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Lecturer in Criminology at UEA; Research on law, policing & protest; (she/her)

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
University of East Anglia (@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social) is hiring: Lecturer in Criminology #lecturer #criminology #socialsciences
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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Job ID: ATS1372 Extract: The University of East Anglia seeks a Lecturer in Criminology to develop and deliver a new BA Criminology program and existing LLB Law with Criminology. The role includes teaching, curriculum development, and supervising students.
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If you're in that Venn diagram intersection of academics who love teaching #criminology in old buildings, then this might be right up your street...we're advertising to join our growing team (have no fear; does not include me) to be based in this delightful place vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/23...
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Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“Following careful consideration, I have decided to step aside from my role as Vice-Chancellor for a period of approximately 24 hours, after which I will assume the role of Vice-Chancellor.” -VC
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I feel these two headlines should be shown together more
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Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Together with @petefussey.bsky.social and @daragh.bsky.social we are releasing "Pushed into the Shadows: evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association” 1/ www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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The Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
⏰ ⏰ ⏰ There's one week left to apply for our (paid) summer research fellowship examining the position of protest within the UK Constitution. Full details at: consoc.org.uk/protest-fell... Please share widely and consider applying, but don't leave it too much longer! ⏰ ⏰ ⏰
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Fellowship on Protest and the Constitution: Apply Now - The Constitution Society
The Constitution Society invites applications for a three‑month Fellowship exploring the position of protest in the UK constitution.
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The Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🔍🔍🔍 There's just over a month left to apply for our summer research fellowship on protest and the constitution. Full details at: consoc.org.uk/protest-fellowship-20… Please share widely and consider applying! 🔍🔍🔍
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Fellowship on Protest and the Constitution: Apply Now - The Constitution Society
The Constitution Society invites applications for a three‑month Fellowship exploring the position of protest in the UK constitution.
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I have curated this year's @publiclaw.bsky.social Special Analysis section "The Public Order Act 1986 at Forty", with six excellent contributions which together, I/we hope, offer an insight into the rich tapestry of contemporary protest law and policing in the UK, through that historical lens.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Today, we joined the mass lobby of Parliament to demand the Government drop harsh new anti-protest powers from the Crime and Policing Bill. Protest has given us some of our most cherished rights and freedoms. It's essential to a healthy democracy, and must be protected.
Image of MPs, civil society organisations and trade union members stood in front of Parliament. The banner reads "DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST" with logos of signatories around it.
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Low Frequency Ovipositor @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026
Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The UK government should repeal anti-democratic protest restrictions and review and publicly account for all protest arrests and convictions made under laws that courts have ruled unlawful. New report @hrw.org, out now ⤵️
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UK: Protest Crackdowns Undermine Democracy
UK authorities have severely restricted the right to protest, in contravention of their international human rights obligations, creating an environment in which peaceful dissent is increasingly treate...
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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
When they ask me what radicalized me
The family of mice singing “No cheeses for us meeces” in the opening song (“Scrooge”) of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), a movie that I saw in the theater at age 10 and which immediately became a formative movie and deeply held family favorite, its annual viewing soon becoming a family tradition, and which has always been incredibly dear to me, even though I consider myself only an average enthusiast when it comes to the Muppets (I grew up with them and still love them with that warm childhood purity but I am not at Disney-Adult-levels of obsession or passionate opinion—but I will say that THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL is one of the best adaptations of Dickens’s story in the entire history of cinema, and no one since ’92 has come remotely close), and which I have always found incredibly moving and beautiful and tragic and redemptive, and which always makes me cry quietly during several key scenes; it is one of my strongest links to childhood memory.
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Which way will this Review go…? www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Review of public order and hate crime legislation
Lord Macdonald to lead review of public order and hate crime legislation.
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Come work with me, in this beautiful listed building* alongside some really cracking Criminology colleagues** #LAWJOBS #CRIMINOLOGYJOBS vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19... * it doesn't look like that all year round obviously...today it's like a monsoon has hit ** & supposedly the ghost too
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Really interesting reading here. I think we need to see this as part of a broader pattern with law increasingly being deployed to performative ends not just in relation to legal letters, but also the act of legislating and the claim of 'legality' or 'illegality' as an artefact of political debate.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A bonus snippet for those interested in the policing of protest and government trends towards greater police powers and more punitive restrictions: "[There is] an apparent disconnect between prominent media calls for harsh punishment of disruptive protests and broader public sentiment."
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/12/n...
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Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests
The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025. The Bill builds on the Labour party manifesto commitment to “take back our streets”, and contains a wide-ranging scope …
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
And if you also have a research interest in protest-y stuff, fill your boots as we’re looking to secure and expand that side of our School’s research Between us, @crwerren.bsky.social have heaps of legal and socio legal and hands on, getting dirty experience and knowledge
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18... Come join me and my good chums in the Law School here… This is where we work You could even work with me, trying - sometimes succeeding - to convey the joys of Public Law to 1st years
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
BACK IN PARLIAMENT TODAY: The Crime and Policing Bill. The Lords will soon be voting on plans to ban face coverings at protests. If passed, police will have the power to create ‘no mask zones’ at designated demos and arrest those who don’t comply. www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/the-uk...
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The UK Government’s plan to ban face coverings at protests - Liberty
The Government wants to give the police powers to ban face coverings at designated demonstrations and arrest protesters for not complying.
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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Roger Hallam and others related to Just Stop Oil have been refused Permission to Appeal to the UK Supreme Court regarding the length of their sentences and whether they are compatible with Articles 10 and 11 ECHR - the Court of Appeal's decision stands. www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
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R v Hallam and others (Appellants) - UK Supreme Court
Are the sentences imposed on the Appellants a disproportionate interference with their rights under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)?
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Jack Jones @storiesfromjack.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Working on research of direct relevance to this - police responses to JSO slow marches both sides of the Regs Suella Braverman introduced in 2023 that unlawfully brought in a similar power. It would be the largest expansion in general assembly/procession regulation since 1986. #protest #law
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Geoff Pearson @profgeoffpearson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
(1) Police can already take into account cumulative effect - restrictions on repeat disruptive protests are more likely to be proportionate. (2) Vast numbers of DefendOurJuries protesters have been arrested. It's made future protests more, not less, likely. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office
Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday
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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Might try an experiment in criminal law this year where for my public order offences lecture I just read through all the current and proposed protest offences and the students can place bets over whether I can cover them all in 2 hours or if I run out of time.
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Netpol @netpol.org · 05/10/2025
The Home Office sham "consultation" on cumulative protests closed on 29 September, so this immediate announcement shows Labour had already decided – yet again – to expand public order powers, well before the Manchester attack that is now used to justify it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office
Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday
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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
My new piece on Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, and the neoliberalisation of Britain’s postal service. A little 🧵 on how this theme plays out in the show… #skystorians 🗃️ #polisky #socsky
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Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (2008–2017)
The BBC’s readaptation of the adventures of Britain’s most famous fictional postman mirrored many concurrent neoliberal transformations of its postal service.
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Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
#UK I am very concerned about the arrest of over 350 people in London around Parliament Square, including many elders. The misuse of terrorism laws against peaceful protestors is a worrisome trend that need to stop.
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Jen @jennyflower.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Putting it out to the Bluesky universe, I've been commissioned to write a book on the demise of political entertainment (focusing on satire) & with the cancellation of #TheLateShow I wondered if anyone here has any contacts on the show I could interview. Worth a shot hey? Blue Sky thinking....🙃
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Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
1/ 🚨 Few days ago, along with five other UN Special Procedures mandates, I sent a letter to the United Kingdom expressing serious concerns about a proposed bill that seeks to ban face coverings during protests.
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Nour Haidar: Home Secretary vs Palestine Action: The Constitutional Implications of Widening the Legal Understanding of Terrorism ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/08/n...
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Nour Haidar: Home Secretary vs Palestine Action: The Constitutional Implications of Widening the Legal Understanding of Terrorism
On 23 June 2025 the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced in Parliament that she had “decided to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000.” Section 3 of the 2000 Act …
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madoc cairns @madoc.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
The High Court judgement regarding Palestine Action's proscription and the enforcement of the order today from is the most extreme application of terrorism legislation we've yet seen in this country. It's so extreme, in fact, that it's causing the law itself to become openly incoherent. Thread🧵🔽
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Mark Elliott @profmarkelliott.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The Constitution Society has launched its 2025 essay prize competition for undergraduate/GDL students at UK universities: “To what extent is the Ministerial Code an effective control over ministerial behaviour?” consoc.org.uk/2025-essay-p...
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Announcement: 2025 Constitution Society Essay Prize Now Open - The Constitution Society
Entries are now open for the 2025 Constitution Society Essay Prize. The deadline for submission is 22 August 2025.
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Adam Wagner KC @adamwagner1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The full judgment has now been published: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/kb/2025...
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The Office Group Properties Limited & Anor v Persons Unknown - Find Case Law - The National Archives
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Rebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨Calling all #police historians. Come in, police historians🚨 #CfP 'Policing and Public #Health' history workshop, London, 17/09/2025! Unsure if your work fits? Get in touch. We welcome all career stages, independent researchers, #GLAM and police sector folks. Hybrid is an option. #HistSTM
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Workshop Call for Papers: Policing and Public Health, c.1800-2000 | LSHTM
Workshop Call for Papers: Policing and Public Health, c.1800-2000 | LSHTM
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David Mead @seethingmead.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Seems to be another from this quick read to add to the Ziegler plus column and counter the broadish weight of criminal cases before the UK courts these past 2-3 years The domestic court should conduct a proportionality exercise @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social @amritlohia.bsky.social
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Jen @jennyflower.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Our toolkit *What's in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence* is out now. A must read for all those interested in humour and the law. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15335508
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨BREAKING🚨 WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
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Ruth! @ruthholliday.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Lecturers for the last 200 years: Optional Modules should explore a topic in depth giving students a sense of a field of enquiry and different approaches to it. The best teaching is research-led, delivered by experts in the area bringing students the latest knowledge in their field. 1/
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/03/2025
Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action
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Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action
Final gathering in April will mark end of street protests although campaign to continue ‘in courts and prisons’ Supporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil have announced that, after three years of disruptive protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance. Hannah Hunt, whose speech on Valentine’s Day 2022 marked the beginning of the campaign, made the announcement outside Downing Street in London. Continue reading...
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
this is a Fulbright Scholar, invited to this country to help improve intercultural relations and understanding, instead abducted off the streets by unidentified agents. this is a nightmare.
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The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Crushing Blow Dealt to Oligarchy as Local Man Creates Bluesky Account thehardtimes.net/culture/crus...
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Crushing Blow Dealt to Oligarchy as Local Man Creates Bluesky Account
The massive tech billionaire-run oligarchy suffered a devastating blow today as local account coordinator and frisbee golf enthusiast, Michael Murray, created an account on the new social media platfo...
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Yet another scandal brewing within UK Higher Ed: universities can get research money for everyone they've sacked. Big ghost fleets of lecturers who don't exist will be launched into the next Research Excellence Framework. Unis will laugh and cash in (1/2). englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
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REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Bingo.
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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
"This inquiry will seek to understand the rule of law as a constitutional principle and as a practical matter, and what the state of the rule of law is in the UK." Seems relevant. Some might say "urgent".
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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Police admit arrest of anti-monarchy heckler in Oxford was unlawful www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Police admit arrest of anti-monarchy heckler in Oxford was unlawful
Symon Hill paid £2,500 by Thames Valley police over his arrest at proclamation of Charles III’s accession in 2022
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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
CALL FOR PAPERS: 25 Years of the Human Rights Act (University of Leeds, 18 September 2025). Deadline for abstracts 1 April.
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Dr Ben Archer @benjaminarcher96.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Some thoughts on the "strengthening" of ASB powers in the Crime and Policing Bill:
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