Nicholas Reed Langen
@nicholasrl.bsky.social
Writer on law, constitutions, and human rights | Editor of LSE Public Policy Review | ReConstitution Fellow 2021/22
Leopard face-eating party voting man, etc etc
Trevor Philips in the Times, calling for a Trump/Miller-style of random deportations based on skin colour.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Leopard face-eating party voting man, etc etc
Dread to imagine what Keir will do when he finds out Mahmood has made racism government policy
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Dread to imagine what Keir will do when he finds out Mahmood has made racism government policy
Who does Morgan McSweeney thinks votes for Labour
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who does Morgan McSweeney thinks votes for Labour
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
"Somehow, James Bond returned"
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Somehow, James Bond returned"
Janan once again proves he has no nadir
Opinion: We should expect big cities to be more liberal than the national average, but the gap used to be modest and therefore no threat to cohesion, writes Janan Ganesh. Some time around the millennium, it began to widen on.ft.com/3Lqj9vl
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Janan once again proves he has no nadir
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
There is an alternative reality where Jean-Pierre wasn't press secretary and so Biden stormed to a second term
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
There is an alternative reality where Jean-Pierre wasn't press secretary and so Biden stormed to a second term
'We' doing a lot of heavy lifting here
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
'We' doing a lot of heavy lifting here
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
How much kool-aid do you have to drink to think that Bezos wants his opinion-shaping plaything to be profitable?
This has always seemed like the key issue. Bezos and Lewis, understandably, want the Post to be profitable. But the actions they've taken with Opinion (killing the Kamala endorsement, firing their top talent, etc) have consistently undermined that strategy. bsky.app/profile/dave...
Will Lewis gets up every day asking: How can I get more suburban DC readers to cancel their subscriptions? It's called grindset and you wouldn't understand.
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
How much kool-aid do you have to drink to think that Bezos wants his opinion-shaping plaything to be profitable?
By proceeding with the execution before the jury reached a verdict, President Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving".
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
By proceeding with the execution before the jury reached a verdict, President Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving".
Yet another indignity he never saw coming
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yet another indignity he never saw coming
Having started by ripping up the nation's metaphorical fabric, Trump's moved on to the literal
You need to see this…
Just so we’re all clear on the gravity and historical significance of what Trump has done to the East Wing of the People’s House.
Just so we’re all clear on the gravity and historical significance of what Trump has done to the East Wing of the People’s House.
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Having started by ripping up the nation's metaphorical fabric, Trump's moved on to the literal
On the plus side, a sedate walking pace should be enough to outrun them
Lecturing active soldiers about being too fat while dropping standards so low for the ICE deportation force that a third of their recruits can't handle the easiest PT test I've ever heard of www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On the plus side, a sedate walking pace should be enough to outrun them
At this point someone should have gagged the spokesman and dragged them offstage before they fucked it all up with what follows
Labour spokesman
“The Tories want to retrospectively change the rules to deport people who have been in this country and contributed to our society for decades. They would separate British children from their parents and expel doctors and nurses who have been serving patients in the NHS for years."
“The Tories want to retrospectively change the rules to deport people who have been in this country and contributed to our society for decades. They would separate British children from their parents and expel doctors and nurses who have been serving patients in the NHS for years."
Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this
October 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
At this point someone should have gagged the spokesman and dragged them offstage before they fucked it all up with what follows
The lede is buried halfway through this piece when the author admits that Weiss is a 'close friend'
This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The lede is buried halfway through this piece when the author admits that Weiss is a 'close friend'
'Bucking tradition and legal precedent, President Trump has taken to executing suspected gang members on the White House lawn with a sawn-off shotgun, before marking his cabinet with their blood, due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration'
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
n.pr
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Bucking tradition and legal precedent, President Trump has taken to executing suspected gang members on the White House lawn with a sawn-off shotgun, before marking his cabinet with their blood, due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration'
Resharing this piece I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social two years ago on Tories promising to leave the ECHR as the characters may have changed but the argument hasn't
bylinetimes.com/2023/08/15/m...
Tl;dr- leaving is dumb, but doesn't mean it won't happen
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Tl;dr- leaving is dumb, but doesn't mean it won't happen
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October 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Resharing this piece I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social two years ago on Tories promising to leave the ECHR as the characters may have changed but the argument hasn't
bylinetimes.com/2023/08/15/m...
Tl;dr- leaving is dumb, but doesn't mean it won't happen
bylinetimes.com/2023/08/15/m...
Tl;dr- leaving is dumb, but doesn't mean it won't happen
If Labour really wanted to be transformative, abolishing sisyphean inquiries that go on for longer than the crises would be a good place to start
💙💜💗Yesterday was a BIG day for CVF at the UK Covid Inquiry.
After a year of work, @larawong.bsky.social’s full written statement (much longer than her oral evidence) is now public.
You can also watch her full oral evidence on YouTube.
Highlights below.
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1 / 45 (!)
After a year of work, @larawong.bsky.social’s full written statement (much longer than her oral evidence) is now public.
You can also watch her full oral evidence on YouTube.
Highlights below.
⚠️LONG thread warning 🧵
1 / 45 (!)
October 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If Labour really wanted to be transformative, abolishing sisyphean inquiries that go on for longer than the crises would be a good place to start
Good, maybe the median voter will reconsider their view when told it's racist
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
www.newstatesman.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Good, maybe the median voter will reconsider their view when told it's racist
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Just as the state contemplates the possibility of a fully-funded assisted dying service, public funding for the award-winning Arthur Rank House Hospice in Cambridge is being cut by almost £1 million pa, risking the closure of nearly half of its in-patient unit. www.arhc.org.uk/protectourca...
September 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Just as the state contemplates the possibility of a fully-funded assisted dying service, public funding for the award-winning Arthur Rank House Hospice in Cambridge is being cut by almost £1 million pa, risking the closure of nearly half of its in-patient unit. www.arhc.org.uk/protectourca...
Have they still not got an actual name
When you become a member of yourparty.uk, you join a mass movement for real change.
September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Have they still not got an actual name
Not only did Susstein say this, he wrote it in a book he presumably reread at least once
September 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Not only did Susstein say this, he wrote it in a book he presumably reread at least once
Are we pretending that passing constitutional muster is a genuine standard still?
This does not meet constitutional muster. California cannot prosecute federal officials for conduct in the course of their official duties. It cannot define what is an essential part of federal law enforcement's work.
As policy, police masking is anti-democratic, but it requires a federal response.
As policy, police masking is anti-democratic, but it requires a federal response.
Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that prohibits federal immigration agents from wearing masks in California.
September 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Are we pretending that passing constitutional muster is a genuine standard still?