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Senior Lecturer in law @NorthumbriaUni | Researcher in human rights; privacy (and property); terrorism/extremism; sexuality. | Banner: https://xitter.gq/t.co/WVtwFjQUlu

Joined May 2019
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Latest piece with Helen out now in Public Law journal October issue: 'Prevent, Free Speech, “Extremism” and Counter-Terror Interventions: Exploring Narratives about Chilling Expression in Schools.' Thanks @CommissionCE for hosting workshop that informed this research! #Extremism
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Bobby McDonagh@BobbyMcDonagh129 Jul 2022
The law is dead in the UK. Deeply sad and profoundly dangerous. Criminality full speed ahead @campbellclaret @mrjamesob telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07…
Suella Braverman challenges 'overcautious' lawyers

Suella Braverman challenges 'overcautious' lawyers

The Attorney General's decision 'calls into question our ability to hold the Government to account', says one legal adviser

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John Hyde@JohnHyde198214 Jun 2022
Breaking news: @TheLawSociety and @thebarcouncil have issued a joint statement condemning Boris Johnson for his attacks on legal professionals.
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Irrespective of what a prisoner has done, a determination on whether they are safe for release should be made by an independent judicial process, not a politician gurning to the gallery and hungry for tabloid acclaim.
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@charleshymas30 Mar 2022
Dominic Raab has pledged to keep dangerous criminals in prison “as long as necessary” as he takes powers to block the release of up to 100 murderers, rapists, terrorists and child killers a year. telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03…
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“An act of human rights vandalism” The @amnesty world report on the state of human rights, slams UK govt’s attack on fundamental rights & protections, highlighting attempts to dismantle the Human Rights Act & a battery of laws on refugees & policing theguardian.com/global-devel…
UK’s draft refugee and police laws are ‘human rights vandalism’, says Amnesty

UK’s draft refugee and police laws are ‘human rights vandalism’, says Amnesty

Rights group’s annual report accuses Britain of setting ‘worrying reverse course’ in bills on refugees, policing, protest and welfare

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The Law Society@TheLawSociety29 Mar 2022
We warn that British justice is at risk after UK government assurances that its proposals on #CriminalLegalAid funding matched the findings of an independent review, turned out to be spin 1/
Justice on the rocks after government overpromises and underdelivers on criminal legal aid. British justice is at risk after UK government assurances that its proposals on criminal legal aid funding matched the findings of an independent review turned out to be spin, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. Sir Christopher Bellamy made clear in the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid that an immediate 15% injection of funding was the bare minimum needed to keep the beleaguered criminal justice system functioning and ensure access to justice for victims and defendants.

ALT Justice on the rocks after government overpromises and underdelivers on criminal legal aid. British justice is at risk after UK government assurances that its proposals on criminal legal aid funding matched the findings of an independent review turned out to be spin, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. Sir Christopher Bellamy made clear in the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid that an immediate 15% injection of funding was the bare minimum needed to keep the beleaguered criminal justice system functioning and ensure access to justice for victims and defendants.

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🗣️The common law and the European Convention on Human Rights: Do we need both? @ProfMarkElliott discusses the Government's consultation on the HRA 1998 HERE 👇🏻👇🏿👇 constitutionallawmatters.org…
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Eyal Benvenisti@EBenvenisti2 Mar 2022
In response to the call by colleagues from the National University of Kyiv, we, Fellows at The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the University of Cambridge, issued this statement: @ya_chereshnya
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Congratulations Oliver! That's a great achievement and it was a pleasure to read your work.
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Rory Stewart
@RoryStewartUK9 Feb 2022
Sadly despite often great dedication by prison officers and the Inspectorate so many of our prisons remain crowded, underfunded, understaffed, and violent. Our prisons are one of the most shameful stains on our common life.
Charlie Taylor (@charlie_taylor6) profile pictureCharlie Taylor@charlie_taylor69 Feb 2022
Worrying findings from our inspection at HMP Foston Hall - the first time we have awarded a 1 - our lowest grade for safety for a woman's prison for more than ten years - levels of violence and self-harm were much higher than we see elsewhere. justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/…
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Sarah Wootton@sarah_wootton25 Nov 2021
BREAKING: Jersey votes to legalise assisted dying in principle. 👏👏👏 #YesToDignity
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In 15 minutes, the States Assembly will meet to continue the debate on whether or not to approve, in principle, assisted dying in Jersey. ▶️ WATCH LIVE at 9:30am here: bit.ly/3p3IPiO
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EXCL. Sir Patrick Stewart, star of X-Men, Star Trek and much more, backs Scottish campaign to legalise #assisteddying as he tells of a friend whose suffering led her to end her life in a ‘horrific’ manner @SirPatStew @dignityindying thetimes.co.uk/article/patri…

Patrick Stewart boldly goes into assisted dying debate

Sir Patrick Stewart, the actor, has endorsed the campaign to legalise assisted dying in Scotland. The 81-year-old, whose credits include Star Trek: The Next Gen

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A GP has just told me that someone's advance decision to refuse a feeding tube if, as her dementia progresses, she becomes unable to eat and drink, is "euthanasia", unethical + unlawful. I can't believe we're STILL having these kinds of discussions.
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Sarah Wootton@sarah_wootton25 Sep 2021
Comprehensive & accurate on @Liam4Orkney bill and other countries with @dignityindying If they can implement safeguarded laws for choice at the end of life, so can we. Link to bill consultation here: parliament.scot/bills-and-la… thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics…
Assisted dying: What are the plans to change the law and should we have the right to choose when we...

Assisted dying: What are the plans to change the law and should we have the right to choose when we...

Here we take a look at the proposals, who’s for and against, and what might happen next.

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"At the moment the legal position on assisted dying, as the courts have remarked, is very messy." Only Parliament can clean up this mess. The Assisted Dying Bill would enshrine compassion and protection into law. thetimes.co.uk/article/assis…
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The Sunday Post@Sunday_Post23 Sep 2021
"It’s now 18 months since Cathrin died in a hospice and I am still haunted by her death: for her and for other terminally ill people I believe the assisted dying act would have afforded dignity and peace. Cathrin had neither of these.” Read more: dlvr.it/S8855c
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A comprehensive piece about the consultation. Make your voice heard: Participate in the process. The time is now to rethink our #ChoicesAtTheEnd fate.scot | #DignityInDying #consultation #membersbill #scottishparliament tfn.scot/news/consultation-o…
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"If nurses are not safe, patients are not safe." Expert nurses E.K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP, FAAN @efrybowers & C.H. Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN @CyndaEthx urge us to listen, protect, and empower #nurses & advocate for healthy workplaces. #NurseTwitter thehastingscenter.org/who-wi…
Who Will Be There to Care If There Are No More Nurses? : The Hastings Center for Bioethics

Who Will Be There to Care If There Are No More Nurses? : The Hastings Center for Bioethics

The pandemic has laid bare the significant shortcomings of a health system rooted in an unsustainable financial model that exploits the physical and emotional labor of its nurses.

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@bmj_latest14 Sep 2021
The BMA has voted to move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying, including physician assisted dying @Garethiacobucci reports ow.ly/rL7z50G9NdN @TheBMA
BMA moves to neutral position on assisted dying

BMA moves to neutral position on assisted dying

The BMA has voted to move to a position of neutrality on assisted dying, including physician assisted dying. On Tuesday 14 September the BMA’s annual representative meeting narrowly passed a motion...

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Andy Hayward@DrAndyHayward15 Sep 2021
Fantastic presentation by @sandbergrlaw at @ReformFamily calling for an Intimate Relationships Act overhauling out-dated marriage formalities and introducing cohab reform. Great, thought-provoking response by @MarkHillQC too.
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