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Estelle Wolfers
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Courts, cats and cars; she/her
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jdportes.bsky.social
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...

(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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danneidle.bsky.social
A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.

Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.

More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
SRA urged to take action as we reveal solicitor has ‘purposely frustrated’ investigation
Solicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne delayed an official investigation into his alleged professional misconduct by overwhelming the regulator with complaints and threatening them with two injunctions se…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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rutgerbregman.com
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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leefallin.bsky.social
Another excellent blog from #HEPI, focused upon the economic benefits driven by international students within the UK.

www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/21/w...

#AcademicSky #UKHE #HigherEd #UKbudget25 #UKeconomy #InternationalStudents @hepi-news.bsky.social
The growing economic footprint of international students The economic impact of international students in the UK surged from £31.3 billion in 2018/19 to £41.9 billion by 2021/22. On average, every parliamentary constituency in Britain benefits by £58 million. Some regions rely more heavily than others on this influx of global talent. In Sheffield, for example, international students contribute around £770 million annually to the city’s economy, while across Yorkshire and the Humber, that total exceeds £2.9 billion. In cities such as Leicester, Exeter, Nottingham, and Dundee, universities are among the leading exporters, accounting for up to 15% of total local exports. These figures show how universities serve as economic anchors, especially outside the Southeast. International students contribute through tuition, housing, local spending, and by supporting jobs in retail and hospitality.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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husajaakko.bsky.social
Sharing one of my, hopefully, entertaining comparative law memes on this platform.
Meme with to panels. Top panel describes civilised discussion under the heading ‘Comparatists discuss the importance of their discipline’. Bottom panel under the heading ‘Comparatists discuss the method of comparative law’ shows utter chaos and aggression.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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alecmorris1.bsky.social
Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2
youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
The Paradoxes of Property: What do we Own and What can we Own?: Hamlyn Lectures 2025, Lecture 2
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
firetower.bsky.social
Please, @Chitra Ramaswamy in @theguardian.com, in your review of Civilisations: Rise and Fall, don't confuse Kenneth Clark the broadcaster with Kenneth Clarke the politician.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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jowolff.bsky.social
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
The train director speaks English entirely correctly and with a Polish accent so mighty that you could use them in a Wikipedia article about it. DAJREKSZYN OF AŁER DŻERNI no bloody letter is left silent.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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firetower.bsky.social
Have Yasmin, who knew she was not allowed to sit on the dining table so sat on things that were on the dining table - including, top right, a bar of chocolate.
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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paolosandro.bsky.social
'So the court is not just applying a low standard of review; it is, for all intents and purposes, applying no standard of review at all. This, as I have previously argued, is an example of the court dodging its (statutory) duties.'

Do people really think this UKSC will step up with a populist govt?
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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benstanley.eu
first person to successfully convince a reviewer that this constitutes a pre-reg wins a prize
johnholbein1.bsky.social John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 8d
This is terrifying.

"[AI agents] can... infer a researcher's latent hypotheses and produce data that artificially confirms them."

...

"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people" -@seanjwestwood.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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nhervieu.bsky.social
Une injustice historique (enfin) officiellement réparée.

La loi élevant Alfred Dreyfus au grade de général de brigade est publiée ce jour au Journal officiel.
18 novembre 2025 - Journal officiel de la république française. LOIS LOI no 2025-1079 du 17 novembre 2025 élevant Alfred Dreyfus au grade de général de brigade (1) NOR : ARMX2514008L L’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat ont adopté, Le Président de la République promulgue la loi dont la teneur suit: Article unique La Nation française élève, à titre posthume, Alfred Dreyfus au grade de général de brigade. La présente loi sera exécutée comme loi de l’Etat. Fait à Paris, le 17 novembre 2025. EMMANUEL MACRON Par le Président de la République : Le Premier ministre, SÉBASTIEN LECORNU La ministre des armées et des anciens combattants, CATHERINE VAUTRIN (1) Travaux préparatoires: loi no 2025-1079. Assemblée nationale: Proposition de loi no 1380; Rapport de M. Charles Sitzenstuhl, au nom de la commission de la défense, no 1463; Discussion et adoption, après engagement de la procédure accélérée, le 2 juin 2025 (TA no 124). Sénat: Proposition de loi, adoptée par l’Assemblée nationale, no 675 (2024-2025); Rapport de M. Rachid Temal, au nom de la commission des affaires étrangères, de la défense et des forces armées, no 87 (2025-2026); Texte de la commission no 88 (2025-2026); Discussion et adoption le 6 novembre 2025 (TA no 18, 2025-2026).
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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jdportes.bsky.social
Entirely devoid of facts/evidence.

There is just no plausible argument - either economic or political - that the main threat to the sustainability of the UK's welfare state is immigration or immigrants.
In Britain, high immigration has already affected the availability of subsidized housing, as well as held down wages and challenged community integration. If Britain repeats the recent pace of immigration over the next decade, it will risk losing popular support for the public resources needed to maintain a socially cohesive society. The overall numbers matter.
June 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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stevecooke.org
Asked a question by Kuenssberg about whether her proposals on refugees would mean refugee families being broken up, Shabana Mahmood immediately started talking about illegal migration. Eventually, she’s admitted that yes, Labour’s policy will break up settled families. Vile.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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deniseco.bsky.social
Agree.
This photo is heartbreaking. Reposting with photographer credit:
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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praxiscast.bsky.social
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?

Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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emergencybod.medsky.social
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.

Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.

A thread 🧵 1/8
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 10:29 AM
firetower.bsky.social
Foxglove is not a cat who goes out in the rain.
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
What a coincidence!
4 frame comics, where we see scenes from the 1936 olympic games in Berlin : the Berlin stadium, 5 women holding hula hoops in the shape of the olympics logo, athletes doing an obstacle course. the last frame is the 2028 Los Angeles olympic logo. the text reads : the olympics have seen various forms of gender policing since the games of 1936 in nazi germany. it was introduced as a way to enforce the gender binary by disqualifying people with inter- sex characteristics or atypical gender expression. naked parades in front of a jury, gynecological inspections, chromosomal testing, certifica- tions that only richer countries could issue... these were all attempts at gender policing by the olympic committee between 1936 and 1996. one after the other, these practices were outlawed. they were all found to be flawed, misleading, humiliating, discrimi- natory, racist, misogynistic. since 2003, strict guidelines have allowed intersex and trans women to participate. despite 20 years of inclusion, there has only been one trans woman who competed, not winning any medal. yet, we just learned that the I.o.C. was looking into bringing back gender policing to ban intersex & trans athletes, in time for the nazi germany olympics of 2028. oops, I mean united states.
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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gregpak.net
It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
sesmith.lol s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 17d
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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marcdavenant.bsky.social
‘A row of coal miners' houses with no windows to the street’, Halifax, 1937 by Bill Brandt. Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
A bleak black and white photograph of a row of houses with dustbins outside. There are steps up to darkened doorways and no visible windows. Each house has four chimneys. To the right are industrial chimneys and in the foreground are barely visible cobbles and what looks like large lumps of coal debris. This is an image which always triggers a strong response. People often claim it is East Durham rather than Halifax. This comes from a mistake in the labelling of this photo in the V&A collection which has now been corrected but the myth persists. People often claim the label is misleading but this is the title given to the photo by Brandt himself. It is likely that there were windows on the other side but four chimneys normally means four rooms. You must judge for yourself whether any of the rooms were windowless. People often claim there were no mines in Halifax. This is incorrect, although there weren’t many mines the area is on the edge of a coalfield. Ultimately we must remember than none of Bill Brandt’s photos can be taken at face value and neither can the titles he gave them. That’s all part of the mystery of his work.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
Shamir Shah's letter to the DCMS is another shameful chapter in capitulation to Tufton Street lobbying and foreign influence from MAGA and Trump
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
I imagine @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social will be getting the usual abuse for speaking out - solidarity with her and all those fighting against hate manipulated by the wealthy right gleefully creating a distracting wedge issue
Mirror EXCLUSIVE: JK Rowling 'funding transphobia' as equality in Britain goes backwards, MP says Nadia Whittome, who has just joined Westminster's Women and Equalities Committee, called for the Government fight back against toxic narratives and show solidarity with the trans community She said: "It's increasingly difficult when what we're up against is a machine funded by billionaires in this country and the US, with political support from countries like Russia as well. "You just need to follow where the transphobia is coming from, it's not coming from working class people, it's trickling down from the top. "These concerns are not being raised by a cleaner on the minimum wage, somebody stuck in an abusive relationship. Trans people aren't a threat to them, the threat to them comes from violent men and the structures that keep them trapped, whether that's low pay, low benefits, not having access to the public services they need. She said: "We see negative headlines about trans people in the media every day, the Tories and Reform continue to use them as a political football, often most damagingly in reference to protecting women from women who aren't trans, which misdiagnoses the problem of male violence, which is something...done to women both trans and not trans by violent and abusive men. "The only way we can stop trans people being used as a political football is to stand up for their rights unequivocally, by not giving an inch.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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roberthutton.co.uk
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM