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James Harrison
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Ginger tertiary education policy wonk from Glasgow.

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James Harrison is a British academic who researches analysing the human rights and environmental impacts of economic laws and regulations. As of 2013, he was employed as associate professor and co-director of the Centre for Human Rights in Practice, School of Law, University of Warwick. .. more

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 19h
In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
Times report: Allies of Rayner said they believed that Wes Streeting, the health secretary, would be “ruined” by the mass disclosure of all communications with Mandelson in coming months. Streeting and Mandelson were close allies for years.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 1d
Some company, maybe easyjet? Use it in their current ads. Traumatic

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 1d
I think one of the most annoying aspects of the slow death of Starmer's premiership is the constant refrain he is a "decent man". He is leading the most anti-immigrant and anti-LGBT government of if not my life, certainly my voting life time! It's really, really horrible! That's not "decent"!

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Euan @euan.bsky.social · 1d
sources close to Keir Starmer tell me when you’re being mean to Keir Starmer this is who you’re being mean to
a sad looking cat dressed up like a princess

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 1d
Just turning on the Winter Olympics and

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 5d
It’s Groundhog Day on BBC News.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 5d
She's not the heir, rather the heir's wife, but I'm not sure that makes things much better for them

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 5d
Look what happened with Plaid in Wales. As soon as they were seen as viable and could win, their numbers shot up

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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 5d
since Anas Sarwar wants us all to talk about his policy on trans issues today, all I’m thinking is, it’s *such* an exercise in cowardice that pretends it’s principle.

Scottish Labour voted overwhelmingly *for* gender recognition reform *in this parliamentary term* *under Anas Sarwar’s leadership*

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 6d
I actually didn't realise he had anything left to resign from
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.

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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 6d
That ending of The Night Manager can fuck right off.

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 8d
Fuck me I don't normally actually cry when someone famous goes but Catherine O'Hara? Are you kidding me?

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 9d
I met Jim Wallace several times, he was always so good to talk to, and even though I assumed he would never remember who I was, he always greeted me by my name. For a man with such an experienced life, he was so down to earth. Thoughts are with his family tonight.

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 9d
Very sad news that Jim Wallace, Scotland's inaugural Deputy First Minister, has died suddenly. Not only did he lead his party into government for the first time in decades, but he held down the fort after the death and resignation of the first two First Ministers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland's first deputy first minister Lord Jim Wallace dies, aged 71
The former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader was undergoing a procedure at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
www.bbc.co.uk

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George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 10d
Similar klaxon for BBC R4 World Tonight’s description of the Parliament Act as “arcane”.
samwilson.bsky.social Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 Use of the word “archaic” for literally any bit of parliamentary procedure klaxon 🚨
jessicaelgot.bsky.social Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 10d
The full story here - how the Parliament Act could be deployed to bypass the Lords if they stop the assisted dying bill

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 10d
What Forbes expected at the time and what people continue to expect is not simply that we respect her right to hold certain beliefs, but that we completely discard them from our assessment of her suitability to lead the country, that we refrain from critiquing them, which is completely absurd!

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 10d
Davidson mentioned in here, but at what point does she put her hands up, go "this is unsalvagable, also I acknowledge my own role in tipping the Scottish arm back towards classic homophobia by knifing Jackson Carlaw" and loudly publicly quit?

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Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10d
Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 10d
Story from Kemi Badenoch's speech.

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Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 11d
Liz Truss's real legacy

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 11d
I'm not an electoral strategist but if I were Reform trying to win a key by-election in Labour's heartlandI'm not sure I'd put up one of the most divisive talking heads of the rightwing bubble who lives in Kent.

Like, I'd have gone for a Manchester dad who coached the local 5-aside on Saturdays

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 11d
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
Sharron Davies ranting against 15 minute cities, because of course she is. Suzanne Moore in the Telegraph saying she wants to... kill all dogs?? Julie Burchill asking "does it matter if Grok undresses us all?" in The Spectator Graham Linehan in the midst of his now four-day-long double down on Alex Pretti's murder being justified and fine.

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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 11d
Int'l student numbers at UK universities down 6% last year - master's numbers down 10%. Some massive drops in overseas headcount, eg, Beds (-51%), Swansea, Northampton (-44%). Also Sheffield (-26%), Cardiff, Leeds (-22%) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/masters... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Master’s plunge 10 per cent amid record fall in overseas students
UK universities’ recruitment from India, China and Nigeria falls after policy changes, with student numbers now well below peak of a few years ago
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 13d
I have no strong opinions either way on what just happened to Andy Burnham, I feel light and soft like a frog idling on a little leaf in the middle of a pond in the early morning light, noticing tree banches gently moving back and forth in the wind by watching their reflections on the water

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14d
I know it's not within the hundred most awful things here, but... the nearest penguins to Greenland are in the Galapagos, five thousand fucking miles away

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 15d
My highlights of #TheTraitors 2026.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 15d
I tried watching it on a plane, got bored after half an hour and switched to another movie

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 15d
During the 2015 Labour leadership contest I did a series of posts where the candidates reacted to the news of the day and given AB is back in the running I'll re-up a couple here.

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