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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

Environmental science 41%
Political science 15%
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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 14h
Because Mandelson leaked highly sensitive government material to a foreign paedophile, which is as close as you can get to treasonous without technically being so (in this country, it's only really if you try to attack the King).

Starmer appointed Mandelson despite knowing of his links to Epstein.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 15h
And we've just come fourth in another snow sport again today.

This keeps happening, every Olympiad

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 16h
In fairness to my "an Independent Scotland would get to claim all the glory of our curlers" take, the flipside is that we would have to take all responsibility for the fact we are the world champions at shitein our fuckin breeks after an amazing streak

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 21h
If Anas Sarwar has found a spine on Keir Starmer, can I recommend he puts his newfound vertebrae to use by also issuing an immediate apology for his "gender critical" turn and recognise he was bounced into it by unrepresentative social media and the weird fixations of his peers?

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 1d
Allan you are so niche, I'm gonna tag @politico.eu because you deserve a job

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 1d
This should be on Angela Raynor's campaign website.
joxley.jmoxley.co.uk John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1d
If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
tpgroberts.bsky.social Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1d
If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
tpgroberts.bsky.social Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
Morgan McSweeney does have some fans in the Parliamentary Labour Party, of course. One MP says they are "devastated" he has left. Another warns it represents "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism". An MP who has been through several general elections when the tide was against Labour says of colleagues: "Good luck to all these careerists when they face an election without someone like Morgan at the helm. "Some of us are old enough to remember the Corbyn era with no one in charge and the party floundering."

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 1d
Im confident they'll win more than one gold each 😜

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 1d
Inevitably to be knocked out in the semis...

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 3d
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 · 3d
Some company, maybe easyjet? Use it in their current ads. Traumatic

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 4d
Just turning on the Winter Olympics and

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 7d
It’s Groundhog Day on BBC News.

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James Harrison @jameswharrison.bsky.social · 7d
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 · 7d
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 · 8d
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 · 8d
I actually didn't realise he had anything left to resign from
pippacrerar.bsky.social Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 8d
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 · 8d
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 · 8d
That ending of The Night Manager can fuck right off.

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 10d
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 · 11d
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 · 11d
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 · 12d
Similar klaxon for BBC R4 World Tonight’s description of the Parliament Act as “arcane”.
samwilson.bsky.social Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 12d
🚨 Use of the word “archaic” for literally any bit of parliamentary procedure klaxon 🚨
jessicaelgot.bsky.social Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 12d
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 · 12d
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 · 12d
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?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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 · 12d
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 · 12d
Story from Kemi Badenoch's speech.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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