Emma McClure
@emma-mcclure.bsky.social
Parole Solicitor @SL5
Criminal Justice & Critical Thinking
Association of Prison Lawyers Committee
Former YLAL Co-Chair
She/Her
Criminal Justice & Critical Thinking
Association of Prison Lawyers Committee
Former YLAL Co-Chair
She/Her
#medalmonday
Friday's 440 metre loops at HMP New Hall taking pride of place amongst the 'big' races.
Far from the furthest or longest ive run this year but definitely the most impactful.
Also enjoying the fact there is a whole 'prison' section of my medal collection.
Friday's 440 metre loops at HMP New Hall taking pride of place amongst the 'big' races.
Far from the furthest or longest ive run this year but definitely the most impactful.
Also enjoying the fact there is a whole 'prison' section of my medal collection.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#medalmonday
Friday's 440 metre loops at HMP New Hall taking pride of place amongst the 'big' races.
Far from the furthest or longest ive run this year but definitely the most impactful.
Also enjoying the fact there is a whole 'prison' section of my medal collection.
Friday's 440 metre loops at HMP New Hall taking pride of place amongst the 'big' races.
Far from the furthest or longest ive run this year but definitely the most impactful.
Also enjoying the fact there is a whole 'prison' section of my medal collection.
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Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
Amanda's new doggy from #qedcon 🥰
Newest foster pup, Bastian. ❤️ He is starting to come out of his shell after being dumped as a 'stray' at a shelter with a 50% euth rate. 💔 Has two tick-borne diseases+giardia, hopefully that's gone. He also has an eye condition, treating with eye drops. Aka, a hot mess. But we'll get him fixed up!
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Amanda's new doggy from #qedcon 🥰
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Nice to see that the rest of the world will now join our radio show in referring to him as Andrew Windsor.
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Nice to see that the rest of the world will now join our radio show in referring to him as Andrew Windsor.
❤️
What a way to say goodbye #QEDcon it was a wonderful bittersweet weekend. Over the past decade with @mikehall314.bsky.social I’ve seen him pour so much love and hard work into this brilliant event. So many details from the badge design, the website, the accessibility and inclusivity have Mike /1
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
❤️
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October 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Not one to gush, but honestly, @qedcon.org is something special. The last ever #QEDCon ends to a thundering standing ovation.
It’s such a thoughtful event put together with such heart. I first attended about 12 years ago and am so happy I got to contribute to the last two events.
Thanks ❤️
It’s such a thoughtful event put together with such heart. I first attended about 12 years ago and am so happy I got to contribute to the last two events.
Thanks ❤️
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Not one to gush, but honestly, @qedcon.org is something special. The last ever #QEDCon ends to a thundering standing ovation.
It’s such a thoughtful event put together with such heart. I first attended about 12 years ago and am so happy I got to contribute to the last two events.
Thanks ❤️
It’s such a thoughtful event put together with such heart. I first attended about 12 years ago and am so happy I got to contribute to the last two events.
Thanks ❤️
No only £50 away from a grand. Would be a shame not to get there...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
No only £50 away from a grand. Would be a shame not to get there...
www.justgiving.com/page/morepri...
www.justgiving.com/page/morepri...
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A week today I will be doing my favourite thing (running in circles) with residents of HMP New Hall for the Prison Reform Trust.
The Brixton run was a blast. Im looking forward to doing the same in the female estate.
It's also my birthday so donations please ☺️
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The Brixton run was a blast. Im looking forward to doing the same in the female estate.
It's also my birthday so donations please ☺️
www.justgiving.com/page/morepri...
Run for Reform - HMP New Hall
Help Emma McClure raise money to support Prison Reform Trust
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October 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A week today I will be doing my favourite thing (running in circles) with residents of HMP New Hall for the Prison Reform Trust.
The Brixton run was a blast. Im looking forward to doing the same in the female estate.
It's also my birthday so donations please ☺️
www.justgiving.com/page/morepri...
The Brixton run was a blast. Im looking forward to doing the same in the female estate.
It's also my birthday so donations please ☺️
www.justgiving.com/page/morepri...
The spoils of my ultra running year (not including Wirral Way in November). Not the slam I was aiming for but working on being proud of myself. 220 miles of medals.
100 mile buckle next year!
100 mile buckle next year!
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The spoils of my ultra running year (not including Wirral Way in November). Not the slam I was aiming for but working on being proud of myself. 220 miles of medals.
100 mile buckle next year!
100 mile buckle next year!
#medalmonday
Not the slam triumph originally planned but I am proud of myself for grinding this one out when I convinced I was going quit. 57 endless canal miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Four ultras completed this year.
Not the slam triumph originally planned but I am proud of myself for grinding this one out when I convinced I was going quit. 57 endless canal miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Four ultras completed this year.
October 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#medalmonday
Not the slam triumph originally planned but I am proud of myself for grinding this one out when I convinced I was going quit. 57 endless canal miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Four ultras completed this year.
Not the slam triumph originally planned but I am proud of myself for grinding this one out when I convinced I was going quit. 57 endless canal miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Four ultras completed this year.
Legal aid lawyers spend quarter of their day on unpaid work | Law Gazette share.google/T8c2pZvF7jje... *
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*pre LAA cyber attack.
Legal aid lawyers spend quarter of day on unpaid work
Landmark research reveals hidden and non-chargeable cost of managing cases and contracts.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Does Tylenol cause autism? A full neuroscientific analysis.
open.substack.com/pub/theneuro...
A nuanced and thorough explanation of the US administration's recent claims that Tylenol (paracetamol) is the cause of autism.
#Tylenol #Autism #Trump #science #brains
open.substack.com/pub/theneuro...
A nuanced and thorough explanation of the US administration's recent claims that Tylenol (paracetamol) is the cause of autism.
#Tylenol #Autism #Trump #science #brains
Does Tylenol cause autism? A full neuroscientific analysis.
The Trump administration has declared Tylenol (paracetamol) is the likely cause of autism. But is this accurate? A full neuroscientific analysis is required to get to the heart of the matter.
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Two IPP termination decisions today. One of them where probation were not supportive of termination. Finally free after 20 years and 7 recalls (On a two year tariff.)
Happy phone calls and many tears (mostly mine!).
Days like this give you the strength to keep going.
#justiceforIPP
Happy phone calls and many tears (mostly mine!).
Days like this give you the strength to keep going.
#justiceforIPP
August 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Two IPP termination decisions today. One of them where probation were not supportive of termination. Finally free after 20 years and 7 recalls (On a two year tariff.)
Happy phone calls and many tears (mostly mine!).
Days like this give you the strength to keep going.
#justiceforIPP
Happy phone calls and many tears (mostly mine!).
Days like this give you the strength to keep going.
#justiceforIPP
That this is presented by the media as “policy” is why we are in this mess.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
These are not serious people. These are monkey tennis ideas, as divorced from the reality of criminal justice as you might expect from a company fronted by multi-millionaire simpletons.
🔺Nigel Farage speech: persistent offenders would face life sentences
The Reform UK leader pledged more prison spaces, deportation of criminals and zero-tolerance policing as part of a six-week Lawless Britain campaign drive
The Reform UK leader pledged more prison spaces, deportation of criminals and zero-tolerance policing as part of a six-week Lawless Britain campaign drive
July 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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“They call the IPPs the forgotten. At one point, I started to self harm…”
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After 17 years under an indefinite jail term, Tony is free of his IPP sentence
Tony Betteridge was aged just 18 when he was handed an indefinite jail term for setting a fire in a store cupboard in an empty building, Amy-Clare Martin writes. After more than a decade in jail, four...
www.independent.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“They call the IPPs the forgotten. At one point, I started to self harm…”
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Consent or pay seems to be getting more popular. These disclaimers infuriate me. Privacy is not a commodity to be traded away. Privacy should not be a privilege of the wealthy while those on low incomes have to give up theirs just to read the fucking news.
“It’s your choice”. Not for many it’s not.
“It’s your choice”. Not for many it’s not.
July 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Consent or pay seems to be getting more popular. These disclaimers infuriate me. Privacy is not a commodity to be traded away. Privacy should not be a privilege of the wealthy while those on low incomes have to give up theirs just to read the fucking news.
“It’s your choice”. Not for many it’s not.
“It’s your choice”. Not for many it’s not.
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The number of tickets remaining can be counted on your fingers! Get in before they go!
This is the last ever QED, so it is a real now-or-never moment!
This is the last ever QED, so it is a real now-or-never moment!
We're down to single digits of remaining tickets! If you want to come to the final ever QED head to qedcon.org before we sell out!
QED | A weekend of science, reason, and critical thinking | 25th-26th October 2025, Manchester UK
QED is the UKʼs largest skepticism and pop-science conference, taking place in the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester on 25th-26th October 2025.
qedcon.org
July 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The number of tickets remaining can be counted on your fingers! Get in before they go!
This is the last ever QED, so it is a real now-or-never moment!
This is the last ever QED, so it is a real now-or-never moment!
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Huge thank you to the Peers who spoke at yesterday’s debate, who continue to push for change to IPP sentences
Lord Woodley, Lord Moylan, Lord Thomas, Lord Garnier, Lord Hastings, Lord Balfe, Lord Carter, Lord Berkeley, Lord Wolfson, Baroness Burt, Baroness Fox, Lord Davies, @glosdioc.bsky.social
Lord Woodley, Lord Moylan, Lord Thomas, Lord Garnier, Lord Hastings, Lord Balfe, Lord Carter, Lord Berkeley, Lord Wolfson, Baroness Burt, Baroness Fox, Lord Davies, @glosdioc.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Huge thank you to the Peers who spoke at yesterday’s debate, who continue to push for change to IPP sentences
Lord Woodley, Lord Moylan, Lord Thomas, Lord Garnier, Lord Hastings, Lord Balfe, Lord Carter, Lord Berkeley, Lord Wolfson, Baroness Burt, Baroness Fox, Lord Davies, @glosdioc.bsky.social
Lord Woodley, Lord Moylan, Lord Thomas, Lord Garnier, Lord Hastings, Lord Balfe, Lord Carter, Lord Berkeley, Lord Wolfson, Baroness Burt, Baroness Fox, Lord Davies, @glosdioc.bsky.social
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And the Legal Aid Newcomer #LALY25 is @yasminkarabasic.bsky.social at sl5legal
One client’s mum said “having Yasmin by his side gave my son the confidence needed to secure his release”
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One client’s mum said “having Yasmin by his side gave my son the confidence needed to secure his release”
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Yasmin Karabasic | SL5 Legal | London
Yasmin is a rising star in both prison law and public law work. Prior to joining SL5 Legal in 2022, she acquired a vast amount of experience working as a paralegal in a busy prison law and public law ...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Today is the last day to respond to the Criminal Legal Aid fees consultation which includes a decades overdue prison law increase.
Pleease do submit your own response even if just endorsing @prisonlawyersapl.bsky.social's response. Every response counts!
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Pleease do submit your own response even if just endorsing @prisonlawyersapl.bsky.social's response. Every response counts!
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Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform
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July 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Today is the last day to respond to the Criminal Legal Aid fees consultation which includes a decades overdue prison law increase.
Pleease do submit your own response even if just endorsing @prisonlawyersapl.bsky.social's response. Every response counts!
consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-comm...
Pleease do submit your own response even if just endorsing @prisonlawyersapl.bsky.social's response. Every response counts!
consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-comm...