Dr Julie Doughty
@juliedoughty.bsky.social
lawyer (retired solicitor; academic). Live in Wales now, although still Australian. Child law; media law. Legal blogger in family courts for The Transparency Project www.transparencyproject.org.uk (contact me there as I don't receive DMs on Bluesky)
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macy’s thanksgiving day parade
1988
elliott erwitt
1988
elliott erwitt
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
macy’s thanksgiving day parade
1988
elliott erwitt
1988
elliott erwitt
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November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Sonia Sodha, "The state pension has gone up, but the threshold that young people have to repay their student loans has been frozen"
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Sonia Sodha, "The state pension has gone up, but the threshold that young people have to repay their student loans has been frozen"
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
"Graduates in their 20s and 30s pay an extra 9% of income tax"
"There are people in their 20s that will never own their own home" #BBCQT
helpful piece for those alarmed by new jury proposals
“It is a strange irony,” Professor Michael Zander told me yesterday, “that a study that conveys the best available empirical evidence that trial by jury is fit for purpose becomes generally available at a time when trial by jury faces its most severe threat.”
rozenberg.substack.com/p/asking-abo...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/asking-abo...
Asking about juries
What can we learn from a major study of the Crown Court 33 years ago?
rozenberg.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
helpful piece for those alarmed by new jury proposals
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Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
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Understanding Parent Blame
The Learning Disability and Autism Research Group invites you to a hybrid seminar with Professor Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Even if #bbcqt is struggling to maintain its relevance, it's a joy to see @sonia-sodha.bsky.social getting the exposure her clear thinking and insightful analysis deserves.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even if #bbcqt is struggling to maintain its relevance, it's a joy to see @sonia-sodha.bsky.social getting the exposure her clear thinking and insightful analysis deserves.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
bizarre that anyone at The Sun would lend their name to this nonsense. 'Skivers and strivers' (yawn) or is it AI and the 'journalists' don't exist?
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
bizarre that anyone at The Sun would lend their name to this nonsense. 'Skivers and strivers' (yawn) or is it AI and the 'journalists' don't exist?
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Is it ok for someone to advertise himself as a "barrister for Reform"?
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Is it ok for someone to advertise himself as a "barrister for Reform"?
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"I’ve struggled, I still do, but getting help was the best thing I ever did. Please know there is hope and a brighter future."
On the anniversary of Gary Speed's death David Owens on 'how sadness and grief can bring people together in the strangest of circumstances'
On the anniversary of Gary Speed's death David Owens on 'how sadness and grief can bring people together in the strangest of circumstances'
Gary Speed, a Welsh pop star and one fateful day in November
David Owens This is a story about the former Wales football manager, a Welsh pop icon and one of the saddest and most surreal days of my life. Today marks the anniversary of the death of Gary Speed. F...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"I’ve struggled, I still do, but getting help was the best thing I ever did. Please know there is hope and a brighter future."
On the anniversary of Gary Speed's death David Owens on 'how sadness and grief can bring people together in the strangest of circumstances'
On the anniversary of Gary Speed's death David Owens on 'how sadness and grief can bring people together in the strangest of circumstances'
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An end to secrecy in family courts? Surprising but very welcome recommendation in the Law Commission report on contempt of court
It’s common knowledge that people involved in family court proceedings held in private are very restricted in what they can say about what’s happening. There are well-established and accepted restrictions on naming children (under section 97... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=30131
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
An end to secrecy in family courts? Surprising but very welcome recommendation in the Law Commission report on contempt of court
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Contrary to what Tories and Reform claim, literally no one is arguing that Reeves wouldn't receive criticism if she were a man. But many of us argue that, because she's a woman, the criticism and coverage that Reeves does receive is often laced with misogynistic language and narratives.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Contrary to what Tories and Reform claim, literally no one is arguing that Reeves wouldn't receive criticism if she were a man. But many of us argue that, because she's a woman, the criticism and coverage that Reeves does receive is often laced with misogynistic language and narratives.
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Great news!
After a campaign from the APPG, the Chancellor has made tackling dodgy high street businesses a priority in today’s Budget – setting aside £50 million a year for the next 3 years to boost enforcement against money laundering & tax evasion on our high streets.
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After a campaign from the APPG, the Chancellor has made tackling dodgy high street businesses a priority in today’s Budget – setting aside £50 million a year for the next 3 years to boost enforcement against money laundering & tax evasion on our high streets.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Great news!
After a campaign from the APPG, the Chancellor has made tackling dodgy high street businesses a priority in today’s Budget – setting aside £50 million a year for the next 3 years to boost enforcement against money laundering & tax evasion on our high streets.
🧵👇
After a campaign from the APPG, the Chancellor has made tackling dodgy high street businesses a priority in today’s Budget – setting aside £50 million a year for the next 3 years to boost enforcement against money laundering & tax evasion on our high streets.
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We're hiring.......
📢We're hiring a part-time Fund Manager to oversee the Law for Change caseload.
This flexible, remote role (2hrs/day) is ideal for someone with a background in public law and legal case management.
To learn more contact Stephen Kinsella or email your CV & Cover Letter to [email protected]
This flexible, remote role (2hrs/day) is ideal for someone with a background in public law and legal case management.
To learn more contact Stephen Kinsella or email your CV & Cover Letter to [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're hiring.......
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The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
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Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
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Despite this, I’m broadly optimistic about the future of foster care. The fact that more than 8,000 families came forward to foster last year is a wonder, given the commitment it represents.
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Despite this, I’m broadly optimistic about the future of foster care. The fact that more than 8,000 families came forward to foster last year is a wonder, given the commitment it represents.
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Does placing social workers in schools improve outcomes?
🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs.
🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS
#ResearchWednesday
🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs.
🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS
#ResearchWednesday
The SWIS Trial: An evaluation of school based social work – CASCADE
CASCADE
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Does placing social workers in schools improve outcomes?
🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs.
🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS
#ResearchWednesday
🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs.
🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS
#ResearchWednesday
one for #legalhistory #familylaw
Well, if it’s 26 November, it must be the 139th anniversary of a divorce case so saucy and notorious it gave us the phrase “what the butler saw”, and newspapers suppressed some of the details of the domestic servant in question’s testimony because it was “unfit for publication”
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
one for #legalhistory #familylaw
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Neither of these men can tolerate accountability or constraint, which explains their animus against judges and law. Their regime from 2019 to 2022 was the worst and most dangerous anyone living in Britain today has known.
They would say that, wouldn't they?
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Johnson and Cummings attack the Covid judge | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Neither of these men can tolerate accountability or constraint, which explains their animus against judges and law. Their regime from 2019 to 2022 was the worst and most dangerous anyone living in Britain today has known.
freeing from a bad relationship may be 'happy' but nothing about Britney or Angelina's cases ever sounds remotely happy
Daily Mail: Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
freeing from a bad relationship may be 'happy' but nothing about Britney or Angelina's cases ever sounds remotely happy
too true
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
too true