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Huge thanks to Prof Jonathan Morgan Faculty of Law for his insightful engagement with The Collaborative Constitution Cambridge University Press - Law in a book review for the Cambridge Law Journal. Nice to see the words ‘this excellent book’ first thing this morning!

The welfare bill has been published publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…

DWP confirms 800,000 disabled people will lose an average of £4,500 if this Bill passes news.sky.com/story/battle-t…

The government has introduced legislation today to implement cuts to disability & health benefits There have been no substantial concessions on how the proposals were originally presented in the Green Paper Here is what we know about the impact these cuts will have... 🧵

X has seen a shift to the right in its audience, without losing overall reach, according to our #DNR25. Here are 3 things to know: 1️⃣ Usage of X for news is stable or increasing in many markets. The biggest uplift is in the US (+8) and Australia (+6). buff.ly/x0Int7K

Rwanda and the DRC have reached a draft agreement that could help end decades of conflict. Mediated by the US and Qatar, the deal calls for the “disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration” of armed groups in eastern DRC. bbc.in/3G1pzPj

While I don't think the ECHR is beyond improvement, I find this framing — that human rights should give way when upholding them becomes politically inexpedient — troubling. More detailed thoughts in this blogpost: publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/06/18/jus…

‼️🎙️‼️ How is Russia reacting to the ongoing Israel-Iran war, what's at stake for the Kremlin, and what's Putin's gameplan? We've unpacked this in a short episode of Carnegie Politika podcast with Nicole Grajewski & Arkady Mil-Man. Tune in!

Excellent commentary from ⁦Mark Elliott⁩, rejecting the argument that “it would be undemocratic or otherwise constitutionally improper for the Lords to vote down the [Terminally Ill Adults] Bill”. publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/06/20/wou…

The connections between IMMIGRATION and AUTHORITARIANISM are becoming more obvious and tragic by the day. Our latest issue of Democracy & Autocracy U-M Center for Emerging Democracies tackles these connections head-on, from multiple comparative angles: 1/6 ii.umich.edu/emerging-democ…

Good thread.

US-Israeli War on Iran: Tactical Success May Not Add Up to Strategic Victory Manoj Joshi✍️ thewire.in/world/us-israe…

The Illegal Israeli-American Use of Force Against Iran: A Follow-Up | by Marko Milanovic ejiltalk.org/the-illegal-is…

I'm a signatory to this amendment. Like many of my colleagues, I didn’t become an MP to make disabled people poorer.

Here @scottjshapiro.bsky.social and I consider the collapse of the prohibition on the use of force and the likely consequences: a global arms race, wars of conquest, shrinking trade, and the end of global cooperation. We chart another path, but it would require courage and quick action.

Welfare rebellion latest 👇🏼 Three more Labour MPs have signed rebel amendment, taking total to 126, but none have withdrawn their names, despite government efforts. Also, I’m told the Greens, Plaid and SNP have joined signatories, which already include DUP, making it more

"A ceasefire may stop the bombs, but it will not reverse the repression that has long defined the Islamic Republic’s internal trajectory." Nema Milaninia From War to Control: How the Recent Iran-Israel Conflict Risks Deepening the Islamic Republic’s Repression justsecurity.org/115533/iran-is…

Concessions for those already on disability & health benefits are welcome, and a testament to all the work that has gone into campaigning against these cuts But people who need support in future will face a much harsher and meaner system if the amended proposals are implemented

NEW: Changes to health-related benefit reforms would reduce saving from the planned bill by £3 billion in 2029–30, but would create a huge difference in support between claimants. Read Tom Waters, Eduin Latimer and Matthew Oulton’s new briefing here: ifs.org.uk/articles/chang…

On the Horizon sounds the alarm about conflicts and crises that may emerge or escalate over the next three to six months. In our new edition we focus on #BurkinaFaso, #Iraq, the #KoreanPeninsula, and the #Taiwan Strait ⬇️ crisisgroup.org/burkina-faso-i…