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Dr Nick McKerrell

@drniklaw.bsky.social
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Still Rambling on Law,(Scots and otherwise), politics, books, 80s music and other less important stuff. Senior Lecturer. "I've lost just what it takes, to be honest".

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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Though the tracks are variable the two big singles Big Fun and Good Life are class as are couple of others including title track. I think KS has now reverted to fairly obscure techno but this is good achievement.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I actually think this is one of the most revolutionary albums of the 80s - 1989 release. Kevin Saunderson one of Detroit techno's esoteric pioneers. Takes a great singer in Paris Gray and pushes it into the mainstream. Hugely influential on 90s dance.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Latest read. Alexei Sayle -How ive tried to change the world. Hilarious, analytical and surprisingly moving. One demo from each of his living decades to review the state of the nation (and the left). Laugh out loud on the train funny Buy it! #reading #BookSky #books
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Your sins against the dish will out!
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Latest Lib read. Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Early EW novel - still hilarious but also an experimental take on the new 1920s generation emerging as the British ruling class. Despite the satire the impact of WW1 is a constant thread. A sharp and important read #books #reading #BookSky
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sorry I just saw original headline.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Missing from headline of most obits today "Convicted liar JA died..."
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Did the Great Scottish Run Glasgow Half Marathon today. Brilliant atmosphere and made my target time. Now SAVE THE 100! #GreatScottishRun #running #Glasgow
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Says it all. Mass strike picket at Glasgow Caledonian University Thursday 1st October EIS, UCU and UNISON Management must think again. SAVE THE 100!
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
First Minister's statement to Scottish Parliament today on the roles and functions of Scotland's Law Officers An independent review on the future functions and responsibilities of the Scottish Law Officers will be chaired by Lord Boyd. He will appoint a reference group. www.gov.scot/publications...
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The Roles and Functions of Scotland’s Law Officers: First Minister's Statement
Statement by First Minister John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mass picket at Glasgow Caledonian University. Tuesday 29th Sep. Joint action from EIS and UCU. Stop the cuts. SAVE THE 100! #GCU
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tuesday morning picket starting up at Glasgow Caledonian University. EIS and UCU both out SAVE THE 100! #GCU @eisunion.bsky.social @ucuscotland.bsky.social
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Amazing! Turn of the decade
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wednesday morning. EIS/ULA picket at Glasgow Caledonian University still going strong. SAVE THE 100! @EISUnion #GCU
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Massive picket line this morning at Glasgow Caledonian University. EIS and UCU both taking action. SAVE THE 100! @eisunion.bsky.social @ucuscotland.bsky.social #GCU
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tuesday morning. Great turnout for EIS and UCU pickets at Glasgow Caledonian University. SAVE THE 100! #GCU @ucuscotland.bsky.social @eisunion.bsky.social
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Strong EIS picket line at Glasgow Caledonian University . SAVE THE 100! #GCU @eisunion.bsky.social
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Incredible (but very bleak in a Muriel Spark way) book.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not unpleasant and fairly unique sound (Donovan clearly influenced) but bit all over the shop. The one about the hedgehog is pretty good. Not sure why it's on list category though.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Taking strike action is always a last resort, but staff are resolute in not only defending their jobs, but protecting academic standards and the high quality educational teaching that students deserve. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2655729…
glasgowtimes.co.uk
Students set for 14 days of disruption as lecturers gear up to go on strike
Lecturers at a Glasgow university are barrelling towards 14 days of strikes after talks over redundancies broke down.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
EIS Picket details at Glasgow Caledonian University. Start Monday 21st September 8am #GCU #EIS
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EIS to strike at Glasgow Caledonian University for 14 days of the next 4 weeks. Starting on Monday 21st. Joining other unions to protect jobs. SAVE THE 100! #GCU
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We can have him on as a guest on the podcast...🤣
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Also another Chicago production - mixture of internal migrants from Tennessee and Chicago born Mayfield. Leroy Hutson (few albums ago) replaced CM in Impressions!
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The first "Greatest Hits are not albums" post for a while. Although I note the first GH for Impressions was released 2 years after 1st single. Brilliant tracks but really a showcase for Mayfield who wrote most of these in his early 20s! Crisp clear vocals throughout.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Latest read: A History of the World in 7 cheap thingsPatel and Moore. An enthralling 2018 work which is relatively concise. Argument: capitalism needs 7 things to stay afloat and in essence they are running out. A bit scattergun with examples but an essential read #books #BookSky #reading
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I think the use in hip hop was quite new in 88. Mainly just used turntables.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tho a big seller it does have an underground feel to it. Misogyny is there but not to the massive levels that came later. Also the closer Soul On Ice draws heavily on the writing of Iceberg Slim giving a link with earlier African-American art. So some good points to this i think.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Given how quickly T moved into bad movies and TV i always thought he was one of the biggest chancers in early hip hop. But there is something about this album. It is undoubtedly pioneering with T producing himself (unusual) and the 1988 sounds of squelchy synth and sampler I like.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Music to my ears.... (geddit?)
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New Springburn Harriers 5 miler race up round Forth and Clyde canal. Great route and good break in busy week! #running #Glasgow
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Latest summer read. I Married a Communist by Philip Roth. A good but dense read. Explores the McCarthyite witchhunts via the tale (told by third parties) of radio actor Ira Ringold. Covers a lot (probably too much) but a sharp analysis of the personal and political #BookSky #reading
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Lecturers and academic staff are taking a fourth day of strike action at Glasgow Caledonian University today. EIS and UCU colleagues stand united on the picket line against job cuts and compulsory redundancy✊📣 www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcu-stri…
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I have some comment here on an interesting judicial ruling on the televising of Murrell's sentencing. #Murrell
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/07/2026
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show reut.rs/3SXDz2G
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Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show
The vast majority — more ​than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Latest library read. 2026 novella from George Saunders - Vigil. A disappointment after the brilliant Lincoln in the Bardo. Retreads similar themes on limbo but unfortunately crowbars in some clunky material on climate crisis. Still some brilliant writing but a bit of a waste. #BookSky #reading
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Great support from the graduating students today at Glasgow Caledonian University. Day 2 of the EIS/ULA strike. #GCU
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Scottish Trades Union Congress @scottishtuc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Supporting the picket at Glasgow Caledonian University ✊ @eisunion.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
On the picket line today at Glasgow Caledonian University.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Strike prep for the week ahead. Pickets begin tomorrow at Glasgow Caledonian University. SAVE THE 100! #GCU
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Nick McKerrell EIS ULA Branch Secretary at Glasgow Caledonian University spoke with Go Radio yesterday. He called on students and staff at the university to support their lecturers as they take the necessary action to fight for the future of Glasgow Caledonian.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I see old Abdullah just passed away. Obit here Abdullah Ibrahim, musician, 1934-2026 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Abdullah Ibrahim, musician, 1934-2026
The South African jazz luminary produced anthems that came to define resistance against apartheid
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Back to local Queens Park parkrun. Lovely morn despite late Scotland match night. Feeling good! #parkrun #running #Glasgow
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My union the EIS to strike for 7 days over compulsory redundancies at Glasgow Caledonian University. SAVE THE 100! #GCU
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It has probably altered now but it is telling that the first wave of gangsta had misogyny hard wired into it. There was even a big thread of it in the contingent parts of the Wu-Tang.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Brilliant. The sound of now. Added to my bandcamp library.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He even does the old trick on having a battle track with female rapper. I think his fellow Ice (T) did something similar.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The presence of PE is unusual. Chuck D normally would not let a lot of this content on one of his albums. I guess he is focusing on other stuff Cube is rapping on. Flavour Flav also very unrestricted on his track.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is still a powerful sound although not quite as strong as NWA's 80s debut. Ice Cube also has unique voice which he has now largely put to one side to star in terrible films. But the deeply misogynistic lyrics as you say cannot be ignored. Horrible images abound.
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Dr Nick McKerrell @drniklaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Busy picket at Glasgow Caledonian University. Solidarity with the UCU strikers. SAVE THE 100! #GCU
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