Louise S
@louises.bsky.social
Academic teaching law (England and Wales) with obsessive interest in the subject, also general interest in books, philosophy, gaming, history, art. Views my own.
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Since y'all asked nicely, here's my complete history of Robin of Sherwood. One of the finest TV shows ever made. Hugely influential. Most modern cinematic/TV Robin Hood tropes trace back to it.
As Herne would say:
"Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten."
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As Herne would say:
"Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten."
authory.com/JohnBull/Not...
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Since y'all asked nicely, here's my complete history of Robin of Sherwood. One of the finest TV shows ever made. Hugely influential. Most modern cinematic/TV Robin Hood tropes trace back to it.
As Herne would say:
"Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten."
authory.com/JohnBull/Not...
As Herne would say:
"Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten."
authory.com/JohnBull/Not...
Feeling virtuous, as I just resisted the temptation to dump the Christmas tree lights in the box in a tangled mess. I hope Christmas 2026 me is suitably grateful.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Feeling virtuous, as I just resisted the temptation to dump the Christmas tree lights in the box in a tangled mess. I hope Christmas 2026 me is suitably grateful.
Over Christmas I read a book I thought would be a fun cozy read but was so bad. All in present tense which my brain just rejects- it’s not edgy or modern, it’s just bad writing. I don’t know why I finished it other than bloody-mindedness. Now I’m reading a Terry Pratchett to make it up to myself.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Over Christmas I read a book I thought would be a fun cozy read but was so bad. All in present tense which my brain just rejects- it’s not edgy or modern, it’s just bad writing. I don’t know why I finished it other than bloody-mindedness. Now I’m reading a Terry Pratchett to make it up to myself.
Happy New Year everyone. This is the bit I love - absolute silence on the road outside.
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Happy New Year everyone. This is the bit I love - absolute silence on the road outside.
One of our Christmas presents arrived a little early this year.
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
One of our Christmas presents arrived a little early this year.
“one hoggeshede bookes” is basically what I’m hoping to get for Christmas.
We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries…
Medieval Londoners’ cheaply imported mass-produced Christmas gifts look surprisingly familiar
We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries…
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December 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“one hoggeshede bookes” is basically what I’m hoping to get for Christmas.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Christmas card writing today - having a flashback to ‘70s childhood trauma of the box of different cards for the class, and having to decide who got a cute one, and who got the photo of baubles. And then the pain when you received a bauble card.
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Christmas card writing today - having a flashback to ‘70s childhood trauma of the box of different cards for the class, and having to decide who got a cute one, and who got the photo of baubles. And then the pain when you received a bauble card.
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An excellent piece by Yasmin Khan in @theguardian.com – and I’m very relieved the preposterous case against her has been dropped. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An excellent piece by Yasmin Khan in @theguardian.com – and I’m very relieved the preposterous case against her has been dropped. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I feel so much pain for whoever sent the budget details out too early from the OBR. The horror they must have gone through when they realized what they had done. Real ‘there but for the Grace of God…’ time www.theguardian.com/business/202...
OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate
Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I feel so much pain for whoever sent the budget details out too early from the OBR. The horror they must have gone through when they realized what they had done. Real ‘there but for the Grace of God…’ time www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Magistrates convict a higher proportion of defendants than juries, so I hope they are also planning to build more prisons.
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Magistrates convict a higher proportion of defendants than juries, so I hope they are also planning to build more prisons.
I’m reading Dame Elizabeth Lane’s autobiography Hear the Other Side. This remarkable woman was not only the first female High Court judge, but she also hired the first female judge’s clerk (on Lord Denning’s recommendation) and was the first female Bencher of an Inn of Court.
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I’m reading Dame Elizabeth Lane’s autobiography Hear the Other Side. This remarkable woman was not only the first female High Court judge, but she also hired the first female judge’s clerk (on Lord Denning’s recommendation) and was the first female Bencher of an Inn of Court.
I think I am playing Elden Ring and then looking for help online too much, as my iPad now auto corrects any misspelling beginning with E into Erd Tree. My emails are not going to make sense 😂
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I think I am playing Elden Ring and then looking for help online too much, as my iPad now auto corrects any misspelling beginning with E into Erd Tree. My emails are not going to make sense 😂
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New post: Tyranny, anarchy and the rule of law: Reflections on a major report by the Constitution Committee
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Tyranny, anarchy and the rule of law: Reflections on a major report by the Constitution Committee
The House of Lords Constitution Committee’s new report on the rule of law provides an excellent overview of the concept and of the many challenges it finds itself under in the UK today. But the rep…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New post: Tyranny, anarchy and the rule of law: Reflections on a major report by the Constitution Committee
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17 hours left and we just hit £9k! Please keep sharing and pledging!
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You are all wonderful and I can't wait to make this book for you!
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You are all wonderful and I can't wait to make this book for you!
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
17 hours left and we just hit £9k! Please keep sharing and pledging!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
You are all wonderful and I can't wait to make this book for you!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...
You are all wonderful and I can't wait to make this book for you!
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
Proposals for radical reform of the UK’s asylum system raise a number of legal and constitutional issues, with respect both to the European Convention on Human Rights and the domestic principle of …
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November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts
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I’m sure I read in a chancellor’s memoirs (maybe Roy Jenkins or Ken Clarke’s) that he wasn’t even allowed to walk to Parliament for the budget statement in case his demeanour gave a clue about the budget contents and set the markets flapping. Maybe we should go back to that.
Budget gossip and U-turns to blame for UK’s weak growth, says ex-Bank chief economist
Budget gossip and U-turns to blame for UK’s weak growth, says ex-Bank chief economist
Budget gossip and U-turns to blame for UK’s weak growth, says ex-Bank chief economist
www.independent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’m sure I read in a chancellor’s memoirs (maybe Roy Jenkins or Ken Clarke’s) that he wasn’t even allowed to walk to Parliament for the budget statement in case his demeanour gave a clue about the budget contents and set the markets flapping. Maybe we should go back to that.
I read a book in the ‘80s about a man who didn’t want to be part of the UK having nuclear weapons, so he declared his house and garden a separate country. After the past week’s government announcements, I think I’d like to do that.
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I read a book in the ‘80s about a man who didn’t want to be part of the UK having nuclear weapons, so he declared his house and garden a separate country. After the past week’s government announcements, I think I’d like to do that.
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There’s a line in the Slough House book Real Tigers - it’s not the hope that kills you. It’s knowing that it’s the hope that kills you that kills you. Kind of how I’m feeling about the government this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
There’s a line in the Slough House book Real Tigers - it’s not the hope that kills you. It’s knowing that it’s the hope that kills you that kills you. Kind of how I’m feeling about the government this morning.
There’s a line in the Slough House book Real Tigers - it’s not the hope that kills you. It’s knowing that it’s the hope that kills you that kills you. Kind of how I’m feeling about the government this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
There’s a line in the Slough House book Real Tigers - it’s not the hope that kills you. It’s knowing that it’s the hope that kills you that kills you. Kind of how I’m feeling about the government this morning.
Good piece in the Conversation about the Trump /BBC potential case. theconversation.com/trump-v-the-...
Trump v the BBC: a legal expert explains how the case could play out
Trump must meet set requirements to prove that the footage was actually defamatory.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Good piece in the Conversation about the Trump /BBC potential case. theconversation.com/trump-v-the-...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Instead of constant soap opera nonsense I wish the papers would focus more on the bills that are being passed. On what is actually being changed (for better or worse). This and crystal ball gazing about the budget is all I see in my timeline. I know they think it’s what people want, but is it?
‘Paranoid’ Starmer’s leadership under threat – as PM’s aides turn on Wes Streeting trib.al/4888UJf
Starmer's leadership under threat - as PM's aides turn on Wes Streeting
Sir Keir Starmer was accused of 'extraordinary paranoia' amid rumours he is under threat of a leadership challenge
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Instead of constant soap opera nonsense I wish the papers would focus more on the bills that are being passed. On what is actually being changed (for better or worse). This and crystal ball gazing about the budget is all I see in my timeline. I know they think it’s what people want, but is it?
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One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
might fuck around and become a Cute Socks Guy
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
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As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.