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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Thornberry as ever was trying to be clever in this interview and blur the lines between Schengen and FoM to make it all sound like it could be up for debate. Kudos to the presenters for challenging her on this. FoM would not be optional. If we're going to debate rejoining, we need to do so honestly.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is sad how the success of HS1 (London to Channel Tunnel) has been memory-holed within British and international media

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Very happy world animal day to George. What is the treat you have for him?

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A communal viewing experience beloved by an older generation

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I would be interested to know who the lender was

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've got the new suggested names for AI to improve its PR, boss. Yeah all all really implicitly threatening, just like you asked.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Canada is ahead when it comes to being the only non-EU country participating in SAFE

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Interesting read. It is very early days, the focus on natural resources and AI regulations make the most sense. Canada is already in parts of Erasmus and Horizon, so those are the programmes that could be easily upgraded. That would put Canada in a similar position to the UK.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Guys, not everything suggested by the public is worth parliamentary time

Screenshot from the article: 'The MPs' hearing will be part of the committee's State of Play inquiry, where members of the public or others can request an evidence session to be held into a particular subject that interests or concerns them.'

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What did the woman on the left do?

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Alas, what really matters at the end of the day

Screenshot of an article from the FT: But at last week’s meeting of ambassadors from EU member states to prepare for Carney’s visit, one remarked that the bloc was “not a ‘middle power’” and the much smaller Canada should not expect any special treatment, according to people briefed on the exchange.

“Many capitals feel that there needs to be a bit of a sense of realism,” said a fifth diplomat. He pointed to the fact that 10 countries, including France and Italy, have yet to ratify Canada’s 2017 free trade deal with the EU (Ceta), which was held up over objections from several national assemblies to provisions that would give Canadian investors more rights to sue governments and to lower tariffs for agricultural goods.

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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Again, what does this actually mean? About eight percent of Canada's trade is with the EU, with the United States it's over sixty percent. I'm all for diversifying but if there's one thing we've learnt from Brexit, all the hope and effort in the world doesn't change the realities of geography.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Toying with the idea that this would be an interesting proof of concept, deterring anyone else from thinking about separation

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When I initially heard some the facts around one of the deaths, I did think it sounded closer to gross negligence manslaughter. A big issue for me remains the quality of evidence that was allowed to be presented to juries.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It is very much like 2 or 3 provincial leaders in Canada meeting to agree they want more powers from Ottawa

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I remain bewildered by claims that AI has or will revolutionise productivity. If I use chatGPT for a work task, the process actually takes longer compared with if I did not use an AI.

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It is such a tired and sad move by Smith to make this about universities when it plainly is about politics, and about the home office.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Would make for an interesting academic study

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Very Grumpy Statistician @statistic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Feel like shit, just want concorde back.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

AFAIK, reporting and other restrictions in England & Wales are similar to what I would expect in Australia and perhaps Canada.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

CPS could argue that it disrupted both road infrastructure and a harbour, but I will leave it to others to debate whether the requirements for an offence under the Public Order Act 2023 s7

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That theory is popular amongst conservatives, but knowledge of key HoL decisions from the 90s and 00s says otherwise

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Repatriate the production of circuses stage of decline

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cordon sanitaire, to be applied to former elected officers of the Cambridge Union society

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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I say this a lot but this like is in the mid-1950s and the Soviets had three different internal security agencies, all of which were informing on one another.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I don’t know why the Crown Office has made this particular decision, but anti-terrorism laws in the UK do have a broad definition of terrorism that includes serious damage to property

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ideally, should encourage prosecutors to reflect more carefully on charging decisions. It is a question for a jury to decide, and prosecutors could always press lesser charges in these sort of cases. That said, sentencing guidelines are a weak point.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The hikers were trespassing on the marmot's land

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Reckless of the government to put out such misinformation

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

ADHD seems to be the canary for a wider attack on neurodivergence. Could it be because it is more easily misunderstood than other conditions, such as dyslexia?

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I would not worry, it is an obscure area of criminal law procedure. I think what is relevant are the M'Naghten rules, as they deal with defendants who were unwell at the time of the alleged offence.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Though I think (not 100% sure) a trial of the facts is limited to situations in which the defendant is unable to stand trial, for example on mental health grounds

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It does blow my mind that the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire was found in contempt of court, yet remains in post

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Looks like St Pancras. The barrel roof and the cab rank inside the station.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I understand this is a minor point, but I also do not like her prose. The sentence structures are uneven, and there is an excessive use of semi-colons in subsequent paragraphs.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I avoid reading anything she has written. I don't understand her philosophical 'beliefs', nor how someone can be in academia and holds such views. What annoys me now is that politicians have sided with her views.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whilst I am offended by this piece by Kathleen Stock, it does reveal how little she knows about such conditions

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I blame the 'see it, say it, sorted' culture that has permeated across society

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's publication day for the 5th edition of the European Union Law textbook edited by Catherine Barnard and me! Thanks as always to my co-editor, the brilliant contributors and the OUP production team global.oup.com/ukhe/product...

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The High Court did, but then the government was successful in appealing the High Court decision to the Court of Appeal. Huda Ammori (one of Palestine Actions' founders) is currently trying to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I would like this country to be different, but one of the first casualties of a change to a right of centre government is likely to be the Manchester office

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Those now belong to the puffins (bad joke about an EU-UK fishing dispute)

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BlueSkar @bluskar.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canaday 🇨🇦🥳

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yeah. There is a way to turn the feature off. Alternatively, put your devices on one of the Focus modes when you don't want to be disturbed.

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Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I only recently updated my phone to iOS 26, so I am now missing the previous OS. The good news is that when someone calls your mobile, your laptop will also start ringing.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

As others have pointed out, this doesn't make the point @mattyglesias.bsky.social is claiming - it's almost entirely driven by the rise in the minimum wage (which has pushed up the bottom decile a *lot*.). Across the rest of the distribution, much less change (eg 90-50 ratio has hardly changed)

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Om🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧↙️↙️↙️ @chakravartin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

There are those who want a united Europe because they’re internationalists and want a more united world. There are those who want a united Europe because they want a white ethnostate. Pro-Europeans, not just in Britain but across Europe, should oppose the 2nd vision and fight against it.

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