Alan Greene
@alangreene.bsky.social
Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights. Irish emigrant. I write about emergencies, terrorism, constitutional theory, and human rights.
Somebody get Maggie Simpson oh the phone...
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Somebody get Maggie Simpson oh the phone...
Brexit was never solely in the hands of the British government to deliver. Comparisons are of limited use to Irish reunification where the number of parties are smaller in terms of negotiation, and constraints on what is 'up for grabs' when constitution making could be set out in advance. 2/3
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Brexit was never solely in the hands of the British government to deliver. Comparisons are of limited use to Irish reunification where the number of parties are smaller in terms of negotiation, and constraints on what is 'up for grabs' when constitution making could be set out in advance. 2/3
Successive governments' views of the UK higher education sector
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Successive governments' views of the UK higher education sector
I'm not sure if this is the point of it but the Guardian budget game is incredibly simple: just reform capital gains tax.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm not sure if this is the point of it but the Guardian budget game is incredibly simple: just reform capital gains tax.
"and particularly to the economy and business"
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"and particularly to the economy and business"
This is the opening page of my book 'Emergency Powers in a Time of Pandemic' which I wrote during Covid.
Of course the British Government acted too late.
Of course the British Government acted too late.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is the opening page of my book 'Emergency Powers in a Time of Pandemic' which I wrote during Covid.
Of course the British Government acted too late.
Of course the British Government acted too late.
Me travelling back in time to 2019 to stop myself voting for Shabana Mahmood
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Me travelling back in time to 2019 to stop myself voting for Shabana Mahmood
Wes Streeting?
Really?
Really?
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Wes Streeting?
Really?
Really?
The Simpsons solved the "Bond is dead" problem decades ago... #JamesBond
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Simpsons solved the "Bond is dead" problem decades ago... #JamesBond
When you get a solemn Rememberance email from a senior university administrator stating that "The United Nations estimated that 87% of people who die in war are now civilian" when the same institution blocked a staff-student listening session on Palestine and took protesting students to court.
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
When you get a solemn Rememberance email from a senior university administrator stating that "The United Nations estimated that 87% of people who die in war are now civilian" when the same institution blocked a staff-student listening session on Palestine and took protesting students to court.
Also, Tesla is a cult.
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Also, Tesla is a cult.
The distortive power and influence wielded by billionaires and now trillionaires is incompatible with democracy.
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The distortive power and influence wielded by billionaires and now trillionaires is incompatible with democracy.
Dispatch from the frontline of the Poppy Wars
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dispatch from the frontline of the Poppy Wars
"Awww, Thanks, Guy!"
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Awww, Thanks, Guy!"
The purpose of a schedule 7 stop is to assess whether a person meets the definition in s40 of the Terrorism Act 2000. So I fail to see how who Tommy Robinson is, is improper as to the use of Schedule 7.
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The purpose of a schedule 7 stop is to assess whether a person meets the definition in s40 of the Terrorism Act 2000. So I fail to see how who Tommy Robinson is, is improper as to the use of Schedule 7.
What in the Pro-VC for Brand Awareness is this?
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What in the Pro-VC for Brand Awareness is this?
I mention this in relation to this story because the vast majority of prosecutions arising out of the Palestine Action protests will be for s13 offences of wearing a uniform or carrying and displaying an article.
This is a summary offence only so no jury will be involved in these cases. 2/3
This is a summary offence only so no jury will be involved in these cases. 2/3
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I mention this in relation to this story because the vast majority of prosecutions arising out of the Palestine Action protests will be for s13 offences of wearing a uniform or carrying and displaying an article.
This is a summary offence only so no jury will be involved in these cases. 2/3
This is a summary offence only so no jury will be involved in these cases. 2/3
Am I correct in thinking that this is the change to the ministerial code introduced by Boris Johnson so he didn't have to sack Priti Patel?
October 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Am I correct in thinking that this is the change to the ministerial code introduced by Boris Johnson so he didn't have to sack Priti Patel?
Example of allegation-picking in the latest ECtHR climate change judgment Greenpeace Nordic v Norway: not necessary to examine separately the complaints under Article 2 ECHR.
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-24...
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-24...
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Example of allegation-picking in the latest ECtHR climate change judgment Greenpeace Nordic v Norway: not necessary to examine separately the complaints under Article 2 ECHR.
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-24...
hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-24...