Charlie Radclyffe

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To all my American brothers and sisters, I just read this line in a UK government report: “Home Office data shows that in the ten years ending 31 March 2025, shootings involving legally held firearms led to the murder of at least 39 people”

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That’s across c.500,000 shotgun and firearms licence holders

edjefferson.comLocal Wikipedia: The Encyclopedia For Local PeopleWikipedia, but only for things a half hour walk from you.

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With my first self-representation at the upper tribunal coming up the following day, I’m excited to attend this event the night before If you follow me here, feel free to come and say hello. I’ll be the chap not in a suit (and tall + using crutches)

The Inner Temple@innertemple.org.uk

There’s still time to book for The Art of Closing Speeches ⏳ Join His Honour Judge Anthony Leonard KC, Calum Lamont KC & John Ryder KC, for an evening of crafting & delivering closing speeches. 🎤 Tues 10 Nov 📍 The Inner Temple, 6pm–9pm 🥂 Networking reception to follow 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/gI5nDg4

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Ed Jefferson

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Had this idea in lockdown, half-built it, forgot about it, remembered it again, though might as well finish it.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885)

@parlconst.bsky.social

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW16) superimposed on a satellite image. Note this sub-Area is in two disjoint parts that share a common constituency history. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, all will be revealed on Monday, along with snippets about its electoral past.

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@sianushka.bsky.social

🔴NEW🔴 Thousands of domestic abuse victims are ending up under arrest, in court and behind bars – while abusers remain free. Read my major investigation into one of the great, underreported criminal justice scandals of our time www.opendemocracy.net/domestic-abu...

opendemocracy.netThey were victims of domestic abuse. They ended up under arrestExclusive: hundreds of domestic abuse victims arrested for crimes committed under coercion or duress, but figures are tip of the iceberg

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Paul Marshall

@pmarsha11.bsky.social

In case you haven’t seen it yet, Dirty Business is a three-part factual drama on Channel 4 that exposes the UK's sewage pollution scandal and the failure of privatized water companies. It’s a powerfully, revealing dramatisation that could soon become the next Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

channel4.comDirty BusinessShocking real-life drama about the muck in our water and a corporate scandal

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Free Law Project ⚖

@free.law

This is big. The Supreme Court is unable to hear a crucial copyright case because of financial conflicts. As @jtlg.bsky.social explains, this means they won't be overruling "one of the worst copyright decisions in recent memory" bsky.app/profile/jtlg...

bsky.appJames Grimmelmann (@jtlg.bsky.social)I’m a professor at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School. One of "a number of very informative people." -WSJ

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Free Law Project ⚖

@free.law

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Free Law Project built a groundbreaking database of judicial financial disclosures by digitizing 250,000+ pages of records. This project has prompted more accountability and oversight of judges; journalists will hopefully continue to use this uncover conflicts. free.law/projects/jud...

free.lawJudge and Disclosure DatabaseFree Law Project has created a detailed database of judges and financial disclosures for use by researchers and practitioners. This database contains biographical, political, and financial…

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peterkwells

@peterkwells.com

Best mainstream piece I've seen so far on people using AI w/UK public services Particularly good to see some healthy pushback from RM & Tom L against easy/lazy argument that adding friction will "fix it", it won't!, there's unmet demand here & opp to do a lot better www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_0Q...

youtube.comWhy AI could overwhelm Britain's public servicesYouTube video by Sky News

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social

commonslibrary.parliament.ukUK aid: Reducing spending to 0.3% of GNI by 2027/28Aid spending will be cut to 0.3% of gross national income by 2027 to fund greater spending on defence. What are the government's aid plans?

On top of this is the UK government cutting its aid spending from what was 0.7% in 2020 and currently c.0.5%, to 0.3% of gross national income in 2027... commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

There's no uplifting conclusion to this thread. Many more UK charities and CICs are going to go under.

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social

But, overall and as ever, shit rolls downhill. All sizes of not for profit are struggling. And, while I don't think it is healthy for a UK business area to be reliant on another country's national expenditure, massive changes to that expenditure have a ripple effect.

And these changes can't be just felt in the UK, but other similar nations too. The same effect must have happened when the UK cut its overseas budget.

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

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Then the CICs start losing out on funding and there's nowhere else for them to turn They are more likely to not be financially viable and close down. But we don't notice that change so much on a national level because many CICs operate locally.

All three levels of not for profit listed above (multinational UK charity, UK charity, UK CIC) get a lower income. And the action each not for profit takes for its own self interest (inc. its beneficiaries) makes sense

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social

But those smaller UK charities used to win those grants. And now their less likely to. So, they have to look for alternative funding routes and they start applying to smaller grants that CICs were used to going for.

But smaller grants don't cover their operating costs. Staff hour reductions, project restrictions, then staff redundancies all ensure. Maybe the charity closes (e.g. Directory of Social Change and Compaid; I was going to add Reach Volunteering but they appear to have secured funding, for now)

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social

So, you hunt for UK grant making bodies and, with the size of your organisation you have the staff capacity to produce grant bids that may be more extensive and have better evidence than smaller UK charities

So you win a number of grants from UK based grant making bodies. That's a win for your charity.

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

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theguardian.comFriday briefing: What does the mass closure of charity shops tell us about Britain?In today’s newsletter: Charity retail’s crisis is about a sector caught between rising costs, falling donations and a booming online resale economy

I'm not saying these shop closures are purely due to USAID changes but, for example, this article doesn't refer to its impact... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

What else can those charities do? Look for other funding routes

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

Mia Farrow@miafarrow.bsky.social

That's a massive budgetary hole to fill Yes, you can let the staff on the ground go and cut back on your UK team

Larger UK charities are massively cutting back their shopfront operations: British Heart Foundation (100+ shop closures), Cancer Research UK (90 to close), Oxfam (<100 to close)

A thread on the broader impact of USAID cuts on UK charities, with a very depressing conclusion for UK charities and CICs... #UK #charity #USAID #cuts #CIC

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Imagine you're a large multinational UK charity, used to receiving, say, £10 million a year from USAID to undertake programmes overseas

Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️

The USAID cuts may have reduced that £10 million to only £2 million But you've still got the same team on the ground and your UK headquarters team and support systems

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@snarkysillysad.bsky.social

Nicolas Reusens captures a Kingfisher diving underwater to snag fish at 600fps. #AGoodPlace

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Richard Wells

@slipperyjack.bsky.social

Hi there! I'm a guy who does 👁️Spooky album covers 👁️Spooky Blu ray covers 👁️Spooky posters and things 👁️Spooky lino prints You can buy prints here if you want..! 👉 slipperyjack.bigcartel.com

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Helen Czerski

@helenczerski.bsky.social

Can you revive a zombie river? Our cities are full of rivers that have been buried in concrete after industrial pollution filled them with filth. But there's a global drive to bring them back: to "daylight" these forgotten rivers. I had a lovely day out in Sheffield today, seeing it actually happen.

Print on demand companies for artwork (some v.intricate): recommendations please my sister in law wants to find a UK company to manage all the process from order to delivery She’s been recommended: • Prodigi • Gelato #art #of #bluesky www.natashachambers.co.uk/t

Tea towels, mugs, calendars (works really well with her work), posters (brilliant looking)

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

Asda stocking New Zealand apples at this time of the year… utter madness

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@astroroyalscot.bsky.social

It's been 7 months since I gave evidence at the UKGov select committee hearing, on the policy changes at UKRI which have had a catastrophic impact on funding for UK astronomy and particle physics. When asked if we thought we were the "canary in the coal mine", we said yes..... we weren't wrong. 🧪🔭⚛️

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social

MRC success rates drop sharply after grants overhaul. Warnings of “catastrophic” impact on medical researchers as some rates fall below 5 per cent. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

researchprofessionalnews.comMRC success rates drop sharply after grants overhaul - Research Professional NewsWarnings of “catastrophic” impact on medical researchers as some rates fall below 5 per cent

alexanderhorne.substack.comFive Chinese restaurants I’d recommend in LondonSome of my regular haunts

As a rare visitor to London these days from the depths of Devon, it is the Asian food options in the capital that I most long for Love these recommendations 🙏🏻

Alexander Horne@legalmusings.bsky.social

For my first Substack post in October, I have lent into the ‘ephemera’ side of things. Rather than another essay on constitutional law, I thought readers might enjoy a restaurant-related diversion on a Saturday morning. alexanderhorne.substack.com/p/five-chine...

@josiahmortimer.bsky.social

I respect the bloke who believes lizard people run the world. At least he's committed. What I can't stand is the guy who repeats it, adds 'I'm not saying it's true,' and expects a medal for balanced thinking.

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Josiah Mortimer

Greenpeace UK has threatened The Crown Estate with legal action over what it describes as its “extortionate” lease fees for offshore wind farms www.rechargenews.com/legal/greenp....

rechargenews.comGreenpeace threatens Crown Estate with lawsuit over 'extortionate' offshore wind lease feesThe Crown Estate argues its approach has helped build the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector and that lease fees were determined by an auction process

“From 1st October, our libraries are abolishing late fees,including all existing overdue fines. We hope by removing overdue fees, we are further reducing barriers to reading. This change is effective immediately and ongoing.” Wow! Quite a decision Libraries Unlimited in Devon. 🙏🏻👍🏻

@sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social

Great Dartmoor view. Hunters Tor, Lustleigh/Manaton/North Bovey

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Sadik Al-Hassan MP

Replying to @sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social

Are you a resident with a local issue in #NorthSomerset? As your MP, I am here to help. You can contact me through this form 👇️ buff.ly/RMPhfE1

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

“These cases are always treated in isolation by the media, a shocking incident, like a murder, borne of specific motivations. But they’re not like murders at all and they shouldn’t be seen as individual crimes — they’re symptomatic of a sickness in society that afflicts all countries everywhere.”

chadbourn.substack.comThe Man ProblemThe Cornell Rape Case is a feature not a bug

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Do you know of any veterans or service personnel in Central Devon being chased by the DWP or MOD to repay supposedly overpaid benefits? If so, could you ask them to contact MP, Mel Stride, as he wants to hear from them. #DWP #MOD #overpayments #WPS #AFCS #CentralDevon #MP #MelStride

londondaily.comUK Government Introduces 'Humphrey' AI Tools to Enhance Civil Service Efficiency - London DailyAI package aims to reduce consultancy costs and expedite administrative processes in the UK Civil Service.

Who says the civil service doesn’t have a sense of humour? londondaily.com/uk-governmen...

Pension layman here, but… The triple lock is a workaround for a state pension that's too low. Fix the level first, then index it honestly (maybe CPI, like the rest of the welfare system). If the level's right, you don't need a ratchet.

Chris Dillow@chrisdillow.bsky.social

The problem of social care is largely one of a missing insurance market. The obvious solution is to pay for care via general taxes, treating these as if they were insurance premia. Cutting benefits or the triple lock are bad alternatives.

Speaking from the sharp end: my ill-health pension for injuries sustained on duty? No triple lock. Plain CPI.