Adam Tomkins
@proftomkins.bsky.social
Professor of Law, University of Glasgow. Latest book: On The Law of Speaking Freely (Hart, 2025). Now writing about Enlightenment, democracy, and decline.
I’m glad I didn’t. It was a great seminar. Thank you for sharing your work with us, and see you in Dublin soon.
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I’m glad I didn’t. It was a great seminar. Thank you for sharing your work with us, and see you in Dublin soon.
Schvidler and FWS.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Schvidler and FWS.
I’m also looking forward to it!
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I’m also looking forward to it!
I’ve most recently been reading a biography of Thomas More—so do I pick Speaker of the Commons, Lord Chancellor, martyr, or Saint?
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’ve most recently been reading a biography of Thomas More—so do I pick Speaker of the Commons, Lord Chancellor, martyr, or Saint?
Not 👀 as much as 🙈🙉🙊
Speech is 🥶
Justice is 🚫
Speech is 🥶
Justice is 🚫
October 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Not 👀 as much as 🙈🙉🙊
Speech is 🥶
Justice is 🚫
Speech is 🥶
Justice is 🚫
I’m glad you’ve said this. I was wondering what “serious disruption to the life of the community” was doing in these provisions if it didn’t capture what the H Sec appears to be seeking to capture.
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I’m glad you’ve said this. I was wondering what “serious disruption to the life of the community” was doing in these provisions if it didn’t capture what the H Sec appears to be seeking to capture.
It’s not an exact analogy, but the UK Govt published 15 “Scotland Analysis Papers” in 2012-14, in the run-up to the indyref, the first of which was formal legal advice on what independence would mean. Thereafter, the entirety of the UK Govt’s position on indy rested on that legal advice.
October 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s not an exact analogy, but the UK Govt published 15 “Scotland Analysis Papers” in 2012-14, in the run-up to the indyref, the first of which was formal legal advice on what independence would mean. Thereafter, the entirety of the UK Govt’s position on indy rested on that legal advice.