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Sylvia de Mars @sylviademars.me · 26d

The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 26d

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · Aug 26

"My imaginary Attlee would never have done the thing that the real Attlee demonstrably, actually, did" is a very concise summary of the feckless, vacuous, delusional, reactionary shite that pours out of this idiot's gob.

Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · Aug 24

🔴Glasman says Attlee and Bevan would “never have given the ECHR status in British law.”

🔴But Attlee signed and ratified the ECHR.

🔴Bevan fought for legal dignity, not executive impunity.

🔴Glasman is laundering authoritarianism with fake history.

Thread 👇
#TheGreatUntruth #BlueLabour #ECHR

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).

Closing date is September 19th.

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Aug 14

📣Coming up!

The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!

Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇

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Society of Legal Scholars, 116th Annual Conference | LinkedIn

The 116th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars will be hosted by the University of Leeds. The conference will run from 2-4 September 2025 based in the Parkinson Building, a grade II lis...

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Nationalisation of public services is incredibly popular with Reform voters with support as high as 90%. Labour could “appeal to Reform voters” by proposing such a policy, instead they turn up the dial marked RACISM, which is a choice as Labour is a racist party.

Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Aug 11

Yet another poll
shows massive support
for public ownership

So what stops the government?

The fact that almost every Labour MP
has accepted corrupt bribes
from privatising lobbyists

and doesn't give a sh*t
that we get a worse service
at extra cost
and die younger

meme via @weownit.org.uk

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 4

This makes you angry, cos it's a reannouncement of a load of stupid ideas cooked up by the Home Office, a dept so hard of thinking it can barely keep its doors open. But it's also richly (if darkly) comic, because it will increase gaming, degrade stats and achieve exactly the opposite of its intent.

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Aug 3

I would almost put money on this requiring a referral to the Supreme Court and a nonsensical preliminary reference so that they can be informed about primacy and disapplication, again when the High Court is unsure of what to do with the CoA decision

Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Court of Appeals should not have heard the action with a preliminary reference pending - but the Superior Courts are often quite poor on the fundamentals of EU law

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Aug 2

Interesting to see these arise in the space of a few days

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · Jul 29

Apparently the UK adult verification thing has basically banned blind people from half of the internet because they can't use the verification system 🫣

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · Jul 27

See, this answer seems catastrophically bad and cack-handed if you’re a disillusioned Labour voter or (god forbid) further left. But if you’re an executive at, say, Serco, G4S or Mitie, and want to know the status quo will hold and your contracts will be renewed with minimal hassle, it’s beautiful.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Jul 27

Asked about the far right protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, Labour minister James Murray tells Sky News that it's "absolutely right for people to protest about this"

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Sylvia de Mars @sylviademars.me · Jul 26

"LGBT" is not unsafe or inappropriate for minors. It is what a minority of them will be. Censoring it for anyone who can't pass an age verification check suggests that queer people are dangerous predators. It also stops queer kids from being able to find community. This is an online s28. End it.

Will @williamg209.bsky.social · Jul 26

Please all uk residents and anybody with uk family sign this
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act

We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.

petition.parliament.uk

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jul 25

A deeply embarrassing party.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Jul 25

Mr Hayes has made a $51,000 donation, split between three separate humanitarian organisations active in Gaza — UNRWA, UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders.

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Jul 20

I looked more into this episode, and the majority of these participants are influencers. They are openly & brazenly racist, antisemitic etc.

They are using this to gain a mainstream audience by being boosted by both Jubilee and Zeteo. This is how the left often helps mainstream the far right.

Zeteo @zeteo.com · Jul 20

“We may have to rename this show because you’re a little bit more than a far-right Republican.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social called out a self-proclaimed ‘fascist’ on the show ‘Surrounded’ where he debated 20 far-right Republicans.

Watch the full episode on Jubilee’s YouTube:
zeteo.com/p/is-this-th...

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👻Temperamental🎃Hellhound💀 @tylerhower.bsky.social · Jul 18

This ain’t good.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Jul 18

“For those applying this fall, the law school added a supplemental essay prompt that asks students about their AI usage and how they see that changing in law school—and requires them to use AI to develop their response.”

New Michigan Law Essay Prompt Asks Applicants to Use AI

With nearly half of all large law firms using AI in some way, the leadership at Michigan Law wanted to give AI aficionados a chance to show their skills.

www.insidehighered.com

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jul 10

Mentally I am still here

Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jul 8

Yes, I went again @kylieminogue.music-social.com

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jul 3

*cries in homosexual*
@kylieminogue.music-social.com

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks @lbc.co.uk for publishing my article on the Universal Credit & PIP Bill:
- Why it still poses an unacceptable threat to disabled people in the future
- MPs still being asked to vote without clear information about the full impact of planned changes. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Concessions have been made – but the Welfare Bill still risks long-term harm to disabled people

The concessions offered by the UK government to stave off a rebellion in their ranks are welcome, but fall short.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jun 22

Cried with laughter @junobirch.bsky.social

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👻Temperamental🎃Hellhound💀 @tylerhower.bsky.social · Jan 24

This is the one and only good thing that George W Bush did as president. It has saved millions of lives at very little cost. Why pause it—for a period long enough to cause major damage and death? Because you want (those) people to die.

Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide

Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.

www.nytimes.com

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · Jun 8

If I speak -

www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan defends deportation of children

O’Callaghan said it would not be a 'good idea' to prevent the deportation of children as it would have a 'very significant impact' on the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland

www.irishexaminer.com

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John Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · Jun 5

If the Court follows this highly significant AG Opinion, then we need to consider what the consequences of a Member State having “significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy” means in practical and procedural terms. /1

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jun 5

CJEU, LGBT rights/rule of law

Advocate General's opinion: Hungary's restrictions on LGBT materials breached EU law; also a free-standing breach of Article 2 TEU (values of the EU) - Hungary has "significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy" curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

Screenshot of the press release. Full text in the link

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · May 30

I get that there is an audience for this argument but I'm really not sure "we're the only party in favour of more child poverty" is going to help Badenoch out of the hole she's in.

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Charles @oscharles.bsky.social · May 30

Periodic pictures together

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