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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Letter printed in The Times today

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Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 28/09/2026

I am a barrister who once spent time seconded to the CPS serious crimes unit making charging decisions. Today, you can pretend to be one too and work through the decision-making framework in a very serious case. The police have multiple suspects in custody and the phone just rang. 👨 👨 👨 👨 👨 📱 👮‍♀️ 🚨

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So the NYT list of 100 best shows of the century has Fleabag at no.5 while The Good Place (one of the most perfect comedies ever written) is a paltry 51st -Am I the only person in the world that thought Fleabag was a bit meh?

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I remember watching Falling Down in the 90s and not really getting what he was so angry about. But now I do.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just had my first experience of using Ticketmaster for an event for the child and friend. It was incredibly stressful and after clicking on the ‘buy’ button the second it appeared, and queuing, it took me to a dead page because it was sold out. In less than a minute.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wrote to my MP this morning to say how disappointing the government’s weak response was. I think it’s important to remind MPs that ordinary people don’t support these thugs. Perhaps if enough MPs have a go at Burnham he’ll be a bit more visible in taking a stand against the fascists.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...

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Equality Act 2010

An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economi...

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’ve discovered some great authors since joining Bluesky, including Tom. I bought his book Villager after reading the brilliant chapter he posted. Please, authors, keep posting about your books!

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Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026

"The result is that the actual work of writing is rarely taught to anyone in any sustained way: how an argument is built across paragraphs, how reasoning is signalled, how counter-evidence is handled, how a student moves from describing to analysing."

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What teaching academic writing as a discipline actually looks like

Good academic writing is a skill that can be taught. Anna Yeadell wonders why we don't bother teaching it

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Every time I buy a second hand book now, I feel like I am saving a precious treasure for future generations.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Celebrating 21 years of marriage with a glass of champagne and a game of Plate Up

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We went a few years ago and it hit me the same, it’s so lovely.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So I saw the eclipse through a colander last night, like everyone else, pretty cool. We sat out to see Perseids but nothing doing, probably wasn’t late enough. Was able to see lots of stars which had a total perspective vortex effect- we really are just a tiny spot in the universe.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A sensible move. I did wonder when the courts would deal with these.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

That looks very familiar! I’ve just looked it up to see if my memory was right and it turns out the girl’s name was Cornelia, so that’s even less I remember. I do remember my very scary Latin teacher, though.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I did Latin GCSE using the Ecce Romani books and all I can remember is that the ‘puella’ was ‘nomine Claudia’

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Skionar @skionar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Orchids revived, the corpse ambulant and a poetic ruined abbey. These are the news stories I want to read.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It was amazing. I don’t usually like long films, but I didn’t notice the time and felt bereft when it ended. And yes, definitely want to read more Homer as a result.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I have read the Odyssey but it was many, many years ago. My memory of it has got completely entwined with the Simpson episode- If the sirens aren’t singing ‘the island, island of sirens’ to Copacabana it just won’t feel authentic!

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Going to see the Odyssey today. Excited to see it, but mostly excited to have three hours completely to myself!

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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A High Court judge delivered a shouty message yesterday about respecting restrictions on the draft judgments. Mr Justice Fordham was ruling on what he described as “another case about the vital distinction between a court embargo and a journalism embargo”. rozenberg.substack.com/p/badger-tru...

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Badger Trust badgered

Judge issues bold type of warning after breach of trust

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I had a meal out in Sheffield last week, and it cost a lot less than £50! I don’t know where they’re eating.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

An abuse of process issue that reads like a spy novel . Re 'privilege hunting' as an abuse of the process of the English court and, if it is, what if anything should be the court's response. Salinas Pliego & Anor v Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 940 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I mean, better comms will be good and have been sorely lacking over the past two years. The government should be talking about the great things they’ve done. But the appalling immigration reforms have blighted everything, with the cherry on top of being told to fuck right off if you care about it.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I wanted to believe things had changed. I felt a bit of hope with Burnham’s speech yesterday, it was good and the focus on homelessness is humane and something that Labour should focus on. But keeping the Home Secretary… so much for a new start.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Agree, I wasn’t trying to have a dig at you! I’m not sure whether it’s the press or Burnham’s camp, but setting up a metropolitan vs provincial divide is really unhelpful and alienating. I hoped for better from this new PM but am getting ready to be disappointed. Again.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I live in one of these ‘provincial’ areas and feel exactly the same as you! Maybe they could just try to govern for everyone and stop trying to put people into ridiculous insulting boxes.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 11/07/2026

Reform UK and Ring Leader Nigel have many (oh so many) excuses, arguments and obfuscations that they’re all rolling out to somehow justify the utter farce they’ve launched straight into the body politic. They range from “it’s the establishment!” to “he isn’t really a politician!” Each one of (1)

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Faragian Farce Day 4: A Deep Dive Into The Nine Bins Of Reformati Arguments

The Farage/Reform response has become a panicked tour of grievance, victimhood, and procedural illiteracy, with one very large question still sitting slap bang in the middle of the room.

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Shoaib M Khan @shoaibmkhan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Official figures on the diversity of the judiciary have once again revealed sluggish progress – with female and ethnic minority representation rising but the number of solicitor-judges shrinking. The proportion of black judges has effectively stalled. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/slow-pr...

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I’ve just bought a big circus tent of a dress that makes me look like I’m Boss Hogg’s wife, but it is so nice and cool to wear I don’t care.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This is atrocious, to lose so much talent. The people who created so many amazing games deserve better. What are Microsoft thinking.

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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Reforms aimed at reducing delays and prioritising trials in the criminal courts of England and Wales have been announced by the lady chief justice, Baroness Carr. There will be greater use of live links so that more participants can attend hearings remotely. rozenberg.substack.com/p/making-tri...

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Making trials run on time

Judges must minimise the ‘human impact’ of delay

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is this by-election because someone is on manoeuvres in Reform? I just can’t see a rational reason for it otherwise.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We’re rewatching this at the moment and said exactly this last night.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Just had a man canvass for Reform, and I was so shocked that instead of all the clever things I’d planned to say, I stuttered something about Reform being a bunch of disgustingness (??😅) Think the look on my face told him how I felt, as he said ‘no?’ before he even finished saying who he was!

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

*Telegraph hit piece, I mean

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Is this supposed to be a hit piece, as it is helping to convince me to support him! 😂

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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“This consultation,” wrote David Lammy, “proposes some of the biggest reforms to family law in decades — bringing the law into the 21st century, helping families feel better off and increasing protections.” Top marks if you already know what he’s talking about. rozenberg.substack.com/p/justice-fo...

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Justice for the unmarried

Whisper it quietly, though

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

"The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging" www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed

The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Spent last night at Classical 80s in Leeds having a great time. Nik Kershaw is probably the only artist that we all love in my family, especially the teen - possibly the youngest person there and she knew all the words. So proud.🥰

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Louise S @louises.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Well, now he knows how a lot of people who voted Labour last election feel.

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Cathal Malone @cathalmalone.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

To expand on my theme slightly, people often misunderstand the purpose of a law degree. It is, emphatically, *not* to learn "The Law." That changes daily. By the time my first degree was over, Irish property law (as an example) had been overhauled beyond recognition. What a law degree is for is...

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