Chris McCorkindale
@chrismccork.bsky.social
Public law @Strathclyde Law School; adviser @CEEAC Committee of Scottish Parliament; steering group @Scottish Public Law Group; editor @Edinburgh Law Review; chair @Morton in the Community.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
First Greggs Festive Bake if the season. Get the trees up.
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
First Greggs Festive Bake if the season. Get the trees up.
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Lord Bracadale has resigned as chair of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry. The Court of Session was due to hear a judicial review on whether he had demonstrated apparent bias next month. www.shekubayohinquiry.scot/sites/defaul...
www.shekubayohinquiry.scot
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Lord Bracadale has resigned as chair of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry. The Court of Session was due to hear a judicial review on whether he had demonstrated apparent bias next month. www.shekubayohinquiry.scot/sites/defaul...
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Very in keeping with the hormonal teenager on too much red bull tone of anonymous briefings from Labour over the last year.
An absolute golden rule that anyone who says “the grown ups are back in the room” is fundamentally for the watching.
An absolute golden rule that anyone who says “the grown ups are back in the room” is fundamentally for the watching.
Whatever you think of these messages, the reality is this story and Paul Ovenden's subsequent resignation has provoked pure fury from long-serving Labour aides. Many saying they do not believe Starmer should have accepted his resignation.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages
Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Very in keeping with the hormonal teenager on too much red bull tone of anonymous briefings from Labour over the last year.
An absolute golden rule that anyone who says “the grown ups are back in the room” is fundamentally for the watching.
An absolute golden rule that anyone who says “the grown ups are back in the room” is fundamentally for the watching.
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The news of Conor Gearty's death has just been announced and I'm not coping. He was a mentor and the pole star in my constitutional thinking. He was also a great friend and fantastic fun to be around. I'm heartbroken for Aoife and the children.
September 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The news of Conor Gearty's death has just been announced and I'm not coping. He was a mentor and the pole star in my constitutional thinking. He was also a great friend and fantastic fun to be around. I'm heartbroken for Aoife and the children.
Really sad to read about this. An impressive figure but also a supportive academic colleague, interesting, nice and always fun company. Will be sorely missed.
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Really sad to read about this. An impressive figure but also a supportive academic colleague, interesting, nice and always fun company. Will be sorely missed.
This is the future liberals want.
did you know you can just make little bacon sandwiches with sourdough bread and it's perfectly legal
August 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is the future liberals want.
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This will be terrific:
@bymyong.bsky.social consistently illuminates aspects of the constitution that the rest of us - unjustifiably - ignore
@bymyong.bsky.social consistently illuminates aspects of the constitution that the rest of us - unjustifiably - ignore
Announcing an upcoming event as part of our Current Legal Problems lecture series for 2025-26:
📢 Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution
🗣️ Dr Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social
📅 16 October 2025 | 6pm
🏛️ UCL Laws + online
🔗 Book now: tinyurl.com/yz5bnrey
📢 Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution
🗣️ Dr Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social
📅 16 October 2025 | 6pm
🏛️ UCL Laws + online
🔗 Book now: tinyurl.com/yz5bnrey
Hybrid | CLP - Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution
This lecture will be delivered by Dr Ben Yong, as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2025-26
tinyurl.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This will be terrific:
@bymyong.bsky.social consistently illuminates aspects of the constitution that the rest of us - unjustifiably - ignore
@bymyong.bsky.social consistently illuminates aspects of the constitution that the rest of us - unjustifiably - ignore
@seethingmead.bsky.social Our worlds collide as Billy Davies is made assistant manager (with a fancier title) at Greenock Morton ⚽️
July 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
@seethingmead.bsky.social Our worlds collide as Billy Davies is made assistant manager (with a fancier title) at Greenock Morton ⚽️
A minor criticism of Dept Q: if anything it *downplays* just how plush is the Lord Advocate’s office.
July 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A minor criticism of Dept Q: if anything it *downplays* just how plush is the Lord Advocate’s office.
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Thomas Horsley: Reforming the UK Internal Market: The UK Government’s Response to the Review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/21/t...
Thomas Horsley: Reforming the UK Internal Market: The UK Government’s Response to the Review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
On 15th July 2025, the UK Government (UKG) published its response to its review and public consultation on Parts 1 and 2 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (UKIMA). The Response confirm…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thomas Horsley: Reforming the UK Internal Market: The UK Government’s Response to the Review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/21/t...
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But all that is needed to restore the authority of the Sewel Convention is for good chaps to get along. No risk of bad chap(esse)s getting back into power
July 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
But all that is needed to restore the authority of the Sewel Convention is for good chaps to get along. No risk of bad chap(esse)s getting back into power
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In other words, the internal market will continue to be a shared regulatory space in which the UK Govt will continue to have the legal upper hand, and devolved autonomy will be constrained by the need for intergovernmental agreement.
July 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In other words, the internal market will continue to be a shared regulatory space in which the UK Govt will continue to have the legal upper hand, and devolved autonomy will be constrained by the need for intergovernmental agreement.
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As expected, a minimalist approach to UKIMA reform - no statutory change, but improved processes for agreeing exclusions, and a commitment to the Common Frameworks as a mechanism for co-operation.
July 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As expected, a minimalist approach to UKIMA reform - no statutory change, but improved processes for agreeing exclusions, and a commitment to the Common Frameworks as a mechanism for co-operation.
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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For #devolution anoraks, the UK Government will today publish a written ministerial statement in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk re. its response to the review of the UK Internal Market Act
July 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
For #devolution anoraks, the UK Government will today publish a written ministerial statement in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk re. its response to the review of the UK Internal Market Act
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Durham Law is hiring a 3yr career development fellow in public law! Some lovely ppl here: @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social @seshauna.bsky.social @rogermasterman.bsky.social @dkagiaros.bsky.social @nataliesedacca.bsky.social ... and @aileenmcharg.bsky.social
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Career Development Fellow in Public Law at Durham University
An opportunity for an academic position as a Career Development Fellow in Public Law is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Durham Law is hiring a 3yr career development fellow in public law! Some lovely ppl here: @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social @seshauna.bsky.social @rogermasterman.bsky.social @dkagiaros.bsky.social @nataliesedacca.bsky.social ... and @aileenmcharg.bsky.social
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The new Superman movie is…. good actually!?
July 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The new Superman movie is…. good actually!?
Sorry to hear about Kemi Badenoch.
July 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sorry to hear about Kemi Badenoch.
Public lawyer on tour
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Public lawyer on tour
Co-starring in Evita with Rachel Zegler…
June 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Co-starring in Evita with Rachel Zegler…
James Kelly and I have a new article out in EHRLR (2025, 3, 279-305): ‘Legislating with rights in Northern Ireland - why Stormont’s exceptionalism is Stormont’s paradox’. Perfect holiday reading and fits right into your hand luggage.
June 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
James Kelly and I have a new article out in EHRLR (2025, 3, 279-305): ‘Legislating with rights in Northern Ireland - why Stormont’s exceptionalism is Stormont’s paradox’. Perfect holiday reading and fits right into your hand luggage.
The Scottish Parliament's Constitution [etc] Committee has published a call for views on the transparency of intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny and Ministerial accountability: yourviews.parliament.scot/ceeac/transp... (call closes on 29 August 2025).
June 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Scottish Parliament's Constitution [etc] Committee has published a call for views on the transparency of intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny and Ministerial accountability: yourviews.parliament.scot/ceeac/transp... (call closes on 29 August 2025).