The Cass Review shows that the academic community has failed gender-questioning children. I explain how the erosion of academic freedom allowed this medical scandal to happen. 👇spectator.co.uk/article/why-ac…

X [2024] CSIH 6 continues the embrace, as occasions arise, of English learning on #vicariousliability . First Scottish appellate decision to take BXB [2023] UKSC 15 as authoritative on the rel'ship akin to employment. For more, see Bobby Lindsay and me in May 24's Edinburgh Law Review.

'I've been accused of being a misogynist Tory shill and a Labour puppet.'

Great piece by tax expert Dan Neidle showing his workings on the Angela Rayner council house capital gains tax story:

newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

Happy birthday to the wonderful Rick Burin, cineaste and all round top bloke.

Labour’s Angela Rayner says she will resign if she’s found to have broken the law.

It follows Greater Manchester Police announcing that they are investigating her former living arrangements. But why?

Newsnight's Joe Pike explains the row:

Quentin Tarantino’s sequel is looking really shit.

Scott Wortley Stephen Bush The relevant section, for anyone else who's curious:
legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/s…

Rayner can't be found to have inadvertently have broken electoral law Stephen Bush because nothing can happen under electoral law in 2024 for an offence in 2014 or 2015. That is the legal point I made.

Who's this muppet on Newsnight?

#Newsnight #PuppetNotMuppet

Newsnight would not allow me to be voiced by Gerry Adams and filmed in silhouette. Gutted.

'This is just what the island needs, Jim.'

Watching bbc2

My 'I know sod all about how the rules in the Housing act 1985 on repayment of discount rules of right to buy property' tweet is asking a lot of questions answered by my tweet.

so glad Nighty Night's back.

Rayner will quit if convicted of a criminal offence but lawyers claim police are wasting their time: prosecutions under the 1983 Representation of the People Act have to be launched within 12 months of an alleged offence. We have asked GMP for comment on.ft.com/3UeAXeX

Come along! If only for the talk-length sweepstake….

SAVE THE DATE: The Law School is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and we will be hosting a Diamond Anniversary Ball on Friday 18 October 2024 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Argyle St, Glasgow. Some outline information about this is on our website. strath.ac.uk/humanities/law…

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