Reposted by George Peretz KCJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/10/2026I wonder if she has noticed how few of the Tories she (we) knew at university are even voting for the party now. 81126
Reposted by George Peretz KCJUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In this letter to @thetimes.com, Lord Carlile, @bricksilk.bsky.social and Sir Max Hill explain why the ECHR is a national security asset. The three former Independent Reviewers of Terrorism Legislation wrote the foreword to our recent paper on the subject: justice.org.uk/news/former-... 0109
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Plans for judge-only jury trials to be scrapped. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukJustice reforms to be rolled out faster as Justice Secretary sets out changes to Courts BillVictims will get the fast and fair justice they deserve under changes to court reforms, the Justice Secretary has announced today. 4381
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds this day in the sight of heaven and earth.” (Bleak House) 162
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Important - and on the nail - point by the Prime Minister here. (www.ft.com/content/ef10... Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough - £). 56620
Reposted by George Peretz KCTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Honestly it’s like a parody by this point isn’t it 2326331
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thoughts on the structure and purpose of the National Commission on Electoral Reform here. georgeperetzkc.substack.com/p/towards-el...georgeperetzkc.substack.comTowards Electoral ReformElectoral reform now has the Prime Minister on its side: but how is it to be delivered? 081
Reposted by George Peretz KCJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6428111169
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thoughts from me on the next steps towards electoral reform. georgeperetzkc.substack.com/p/towards-el...georgeperetzkc.substack.comTowards Electoral ReformElectoral reform now has the Prime Minister on its side: but how is it to be delivered? 184
Reposted by George Peretz KCJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Harborne gave a Bangkok address as recently as 9 June to the High Court. Companies House still records his country of residence as Thailand, & has done so continuously since 2018. No change has yet been published for the two UK firms Harborne controls, despite a 14-day duty to notify CH of a change.bylinetimes.comWhy Reform UK Could Be Forced to Hand Back Their £72m Donations From Crypto BillionairesChristopher Harborne and Ben Delo gave a record £36 million each over the weekend to Nigel Farage's party, but a new law means they may have to take it all back 27016
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Here are the (differing) texts. “France will ordinarily accept those persons” is strangely absent from la version française. 711444
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Here is the link. A really valuable contribution, with which I entirely agree www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...linkedin.comThe International Rules Based Order Under Threat – the Case for the DefenceSingapore 28 August 2026 The Right Honourable Lord Hermer KC PC Introduction What a pleasure it is to be with you all in Singapore. I would like to thank the Attorney General, Lucien Wong, for invitin... 061
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I agree: Half Six Fix is an excellent initiative. 082
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Not sure about this. The point of living in a democracy is that voters’ views matter, and that law should be responsive to that. And the idea that questions of criminal sentencing policy should be immune from that pressure is, I think, dubious in principle. 8328
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026NB that the result will be that the UK will have 3 subsidy control regimes: the 2022 Act as the generally applicable regime + Art10 of the Windsor F/W where there’s an effect on NI/EU goods trade + the new domestic regime implementing para 10 where the subsidy affects the electricity market. 162
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Interesting piece by @pmdfoster.bsky.social on the UK post-Brexit subsidy control regime. www.ft.com/content/560f... UK state subsidies soar as post-Brexit grants boost energy projects (£)ft.comUK state subsidies soar as post-Brexit grants boost energy projectsGovernment backing climbs to £114bn in year to March, more than double the previous 12 months 144
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It may be reassuring to know that Dinah’s (absolutely correct) point is emphasised hard in judicial training. 59020
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026An experiment. I have a spare ticket to see Cyrano de Bergerac (RSC - Adrian Lester) at the Noel Coward theatre in Covent Garden tomorrow at 7.30 (Friday). It being August, usual friends are away. As it’s (generally) nice to meet people on here IRL, would anyone like to take the ticket? 8185
Reposted by George Peretz KCProf Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 06/08/20261. His academic misconduct and fantastical claims are pretty clearcut; he should not have been appointed. 2. The press/public wouldn't have noticed if he wasn't black* 3. They noticed in particular because Cambridge made a huge song and dance about appointing a black person. 4. This is on Cambridge. 1444149
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My thought on seeing Nolan’s Odyssey: worthy of its material. Which is the highest praise it could have. 2162
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026After a vote of members, the @soclablaw.bsky.social will be nominating Andy Burnham as Leader of the Labour Party. 120
Reposted by George Peretz KCGeorge Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thoughts on Labour and free speech - my brief talk last week to the Free Speech Union. substack.com/@georgeperet...substack.comDifferent views of free speech: my talk to the Free Speech UnionThe Labour tradition of free speech is not the libertarian approach of the FSU. But losing the ECHR - as the Tories and Reform want to do - would, on either approach, harm free speech. 083
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Rather a lot of Western civilisation (however you define it) is, after all, not conservative. 091
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026If you say “I’m not speculating, but we don’t know if it’s X or if it’s Y”, you have just contradicted yourself. 3375
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thoughts on Labour and free speech - my brief talk last week to the Free Speech Union. substack.com/@georgeperet...substack.comDifferent views of free speech: my talk to the Free Speech UnionThe Labour tradition of free speech is not the libertarian approach of the FSU. But losing the ECHR - as the Tories and Reform want to do - would, on either approach, harm free speech. 083
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026💥In the “Dieselgate” litigation the High Court has given judgment on whether vehicles produced by leading car manufacturers contained prohibited defeat devices. Answer on a postage stamp: very few of them did, and no vehicles produced by my client, Ford, did. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...judiciary.uk 173
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Interesting piece by my @soclablaw.bsky.social colleague Joe Kelen on Andy Burnham’s reference to the German Basic Law. labourlist.org/2026/07/a-gu...labourlist.org'German Basic Law: a guide to the law cited by Andy Burnham as a new model for Britain' - LabourListWhat is the 'German Basic Law'? How does it work? And how could it work for Britain? 3104
Reposted by George Peretz KCLucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Online platforms play a central role in our democratic debate. They must also accept responsibilities that reflect that influence. Talking to @lbc.co.uk about why we need stronger protections for our democracy in the digital age. www.lbc.co.uk/article/lucy...lbc.co.ukLucy Powell brands Elon Musk's X 'toxic' as she says social media rules around elections must be tightened | LBCThe deputy Labour leader told LBC's Lewis Goodall that the government "absolutely need[s] to strengthen regulation" of social media 06023
Reposted by George Peretz KCPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026🧵I’d rather spend my weekends doing something else than post about Nigel Farage’s murky finances, but his behaviour poses such a threat to our democratic norms that I wanted to flag a number of points in the public interest.thetimes.comRevealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminalThe Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals 31814353
Reposted by George Peretz KCLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Absolutely extraordinary story from the Sunday Times that is going to be very hard for Farage to deflect. "Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal" www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comRevealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminalThe Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals 741324540
Reposted by George Peretz KCRichard Jones @richardaljones.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I did my best to do a commentary on Burnham's theory of economic growth & its antecedents here. If anyone wanted an op-ed from me about it I'm available... softmachines.org?p=3324softmachines.orgFive glosses on Andy Burnham’s big speech – Soft Machines, by Richard Jones 194
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026If anyone is in East London this evening and would like to go to a free concert, I’m playing (2nd clarinet) in this. (Dvořak 8 is particularly lovely.) 44022
Reposted by George Peretz KCJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026On deepening EU relations: "I will build on the good work the government has already done in this area." 3112
Reposted by George Peretz KCJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Burnham's answer on electoral reform, FYI 4236
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The western edge of London is, of course, Park Lane. Everywhere west of that is a suburb of Reading. 3140
Reposted by George Peretz KCThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026England and the United States are two countries divided by a common law This week's Weekly Constitutional at @prospectmagazine.co.uk, on how recent US Supreme Court judgments uphold executive power in a way English law would not www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... 414848
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026My thoughts for @labourlist.bsky.social on what is in Andy Burnham’s legal in-tray. labourlist.org/2026/07/andy...labourlist.org'Your lawyers would like a word! Andy Burnham's legal in-tray' - LabourListChair of the Society of Labour Lawyers looks at what the legal issues are that will be consuming Andy Burnham's time. 0167
Reposted by George Peretz KCSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Might be good if some of the people still taking him seriously realise what he's become. 3437743
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A senior UK judge recently told me that the reason senior courts in this jurisdiction never look at US Supreme Court case-law is that they regard it as so politicised as to be useless as legal analysis. 719966
Reposted by George Peretz KCPaul Gowder @gowder.io · 02/07/2026Long form version of my postmortem on the birthright citizenship case (tldr just listen to Justice Jackson), courtesy of the fine folks at @theunpopulist.net www.theunpopulist.net/p/there-is-n...theunpopulist.netThere Is No Originalist Rationale for Denying Citizenship to the US BornSo the conservative dissenters on the Supreme Court ditched their own preferred approach in the recent birthright ruling 314849
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026My gripe (because I live on a one-way road) is Lime bikers riding the wrong way up the road (dangerous: it’s busy) or, worse, avoiding the danger by riding on the pavement. As Lime bikes are tracked, isn’t the answer for Lime to be made to take (say) £50 off the credit card of anyone who does that? 4183
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A quick note on this paragraph of Andy Burnham’s speech yesterday. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news... 6188
Reposted by George Peretz KCDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 23/06/2026Between 2008 and 2014 (Euromaidan) USAID spent $12.7 million on supporting civil society organizations in Ukraine. If you think you can fund a revolution in a country of 45 million people by having a DC based non-profit hand out small grants... USAID report is here: oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...oig.usaid.gov 619446
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026“Opportunist” is no more a bad thing for a politician than it is for a footballer: when the goal is open, you kick the ball in. It’s your job. 0184
Reposted by George Peretz KCLabour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Today one of Labour’s strongest supporters of Proportional Representation takes his place in Parliament. Welcome, Andy Burnham! Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard. #Labour4PR 🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social 55928