David Anderson
@bricksilk.bsky.social
Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC: Barrister, Cross-bench Peer, Independent Prevent Commissioner; HL Constitution Cttee; Chair Inter Mediate, @uclei.bsky.social; Vis Prof KCL; AFPS; ex-indept reviewer terrorism legn; history, nature, sea kayaking, Suffolk
What to do about extremism? My 4-minute answer (starts 2.10 pm) hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0....
Counter-Extremism Strategy - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Counter-Extremism Strategy' on Thursday 12 February 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
What to do about extremism? My 4-minute answer (starts 2.10 pm) hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0....
A reminder of the HL Constitution Committee’s report on the appointment and removal of permanent secretaries, including the cabinet secretary publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ld....
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
A reminder of the HL Constitution Committee’s report on the appointment and removal of permanent secretaries, including the cabinet secretary publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ld....
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New post out:
"The most dangerous man in America"
Understanding "Trump's Prime Minister" Stephen Miller - the nexus of all the streams of right-wing thought and behaviour that embody the current regime.
(£/free trial)
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"The most dangerous man in America"
Understanding "Trump's Prime Minister" Stephen Miller - the nexus of all the streams of right-wing thought and behaviour that embody the current regime.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The most dangerous man in America
Understanding Stephen Miller: “Trump’s Prime Minister”
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
New post out:
"The most dangerous man in America"
Understanding "Trump's Prime Minister" Stephen Miller - the nexus of all the streams of right-wing thought and behaviour that embody the current regime.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The most dangerous man in America"
Understanding "Trump's Prime Minister" Stephen Miller - the nexus of all the streams of right-wing thought and behaviour that embody the current regime.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Spotlight are spot-on, as so often
🚨 Why bringing misconduct in public office charges against Lord Mandelson faces major hurdles
⛔ Why the changes in the #HillsboroughBill probably won't help
💥 And what needs to happen next if we're to restore integrity to British politics
Read @suehawley.bsky.social's analysis 👇
⛔ Why the changes in the #HillsboroughBill probably won't help
💥 And what needs to happen next if we're to restore integrity to British politics
Read @suehawley.bsky.social's analysis 👇
Mandelson’s misconduct – a moment of reckoning for the UK’s political establishment - Spotlight on Corruption
The Mandelson scandal must lead to a review of whether the new misconduct in public office offence in the Hillsborough Bill is robust enough, and urgent
www.spotlightcorruption.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Spotlight are spot-on, as so often
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This is great: Meet Hereditary Peer Lord Hampton – The Only Serving Teacher In Parliament www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Meet Hereditary Peer Lord Hampton – The Only Serving Teacher In Parliament
Lord Hampton, believed to be the only serving teacher in Parliament, tells Matilda Martin of a life divided between the work bench and the crossben...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This is great: Meet Hereditary Peer Lord Hampton – The Only Serving Teacher In Parliament www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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As National Security Adviser, I was often at the UK’s HQ in Helmand, Camp Bastion. Too often, the tannoy would announce medevac helicopters inbound. The huge base w’d fall silent, out of respect for the young men or women who were fighting for their lives. No, they had not stayed a little back.
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
As National Security Adviser, I was often at the UK’s HQ in Helmand, Camp Bastion. Too often, the tannoy would announce medevac helicopters inbound. The huge base w’d fall silent, out of respect for the young men or women who were fighting for their lives. No, they had not stayed a little back.
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It is an excellent speech.
Great speech.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
@mark-carney.bsky.social
“Risk management comes at a price, but that cost of strategic autonomy can also be shared. Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses. Shared standards reduce fragmentations”.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
It is an excellent speech.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
Happy for the police to hang on to your phone, laptop and cloud data indefinitely without even a requirement of reasonable suspicion? Such laws and proposals look dry on the page but erode personal freedom. Cracking debate this afternoon in the House of Lords: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
House of Lords
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January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Happy for the police to hang on to your phone, laptop and cloud data indefinitely without even a requirement of reasonable suspicion? Such laws and proposals look dry on the page but erode personal freedom. Cracking debate this afternoon in the House of Lords: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Fantastic news that a government body is now on here. Zero excuse at this point for all others not doing the same
Passkeys provide an easier, faster and more secure way to log into online accounts than passwords.🗝️
Read more about how the NCSC is keeping pace with evolving technology⬇️
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2025/chapter-03-keeping-pace-with-evolving-technology
Read more about how the NCSC is keeping pace with evolving technology⬇️
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2025/chapter-03-keeping-pace-with-evolving-technology
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Fantastic news that a government body is now on here. Zero excuse at this point for all others not doing the same
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I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
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After deciding to give Lord Irvine of Lairg the sack, No. 10 debated what to do with him afterward. One option was to make him a senior judge of the European Court of Justice ("Derry could learn French between now and October"). Another was to let him sit as a Law Lord. 1/2
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
After deciding to give Lord Irvine of Lairg the sack, No. 10 debated what to do with him afterward. One option was to make him a senior judge of the European Court of Justice ("Derry could learn French between now and October"). Another was to let him sit as a Law Lord. 1/2
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New post out:
We have an interview with John Bew - one of the most influential people in British politics over the past decade + foreign policy adviser to four PMs.
(Free to read)
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We have an interview with John Bew - one of the most influential people in British politics over the past decade + foreign policy adviser to four PMs.
(Free to read)
samf.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview with John Bew - adviser to four Prime Ministers
On Whitehall, Ukraine, Trump and the global challenges facing Britain
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January 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
New post out:
We have an interview with John Bew - one of the most influential people in British politics over the past decade + foreign policy adviser to four PMs.
(Free to read)
samf.substack.com/p/interview-...
We have an interview with John Bew - one of the most influential people in British politics over the past decade + foreign policy adviser to four PMs.
(Free to read)
samf.substack.com/p/interview-...
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Everything you need to know about the US’ slow turn against the EU.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Everything you need to know about the US’ slow turn against the EU.
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An overlooked alternate reason for rising claims in UK as fall in Europe is that data-sharing + finger-printing is now a barrier to making a second claim to a second EU country (but not to UK)
Being outside that system can make UK a court of appeal for failed claims in the EU, says Alan Manning
Being outside that system can make UK a court of appeal for failed claims in the EU, says Alan Manning
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
An overlooked alternate reason for rising claims in UK as fall in Europe is that data-sharing + finger-printing is now a barrier to making a second claim to a second EU country (but not to UK)
Being outside that system can make UK a court of appeal for failed claims in the EU, says Alan Manning
Being outside that system can make UK a court of appeal for failed claims in the EU, says Alan Manning
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Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlight giftlink thread. We start with this fantastic essay by Tim Wu, one of the big brains of web 1.0, cautioning that Silicon valley may be winning the AI battle to lose the bigger economic war to China as.ft.com/r/83deb81e-3...
Could America win the AI race but lose the war?
[FREE TO READ] The US has gone all-in on artificial intelligence. But the idea of an end-of-times battle with China over tomorrow’s key technology is part delusion, part lobbying tool for Silicon Vall...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlight giftlink thread. We start with this fantastic essay by Tim Wu, one of the big brains of web 1.0, cautioning that Silicon valley may be winning the AI battle to lose the bigger economic war to China as.ft.com/r/83deb81e-3...
What's going on in Strasbourg today - and how is it relevant to the case for continued UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights? Updated text of my lecture this week in Stormont is here: www.daqc.co.uk/2025/12/10/t...
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What's going on in Strasbourg today - and how is it relevant to the case for continued UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights? Updated text of my lecture this week in Stormont is here: www.daqc.co.uk/2025/12/10/t...
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Last Friday the Constitution Society and Learn with the Lords welcomed thousands of students in person and online across the UK to participate in a special question time event at the home of the famous Putney Debates. Dexter Govan has the story: https://consoc.org.uk/question-time-in-putney/
It was Question Time for Schools in Putney - The Constitution Society
Dexter Govan discusses the recent success of the Constitution Society and the UK Parliament Learn with the Lords Programme's event in Putney.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Last Friday the Constitution Society and Learn with the Lords welcomed thousands of students in person and online across the UK to participate in a special question time event at the home of the famous Putney Debates. Dexter Govan has the story: https://consoc.org.uk/question-time-in-putney/
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As Nick says here, this really is a 'gem of a story' and told expertly and brilliantly by @victoriancommons.bsky.social
Our colleague @kathrynrix.bsky.social was featured in yesterday's 'Pick of the Week' on BBC Radio 4!
You can check out her featured interview with Susan Hulme, on how women watched Commons debates from 'the ventilator' after they were barred from the chamber in 1778, below (starting at 7:22):
You can check out her featured interview with Susan Hulme, on how women watched Commons debates from 'the ventilator' after they were barred from the chamber in 1778, below (starting at 7:22):
BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Nick Ahad
Nick Ahad presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As Nick says here, this really is a 'gem of a story' and told expertly and brilliantly by @victoriancommons.bsky.social
My speech of today to NIHRC now published in full by Joshua Rozenberg: “The ECHR - the view from London and Strasbourg”
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My speech of today to NIHRC now published in full by Joshua Rozenberg: “The ECHR - the view from London and Strasbourg”
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Senior members of the UK government will meet ministers from 45 other Council of Europe member states in Strasbourg on Wednesday to discuss the challenges posed by “irregular” migration.
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Stopping the migrants
UK to join other European states in sending message to human rights court
rozenberg.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Senior members of the UK government will meet ministers from 45 other Council of Europe member states in Strasbourg on Wednesday to discuss the challenges posed by “irregular” migration.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/stopping-t...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/stopping-t...
A much-needed consultation - spread the news! www.gov.uk/government/c...
Legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement
The government is launching a consultation to help develop a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies by law enforcement.
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A much-needed consultation - spread the news! www.gov.uk/government/c...