Very interesting discussion last night at Children of Time 10th anniversary event. About spiders obviously but lots more besides! @aptshadow.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Very interesting discussion last night at Children of Time 10th anniversary event. About spiders obviously but lots more besides! @aptshadow.bsky.social
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Regulation is tightly linked to open, uncensored democratic debate and agreement.
De-regulation removes the democratic element and consigns society’s great power to ‘the invisible hand’ of markets.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
De-regulation removes the democratic element and consigns society’s great power to ‘the invisible hand’ of markets.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
'Abundance', De-regulation, and the Demolition of Democracy
Centrists laid the groundwork in the US and Europe.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Regulation is tightly linked to open, uncensored democratic debate and agreement.
De-regulation removes the democratic element and consigns society’s great power to ‘the invisible hand’ of markets.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
De-regulation removes the democratic element and consigns society’s great power to ‘the invisible hand’ of markets.
open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...
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Court of Appeal lowers the bar for data protection compensation www.farrer.co.uk/news-and-ins... (England and Wales)
Michael Farley & Anor v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...
Subject to (likely) appeal.
#dataprotection #databreaches
Michael Farley & Anor v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...
Subject to (likely) appeal.
#dataprotection #databreaches
August 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Court of Appeal lowers the bar for data protection compensation www.farrer.co.uk/news-and-ins... (England and Wales)
Michael Farley & Anor v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...
Subject to (likely) appeal.
#dataprotection #databreaches
Michael Farley & Anor v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...
Subject to (likely) appeal.
#dataprotection #databreaches
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about to head out to final day of amazing test Match -thanks to both India and England for serving up a treat. But can I also thank
1) ground drainage technology
2) floodlights
3) umpires being pretty relaxed about the light
which means despite dark days and downpours we have had lots of cricket
1) ground drainage technology
2) floodlights
3) umpires being pretty relaxed about the light
which means despite dark days and downpours we have had lots of cricket
August 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
about to head out to final day of amazing test Match -thanks to both India and England for serving up a treat. But can I also thank
1) ground drainage technology
2) floodlights
3) umpires being pretty relaxed about the light
which means despite dark days and downpours we have had lots of cricket
1) ground drainage technology
2) floodlights
3) umpires being pretty relaxed about the light
which means despite dark days and downpours we have had lots of cricket
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*NEW BLOG POST*
Havoc by Rebecca Wait
lotuswritingtherapy.com/2025/07/22/h...
@squadpod2021.bsky.social #Havoc #RebeccaWait #booksky #riverrunbooks
Havoc by Rebecca Wait
lotuswritingtherapy.com/2025/07/22/h...
@squadpod2021.bsky.social #Havoc #RebeccaWait #booksky #riverrunbooks
Havoc by Rebecca Wait
Havoc is one of the Squad POD Collective’s featured books this month and is a brilliant combination of school drama, mystery and dark comedy featuring a wonderful character called Ida. Ida and her …
lotuswritingtherapy.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
*NEW BLOG POST*
Havoc by Rebecca Wait
lotuswritingtherapy.com/2025/07/22/h...
@squadpod2021.bsky.social #Havoc #RebeccaWait #booksky #riverrunbooks
Havoc by Rebecca Wait
lotuswritingtherapy.com/2025/07/22/h...
@squadpod2021.bsky.social #Havoc #RebeccaWait #booksky #riverrunbooks
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Grasping in class yesterday for a way of describing the situation where institutions deliberately have procedures in place to slow things down and deny responsibility, I landed on the phrase ‘motivated structural inefficiency’. Widespread and growing, I believe.
July 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Grasping in class yesterday for a way of describing the situation where institutions deliberately have procedures in place to slow things down and deny responsibility, I landed on the phrase ‘motivated structural inefficiency’. Widespread and growing, I believe.
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Incredible turnout and atmosphere in Budapest as huge crowds march in defiance of Viktor Orbán.
Mayor Karácsony has shown tremendous leadership, and the organisers huge courage.
It was an honour to march in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community.
Mayor Karácsony has shown tremendous leadership, and the organisers huge courage.
It was an honour to march in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community.
June 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Incredible turnout and atmosphere in Budapest as huge crowds march in defiance of Viktor Orbán.
Mayor Karácsony has shown tremendous leadership, and the organisers huge courage.
It was an honour to march in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community.
Mayor Karácsony has shown tremendous leadership, and the organisers huge courage.
It was an honour to march in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community.
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I love the Amnesty Bookshop in Kentish Town - they have a battle ahead - please support and share if you can
Brilliant, thanks. Here’s our petition: www.change.org/p/save-our-a...
June 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I love the Amnesty Bookshop in Kentish Town - they have a battle ahead - please support and share if you can
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Volunteers push to save Amnesty bookshop from closure - www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/volu...
Volunteers push to save Amnesty bookshop from closure
Staff say store has become important part of high street in Kentish Town
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Volunteers push to save Amnesty bookshop from closure - www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/volu...
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New book soon
My first book of poetry is out soon - Ice Cream for Broken Tooth - a brief sample
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New book soon
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I imagine all these jobs will go with AI
June 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I imagine all these jobs will go with AI
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Alf Dubbs picking Ode To Joy as his last desert island disc because it makes him proud to be European did for me this morning www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner - BBC Sounds
Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Alf Dubbs picking Ode To Joy as his last desert island disc because it makes him proud to be European did for me this morning www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Surely not in the public interest, and hopefully will not be approved.
The Department of Justice said that it struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing to avoid prosecution of the company over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, according to a court filing in the case.
Boeing to pay $1.1 billion as part of deal to settle 737 Max crash cases with DOJ | CNN Politics
The US Department of Justice said Friday that it struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing to avoid prosecution of the company over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, a Friday court filing in the case s...
www.cnn.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surely not in the public interest, and hopefully will not be approved.
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Congratulations to all those shortlisted in the 2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards
@lalyawards.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/63132
@lalyawards.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/63132
May 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to all those shortlisted in the 2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards
@lalyawards.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/63132
@lalyawards.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/63132
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The UK & EU are key trading partners, & that relationship matters to consumers on both sides. Choices, rights & protections consumers enjoy are shaped by how 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 work together. Cooperation can address shared challenges & boost consumer confidence, driving demand, growth, and competitiveness.
Strengthening the EU-UK relationship: concrete solutions for consumers
BEUC, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, and Which? set out practical recommendations to improve consumer protection and cooperation between the EU and UK.
www.beuc.eu
May 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The UK & EU are key trading partners, & that relationship matters to consumers on both sides. Choices, rights & protections consumers enjoy are shaped by how 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 work together. Cooperation can address shared challenges & boost consumer confidence, driving demand, growth, and competitiveness.
Loving the #Eurovision interval mash-up!
May 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Loving the #Eurovision interval mash-up!
Sadly the last ever CrimeFest, but great to be here with packed audiences and to see it is a huge success. This session all about Historical 'Crime' Fiction, with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and others
May 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Sadly the last ever CrimeFest, but great to be here with packed audiences and to see it is a huge success. This session all about Historical 'Crime' Fiction, with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and others
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#OnThisDay the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott began.
Led by Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council, the Bristol Bus Boycott confronted racial discrimination in housing, employment and transport for Black people in Britain.
Racism has no place in our society. Share to amplify 📣
Led by Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council, the Bristol Bus Boycott confronted racial discrimination in housing, employment and transport for Black people in Britain.
Racism has no place in our society. Share to amplify 📣
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#OnThisDay the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott began.
Led by Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council, the Bristol Bus Boycott confronted racial discrimination in housing, employment and transport for Black people in Britain.
Racism has no place in our society. Share to amplify 📣
Led by Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council, the Bristol Bus Boycott confronted racial discrimination in housing, employment and transport for Black people in Britain.
Racism has no place in our society. Share to amplify 📣
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🔒 Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as we've finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July.
Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act
➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act
➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
April 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
🔒 Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as we've finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July.
Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act
➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act
➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
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In the coming months, the government will share it's plan to fix the NHS, but there's currently no plan for social care.
We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.
Read more about the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey: buff.ly/ZgA3hCG
We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.
Read more about the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey: buff.ly/ZgA3hCG
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In the coming months, the government will share it's plan to fix the NHS, but there's currently no plan for social care.
We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.
Read more about the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey: buff.ly/ZgA3hCG
We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.
Read more about the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey: buff.ly/ZgA3hCG
‘Economic coercion’ under EU 2023 law ‘…a third country applies … a measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or [MS] thereby interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or [MS]’
April 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
‘Economic coercion’ under EU 2023 law ‘…a third country applies … a measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or [MS] thereby interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or [MS]’
Important petition against unacceptable watering down by Data (Use and Access) Bill of right to have life-changing decisions about you made by humans not machines! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ai...
April 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Important petition against unacceptable watering down by Data (Use and Access) Bill of right to have life-changing decisions about you made by humans not machines! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ai...
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It is entirely unacceptable for MPs to attack judges on a personal basis, the attorney general said yesterday. Lord Hermer KC was giving evidence to MPs and peers the day after two Conservative MPs had called for senior judges to be disciplined by politicians. rozenberg.substack.com/p/attorney-d...
Attorney defends judges
Lord Hermer tells MPs that personal attacks threaten the rule of law
rozenberg.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
It is entirely unacceptable for MPs to attack judges on a personal basis, the attorney general said yesterday. Lord Hermer KC was giving evidence to MPs and peers the day after two Conservative MPs had called for senior judges to be disciplined by politicians. rozenberg.substack.com/p/attorney-d...
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And it seems it’s actually on! DB has sold 13 ICE trains to Virgin, and with this acquisition they’re jumping ahead of their rivals to be the first new company to launch #CrossChannelRail services. Here’s their press release! pub-1b6206dc01a2466c977bccef6613f074.r2.dev/virgintrains...
pub-1b6206dc01a2466c977bccef6613f074.r2.dev
April 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
And it seems it’s actually on! DB has sold 13 ICE trains to Virgin, and with this acquisition they’re jumping ahead of their rivals to be the first new company to launch #CrossChannelRail services. Here’s their press release! pub-1b6206dc01a2466c977bccef6613f074.r2.dev/virgintrains...