Eric Metcalfe
@emetcalfe.bsky.social
Barrister. Writer. Hired Gun.
Looking forward to them getting round to some of his other bangers, including:
“The king must die so that the country can live.”
and
“A true revolutionary should be ready to perish in the process”
“The king must die so that the country can live.”
and
“A true revolutionary should be ready to perish in the process”
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Looking forward to them getting round to some of his other bangers, including:
“The king must die so that the country can live.”
and
“A true revolutionary should be ready to perish in the process”
“The king must die so that the country can live.”
and
“A true revolutionary should be ready to perish in the process”
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
August 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
Just make sure to keep any classified material out of sight
July 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Just make sure to keep any classified material out of sight
Although Ghislaine might not have lived in college, since Maxwell was renting out Headington Hill Hall at the time...
July 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Although Ghislaine might not have lived in college, since Maxwell was renting out Headington Hill Hall at the time...
Wild times in the JCR
July 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wild times in the JCR
Did either of them overlap with Ghislaine?
July 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Did either of them overlap with Ghislaine?
And yet the 2008 financial crisis was already close to four years old by that point, austerity was well underway and the PM who would eventually crash the UK out of the EU was already in Downing St.
The writing, as they say, was already on the wall.
The writing, as they say, was already on the wall.
July 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
And yet the 2008 financial crisis was already close to four years old by that point, austerity was well underway and the PM who would eventually crash the UK out of the EU was already in Downing St.
The writing, as they say, was already on the wall.
The writing, as they say, was already on the wall.
The most important thing is that no police get hurt.
July 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The most important thing is that no police get hurt.
He's seeking out what's familiar. The Cotswolds are England's answer to Appalachia.
July 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
He's seeking out what's familiar. The Cotswolds are England's answer to Appalachia.
Can't put a robot on trial in the Hague
July 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Can't put a robot on trial in the Hague
Morally, someone's always accountable - either you took the decision yourself or you knowingly allowed a robot to make the decision the decision for you. Killer robots don't just deploy themselves. A human being is always at the end of the decision-making chain, whether they like it or not.
July 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Morally, someone's always accountable - either you took the decision yourself or you knowingly allowed a robot to make the decision the decision for you. Killer robots don't just deploy themselves. A human being is always at the end of the decision-making chain, whether they like it or not.
"Debate me!" screams Enceladus into the void.
July 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Debate me!" screams Enceladus into the void.
None of what is described here is very obviously different from the conduct of hardcore climate or animal rights activists, none of whom are dealt with by way of terrorism legislation.
July 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
None of what is described here is very obviously different from the conduct of hardcore climate or animal rights activists, none of whom are dealt with by way of terrorism legislation.
Plenty of criminal law exists to deal with groups who commit criminal damage. You don't have to use terrorism laws.
July 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Plenty of criminal law exists to deal with groups who commit criminal damage. You don't have to use terrorism laws.
It will be a meta-regulator. OfOfWat.
July 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It will be a meta-regulator. OfOfWat.
And it was pretty humiliating to be caught out at the opera back in the day. The "main story" might be overstating it though.
July 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
And it was pretty humiliating to be caught out at the opera back in the day. The "main story" might be overstating it though.
Counterpoint: they went to a public event and were recognized. Absent the giant videotron, it's the stuff of de Laclos or Henry James, not Orwell.
July 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Counterpoint: they went to a public event and were recognized. Absent the giant videotron, it's the stuff of de Laclos or Henry James, not Orwell.
Planning a conference in Wannsee? Grok's got you covered.
July 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Planning a conference in Wannsee? Grok's got you covered.
Dennis the Menace, obviously.
July 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Dennis the Menace, obviously.
Whereas the UK's most famous comic character is a satire of Clint Eastwood.
July 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Whereas the UK's most famous comic character is a satire of Clint Eastwood.
Are the Met Police going to arrest everyone displaying the flag? If so, good luck with that.
July 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Are the Met Police going to arrest everyone displaying the flag? If so, good luck with that.
I don't know what the symbols of Palestinian Action are but I'm guessing the Palestinian flag probably plays a big part. Did the Home Office really intend to criminalise displaying the flag at protests?
July 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I don't know what the symbols of Palestinian Action are but I'm guessing the Palestinian flag probably plays a big part. Did the Home Office really intend to criminalise displaying the flag at protests?
If a constitution falls in a forest and there's nobody around, does it make a sound?
July 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If a constitution falls in a forest and there's nobody around, does it make a sound?
I see what you did there
July 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I see what you did there