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Simon Ricketts @simonicity.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Time for US to get new president says civilised world.
BBC piece “”Time for Ukraine to get new president” says Trump after Zelenskyy condemns diesel deal”
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Stephen Swan @stephenswan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is a brilliant assessment/conversation by Niall and Alex. Please read and share. Any substantive comments by me would be superfluous.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Were they orphans or part of the religious mania? A lot of children were also sent to Australia. Its important to know who was behind all this? Church, state? I've always been impressed that those running the Orphanages but are they to be considered criminals? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Remembering the British Home Children sent to Canada all alone
Many of those sent away under the British Home Children migration scheme sailed via Liverpool.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've never seen or heard of anyone "faking unconsciousness" what would be the point of that? Where was the Custody sergeant who is supposed to: "including the care and welfare of detained persons" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Man's police custody death 'grossly negligent failure' - court
William Cameron, 38, died in policy custody after being arrested in January 2020, a trial hears.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Single Justice Procedure with update from Tristan Kirk www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/fare...
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Almost £5m paid out to miscarriage of justice victims accused of fare dodging
More than 48,000 people had their criminal convictions overturned after a 2024 ruling that train companies had spent years unlawfully using the fast-track Single Justice Procedure (SJP) to prosecute a...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Slow marching being an obvious threat to public safety meriting prosecution, unlike blocking ports and knifing boats with someone still on board /s
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very good video about the Jill Dando case. About an hour but contains Mansfield comments on other cases! I didn't realise there were eyewitness accounts that didn't ID Mr. George. Also mentions crimping which leads to Eastern Europe Audio levels could be better www.youtube.com/watch?v=y16m...
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Inside the Case: "The Killing of Jill Dando" - Michael Mansfield KC
YouTube video by The University of Law
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Film4 just showed Miranda's Victim. Well worth a watch, a drama set around the rape of Patricia "Trish" Weir. Granted anonymity for her trials, at the end of the movie Tricia allows her name to be public knowledge
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Hails @whatuphails.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
"Miranda's Victim" is a movie that told the story of how Miranda rights were established as a constitutional right. Those rights were established on a man's case whom was eventually found guilty of a heinous crime against a young woman. Rights only work if it applies to everybody, all the time.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do the new HS2 trains have toilets for passengers? (in all classes?). Some say yes but others not so much www.hs2.org.uk#reliable-tra...
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Discover HS2, Britain’s new high-speed railway, including construction progress, the route, stations, benefits, local works and the latest project information.
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Ellin Stein @ellinst.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Reminder: The only reason Orbán lost power in Hungary is because an 80% voter turnout rejected him.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The simple way to do this is join the EU. To be in "Team Europe". Perhaps you would be better off in "Team Trump"
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Two independent sources who have attended meetings there with senior Palantir staff in the last two years told us they had to sign non-disclosure agreements just to enter the building.” A bit of free legal advice. Don’t do this…just sign an NDA given to you by a company.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And one constituent says reject... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thames Water's £10bn rescue deal should be rejected - MPs
A report on the future of Thames Water, urging the government to take action, has been published.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So what do places do that don't have a Regional Mayor? Like Reading the base of Thames Water? What is wrong with OFWAT? Not doing their job? then replace them and retain a national view www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies under government plan
The idea is to create nine new regional bodies responsible for planning, setting objectives and holding water companies to account.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Family law solicitor to livestream 24-hour Q&A marathon zurl.co/J4spJ
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Family law solicitor to livestream 24-hour Q&A marathon
A family law solicitor will this week hold a 24-hour Q&A marathon which will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Locals don't want to be 'Solar Central' www.edp24.co.uk/news/2652145...
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Homes go unsold in ‘Solar Central’ village which could house 1,000 battery containers
Villagers in Great Moulton fear their community could be turned into 'Solar Central', with three sub stations and 1,000 vast battery…
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New video fm Katie. In the early days of the Revolutionary War, the Continentals wanted to include what we now call Canada. It's a long way fm New England www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKA...
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One of the Most Daring Gambles of the American Revolution Launched HERE
YouTube video by All Revolutionary War, All The Time!
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yvonne Woods given 10 year sentence after guilty plea. Forensic DNA interpretation is a difficult task. Why didn't the Lab have checks on everyone's work? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRty...
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Former CBI forensic scientist sentenced to 10 years in prison after plea deal
YouTube video by Denver7
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've not been told that there were risks associated with the Covid vaccine. I suddenly became ineligible for it, as I'm too young, I thought it was budgetary considerations. Perhaps it is due to risk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims
The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ahem, how about Berkshire as well? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plans for major overhaul of councils halted
Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities have been paused or withdrawn in a number of areas.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Post Office told wrongly-accused postmasters that their compensation offers were secret, and couldn't be shown to anyone. That was false. The Solicitors Regulation Authority was about to prosecute the lawyers responsible. But now it's dropped the case, and won't say why.
Having considered the representations and other information received from the Firm we have decided to close the investigation. Our view is that the Firm exercised proper professional judgment when coming to a decision on the legal position as regards the explanation of the “without prejudice” label in the correspondence that was sent to sub-postmasters relating to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme.

The SRA will close the matter with no further action.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Trump has announced a new "deal" for Venezuelan crude but it was announced just a few months ago that it was too heavy for American use in present day refineries www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuelan crude oil appeals to US refineries
South American nation’s tar-like oil is what many Gulf coast facilities were built for but ramping up production to 3m barrels a day will be a long game
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My behind-the-scenes look at the criminal justice system is being repeated on BBC Radio 4 next week. Every day at 11:45am. 📻 🎙️
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CEAR @cearefugio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
⚠️ Ante lo ocurrido ayer en Ceuta, hacemos un llamamiento a la calma y a la responsabilidad. Pedimos a las Administraciones que agilicen los traslados de las personas migrantes a Península y den una respuesta coordinada que garantice la convivencia y los derechos.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 28/08/2026
250,000 Americans marched on Washington 63 years ago today. They marched for jobs and for freedom. They marched because they were tired of being told to wait for equality. The March on Washington was a call to action for our nation. Today, we must answer the call once again.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lords to debate Hillsborough Bill on Tuesday. Seems to be taking an age but some progress www.parliament.uk/business/new...
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Public Office Accountability Bill considered by members
Duty of candour on public servants on Lords agenda. Find out more
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 27/08/2026
This week’s Supreme Court decision is another reminder of what we are up against heading into November. They can put more obstacles in our way, but they cannot take away our power. Our answer is to show up, make our voices heard, and turn out in numbers that are too big to rig.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Similar miscarriage of justice to Sally Clark case “could still occur” zurl.co/CehzK
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Similar miscarriage of justice to Sally Clark case “could still occur”
A miscarriage of justice “analogous” to the wrongful conviction of solicitor Sally Clark for the murder of her babies “could still occur”.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Obscene
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Good news for Reading. If this is the place I think it is it's always been closed as I walk past. It seemed odd such a high tech imaging center could not find a market but the NHS can always find resources when a private unit wants to get involved www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reading's Rutherford Cancer Centre to reopen after four years
A private cancer centre in Reading will be reopened by an Australian healthcare group.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lately I've received offers to "Save up to £1,466 on the new Google Pixel 11 Pro". Whatever does "Pro" mean other than being marketing speak. If you can "save" that much money how much does the actual fone cost? Think I'll just go back to my years old Nokia
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I mean, if we're drumming people out of public life based on how they got into Oxford, let's not leave out Toby Young www.standard.co.uk/comment/comm...
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A well-connected, ambitious blowhard: Toby Young is just what education doesn’t need
I didn’t go to university with Toby Young, controversial appointee to the new Office for Students (OfS) board, but I feel like I did. You’ll meet a fair few Tobys at the union bar, cracking one decent...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Justin Brooks - he can speak at your event www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIbD...
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Speaker Reel - Justin Brooks - Innocence Lawyer, Best-Selling Author, Global Speaker
YouTube video by Justin Brooks
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
There's an advisor at the Whitehouse who is giving Trump some sound advice for once! Some more advice from me, Machado needs to be involved. Only real diplomatic skills can give him that. The people of Venezuela need to choose and there may be a Legacy for Trump edition.cnn.com/2026/08/06/a...
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US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado | CNN
The Venezuelan government met with opposition figures in Caracas on Thursday after days of delay, marking the start of US-backed talks aimed at steering the country toward a democratic transition.
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Richard Moorhead @richardmoorhead.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My book on Frail Professionalism, which also doubles as a detailed account of the PO Scandal and analogous cases, is out now open access.... With thanks to the Hamlyn Trust and the ESRC for supporting this.
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Frail Professionalism – out now!
Back in the Autumn of 2024, I gave the Hamlyn Lectures. This was academic lawyer nerd heaven. It involves turning those same lectures into a book. That book is now out in open access (free - thanks to the generosity of the Economic and Social Research Council, who fund the Post Office Project). You can find it here. As well as developing the lectures as chapters, in essence the last three chapters of the book, I wrote an extended account of the lawyer bits of the Post Office Scandal itself.
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I keep meaning to write up the differences between the American Constitution and the British constitution. Along the way I have to write up Marbury v. Madison. Here's a great lesson from Risa. Tip - just imagine she maybe "cold calling" you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwL9...
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Marbury v. Madison: Mock Class With Professor Risa Goluboff
YouTube video by University of Virginia School of Law
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Good video about the powder alarm in Massachusetts. Although this year (2026) is celebrated as R250 there were several events in that preceded it. I hadn't appreciated the importance of powder, in particular the difficulty in making it in colonial times www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs4c...
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What Was Locked Inside HERE Almost Started the American Revolution
YouTube video by All Revolutionary War, All The Time!
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Elizabeth Gibney @lizziegibney.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A growing number of voices are calling for UK physics cuts (the result of a long prioritization exercise by the STFC) to be reversed 🧪⚛️ Funding for @jodrellbank.bsky.social's Lovell telescope & @lhcb.bsky.social's upgrade are among those being chopped My latest here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Scientists up in arms about cuts to UK physics and astronomy
Funding is being terminated for projects including a future CERN experiment and the iconic Lovell Telescope.
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“We present a telomere-to-telomere benchmark with near-perfect accuracy across 99.4% of the diploid HG002 genome, adding 701 Mb of autosomal sequence & both sex chromosomes (216 Mb), absent from prior benchmarks. This expands reach of genomic medicine, enabling a new era of personalized genomics.”🧪
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A complete diploid human genome benchmark for personalized genomics
A complete, near-perfect diploid assembly of the HG002 benchmark provides a ground truth for the entire genome rather than a subset of variants. This fully annotated genome benchmark enables quality a...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
NEW: President Trump is taking aim at birthright citizenship again, this time with a narrower order aiming to deny citizenship to four groups of children. This new order is far less sweeping than the original, but may also violate the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they...
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Mark @markvideo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Interesting post. AI has no idea information it reads is accurate or covered by legal professional privilege. As privilege only applies to confidential information you could argue that AI has removed that privilege www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-ne...
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Artificial intelligence and legal professional privilege
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly becoming embedded in legal practice. Solicitors are using AI for research, drafting, providing summaries of important documents, comparison of...
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Solicitor escapes jail after impersonating police officer zurl.co/AGtu4
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Solicitor escapes jail after impersonating police officer
A motoring solicitor who impersonated a police officer to try to get CCTV footage from Nando’s has been given a 12-month community order.
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Charlie Radclyffe @charlierad.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I loved the talk @nickwallis.bsky.social gave in Exeter in 2024, with @richardmoorhead.bsky.social and others Fascinating, inspiring and well worth attending
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Tom O'Connell @tomthegrinch.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's not our uncodified constitution that's the problem. It's our political system. One thing Johnson did was to expose and explode our "honourable", "good chap" bollocks for the facade it is. Where calling out lies in the chamber is forbidden, yet lying isn't. And our electoral system of course.
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Tony Roe @tonyroedivorce.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In search of the self to improve welfare decisions: My book review in The Law Society Gazette, page 35. edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader... #FamilyLaw
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Law Society Gazette
Law Society Gazette - 31/07/2026
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