David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I don’t mean this unkindly, but have you actually read the whole article? There’s quite a few references to Lowe’s (in)actions. 100
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Restore party members and activists have spoken - on condition of anonymity because they are so frightened of their fellow members - of a 'hostile takeover' which risks turning the party into 'a revitalised British National Party' www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f77488c...telegraph.co.ukExclusive: Restore’s rising star quit after supporters branded her a ‘mudblood’Women’s safety spokesman abandoned party following abuse from members over her Irish roots 294914
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2026There’s an effort underway to redefine Britishness. It involves weird, invented history and it would be laughable were it not so sinister. www.google.com/search?q=the...google.comGoogle Search 011
Reposted by David ShipleyThe Spectator @thespectator1828.bsky.social · 14/01/2026By a margin of two to one, the British public think that citizenship is a privilege which should be revocable by politicians in certain circumstances. ✍️ David Shipley spectator.com/article/the-...spectator.comThe public are right: citizenship is a privilege, not a rightKeir Starmer is, in many ways, a remarkable prime minister. His is remarkably uncharismatic and remarkably unable to discern the mood of the nation he governs. He is remarkable in his unpopularity,… 311
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Hey @sundersays I'm writing an article for the Spectator about how 'removing citizenship is the mainstream position' based on this polling / linking in to the discussions around El Fattah etc. Would you like to provide a comment? 100
Reposted by David ShipleyThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 20/12/2025Dame Ann Limb, who is due to become a Labour peer and heads the board of trustees for King Charles’s charity, called herself a doctor ⬇️thetimes.comChair of King’s Foundation lied about having a PhDDame Ann Limb, who is due to become a Labour peer and heads the board of trustees for King Charles’s charity, called herself a doctor 044
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Is Robert Jenrick undermining democracy? thecritic.co.uk/why-jenrick-... 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The POA chief is far more progressive than I expected www.spectator.co.uk/article/head...spectator.co.ukHead of the prison officers’ union: we should halve the prison populationThe Prison Officers’ Association (POA) and its national chair Mark Fairhurst have a reputation for always wanting prisons to be more secure and more punitive. So it was a surprise when Fairhurst told ... 041
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2025www.spectator.co.uk/article/star...spectator.co.ukStarmer's plan to 'smash the gangs' isn't seriousThe government has deported 30,000 people since last July, but over 38,000 migrants have arrived just via small boats since then. 110
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2025England now has a blasphemy law www.spectator.co.uk/article/engl...spectator.co.ukEngland now has a blasphemy lawOfficially, blasphemy was abolished by New Labour in the 2008 Criminal Justice Act. But today, with the conviction of Hamit Coskun, blasphemy laws now exist in England. This law has been created by t... 020
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Beards are laden with meaning. What does Tommy Robinson’s tell us? www.spectator.co.uk/article/tomm...spectator.co.ukTommy Robinson and the truth about jail beardsBeards have long been associated with wisdom. Perhaps Robinson wanted to show the world a visible sign of all he had endured. 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 28/05/2025www.spectator.co.uk/article/decr...spectator.co.ukDecriminalising cannabis would be bad for black LondonersSadiq Khan, London’s mayor, has called for the possession of cannabis to be decriminalised, because he believes that the police disproportionately target black Londoners when policing drug possession.... 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2025What does the Sentencing Review mean for victims of domestic violence? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...thetimes.comSentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victimA woman whose neck was fractured in an attack by her partner claims the prison overhaul means violent men will not fear serious punishment 000
Reposted by David ShipleyCassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social · 23/05/2025So in all the noise and bluster, what’s the key takeaway from the sentencing review and gov’s reforms? There’s a lot to like in the proposals — but the gov risks shooting itself in the foot through key omissions to look ‘tough on crime’ 🧵 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/sent...instituteforgovernment.org.ukKey omissions risk undermining the government’s bold sentencing goals | Institute for GovernmentNot all of David Gauke's recommendations have been taken on by the government. 33114
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The Sentencing Review - more complex than the headlines. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.com*Emergency Podcast* The Independent Sentencing Review | David ShipleyPodcast Episode · The Secret Life of Prisons · 22/05/2025 · 55m 010
Reposted by David ShipleyTransform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · 11/04/2025🚨SPECIAL EPISODE🚨 Does equality before the law mean treating everyone the same? Sonya Ruparel & @shipleywrites.bsky.social discuss the fiery debate between the Lord Chancellor & Sentencing Council over how judges should consider cases involving minoritized communities 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/2c65b4 044
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I'm writing a piece about DBS / criminal records reform - I would love to speak with anyone who has missed out on a job because of an old / irrelevant conviction which showed up on a DBS. 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The British army used to use bagpipes as a terror weapon 110
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 15/03/2025This weekend @thetimes.com is free to read, so why not check out mine and @mattdathan.bsky.social’s investigation into the suspension and subsequent sacking of the Deputy Governor of Wandsworth prison. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...thetimes.comGovernor who moved gangster to open prison faced no investigationThe treatment of Bobby Cunningham, nicknamed ‘Nepotism Bob’ by staff at HMP Wandsworth, has fuelled fears of a cover-up 011
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I was a prisoner at Wandsworth. At this point I was coping. I’d got a job in the library, had a reasonable amount of time out of my cell and was optimistic about moving to an open prison soon. 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Guess that’s my trip to Mozambique cancelled 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Sorry guys it’s over for me. I heard someone describe instagram as “old people TikTok today” 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Nature is healing www.ft.com/content/06b0...ft.comUK asset manager Abrdn renames itself AberdeenCompany says move will end ‘distractions’ after widely ridiculed rebranding in 2021 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Some kinds of crime (shoplifting, knife offences) absolutely are 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Didn’t Boris “see off” the Brexit party by doing a deal under which they stood down in a lot of seats? 100
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Bold to assume that whoever seizes power after him would be a better option 100
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Every time the satnav says “bear left” or “bear right” I say “oh! Look out for a bear” even if I’m the only one in the car 030
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I’m not sure you’re steelmanning your opponents’ beliefs here 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Isn’t the belief that private ownership is necessary for human thriving? 110
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The prison system has a dark secret shipleywrites.substack.com/p/moral-rot?...shipleywrites.substack.comMoral rotThe dark secret at the heart of the prison system 030
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 28/02/2025What does that support mean in material terms though 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I wrote about the government's interest in the 'Texas model' shipleywrites.substack.com/p/the-texas-...shipleywrites.substack.comThe Texas modelCan we really learn from the Lone Star State? 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2025They’re…going to reopen the nuclear power plants? 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Is this the fate of all who dare to laugh at you? 020
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I would love to write a piece about why Ged’s journey in A Wizard of Earthsea is like my prison journey. 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Any lawyers able to speak to me about harassment law? For a piece I’m writing today. 010
Reposted by David ShipleyJaney Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · 19/02/2025A very distressing C4 report tonight on pregnant women prisoners being handcuffed during childbirth, despite it being against MoJ policy. Those policies aren’t worth the paper they’re written on — the only way to keep pregnant women safe is to stop sending them to prison. 14226
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Is another prison capacity crisis round the corner? There are actually reasons to be hopeful. www.spectator.co.uk/article/labo...spectator.co.ukLabour has until Easter to stop prisons running out of spacePrisons minister James Timpson and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood could not have been dealt a worse hand. 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I’ve noticed that when my AirPods are on noise cancelling mode the space I’m in feels smaller, while the opposite is true on transparency mode. I presume there’s some subconscious process of echolocation going on? 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2025‘Spandau Seven’ - an ‘odd couple’ sitcom but set in the 50s, with the 7 leading nazis jailed at Spandau Prison. 000
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025I’m honestly not sure. I’d love to read a good legal history of internet speech in the UK 010
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Isn’t that a change which was brought about by quite recent legislation though? It’s a long time ago, but I recall the 90s internet being very free. 100
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025I think some of the tension here is whether online comments are more like ‘speech in a pub’ or ‘publishing’ 100
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2025I made a grave error on The Other Place. Posted something about having a crap time at school (I went to an especially unpleasant and ‘traditional’ prep school) and somehow I’ve awakened a lot of Americans arguing about homeschooling. 030
David Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Von Mises’ ‘theory of money and credit’ forever changed how I understood those concepts 010