Lord Sumption on Liz Truss. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

I've been revisiting the Lords debates over the Rwanda Bill, looking particular at former Law Lords. Here's a contribution from Lord Hoffmann on the legislative declaration of "safe country" status.

Funded PhD scholarship in legal history, at UCL and The National Archives. Supervised by me and Dan Gosling @TheGozfather Please share - or get in touch if you’re interested in applying jobs.ac.uk/job/DHI022/ahr…

Join Professor Catharine MacMillan's inaugural lecture on the topic, "Do People Matter? The importance of the individual in the construction of legal history”. kcl.ac.uk/events/inaugur…

There’s is a month left for applications for this four year AHRC-funded PhD project on the Court of Chancery during the English Civil War – supervised by me and Dan Gosling (@TheGozfather). Do get in touch if you’re interested! jobs.ac.uk/job/DHI516/ahr…

Is ALASTAIR CAMPBELL running Sunak’s campaign (but for Labour?) There’s no other explanation

The 566383 post-its brought me luck today, as I passed my PhD (subject to correcting typos). Many thanks to Gavin Phillipson and Paula Giliker who were supportive and excellent supervisors. (And to DAF who did his best to keep me on an even keel beforehand)

Sunak’s tone belligerent, arrogant and entitled

My vote belonged to Labour, but my heart to Ed Davies

Flicking between BBC and C4. Can’t wait to see Alastair Campbell’s temper with Nadine Dorries by about 3am.

Just want to check we’ve all seen Italy’s public broadcaster making a comedy drama about Angela Merkel spending her retirement as an amateur detective à la Miss Marple

Five years ago, I spoke to a former asylum seeker to the UK who - unable to work while waiting to be processed - decided to do some maths. Then he got the Field's Medal. thetimes.com/article/921a15…

Never one to miss a bandwagon, I can also be found on 🦋 - jaskillen.bsky.social

Goddammit - I’ll always have one foot in this damn place. Bluesky is just not as funny.

Very sad to read about Dame Maggie Smith - in so many classic films, and many childhood favourites (Hook, Sister Act, HP series). She had me nearly requiring resuscitation at the end of Lady in the Van. And Nothing Like a Dame suggests she was great, acerbic company.

I’ve already found my favourite response to the big NHS consultation

Annual appreciation of Bette Midler completely, utterly, gloriously committing to the bit youtu.be/ffB5ZwJ41AM