David Anderson
@bricksilk.bsky.social
Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC: Barrister, Cross-bench Peer, Independent Prevent Commissioner; HL Constitution Cttee; Chair Inter Mediate, @uclei.bsky.social; Vis Prof KCL; AFPS; ex-indept reviewer terrorism legn; history, nature, sea kayaking, Suffolk
Prevent opened up to C4 News last week. This 10-minute film (from 19:30) is the result. Recommended.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Prevent opened up to C4 News last week. This 10-minute film (from 19:30) is the result. Recommended.
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Media this evening on Prevent - subject to scheduling changes there will be a pre-recorded item on C4 News after 7pm, featuring some inside access, and I'll be interviewed on Times Radio after 8 and BBC R4 after 10.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Media this evening on Prevent - subject to scheduling changes there will be a pre-recorded item on C4 News after 7pm, featuring some inside access, and I'll be interviewed on Times Radio after 8 and BBC R4 after 10.
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Congratulations to the 6 KCs appointed to the new panel to support First Treasury Counsel on major civil/public law work.
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
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In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Senior barristers to support government on strategic public cases
Six King's Counsel appointed to new Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel Group
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November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congratulations to the 6 KCs appointed to the new panel to support First Treasury Counsel on major civil/public law work.
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Prevent stats published today www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Far-right cases referred to Prevent programme double those for Islamist extremism
A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Prevent stats published today www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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In this week’s Spectator:
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In this week’s Spectator:
A quietly revealing listen, showcasing the human qualities of our PM - and Michael Berkeley’s skills as a music lobbyist. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Private Passions - The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer - BBC Sounds
Michael Berkeley’s guest is the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A quietly revealing listen, showcasing the human qualities of our PM - and Michael Berkeley’s skills as a music lobbyist. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Beautifully observed – and so true
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Why I love England — and I don’t need to wave a flag to show it
‘The train to Leeds is clean, on time and half-empty. I know this is rare, like finding a sixpence in a Christmas pudding — and so I enjoy it’
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October 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Beautifully observed – and so true
www.thetimes.com/article/c646...
www.thetimes.com/article/c646...
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This was my @prospectmagazine.co.uk post on that judicial criticism of MI5, and why the PM has ordered an independent investigation of the MI5 failure to properly give evidence in a major court case.
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Why the prime minister ordered an independent investigation into MI5
Neither Keir Starmer nor the High Court accepted the security service’s explanation of a serious error
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October 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This was my @prospectmagazine.co.uk post on that judicial criticism of MI5, and why the PM has ordered an independent investigation of the MI5 failure to properly give evidence in a major court case.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Crime and Policing Bill today hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...: 400+ pages, 67 speakers, 6.5 hours of earnest debate, the prelude to ?11 days on the details and ?5 days in which anyone can call a vote on any amendment. HL is deservedly criticised, but really adds value on this sort of thing.
Crime and Policing Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Crime and Policing Bill' on Thursday 16 October 2025.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Crime and Policing Bill today hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...: 400+ pages, 67 speakers, 6.5 hours of earnest debate, the prelude to ?11 days on the details and ?5 days in which anyone can call a vote on any amendment. HL is deservedly criticised, but really adds value on this sort of thing.
Text of MI5 director general’s annual threat address is here www.mi5.gov.uk/director-gen.... This is how he dealt with the failures of disclosure identified earlier this year by the courts, and now under independent review by Sir Brian Leveson
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Text of MI5 director general’s annual threat address is here www.mi5.gov.uk/director-gen.... This is how he dealt with the failures of disclosure identified earlier this year by the courts, and now under independent review by Sir Brian Leveson
Interesting debate tonight on the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Bill - the latest attempt to change the law as recently declared by the Supreme Court: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appea - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill' on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Interesting debate tonight on the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Bill - the latest attempt to change the law as recently declared by the Supreme Court: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
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NEW: Membership of the committee scrutinising the assisted dying bill in the Lords has been announced.
It contains 7 opponents of the bill, 5 supporters and a neutral chair (Lord Hope).
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It contains 7 opponents of the bill, 5 supporters and a neutral chair (Lord Hope).
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Appointment of Sessional Committee (without Sub-Committees) - House of Lords Business - UK Parliament
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October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
NEW: Membership of the committee scrutinising the assisted dying bill in the Lords has been announced.
It contains 7 opponents of the bill, 5 supporters and a neutral chair (Lord Hope).
lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusine...
It contains 7 opponents of the bill, 5 supporters and a neutral chair (Lord Hope).
lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusine...
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Full article is available here via @conservativehome.bsky.social: conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
Robert Buckland: Leaving the ECHR would be a grave mistake | Conservative Home
Withdrawal from the ECHR would upset the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland, compromise our extradition and security arrangements, and damage our moral authority abroad. Above all, it woul...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Full article is available here via @conservativehome.bsky.social: conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
Lord Wolfson’s report has now been published: www.conservatives.com/wolfson-fina...
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Lord Wolfson’s report has now been published: www.conservatives.com/wolfson-fina...
A minute’s silence impeccably observed by 74,000 people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Man Utd and Sunderland's minute's silence for Manchester synagogue attack victims
Two people died and three people were injured in the attack at a synagogue on Thursday.
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October 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A minute’s silence impeccably observed by 74,000 people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Immigration accounts for only around 1.5% of the Strasbourg caselaw. I argue here that it has had, on balance, a positive influence on UK national security. www.daqc.co.uk/2024/11/28/n...
National Security and Human Rights - David Anderson QC Lawyer London UK
Impact of European human rights law on UK national security, from the 1970s to the 2020s, and the likely effects on our national security of continued adherence to the ECHR
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October 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Immigration accounts for only around 1.5% of the Strasbourg caselaw. I argue here that it has had, on balance, a positive influence on UK national security. www.daqc.co.uk/2024/11/28/n...
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And for an example of the core function of the ECHR, what Strasbourg absolutely should be doing in constraining state action, and which could not have been done without it.
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
And for an example of the core function of the ECHR, what Strasbourg absolutely should be doing in constraining state action, and which could not have been done without it.
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It's too early to know and investigations will quite properly follow into what was and was not known about the Manchester attacker. It is the first seminar of my intelligence module tomorrow and I'll be starting with this from @bricksilk.bsky.social following a previous attack in Manchester
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's too early to know and investigations will quite properly follow into what was and was not known about the Manchester attacker. It is the first seminar of my intelligence module tomorrow and I'll be starting with this from @bricksilk.bsky.social following a previous attack in Manchester
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It is 20 years since Conor Gearty gave the Hamlyn Lectures on Can Human Rights Survive?
As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
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As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
lnkd.in/e5Xrt2G5
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It is 20 years since Conor Gearty gave the Hamlyn Lectures on Can Human Rights Survive?
As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
lnkd.in/e5Xrt2G5
As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
lnkd.in/e5Xrt2G5
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As beautifully written as it is devastating.
I wrote something about feeling like a guest in a country that is my home.
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My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you
By Alex Andreou
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September 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As beautifully written as it is devastating.
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This is actually really big and very welcome. Unannounced amidst yesterday’s Hillsborough Law are new provisions to upgrade the UK’s archaic misconduct in public office offence. Big win for @spotlightcorruption.org. Here’s our analysis @bricksilk.bsky.social @csc-barrington.bsky.social
🚨 Will politicians *finally* face real risk of prosecution? The new draft #HillsboroughLaw completely rewrites the UK’s misconduct in public office laws. This is a big win for @spotlightcorruption.org which has campaigned for several years to get this done.
Will politicians finally face real risk of prosecution? Spotlight welcomes new clauses to tackle corruption in Duty of Candour Bill - Spotlight on Corruption
The focus on yesterday’s introduction of the proposed Hillsborough Law has largely been about ensuring those in public office tell the truth and are
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September 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is actually really big and very welcome. Unannounced amidst yesterday’s Hillsborough Law are new provisions to upgrade the UK’s archaic misconduct in public office offence. Big win for @spotlightcorruption.org. Here’s our analysis @bricksilk.bsky.social @csc-barrington.bsky.social
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A really comprehensive analysis of the UK's commitments vis the ECHR under the GFA - applying the only meaningful legal framework, i.e. an international law analysis that takes account of the clear intent of the parties.
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:
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September 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A really comprehensive analysis of the UK's commitments vis the ECHR under the GFA - applying the only meaningful legal framework, i.e. an international law analysis that takes account of the clear intent of the parties.
Hard-hitting and practical plea for greater parliamentary scrutiny of Treaties committees.parliament.uk/committee/44...
Treaty scrutiny in Westminster: addressing the accountability gap - Committees - UK Parliament
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee has today published its report, “Treaty scrutiny in Westminster: addressing the accountability gap”.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hard-hitting and practical plea for greater parliamentary scrutiny of Treaties committees.parliament.uk/committee/44...