It's not exactly a parade of all the talents...

And another story 👇, that's in many ways even more dystopian. Imane Maarifi, a French nurse who spent fifteen days in Gaza and testified on the horrors she saw there has just been arrested by the police at her home. x.com/BMoon_bee/stat…

The open secret about Macron's nomination of Barnier as Prime Minister is that it has to mean that Macron made an agreement with Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN). Why? Because if he hadn't, a Barnier government would be censured by parliament immediately given that the New

Michel Barnier! This is going to go down well with Brexit Britain. If liberal elites don't get the prime minister they want from a democratic election they like to choose their own.

🚨🚨 Lucy Letby has a new legal team. Her new barrister, Mark McDonald, plans to take her case to the CCRC. "I knew almost from the start, following this trial, that there is a strong case that she is innocent," McDonald told the BBC's File on 4. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Lucy Letby changes legal team and plans fresh appeal - new lawyer bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Absolutely chilling news from France where academic freedom is truly dead. Many would be facing the same sanctions & witch hunting were we employed in French universities simply for denouncing well documented war crimes & casualty estimates. Solidarity with Benoit & all affected.

Whenever I read "English justice is at risk if this guilty verdict is overturned" arguments, I am reminded of Lord Denning and his "appalling vistas" that resulted in six innocent men being locked up for many years for crimes they did not commit.

🚨HUGE bombshell in the latest episode of the Daily Mail podcast. There were nine baby deaths for which Letby wasn't charged. Of the nine, one suffered severe asphyxia & brain damage at birth, and four died of infection. Letby's shifts could only be linked to two of the babies.

This is really sad news. More or Less is one of the few R4 programmes that could be described as genuine public service broadcasting. We need fewer expensive presenters pontificating with failed politicians on sofas & more genuine investigative journalism on the BBC

Across Europe the electoral Cordon Sanitaire once drawn around the Far-Right has been withdrawn and redrawn around the Left. Neoliberal Centrism is in a symbiotic relationship with the Far-Right while democratric norms are ripped apart to prevent or destroy Left governments.

Grenfell report finds all 72 deaths avoidable, with responsible parties displaying “greed”, “incompetence” & “dishonesty”. Mark Scott, Shamik Dutta & Catriona McGregor act for over 40 bereaved, survivor & resident core participants in the Inquiry. bhattmurphy.co.uk/newsroom/grenf…

My former colleague reminding us that the university sector has few friends in government around the world regardless of their apparent differences from their predecessors Don’t get complacent on international students, Ivison warns UK timeshighereducation.com/news/dont-get-… via Times Higher Education

All of the feels. What a special moment to receive your England cap from the cricketing legend that is Freddie Flintoff and whose son has just made his first class debut for Lancs.

It saddens us to see this huge error by the BBC, Kate has supported the Grenfell cause from the beginning and made our story more accessible to the public. Any outlet looking for a forensic and compassionate investigative journalist, you’d be lucky to have her on your team 💚

"The inquiry begins on Tuesday against the backdrop of concerns from expert commentators, statisticians and medical practitioners over Letby’s conviction, highlighting long-standing questions over the use and presentation of scientific data in her trial." ft.com/content/6797b8…

I can't stop smiling at these two. Lovely stuff!

It's the University of York not 'York University' Mr Rusbridger, and we are always pleased to see our alumni doing well.

Ah christ, I can't even begin with this one, but I do feel the need to say that the paragraph below is demonstrably and very clearly total bullshit. The report quite firmly found the opposite

As another group of peaceful climate protesters were jailed yesterday, this morning at the Bar Council AGM, I asked this question to the Attorney General, Richard Harmer KC, about the impact of these convictions on the rule of law: “You mentioned the rule of law in your speech.