Paolo Sandro
@paolosandro.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Law and Legal Theory @lawatleeds.bsky.social, author of 'The Making of Constitutional Democracy: From Creation to Application of Law' (Hart 2022), Open Access at
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4562656#
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4562656#
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While vocational education *has* been neglected, it is completely idiotic to basically make an error in the opposite direction and treat the UK HE sector as basically not bringing value to the UK.
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
While vocational education *has* been neglected, it is completely idiotic to basically make an error in the opposite direction and treat the UK HE sector as basically not bringing value to the UK.
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none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them
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We don't know which of these abuses will be given the green light, though to guess from this dismal article, it'll be that if people have committed offences, it's OK if they're then tortured or detained in inhuman conditions, and/or that it's OK to deprive their children permanently of their parent
We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how
This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win, say British PM Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We don't know which of these abuses will be given the green light, though to guess from this dismal article, it'll be that if people have committed offences, it's OK if they're then tortured or detained in inhuman conditions, and/or that it's OK to deprive their children permanently of their parent
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But the question remains: why is Keir Starmer not making the case for the ECHR and what protections it brings to British people?
He spent his entire career defending it. He wrote a 900 page book on it! A prime minister who left his principles at the door the minute he got into power.
He spent his entire career defending it. He wrote a 900 page book on it! A prime minister who left his principles at the door the minute he got into power.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
But the question remains: why is Keir Starmer not making the case for the ECHR and what protections it brings to British people?
He spent his entire career defending it. He wrote a 900 page book on it! A prime minister who left his principles at the door the minute he got into power.
He spent his entire career defending it. He wrote a 900 page book on it! A prime minister who left his principles at the door the minute he got into power.
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Britain's influence at a European level is already greatly diminished, ofc.
We failed to negotiate any returns agreements before exiting the EU, and the latest attempts to claw our way back are seen as desperate.
We failed to negotiate any returns agreements before exiting the EU, and the latest attempts to claw our way back are seen as desperate.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Britain's influence at a European level is already greatly diminished, ofc.
We failed to negotiate any returns agreements before exiting the EU, and the latest attempts to claw our way back are seen as desperate.
We failed to negotiate any returns agreements before exiting the EU, and the latest attempts to claw our way back are seen as desperate.
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There is a live discussion in Strasbourg and Brussels about what it would mean if the UK withdrew from the ECHR.
Some say it would be catastrophic, while others say 'let them leave'; a "slightly more cavalier attitude" as one Council of Europe staffer said.
Some say it would be catastrophic, while others say 'let them leave'; a "slightly more cavalier attitude" as one Council of Europe staffer said.
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
There is a live discussion in Strasbourg and Brussels about what it would mean if the UK withdrew from the ECHR.
Some say it would be catastrophic, while others say 'let them leave'; a "slightly more cavalier attitude" as one Council of Europe staffer said.
Some say it would be catastrophic, while others say 'let them leave'; a "slightly more cavalier attitude" as one Council of Europe staffer said.