Gareth Thomas
@profgaretht.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof, UEA Law School; Chair, Suffolk Law Centre; Exec Member, Law Centres Network; Founder, UEA Law Clinic. Posts on access to justice, employment & discrimination law, art, music, architecture, gardening, classic cars, Cymru, and NCFC 💛💚
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Gareth Thomas
@profgaretht.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Howdy folks - my first post on here, and feeling like the new boy in school - not sure where to go, or what to do!
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The BBC coverage of Trump for the last few days has been excruciatingly poor. Degenerative lunacy becomes a "reflective afternoon".
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The BBC coverage of Trump for the last few days has been excruciatingly poor. Degenerative lunacy becomes a "reflective afternoon".
Pretty in pink 💛💚
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Pretty in pink 💛💚
Who needs Josh Sargent? 🤣🤣🤣
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Who needs Josh Sargent? 🤣🤣🤣
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I mean, this is utterly pathetic, just a dismal standard of reporting
sanewashing a brain-rotted lunatic by calling him ‘enigmatic’ and ‘expansive’
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I mean, this is utterly pathetic, just a dismal standard of reporting
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sanewashing a brain-rotted lunatic by calling him ‘enigmatic’ and ‘expansive’
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
sanewashing a brain-rotted lunatic by calling him ‘enigmatic’ and ‘expansive’
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We're turning 40 in 2026 and to mark the occasion we’ve relaunched our digital edition:
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January 20, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We're turning 40 in 2026 and to mark the occasion we’ve relaunched our digital edition:
• Every issue since 1986
• Mobile friendly
• Save and read offline
• Article audio
• Fully searchable
• Free access for print subscribers
Find out more: www.wsc.co.uk/digital-edit...
• Every issue since 1986
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Trump's claim to have stopped eight wars reminds me of the joke Jackie Mason used to tell about how Frank Sinatra saved his life one time.
"I was leaving the club late at night, walking across the parking lot, when these three thugs jumped me from behind and started kicking me and smashing me.
"I was leaving the club late at night, walking across the parking lot, when these three thugs jumped me from behind and started kicking me and smashing me.
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Trump's claim to have stopped eight wars reminds me of the joke Jackie Mason used to tell about how Frank Sinatra saved his life one time.
"I was leaving the club late at night, walking across the parking lot, when these three thugs jumped me from behind and started kicking me and smashing me.
"I was leaving the club late at night, walking across the parking lot, when these three thugs jumped me from behind and started kicking me and smashing me.
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Listening to Chris Mason on the developing a serious Greenland issue is like watching a chimp trying to change a plug.
BBC needs a reporting heavyweight like Lyse Douchet not a light entertainment correspondent.
BBC needs a reporting heavyweight like Lyse Douchet not a light entertainment correspondent.
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Listening to Chris Mason on the developing a serious Greenland issue is like watching a chimp trying to change a plug.
BBC needs a reporting heavyweight like Lyse Douchet not a light entertainment correspondent.
BBC needs a reporting heavyweight like Lyse Douchet not a light entertainment correspondent.
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And who can blame them.
Remy Cointreau has stockpiled enough hard booze for about six year’s worth of sales - €1.8bn of inventory
Drinks makers left with lake of unsold spirits as demand drops
Alcohol producers halt production and cut prices to shift bottles piling up in warehouses
www.ft.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:55 AM
And who can blame them.
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A week is a long time in politics.
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A week is a long time in politics.
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Always a joy when there's a letter from an older fan in WSC who's been watching football for decades and still absolutely loves it as much as they always have done
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Always a joy when there's a letter from an older fan in WSC who's been watching football for decades and still absolutely loves it as much as they always have done
“Board of Piece of the Action”, more like.
Trump is demanding $1B from countries seeking permanent seats on his “Board of Peace,” per draft obtained by Bloomberg. Plan puts Trump in control of funds, terms many states deem unacceptable. Netanyahu rejected it, as several countries push back, wary Trump is building a UN rival under his control
January 18, 2026 at 10:57 AM
“Board of Piece of the Action”, more like.
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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Maybe the US DoJ could do more to comply with the requirement that they release the Epstein material but that would draw resources away from other vital work, like trumping up charges against the President’s political enemies.
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Maybe the US DoJ could do more to comply with the requirement that they release the Epstein material but that would draw resources away from other vital work, like trumping up charges against the President’s political enemies.
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I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
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When not running East Anglia Bylines, my other hat is a European one, chairing this lovely group. ⤵️
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
Our street stall in Woodbridge. We always get lots of positive engagement. 🇪🇺❤️🇪🇺
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
When not running East Anglia Bylines, my other hat is a European one, chairing this lovely group. ⤵️
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
Done!
When not running East Anglia Bylines, my other hat is a European one, chairing this lovely group. ⤵️
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
We've just joined Bluesky - if you're in Suffolk and pro-EU - please do give us a follow!
Our street stall in Woodbridge. We always get lots of positive engagement. 🇪🇺❤️🇪🇺
January 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Done!
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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No. That is not the law. A state needs to have an effective government to be a state. It does not need to have a strong army. Costa Rica abolished its army a long time ago - that does not mean you can now just seize it.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
No. That is not the law. A state needs to have an effective government to be a state. It does not need to have a strong army. Costa Rica abolished its army a long time ago - that does not mean you can now just seize it.
I do so hope this is true.
A lot of people don't know that Nobel laureates get two medals. A real gold one usually kept in a safe deposit box and a gold plated duplicate for public display.
She gave him the dupe
She gave him the dupe
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I do so hope this is true.
I don’t think “pre-loved” fully captures the cornucopia of Tory talent that has opportunistically defected to Reform.
“Used”, maybe.
“Used”, maybe.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I don’t think “pre-loved” fully captures the cornucopia of Tory talent that has opportunistically defected to Reform.
“Used”, maybe.
“Used”, maybe.
About time, too - but this should have happened many, many years ago.
Millions of pounds will be spent to make coal tips in the Valleys safe in the next few years
Welsh Government announces multi-million-pound coal tip safety funding
Anthony Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter Millions of pounds will be spent to make coal tips in the Valleys safe in the next few years. An announcement from Welsh Government confirmed phase one of the n...
wp.me
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
About time, too - but this should have happened many, many years ago.
Yes, this is appallingly badly written, but when you look beyond that, you’ll be struck by how utterly vacuous it is.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Yes, this is appallingly badly written, but when you look beyond that, you’ll be struck by how utterly vacuous it is.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."