Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 2hLoch Lomond 2017, double rainbow on the day we found out we were going to have a child. She's now nearly 9 years old! 010 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 15/10/2026There should be an option where you buy the hard copy of a book but pay a little surcharge on top, and also get the e-book, so you don’t have to take seven books on holiday, but at the same time you have the physical book in your library. 171308 0
Reposted by Adam SnowSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 14/10/2026I would hope this man gets absolutely everything he deserves but I don’t see how we could fit it all in before the heat death of the universe 3652584 0
Reposted by Adam SnowRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 14/10/2026No one in 2026 should be buying *anything* from Elon Musk. 1138598 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026However much you hate Trump, and the system that enables him, it is not enough. A total betrayal of an ally. 821949 0
Reposted by Adam SnowDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Despite disingenuous protestations to the contrary, this motion does EXACTLY what its fans claim to oppose - conflating Zionism with Judaism. The language around “Zionist synagogues” is so completely open ended that it will end up applying to most Jews, whether they are Zionist or not. 116027 0
Reposted by Adam SnowDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Although it feels like I am shouting into the void about this sometimes, I want to share some further thoughts on the “Zionism is Racism” motion which the Green Party is due to debate in the next 16 hours. Just to address various points which I think people in general should know. A thread: 4308144 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Love some bloke who has had a sinecure at the times for 27 years lecturing us about the need for us to lose our jobs 66912 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lisa Nandy should, in fact, be fired 1312725 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lisa Nandy v the very worst of us ... and the very worst of us win. She is utterly pathetic. 1161 0
Reposted by Adam SnowNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I see that OpenAI's messaging of "if you give us all the money on Earth we will annoy some mathematicians" is being somewhat overshadowed by Anthropic's messaging of "if you give us all the money on Earth we will kill everyone". I'm slightly worried about what a compromise position might look like. 45817 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A truly impartial broadcaster would give these facts equal prominence - at least - to the news a big dinghy crossed the English Channel. Don't hold your breath! 0226 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Shocking case in Court of Appeal - bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... Appellant detained for 3x length of sentence that could have legally been imposed. I'm not a "all IPPs are terrible" but as an IPP case goes this is appauling. 20 years for a crime that could only attract 7.bailii.org 100 0
Reposted by Adam SnowHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I am no lawyer but I love this. Take two minutes to read it. Go Berkeley. www.law.berkeley.edu/academics/re...law.berkeley.eduArtificial Intelligence PolicyEffective Summer 2026 Purpose Future lawyers may need to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) fluently. But the current state of the technology requires that AI use be coupled with the cognitive […] 1176 0
Reposted by Adam SnowStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It’s just depressing. Further education has been cut to ribbons. Higher education is in crisis. Labour turns its eyes to the bit of the education system which is turning out the highest literacy rates in the western world and goes “that’s the bit that needs to change” 30710198 0
Reposted by Adam SnowDinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 08/08/2026One thing I've learnt from decades practising as a barrister: there's no special body language that gives away a liar. Some witnesses are convincing when they lie, and others are shifty when they're telling the truth. The only way to know is to compare what they say with other objective evidence. 2439861 0
Reposted by Adam SnowHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026We’re launching a major new programme on Humanity, Climate and Nature. We wish to commission discussion papers from researchers/policymakers/practitioners to provide fresh insight into these themes. We’ll pay £2,500 for around 4000 words. Apply by 16 Sept www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa... 06073 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 06/08/2026I’m not sure if even a life appointment to a federal judgeship is worth humiliating yourself on tape such that your children, grandchildren and all subsequent generations will be able to watch it. 823148 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Worrying development of AI outside of 5IR rationality. BBC News - 'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHow AI is changing jobs in the Philippines' outsourcing industryAI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry. 000 0
Reposted by Adam SnowThe Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"a ban would end her writing career." And yet she didn't learn a thing from getting 9 points. 168315 0
Reposted by Adam SnowAlastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Kemi Badenoch has reached the niche position that (1) climate change is real (2) the plan for dealing with it isn't good enough (3) it should therefore be completely abandoned and (4) anyone supporting the plan to deal with climate change is unfit to represent her party. Let's see how that goes. 0205 0
Reposted by Adam SnowDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It's finally here! The film absolutely no-one was asking for! 032 0
Reposted by Adam SnowLegal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 22/07/2026There is however some good news. In 2024, she was unable to afford to fix her leaking roof, and told reporters she did not have a car. In two years, she has managed to get together enough money to buy a car, tax it, insure it and spend £50 per week on petrol! inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...inews.co.ukMy state pension doesn't cover the cost of my leaking roof. I've lost all hopeElaine Yates says her £170 a week state pension is not enough to cover the costs of essentials including food and home repairs 550180 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJames Bloodworth @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026No World Cup No Golden Boot No Falklands 210611 0
Reposted by Adam SnowIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This halftime show thing is a crime against humanity 1271628174 0
Reposted by Adam SnowBleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Spot on from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social in ‘Who Cares About Wales?’ I’d say you can extend the argument UK-wide. So many people in Government, HE, and wider society have lost sight of what Universities are and should be in a political-economy. 04216 0
Reposted by Adam SnowWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/07/2026BREAKING: I've not been elected Leader of the Labour Party but I have been made a Fellow of the British Academy. 162134 0
Reposted by Adam SnowBrandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Back on my bullsh 15893902127 0
Reposted by Adam SnowColin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A few token places on safe and legal routes for refugees cannot in any way mitigate or atone for what this government has done and is doing on asylum or immigration policy. A thread trying to be clear-eyed about this. 113973 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 20/06/2026God I hate the greens newsin60.co.uk/bristol-coun...newsin60.co.ukBristol Council’s Controversial Call to Cancel Ale Festival Raises Ethical QuestionsBristol City Council's call to cancel an ale festival raises ethical and cultural concerns. 218913 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 19/06/2026FFS yes let's just talk down one of our most successful sectors so we can feel better about how northern and working class we are because we like factories. 000 0
Reposted by Adam SnowRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 15/06/2026NIGEL FARAGE - AN APOLOGY. thecritic.co.uk/once... 23682205 0
Reposted by Adam SnowLance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Assassins Swede. Swedish hitmen got lost in Ireland because they couldn't work the satnav, forgot they drive on the left there, crashed into an oncoming vehicle. One was killed, the other fled but left behind a gun and a piece of paper naming who hired them. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...irishtimes.comSwedish man killed in Limerick crash was on his way to carry out contract killingGardaí also believe they know the identity of his accomplice, with staff at ports and airports on alert 1315370 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026If you're gonna pick a group to compensate for their treatment by government why not pick one that did acrually face financial disadvantage without notice, like Plan 2 graduates? As opposed to "some people who had many years' notice but didn't open some letters" 1840742 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I think I’ve decided of all the responses, this is the one that grinds my gear the most. Ok so if there is a problem with adults and phones are you saying children are immune or we should ignore them or that the state doesn’t have a larger duty of care towards children? Come on, think 7254 0
Reposted by Adam SnowTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 08/06/2026There has never been a more propitious set of circumstances and people for a full social media ban in the U.K. than the last two years and the government won’t even take their comms off Twitter. Come on. Be serious. 4233 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Sorry but cry me a river over this! Business finds out it's subject to the same rules as other businesses. Hardly controversial. Get a licence! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be overThey may have captured the public's imagination, but are councils coming for the cute cake cupboards? 000 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It is objectively insane that Cabinet ministers do not understand simple engagement data points or how algorithms work. Or that if the government moved to, say, BlueSky, the entire UK media would too. 911539 0
Reposted by Adam SnowSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The media & political classes (left + right) tend to guess wrong about the public - who have a *much* stronger common sense consensus on civic "inclusive nativism" than most of the commentariat seem to realise 15442154 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 05/06/2026For any lawyer or legal academics / aspiring legal academics we have a vacany at our gaff. #HE #law www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU130/l...jobs.ac.ukLecturer or Teaching Fellow in Law at Liverpool John Moores UniversityAn academic position as a Lecturer or Teaching Fellow in Law is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities. 000 0
Reposted by Adam SnowVulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 03/06/2026⌛️ 2 weeks to go until our webinar with @transformjustice.bsky.social “Resolving crime without court: lessons from practice”. 🕛 12pm-1pm 🗓️ 17 June 2026 📍 Online Get your ticket below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resolving-...eventbrite.co.ukResolving crime without court: lessons from practiceHow can the police resolve more crimes effectively, without resorting to the courts? 033 0
Reposted by Adam SnowGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I have a student son Henry Nowak’s age & I can’t imagine what it took for his family to respond outside court with the grace they did, asking that their son’s death not be used for division and hate. That Reform & Restore chose to throw that back in their faces makes me feel sick. 502215509 0
Reposted by Adam SnowGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Everyone wants something done about knife crime. Everyone wants the police to learn from what happened that night. Real leaders articulate what the country feels about a tragedy, & make us feel unity of purpose in response. What they don’t do is ask how it can give them a competitive edge. 119720 0
Reposted by Adam SnowBrian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Scott Hastings, a man of integrity, honesty and empathy. A player who never gave below his maximum. There is nothing more you can ask as a legacy. RIP 3181965 0
Reposted by Adam SnowJohn Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026My Andy Burnham What If? from the Commons Confidential newsletter yesterday 3124 0
Reposted by Adam SnowMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 17/04/2025"So how do you become a biologist?" "You spend years studying biolo and eventually you get the gist" 835840 0
Adam Snow @addz8.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Isn't that just Inheritance tax and everyone hates it with no corresponding desire to increase general taxation. Not sure the incentives / desires match here. 020 0
Reposted by Adam SnowSpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It is just the way things necessarily are. You can't have a million subtly differentiated crimes with fixed sentences, and how you draw the lines betwwen offences of different gravity is a matter of judgement. And we *reallly* can't tell juries in advance what goes to gravity 221 0