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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‘The Department of Justice spokesperson said having people wait longer means they forge a stronger connection with the country “demonstrated over time”.’
The proposal to fast track applications for people who join the military shows what patent bullshit that is.
The proposal to fast track applications for people who join the military shows what patent bullshit that is.
Refugees waiting on citizenship decisions find the rules have quietly changed. While they heard about harsher policies brought in last year, this change wasn't announced, and affects people who applied before then www.dublininquirer.com/refugees-app...
February 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
‘The Department of Justice spokesperson said having people wait longer means they forge a stronger connection with the country “demonstrated over time”.’
The proposal to fast track applications for people who join the military shows what patent bullshit that is.
The proposal to fast track applications for people who join the military shows what patent bullshit that is.
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The absolute shame of a Cork person describing the UK as "our great country." Fascinating, too, to so blithely erase your own immigrant positionality while spearheading anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘The only honourable course’: Morgan McSweeney’s resignation statement in full
Keir Starmer’s chief of staff leaves job over role in Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The absolute shame of a Cork person describing the UK as "our great country." Fascinating, too, to so blithely erase your own immigrant positionality while spearheading anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Solidarity with @unison.org.uk workers at the University of Bristol who are striking against a 3.4% real terms pay cut.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Solidarity with @unison.org.uk workers at the University of Bristol who are striking against a 3.4% real terms pay cut.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
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Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
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A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
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Results of the 20th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South & East-West Cooperation October-December 2025 have been published.
The report and presentation can be accessed at crossborder.ie/reports/brie...
@benrosher.bsky.social, @anthonysoares.bsky.social & Aidan Campbell
#research
The report and presentation can be accessed at crossborder.ie/reports/brie...
@benrosher.bsky.social, @anthonysoares.bsky.social & Aidan Campbell
#research
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Results of the 20th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South & East-West Cooperation October-December 2025 have been published.
The report and presentation can be accessed at crossborder.ie/reports/brie...
@benrosher.bsky.social, @anthonysoares.bsky.social & Aidan Campbell
#research
The report and presentation can be accessed at crossborder.ie/reports/brie...
@benrosher.bsky.social, @anthonysoares.bsky.social & Aidan Campbell
#research
Gentle reminder that this is happening on Monday
We’re kicking off our 2026 lunchtime webinars for the All-Island Social Security Network on Feb 9th (1-2pm) where we’ll have researchers from @ulsteruni.bsky.social discussing the Defective Concrete Crisis
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
All-island Social Security Network Webinar - Defective Concrete Crisis
Join us online to hear about the far-reaching consequences of the defective concrete crisis in Ireland.
www.eventbrite.ie
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Gentle reminder that this is happening on Monday
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Guess what the evidence shows? Disabled people pushed into deeper poverty are pushed *further from, not into, the workplace*.
NEW REPORT, PACKED WITH EVIDENCE from community organisations.
www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/wp-content/u...
NEW REPORT, PACKED WITH EVIDENCE from community organisations.
www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Guess what the evidence shows? Disabled people pushed into deeper poverty are pushed *further from, not into, the workplace*.
NEW REPORT, PACKED WITH EVIDENCE from community organisations.
www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/wp-content/u...
NEW REPORT, PACKED WITH EVIDENCE from community organisations.
www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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…a key point… “mutual trust” must not become a channel for a proliferation of rights violations in eu territory…
An Italian court has recognised refugee status for an EU citizen - a Hungarian national who faces persecution for being Roma and transgender
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
Analysis by Chiara Scissa:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...
Mutual trust does not supersede human rights! Italian judges unprecedently recognize the refugee status to an EU citizen
Dr. Chiara Scissa * Photo credit : Bologna Tribunal, photo by Alex Sirac via Wikimedia Commons * Research fellow in EU law at the Uni...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM
…a key point… “mutual trust” must not become a channel for a proliferation of rights violations in eu territory…
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my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
We’re kicking off our 2026 lunchtime webinars for the All-Island Social Security Network on Feb 9th (1-2pm) where we’ll have researchers from @ulsteruni.bsky.social discussing the Defective Concrete Crisis
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
All-island Social Security Network Webinar - Defective Concrete Crisis
Join us online to hear about the far-reaching consequences of the defective concrete crisis in Ireland.
www.eventbrite.ie
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
We’re kicking off our 2026 lunchtime webinars for the All-Island Social Security Network on Feb 9th (1-2pm) where we’ll have researchers from @ulsteruni.bsky.social discussing the Defective Concrete Crisis
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
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New on the Social Policy Blog:
“What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
“What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
What drives successful pension reform? Lessons from two regions
A cross-regional analysis of pension reforms shows how institutions, legacies and negotiation shape feasible and lasting reform in ageing societies.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
New on the Social Policy Blog:
“What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
“What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
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The one conservative joke is "I identify as an attack helicopter," while the one liberal joke is "lol these guys are homogays who suck cock because they're gay"
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders "selling out" to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.
cnb.cx
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The one conservative joke is "I identify as an attack helicopter," while the one liberal joke is "lol these guys are homogays who suck cock because they're gay"
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Not at all surprised an Irish jury acquitted
But the perversions of the concept of discretion used by the defence & some of the Garda witnesses were breathtaking, to say the least
And the DPP seemed uninterested or incapable of challenging them
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
But the perversions of the concept of discretion used by the defence & some of the Garda witnesses were breathtaking, to say the least
And the DPP seemed uninterested or incapable of challenging them
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Gardaí found not guilty in road traffic prosecutions case
A retired superintendent and four serving gardaí have been found not guilty of perverting the course of justice, following an eight-week trial at Limerick Circuit Court.
www.rte.ie
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Not at all surprised an Irish jury acquitted
But the perversions of the concept of discretion used by the defence & some of the Garda witnesses were breathtaking, to say the least
And the DPP seemed uninterested or incapable of challenging them
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
But the perversions of the concept of discretion used by the defence & some of the Garda witnesses were breathtaking, to say the least
And the DPP seemed uninterested or incapable of challenging them
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
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As this research comes to fruition, you can now visit our project website where you'll find a short film, our photo, art and writing galleries and a link our community artefact.
sites.google.com/view/yup-the...
sites.google.com/view/yup-the...
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
As this research comes to fruition, you can now visit our project website where you'll find a short film, our photo, art and writing galleries and a link our community artefact.
sites.google.com/view/yup-the...
sites.google.com/view/yup-the...
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"What's being done here is the biggest restriction on the right to access judicial review in the history of the State. It's incredibly worrying.
"Rights are completely useless unless you can enforce them."
- Cathal Malone BL @cathalmalone.bsky.social #JudicialReview #RightsSchmites
"Rights are completely useless unless you can enforce them."
- Cathal Malone BL @cathalmalone.bsky.social #JudicialReview #RightsSchmites
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"What's being done here is the biggest restriction on the right to access judicial review in the history of the State. It's incredibly worrying.
"Rights are completely useless unless you can enforce them."
- Cathal Malone BL @cathalmalone.bsky.social #JudicialReview #RightsSchmites
"Rights are completely useless unless you can enforce them."
- Cathal Malone BL @cathalmalone.bsky.social #JudicialReview #RightsSchmites
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Job opportunity - we need a fab new colleague to do quant research on work, welfare and mental health within
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health at King's College London
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Job opportunity - we need a fab new colleague to do quant research on work, welfare and mental health within
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
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"The Government is talking out of both sides of its mouth, invoking human rights when it helps their argument, but undermining them when they become inconvenient."
SocDems' Patricia Stephenson says any move away by Ireland from the ECHR would be reckless...
jrnl.ie/6927673
SocDems' Patricia Stephenson says any move away by Ireland from the ECHR would be reckless...
jrnl.ie/6927673
Ireland and human rights: 'Turning our backs on the European Convention would be wrong'
The Social Democrats senator says any move away from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), even under the banner of ‘flexibility,’ is reckless.
jrnl.ie
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The Government is talking out of both sides of its mouth, invoking human rights when it helps their argument, but undermining them when they become inconvenient."
SocDems' Patricia Stephenson says any move away by Ireland from the ECHR would be reckless...
jrnl.ie/6927673
SocDems' Patricia Stephenson says any move away by Ireland from the ECHR would be reckless...
jrnl.ie/6927673
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Solidarity with #MargaretLoftus & absolute shame on the Gardai who testified on behalf of a violent abuser. Margaret commended the women who’ve gone before her. Survivors increasingly break anonymity to call out the traumatising, misogynistic legal system.
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Solidarity with #MargaretLoftus & absolute shame on the Gardai who testified on behalf of a violent abuser. Margaret commended the women who’ve gone before her. Survivors increasingly break anonymity to call out the traumatising, misogynistic legal system.
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Question to Minister for Justice from @garygannontd.bsky.social: So, how many people have you been prevented from deporting because of the ECHR?
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
www.oireachtas.ie
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Question to Minister for Justice from @garygannontd.bsky.social: So, how many people have you been prevented from deporting because of the ECHR?
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
Minister's reply: Uh, dunno.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-13/1646/#pq_1646
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We’re hiring!
The CCBC is looking for an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join the Border People FLOW team.
The successful candidate will coordinate a network of cross-border advice workers & enhance their capacity, foster collaboration, and work with Social Policy Officers.
crossborder.ie/news/border-...
The CCBC is looking for an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join the Border People FLOW team.
The successful candidate will coordinate a network of cross-border advice workers & enhance their capacity, foster collaboration, and work with Social Policy Officers.
crossborder.ie/news/border-...
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
We’re hiring!
The CCBC is looking for an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join the Border People FLOW team.
The successful candidate will coordinate a network of cross-border advice workers & enhance their capacity, foster collaboration, and work with Social Policy Officers.
crossborder.ie/news/border-...
The CCBC is looking for an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to join the Border People FLOW team.
The successful candidate will coordinate a network of cross-border advice workers & enhance their capacity, foster collaboration, and work with Social Policy Officers.
crossborder.ie/news/border-...
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again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job