Katharine Houghton
kat-houghton.bsky.social
Katharine Houghton
@kat-houghton.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Katharine Houghton
ICE shot a reporter...

"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."
June 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Katharine Houghton
“What utility is there in the UK being bound any more into the Strasbourg court,” Jack Straw asked in a letter to The Times at the weekend. “Not much” was the answer he gave.

rozenberg.substack.com/p/who-needs-it
Who needs it?
What use is the human rights court, says former human rights minister
rozenberg.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Reposted by Katharine Houghton
This is an exceptional piece of writing by an anonymous barrister recently diagnosed with ADHD.

www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...
ADHD Barrister
Marking Neurodiversity Week 2025, an anonymous barrister shares the revelations and emotions from a mid-career diagnosis with a view to encouraging others to find out more
www.counselmagazine.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Reposted by Katharine Houghton
#WinOfTheWeek You may not believe this week's case study. It truly is Kafkaesque.

£63,000 was at stake for a low paid person with health issues, which is life affecting.

Thankfully we won the tribunal but we need support to keep doing this.

Please share and donate www.thefru.org.uk/donate
March 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Reposted by Katharine Houghton
I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision.

What might be the problems with this? 🧵
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM