David Mead
@seethingmead.bsky.social
Professor of UK Human Rights Law, UEA: public order/protest/policing/free speech/human rights
Poor but inveterate punster.Converse collector. Law, politics, Derby County, & music
Man of Sussex in exile…still fighting the forced East/West partition of ‘72
Poor but inveterate punster.Converse collector. Law, politics, Derby County, & music
Man of Sussex in exile…still fighting the forced East/West partition of ‘72
Wonder what 1st years and their parents think of this use of everyone’s time
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wonder what 1st years and their parents think of this use of everyone’s time
but when there’s a whole set of wonderful administrative support colleagues, it does seem a strange use of skills and resources
but we needed to save millions so allowed them to take “voluntary” redundancy, there’s now nowhere near enough to keep the university going
but we needed to save millions so allowed them to take “voluntary” redundancy, there’s now nowhere near enough to keep the university going
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
but when there’s a whole set of wonderful administrative support colleagues, it does seem a strange use of skills and resources
but we needed to save millions so allowed them to take “voluntary” redundancy, there’s now nowhere near enough to keep the university going
but we needed to save millions so allowed them to take “voluntary” redundancy, there’s now nowhere near enough to keep the university going
Good point - no idea
All UK discussion I’ve heard is premised on iPlayer
All UK discussion I’ve heard is premised on iPlayer
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Good point - no idea
All UK discussion I’ve heard is premised on iPlayer
All UK discussion I’ve heard is premised on iPlayer
We rewatched about four years ago
Splendid BBC work
Splendid BBC work
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We rewatched about four years ago
Splendid BBC work
Splendid BBC work
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I just saw that, Andrew, in a post of yours
It puts me in a bind as I’m generally against location based restrictions but strongly believe (and have written about it previously) that there is a public/social value to politicians have protectable private lives/spheres
It puts me in a bind as I’m generally against location based restrictions but strongly believe (and have written about it previously) that there is a public/social value to politicians have protectable private lives/spheres
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I just saw that, Andrew, in a post of yours
It puts me in a bind as I’m generally against location based restrictions but strongly believe (and have written about it previously) that there is a public/social value to politicians have protectable private lives/spheres
It puts me in a bind as I’m generally against location based restrictions but strongly believe (and have written about it previously) that there is a public/social value to politicians have protectable private lives/spheres
Yes, Carl, agreed. Hogsback looks like it shouldn’t be…as if overly fizzy and insipid but I’ve always enjoyed it
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yes, Carl, agreed. Hogsback looks like it shouldn’t be…as if overly fizzy and insipid but I’ve always enjoyed it
Of course proving that will be hard unless someone says something
Of course, it will be open to potential policing abuse
Of course, it will be open to potential policing abuse
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Of course proving that will be hard unless someone says something
Of course, it will be open to potential policing abuse
Of course, it will be open to potential policing abuse
Or, unless I’ve missed it, when they happened
There’s no back-end date that I can see
For that reason alone, I cannot see that passing muster on human rights basis before court
There’s no back-end date that I can see
For that reason alone, I cannot see that passing muster on human rights basis before court
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Or, unless I’ve missed it, when they happened
There’s no back-end date that I can see
For that reason alone, I cannot see that passing muster on human rights basis before court
There’s no back-end date that I can see
For that reason alone, I cannot see that passing muster on human rights basis before court
R v Taylor (Paul) 2001 EWCA Crim 2263
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
R v Taylor (Paul) 2001 EWCA Crim 2263
I seem to recall an early days of the HRA challenge by committed smoker to smoking ban…or am I imagining it…of the “let’s have a punt” type like R v ???? the art 9 challenge to drug possession charge brought against a Rastafarian
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I seem to recall an early days of the HRA challenge by committed smoker to smoking ban…or am I imagining it…of the “let’s have a punt” type like R v ???? the art 9 challenge to drug possession charge brought against a Rastafarian
Absolutely Geoff when you think of say Hardman v R, almost anything can count
Costs of removal I’m sure specially referred to as damage in that or similar case
Costs of removal I’m sure specially referred to as damage in that or similar case
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Absolutely Geoff when you think of say Hardman v R, almost anything can count
Costs of removal I’m sure specially referred to as damage in that or similar case
Costs of removal I’m sure specially referred to as damage in that or similar case