Alice Gambell
@alicegambell.bsky.social
PhD student - LSHTM @lshtmhistory.bsky.social access to prison healthcare 1996-2021. Past life=lawyer (prisoners' rights). Dyslexic/neurodivergent. Working class. Abolitionist. Likes collaging and walking. She/her. 🏳️⚧️ally♾️ https://linktr.ee/alicegambell
Sackman really championing the principle innocent until proven guilty when telling the Guardian defendants were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial. This this is our justice system people. Absolute shameful disgrace.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Sackman really championing the principle innocent until proven guilty when telling the Guardian defendants were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial. This this is our justice system people. Absolute shameful disgrace.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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We need two new full-time lecturers in #criminology here at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. One permanent share.google/RuTNSJWfvkuK... and one 12 month maternity cover share.google/xzf5icskztO9...
Lecturer in Criminology at University of Sheffield
Apply for the Lecturer in Criminology role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We need two new full-time lecturers in #criminology here at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. One permanent share.google/RuTNSJWfvkuK... and one 12 month maternity cover share.google/xzf5icskztO9...
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The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
SSHM 2026: In/Out
Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…
sshm.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
Always surrounded by such intense book titles
October 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Always surrounded by such intense book titles
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Working on a chapter or conference paper and want some feedback? 📚
Bring your ideas to our Work-in-Progress Seminars, a relaxed and constructive space to share your work and get thoughtful feedback from peers!
Bring your ideas to our Work-in-Progress Seminars, a relaxed and constructive space to share your work and get thoughtful feedback from peers!
October 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Working on a chapter or conference paper and want some feedback? 📚
Bring your ideas to our Work-in-Progress Seminars, a relaxed and constructive space to share your work and get thoughtful feedback from peers!
Bring your ideas to our Work-in-Progress Seminars, a relaxed and constructive space to share your work and get thoughtful feedback from peers!
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There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review.
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
UnCommon Sense
Peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review (In chronological order) Horton, C (2024) The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach t...
uncommon-scents.blogspot.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review.
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
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Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women.
We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc
We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc
Rejecting the false narrative that frames trans people as a threat to women
Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women. We're supporting Not In Our Name (NION) Women to fight back against this harmful narrative.
goodlaw.social
September 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women.
We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc
We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025.
Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
September 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025.
Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Supporting the right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action, says human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
July 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Supporting the right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action, says human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
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Peacey points out that PhD students, particularly in the humanities, have been hit especially hard. “An academic who’s in an academic post, yes, their research suffers....But if you’re a PhD student, that kind of delay is harder to suck up and factor in to your work.” 1/2
Two years on, how has the British Library cyberattack hit research?
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Two years on, how has the British Library cyberattack hit research? - Research Professional News
Scholars fear slow recovery could hurt PhD students and REF 2029 submissions
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Peacey points out that PhD students, particularly in the humanities, have been hit especially hard. “An academic who’s in an academic post, yes, their research suffers....But if you’re a PhD student, that kind of delay is harder to suck up and factor in to your work.” 1/2
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We're recruiting a Policy Officer to join our team. You’ll be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
August 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're recruiting a Policy Officer to join our team. You’ll be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs
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Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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The sound of inevitability here is deafening.
The doom of such #prisons for vulnerable #Children with complex needs is always 1 or all of:
1. Failure
2. Violence
3. Abuse
The evangelical proclamations of Oasis Restores' narcissist-in-chief was never enough to alter this outcome
#CriminalJustice
The doom of such #prisons for vulnerable #Children with complex needs is always 1 or all of:
1. Failure
2. Violence
3. Abuse
The evangelical proclamations of Oasis Restores' narcissist-in-chief was never enough to alter this outcome
#CriminalJustice
Will the first Secure School be the last?
@robroballen.bsky.social on the multiple failings in the Children's and Young People's Secure Estate.
www.russellwebster.com/will-the-fir...
@robroballen.bsky.social on the multiple failings in the Children's and Young People's Secure Estate.
www.russellwebster.com/will-the-fir...
Will the first Secure School be the last?
Rob Allen on the multiple failings in the Children's and Young People's Secure Estate.
www.russellwebster.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The sound of inevitability here is deafening.
The doom of such #prisons for vulnerable #Children with complex needs is always 1 or all of:
1. Failure
2. Violence
3. Abuse
The evangelical proclamations of Oasis Restores' narcissist-in-chief was never enough to alter this outcome
#CriminalJustice
The doom of such #prisons for vulnerable #Children with complex needs is always 1 or all of:
1. Failure
2. Violence
3. Abuse
The evangelical proclamations of Oasis Restores' narcissist-in-chief was never enough to alter this outcome
#CriminalJustice
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Reform UK-run council withdraws funding for Durham Pride
Reform UK-run council withdraws funding for Durham Pride
A Reform UK-run council has withdrawn funding for County Durham’s Pride event.
www.thepinknews.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reform UK-run council withdraws funding for Durham Pride
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📚 Does your curriculum include Gypsy, Roma or Traveller histories?
We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson—champion of inclusive history.
💛 Support here: shorturl.at/c5DoK
#GRTFellowship #InclusiveHistory #HelenSnelson
We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson—champion of inclusive history.
💛 Support here: shorturl.at/c5DoK
#GRTFellowship #InclusiveHistory #HelenSnelson
July 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📚 Does your curriculum include Gypsy, Roma or Traveller histories?
We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson—champion of inclusive history.
💛 Support here: shorturl.at/c5DoK
#GRTFellowship #InclusiveHistory #HelenSnelson
We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson—champion of inclusive history.
💛 Support here: shorturl.at/c5DoK
#GRTFellowship #InclusiveHistory #HelenSnelson
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Kent Police seem to be completely out of control here. These two officers are talking legal rubbish.
Absolutely chilling.
Absolutely chilling.
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Kent Police seem to be completely out of control here. These two officers are talking legal rubbish.
Absolutely chilling.
Absolutely chilling.
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📣Exciting News 📣
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📣Exciting News 📣
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
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#skyhistorians We are looking forward to our Divergent Minds in the Archive workshops in Cardiff (29 July) & Liverpool (14 Aug). There’s still time to sign up & we are looking for a broad group of archive users! We have travel bursaries & can if needed help with hotel accommodation. More details👇
July 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#skyhistorians We are looking forward to our Divergent Minds in the Archive workshops in Cardiff (29 July) & Liverpool (14 Aug). There’s still time to sign up & we are looking for a broad group of archive users! We have travel bursaries & can if needed help with hotel accommodation. More details👇
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social thank you so so much for such a brilliant three days. What an amazing venue to present for the first time. thanks to everyone for being so kind and encouraging. And thanks to my other amazing panel members. #shsconf2025
July 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social thank you so so much for such a brilliant three days. What an amazing venue to present for the first time. thanks to everyone for being so kind and encouraging. And thanks to my other amazing panel members. #shsconf2025
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The Society welcomes applications for two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26, to support PhD students in completing a doctorate in #history.
Fellowships are held in association with
@ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians
Fellowships are held in association with
@ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians
May 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Society welcomes applications for two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26, to support PhD students in completing a doctorate in #history.
Fellowships are held in association with
@ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians
Fellowships are held in association with
@ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians
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A defendant was accused of beating a teenager who went to school with her daughter. During her hearing, there was a delay while she spoke to her lawyer, prompting one magistrate to comment: "She’s pushed the bounds of our generosity already." One of our courtwatchers was observing 🧵⬇️
March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A defendant was accused of beating a teenager who went to school with her daughter. During her hearing, there was a delay while she spoke to her lawyer, prompting one magistrate to comment: "She’s pushed the bounds of our generosity already." One of our courtwatchers was observing 🧵⬇️
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We are appalled by the report on @channel4news.bsky.social tonight of a woman being restrained during labour while held in prison custody.
Prison will never be a safe or appropriate place for pregnant women and mothers of babies.
Our full statement here: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/cal...
Prison will never be a safe or appropriate place for pregnant women and mothers of babies.
Our full statement here: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/cal...
Calls for independent investigation into use of restraints on pregnant women in prison custody
www.birthcompanions.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We are appalled by the report on @channel4news.bsky.social tonight of a woman being restrained during labour while held in prison custody.
Prison will never be a safe or appropriate place for pregnant women and mothers of babies.
Our full statement here: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/cal...
Prison will never be a safe or appropriate place for pregnant women and mothers of babies.
Our full statement here: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/cal...
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We need your help!
In order to gain more support from MPs, it would be really helpful for us to know how many people affected by IPP or who are supportive of change to IPP sentences live in the area the MP represents
Please help by filling in this form:
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In order to gain more support from MPs, it would be really helpful for us to know how many people affected by IPP or who are supportive of change to IPP sentences live in the area the MP represents
Please help by filling in this form:
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Gaining support from Members of Parliament
To gain more support from Members of Parliament, it is important for us to know how many people affected by the IPP or are seeking further changes to the IPP live in the areas they represent. This for...
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January 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
We need your help!
In order to gain more support from MPs, it would be really helpful for us to know how many people affected by IPP or who are supportive of change to IPP sentences live in the area the MP represents
Please help by filling in this form:
forms.gle/abZQ19DTASpw...
In order to gain more support from MPs, it would be really helpful for us to know how many people affected by IPP or who are supportive of change to IPP sentences live in the area the MP represents
Please help by filling in this form:
forms.gle/abZQ19DTASpw...