Charles
@oscharles.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Law at Maynooth University focused on the welfare state, migration and social inclusion | BLM I He/They Sé/Siad |
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Jim O'Callaghan insists that every country can set it's own immigration policy, but wants to ensure that Ireland follows the UK in every awful decision it makes. An obsession with pull factors does not make for sensible policy, and the CTA is being used as a fig leaf:
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Ireland may need to change asylum laws, says O'Callaghan
The Minister for Justice has said Ireland will need to be "nimble" and may need to change its own laws and provisions in order to respond to proposed overhaul in UK asylum laws.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Jim O'Callaghan insists that every country can set it's own immigration policy, but wants to ensure that Ireland follows the UK in every awful decision it makes. An obsession with pull factors does not make for sensible policy, and the CTA is being used as a fig leaf:
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Why come up with a functional housing policy when you can falsely accuse immigrants and asylum seekers of being the problem
New: sweeping new immigration reforms to be introduced by government on family reunification, housing requirements and student visas. Sources confirm plans will be “very significant” and far reaching. Full details here exclusively
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Asylum families rules set to be tightened
New regulations will require asylum seekers to prove financial stability, among a range of changes aimed at curbing immigration
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Why come up with a functional housing policy when you can falsely accuse immigrants and asylum seekers of being the problem
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Our wonderful team - based @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the wider university - are: @tobiaslock.bsky.social; @orlakelleher.bsky.social; @oscharles.bsky.social; @hubertsmekal.bsky.social; @mariamurphy.bsky.social; Dr Derek Barter; Dr Ollie Bartlett; and Dr David Mangan.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our wonderful team - based @maynoothlaw.bsky.social and the wider university - are: @tobiaslock.bsky.social; @orlakelleher.bsky.social; @oscharles.bsky.social; @hubertsmekal.bsky.social; @mariamurphy.bsky.social; Dr Derek Barter; Dr Ollie Bartlett; and Dr David Mangan.
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Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
Delighted to announce that we are the REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @maynoothuniversity.ie. We will be organising a host of activities over the next 3 years on "Realising European Values and European Law" (REVEL). Stay tuned (follow us) for more.
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School of Law and Criminology awarded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a
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November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
A very productive few days at the second consortium meeting of SWINS @sustwellbeing.bsky.social in Barcelona this week
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A very productive few days at the second consortium meeting of SWINS @sustwellbeing.bsky.social in Barcelona this week
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#Capitalism, #Democracy and #WelfareState Prof Anton Hemerijck from @eui-sps.bsky.social joined the 2° SWINS Meeting for a deeply interesting keynote on welfare and #socialinvestment. SWINS aims to generate insights on how invstments in #socialservices contribute to key outcomes. More: www.swins.eu
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#Capitalism, #Democracy and #WelfareState Prof Anton Hemerijck from @eui-sps.bsky.social joined the 2° SWINS Meeting for a deeply interesting keynote on welfare and #socialinvestment. SWINS aims to generate insights on how invstments in #socialservices contribute to key outcomes. More: www.swins.eu
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EU project SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of #socialservices in European societies in order to make them an asset within the transition toward an inclusive and sustainable #wellbeingeconomy. Discover more here ⤵️
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS Sustainable Well-Being Through INvestment in Social Services
SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of social services in European societies in order to make them an asset
www.swins.eu
October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
EU project SWINS aims to trigger a structural rethinking of the role of #socialservices in European societies in order to make them an asset within the transition toward an inclusive and sustainable #wellbeingeconomy. Discover more here ⤵️
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
SWINS is Funded by the #EU #HorizonEurope Programme
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The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
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September 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The fuck is unfunded hobbyist research? My hobbies are millions of miles removed from the academy and if my research was of no interest to others, this would show in every aspect of my career. We have the REF for this, no? So what other than right wing talking points being echoed is this adding?
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"My imaginary Attlee would never have done the thing that the real Attlee demonstrably, actually, did" is a very concise summary of the feckless, vacuous, delusional, reactionary shite that pours out of this idiot's gob.
🔴Glasman says Attlee and Bevan would “never have given the ECHR status in British law.”
🔴But Attlee signed and ratified the ECHR.
🔴Bevan fought for legal dignity, not executive impunity.
🔴Glasman is laundering authoritarianism with fake history.
Thread 👇
#TheGreatUntruth #BlueLabour #ECHR
🔴But Attlee signed and ratified the ECHR.
🔴Bevan fought for legal dignity, not executive impunity.
🔴Glasman is laundering authoritarianism with fake history.
Thread 👇
#TheGreatUntruth #BlueLabour #ECHR
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"My imaginary Attlee would never have done the thing that the real Attlee demonstrably, actually, did" is a very concise summary of the feckless, vacuous, delusional, reactionary shite that pours out of this idiot's gob.
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).
Closing date is September 19th.
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Closing date is September 19th.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).
Closing date is September 19th.
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Closing date is September 19th.
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📣Coming up!
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
Society of Legal Scholars, 116th Annual Conference | LinkedIn
The 116th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars will be hosted by the University of Leeds.
The conference will run from 2-4 September 2025 based in the Parkinson Building, a grade II lis...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📣Coming up!
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
The Society of Legal Scholars' 116th annual conference is being hosted at Leeds, helmed by our very own Prof Duncan Sheehan as President!
Check out the fantastic programme for what promises to be a fascinating 4 days of exchange and discovery.👇
tinyurl.com/yxz5tm76
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Nationalisation of public services is incredibly popular with Reform voters with support as high as 90%. Labour could “appeal to Reform voters” by proposing such a policy, instead they turn up the dial marked RACISM, which is a choice as Labour is a racist party.
Yet another poll
shows massive support
for public ownership
So what stops the government?
The fact that almost every Labour MP
has accepted corrupt bribes
from privatising lobbyists
and doesn't give a sh*t
that we get a worse service
at extra cost
and die younger
meme via @weownit.org.uk
shows massive support
for public ownership
So what stops the government?
The fact that almost every Labour MP
has accepted corrupt bribes
from privatising lobbyists
and doesn't give a sh*t
that we get a worse service
at extra cost
and die younger
meme via @weownit.org.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Nationalisation of public services is incredibly popular with Reform voters with support as high as 90%. Labour could “appeal to Reform voters” by proposing such a policy, instead they turn up the dial marked RACISM, which is a choice as Labour is a racist party.
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This makes you angry, cos it's a reannouncement of a load of stupid ideas cooked up by the Home Office, a dept so hard of thinking it can barely keep its doors open. But it's also richly (if darkly) comic, because it will increase gaming, degrade stats and achieve exactly the opposite of its intent.
August 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This makes you angry, cos it's a reannouncement of a load of stupid ideas cooked up by the Home Office, a dept so hard of thinking it can barely keep its doors open. But it's also richly (if darkly) comic, because it will increase gaming, degrade stats and achieve exactly the opposite of its intent.
Interesting to see these arise in the space of a few days
August 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Interesting to see these arise in the space of a few days
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Apparently the UK adult verification thing has basically banned blind people from half of the internet because they can't use the verification system 🫣
July 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Apparently the UK adult verification thing has basically banned blind people from half of the internet because they can't use the verification system 🫣
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See, this answer seems catastrophically bad and cack-handed if you’re a disillusioned Labour voter or (god forbid) further left. But if you’re an executive at, say, Serco, G4S or Mitie, and want to know the status quo will hold and your contracts will be renewed with minimal hassle, it’s beautiful.
Asked about the far right protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, Labour minister James Murray tells Sky News that it's "absolutely right for people to protest about this"
July 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
See, this answer seems catastrophically bad and cack-handed if you’re a disillusioned Labour voter or (god forbid) further left. But if you’re an executive at, say, Serco, G4S or Mitie, and want to know the status quo will hold and your contracts will be renewed with minimal hassle, it’s beautiful.
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"LGBT" is not unsafe or inappropriate for minors. It is what a minority of them will be. Censoring it for anyone who can't pass an age verification check suggests that queer people are dangerous predators. It also stops queer kids from being able to find community. This is an online s28. End it.
Please all uk residents and anybody with uk family sign this
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
July 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"LGBT" is not unsafe or inappropriate for minors. It is what a minority of them will be. Censoring it for anyone who can't pass an age verification check suggests that queer people are dangerous predators. It also stops queer kids from being able to find community. This is an online s28. End it.
A deeply embarrassing party.
Mr Hayes has made a $51,000 donation, split between three separate humanitarian organisations active in Gaza — UNRWA, UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders.
July 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A deeply embarrassing party.
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I looked more into this episode, and the majority of these participants are influencers. They are openly & brazenly racist, antisemitic etc.
They are using this to gain a mainstream audience by being boosted by both Jubilee and Zeteo. This is how the left often helps mainstream the far right.
They are using this to gain a mainstream audience by being boosted by both Jubilee and Zeteo. This is how the left often helps mainstream the far right.
“We may have to rename this show because you’re a little bit more than a far-right Republican.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social called out a self-proclaimed ‘fascist’ on the show ‘Surrounded’ where he debated 20 far-right Republicans.
Watch the full episode on Jubilee’s YouTube:
zeteo.com/p/is-this-th...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social called out a self-proclaimed ‘fascist’ on the show ‘Surrounded’ where he debated 20 far-right Republicans.
Watch the full episode on Jubilee’s YouTube:
zeteo.com/p/is-this-th...
July 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I looked more into this episode, and the majority of these participants are influencers. They are openly & brazenly racist, antisemitic etc.
They are using this to gain a mainstream audience by being boosted by both Jubilee and Zeteo. This is how the left often helps mainstream the far right.
They are using this to gain a mainstream audience by being boosted by both Jubilee and Zeteo. This is how the left often helps mainstream the far right.
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This ain’t good.
“For those applying this fall, the law school added a supplemental essay prompt that asks students about their AI usage and how they see that changing in law school—and requires them to use AI to develop their response.”
New Michigan Law Essay Prompt Asks Applicants to Use AI
With nearly half of all large law firms using AI in some way, the leadership at Michigan Law wanted to give AI aficionados a chance to show their skills.
www.insidehighered.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This ain’t good.
Yes, I went again @kylieminogue.music-social.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Yes, I went again @kylieminogue.music-social.com
*cries in homosexual*
@kylieminogue.music-social.com
@kylieminogue.music-social.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
*cries in homosexual*
@kylieminogue.music-social.com
@kylieminogue.music-social.com
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Thanks @lbc.co.uk for publishing my article on the Universal Credit & PIP Bill:
- Why it still poses an unacceptable threat to disabled people in the future
- MPs still being asked to vote without clear information about the full impact of planned changes. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
- Why it still poses an unacceptable threat to disabled people in the future
- MPs still being asked to vote without clear information about the full impact of planned changes. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
Concessions have been made – but the Welfare Bill still risks long-term harm to disabled people
The concessions offered by the UK government to stave off a rebellion in their ranks are welcome, but fall short.
www.lbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thanks @lbc.co.uk for publishing my article on the Universal Credit & PIP Bill:
- Why it still poses an unacceptable threat to disabled people in the future
- MPs still being asked to vote without clear information about the full impact of planned changes. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
- Why it still poses an unacceptable threat to disabled people in the future
- MPs still being asked to vote without clear information about the full impact of planned changes. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
Cried with laughter @junobirch.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Cried with laughter @junobirch.bsky.social
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This is the one and only good thing that George W Bush did as president. It has saved millions of lives at very little cost. Why pause it—for a period long enough to cause major damage and death? Because you want (those) people to die.
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is the one and only good thing that George W Bush did as president. It has saved millions of lives at very little cost. Why pause it—for a period long enough to cause major damage and death? Because you want (those) people to die.