Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania

Maria Island is a cyclist’s paradise with gently undulating roads and an opportunity to explore more in one day.

parks.tas.gov.au

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15d

Sounds like a good itinerary. Just a note that Bruny Island is beautiful but has little infrastructure. I was there 6 weeks ago. One/two coffee places, only open sometimes. One shop. Dirt roads with potholes. Takes over an hour to drive the length of the island. The lighthouse is worth the drive.

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15d

Depends on what interests you and what transport and mobility you have, but any of following places are beautiful:

Mt Wellington/kunanyi in Hobart, Cygnet and Glaziers Bay down South, Freycinet and Wineglass Bay in the East, also Three Capes Walk near Port Arthur, or Cradle Mountain in the North.

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15d

Tasmania is incredible, so beautiful and varied. I was born and grew up there and I return annually. It's a foodie heaven. Lots of wilderness, beaches, wildlife. December might get hot 🌡

This site covers Hobart and Southern Tasmania. They're on Instagram, too.
hobartandbeyond.com.au?fbclid=PAb21...

Welcome to Southern Tasmania - Hobart and Beyond

Discover the best of Hobart and Southern Tasmania – from cosy stays and local eats to outdoor adventures. Plan your perfect Hobart getaway.

hobartandbeyond.com.au

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