Hamish McCallum
@hamishmccallum.bsky.social
Barrister at Garden Court North | Councillor and former political advisor
Interested in law, politics, civil liberties and adorable dog photos
Interested in law, politics, civil liberties and adorable dog photos
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Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds
- Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
Story by @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
Story by @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds
Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds
- Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
Story by @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
Story by @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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OK, one last ICYMI on this baby, and then you'll just have to MI.
three words that begin with the letters dw
[a tale of grammar and . . . other things]
open.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:21 PM
OK, one last ICYMI on this baby, and then you'll just have to MI.
Reposted by Hamish McCallum
I realise there are all sorts of caveats about comparability, what the data captures and its underlying quality but even with that UK homelessness levels are just shocking
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
August 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
I realise there are all sorts of caveats about comparability, what the data captures and its underlying quality but even with that UK homelessness levels are just shocking
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
What, like the Titanic?
August 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM
What, like the Titanic?
Deeply troubling that so many school librarians are being asked to remove LGBTQ+ books
Awareness, understanding, diversity and visibility should be embraced, not feared 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Awareness, understanding, diversity and visibility should be embraced, not feared 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Dozens of UK school librarians asked to remove LGBTQ+ books, survey finds
Index on Censorship said 53% of librarians polled had been asked to remove books – and that in more than half of those cases books were taken off shelves
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Deeply troubling that so many school librarians are being asked to remove LGBTQ+ books
Awareness, understanding, diversity and visibility should be embraced, not feared 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Awareness, understanding, diversity and visibility should be embraced, not feared 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
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“...this is just a sticking plaster for a long-term problem." @brummybar.bsky.social commenting on Operation Early Dawn in the @theguardian1.bsky.social today. "Prison cells are no places for criminals to be held, even in the short term..." Read the article: www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
Prison crowding emergency measures a ‘sticking plaster’, Starmer told
Ministers activate Operation Early Dawn, so defendants can be held in police cells as more are sentenced over riots
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
“...this is just a sticking plaster for a long-term problem." @brummybar.bsky.social commenting on Operation Early Dawn in the @theguardian1.bsky.social today. "Prison cells are no places for criminals to be held, even in the short term..." Read the article: www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
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Our national debate about immigration must change. For too long it’s been cynically used as a shield to protect govts from their own failure to invest in our country. Easier to blame immigrants than to tell the truth. Even when it brings hate riots to our streets.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is why he won't | Nesrine Malik
The violence exposed racist narratives based on lies. Yet where is the counter-argument, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Our national debate about immigration must change. For too long it’s been cynically used as a shield to protect govts from their own failure to invest in our country. Easier to blame immigrants than to tell the truth. Even when it brings hate riots to our streets.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As with wins for Brexit and Trump in 2016, is Britain again the canary in the US coalmine?
We have recently seen what Musk’s playbook can cause - undermining democracy and inciting violence. America should probably be braced for similar after November 5th
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have recently seen what Musk’s playbook can cause - undermining democracy and inciting violence. America should probably be braced for similar after November 5th
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is over-rated?
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2024 at 8:28 AM
As with wins for Brexit and Trump in 2016, is Britain again the canary in the US coalmine?
We have recently seen what Musk’s playbook can cause - undermining democracy and inciting violence. America should probably be braced for similar after November 5th
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have recently seen what Musk’s playbook can cause - undermining democracy and inciting violence. America should probably be braced for similar after November 5th
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The hypocrisy of some right wing commentators on ‘free speech’ shows no bounds
August 17, 2024 at 11:43 AM
The hypocrisy of some right wing commentators on ‘free speech’ shows no bounds
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Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
Elon Musk buys a pub
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
www.youtube.com
August 16, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
Having lurked on here for a few days, I’ve decided to ditch the other place and embrace @bsky.app 👋
Reminds me of what Twitter used to be, without being riddled with the hate and misinformation that it has become
Reminds me of what Twitter used to be, without being riddled with the hate and misinformation that it has become
August 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Having lurked on here for a few days, I’ve decided to ditch the other place and embrace @bsky.app 👋
Reminds me of what Twitter used to be, without being riddled with the hate and misinformation that it has become
Reminds me of what Twitter used to be, without being riddled with the hate and misinformation that it has become