Gary Weatherhead
@garyweatherhead.bsky.social
politics/geopolitics/law
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Absolutely wild. Shameful. And only part of the story, as @samfr.bsky.social acknowledges. Criminal justice in the deepest of holes
New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Flashing Red
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list"
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Absolutely wild. Shameful. And only part of the story, as @samfr.bsky.social acknowledges. Criminal justice in the deepest of holes
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ICYMI, watch AI and the Future of Work feat. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, prof. at MIT; @pkrugman.bsky.social, research prof. at CUNY Grad Center; Danielle Li, prof. at MIT; @zey.bsky.social, NY Times columnist & moderator Steven Greenhouse. Presented w/ @stone-lis.bsky.social - youtu.be/McYBgZrORi4
AI and the Future of Work
YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ICYMI, watch AI and the Future of Work feat. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, prof. at MIT; @pkrugman.bsky.social, research prof. at CUNY Grad Center; Danielle Li, prof. at MIT; @zey.bsky.social, NY Times columnist & moderator Steven Greenhouse. Presented w/ @stone-lis.bsky.social - youtu.be/McYBgZrORi4
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New today: Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New today: Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Pakistan’s government is planning to present the 27th constitutional amendment in Parliament in the coming days. It's already sparking intense debate.
27th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution on the Anvil
The amendment is likely to pass as the ruling coalition has the necessary two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Pakistan’s government is planning to present the 27th constitutional amendment in Parliament in the coming days. It's already sparking intense debate.
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New post
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for UK withdrawal from the ECHR
A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights prote…
publiclawforeveryone.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New post
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
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This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
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🚨Three Chinese astronauts couldn’t return to Earth after space junk hit their spacecraft. Scientists warn this could be just the first of more accidents caused by orbital debris.
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
A Piece of Space Junk Hit Their Ride Home. What Does This Mean for Space Exploration?
Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨Three Chinese astronauts couldn’t return to Earth after space junk hit their spacecraft. Scientists warn this could be just the first of more accidents caused by orbital debris.
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The situation is concerning. “There are a lot of people up there,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of China and Trump’s ‘G2’
My long read on the EU's drift to the margins on China - and almost everything else
My long read on the EU's drift to the margins on China - and almost everything else
7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of Trump’s ‘G2’
A brief discussion on the Indo-Pacific suggests a union that is increasingly peripheral – on China and arguably almost everything else.
www.scmp.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of China and Trump’s ‘G2’
My long read on the EU's drift to the margins on China - and almost everything else
My long read on the EU's drift to the margins on China - and almost everything else
Only American Pressure Can Stop the Killing in Sudan
"Although foreign backing has made it possible for Sudan’s generals to fight their war, that backing also creates leverage for ending it. The road to peace in Sudan runs through Abu Dhabi, Cairo, & Riyadh."
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
"Although foreign backing has made it possible for Sudan’s generals to fight their war, that backing also creates leverage for ending it. The road to peace in Sudan runs through Abu Dhabi, Cairo, & Riyadh."
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
Terror Returns to Darfur
Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Only American Pressure Can Stop the Killing in Sudan
"Although foreign backing has made it possible for Sudan’s generals to fight their war, that backing also creates leverage for ending it. The road to peace in Sudan runs through Abu Dhabi, Cairo, & Riyadh."
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
"Although foreign backing has made it possible for Sudan’s generals to fight their war, that backing also creates leverage for ending it. The road to peace in Sudan runs through Abu Dhabi, Cairo, & Riyadh."
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
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if you enjoy seeing politicians going to jail, I discuss our findings in more detail here:
hegemon.substack.com/p/off-with-t...
hegemon.substack.com/p/off-with-t...
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
if you enjoy seeing politicians going to jail, I discuss our findings in more detail here:
hegemon.substack.com/p/off-with-t...
hegemon.substack.com/p/off-with-t...
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ICYMI
Had an in-depth discussion with @craigxmartin.bsky.social of the legal issues raised by the United States' lethal maritime strikes.
Had an in-depth discussion with @craigxmartin.bsky.social of the legal issues raised by the United States' lethal maritime strikes.
JIB/JAB is back for a new season - in Episode 41, I speak with @bcfinucane.bsky.social of @crisisgroup.org about the U.S. killings of alleged drug smugglers, and its implications for the international rule of law:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ICYMI
Had an in-depth discussion with @craigxmartin.bsky.social of the legal issues raised by the United States' lethal maritime strikes.
Had an in-depth discussion with @craigxmartin.bsky.social of the legal issues raised by the United States' lethal maritime strikes.
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🔴 MPs are banned from been paid to give 'political advice' - but Lords can.
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
The Lords’ Work? How Tory Shadow Ministers Are Cashing In
Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid to ‘advise’ the same industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🔴 MPs are banned from been paid to give 'political advice' - but Lords can.
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
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Northern Ireland families are awaiting justice for crimes committed during the 1969 to 1998 conflict, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write.
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
Legal Progress Stalls for Northern Ireland Families
The coming months will show whether the UK has the political will to deliver long-overdue truth and justice in Northern Ireland.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Northern Ireland families are awaiting justice for crimes committed during the 1969 to 1998 conflict, @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social write.
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
A legislative battle is brewing in the U.K. Parliament over efforts aimed at accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/123679/legal...
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The EU harshly criticised Georgia in the European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Report released on Tuesday, saying it is a ‘candidate country in name only’.
🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/eu-issues-20...
🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/eu-issues-20...
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The EU harshly criticised Georgia in the European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Report released on Tuesday, saying it is a ‘candidate country in name only’.
🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/eu-issues-20...
🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/eu-issues-20...
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A landmark year for #HumanRights.
75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights and 25 years of the EU's Fundamental Rights Charter!!!
See also 🔗https://fra.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/stories/charter-anniversary
75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights and 25 years of the EU's Fundamental Rights Charter!!!
See also 🔗https://fra.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/stories/charter-anniversary
Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A landmark year for #HumanRights.
75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights and 25 years of the EU's Fundamental Rights Charter!!!
See also 🔗https://fra.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/stories/charter-anniversary
75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights and 25 years of the EU's Fundamental Rights Charter!!!
See also 🔗https://fra.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/stories/charter-anniversary
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"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted"
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted"
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
My brother, Paul Weatherhead, has a fascinating new book 'Phantoms of Christmas Past: Festive Ghost Hoaxes, Ghost Hunts and Ghost Panics'. It's widely available, but here is the amazon link:
www.amazon.co.uk/Phantoms-Chr...
#Halloween
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www.amazon.co.uk/Phantoms-Chr...
#Halloween
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Phantoms of Christmas Past: Festive Ghost Hoaxes, Ghost Hunts and Ghost Panics: Amazon.co.uk: Paul Weatherhead: 9781803418407: Books
Buy Phantoms of Christmas Past: Festive Ghost Hoaxes, Ghost Hunts and Ghost Panics by Paul Weatherhead (ISBN: 9781803418407) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible...
www.amazon.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My brother, Paul Weatherhead, has a fascinating new book 'Phantoms of Christmas Past: Festive Ghost Hoaxes, Ghost Hunts and Ghost Panics'. It's widely available, but here is the amazon link:
www.amazon.co.uk/Phantoms-Chr...
#Halloween
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www.amazon.co.uk/Phantoms-Chr...
#Halloween
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🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
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🚨🚨Outstanding public service work by @chrischirp.bsky.social in collecting and forensically tracking the fairly radical decline of American democracy under the #trump presidency. Strongly recommend following this. 👇
The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
1/2
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨🚨Outstanding public service work by @chrischirp.bsky.social in collecting and forensically tracking the fairly radical decline of American democracy under the #trump presidency. Strongly recommend following this. 👇
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Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
2025 Rule of Law Index has just been released
The Global Rule of Law Recession is Accelerating
For the eighth year in a row, the rule of law has declined in most countries.
Explore the data
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
The Global Rule of Law Recession is Accelerating
For the eighth year in a row, the rule of law has declined in most countries.
Explore the data
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
WJP Rule of Law Index
Explore rule of law rankings for 143 countries in the WJP Rule of Law Index
worldjusticeproject.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
2025 Rule of Law Index has just been released
The Global Rule of Law Recession is Accelerating
For the eighth year in a row, the rule of law has declined in most countries.
Explore the data
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
The Global Rule of Law Recession is Accelerating
For the eighth year in a row, the rule of law has declined in most countries.
Explore the data
worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
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“Whatever the eventual outcome, one thing is already clear: despite the far right’s evident failure in governing the Netherlands, it retains a magnetic hold over the country” @casmudde.bsky.social
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde
A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Whatever the eventual outcome, one thing is already clear: despite the far right’s evident failure in governing the Netherlands, it retains a magnetic hold over the country” @casmudde.bsky.social
Latest Africa Aware podcast
@africaprog.bsky.social
Thomas Kibwana, Anna Bwana & Deus Valentine Rweyemamu join Chatham House’s Fergus Kell and @lisamusumba.bsky.social to discuss the lead-up to Tanzania’s election and the long-term future for the country
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/afri...
@africaprog.bsky.social
Thomas Kibwana, Anna Bwana & Deus Valentine Rweyemamu join Chatham House’s Fergus Kell and @lisamusumba.bsky.social to discuss the lead-up to Tanzania’s election and the long-term future for the country
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/afri...
Africa Aware: Will elections in Tanzania bring change?
This episode discusses the lead-up to Tanzania’s election and the long-term future for the country.
www.chathamhouse.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Latest Africa Aware podcast
@africaprog.bsky.social
Thomas Kibwana, Anna Bwana & Deus Valentine Rweyemamu join Chatham House’s Fergus Kell and @lisamusumba.bsky.social to discuss the lead-up to Tanzania’s election and the long-term future for the country
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/afri...
@africaprog.bsky.social
Thomas Kibwana, Anna Bwana & Deus Valentine Rweyemamu join Chatham House’s Fergus Kell and @lisamusumba.bsky.social to discuss the lead-up to Tanzania’s election and the long-term future for the country
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/afri...
"A Malian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison over a social media post that criticized military rulers for shrinking democratic space in the West African nation, his lawyer said on Monday."
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Mali court sentences former prime minister to two years in jail
A Malian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison over a social media post that criticized military rulers for shrinking democratic space in the West African nation, his lawyer said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"A Malian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison over a social media post that criticized military rulers for shrinking democratic space in the West African nation, his lawyer said on Monday."
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...