Richard Kirkham
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Richard Kirkham
@RichardKirkham7
University of Sheffield, Ombudsman, Administrative Justice, Constitutional law
Katılım Mayıs 2014
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First the Rugby, then football and now cycling. A sense that this weekend's Six Nations matches might the last big time sport for a while
cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-a…
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More on yesterday's @ONS income statistics. For the first time, they showed median (household) income by age band. Here is change in that since 2007-08 (remember, this is not tracking the same people over time: it's comparing similarly-aged people over time). Quick thread: (1/4)
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Very good news for all @BritishInEurope. A pity that the HMG has rejected this idea for EU citizens in the UK so far.
politico.eu/article/brits-…
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How the myth of judicial activism has taken on a life of its own prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/how-t… via @prospect_uk
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@Cardwell_PJ @robholley A former colleague based his application presentation to us on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as an alternative legal model - could you not write a paper on the Eurovision?
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Big moment, as I said at the weekend would be v surprised if the government appealed this verdict. So, 3rd runway looking like it won't happen thesun.co.uk/news/11016729/…
Jim Pickard 🐋@PickardJE
BREAKING: Court of Appeal has upheld challenge to Heathrow third runway on climate change grounds, concluding that the government's ANPS (airports national policy statement) was "unlawful" because it failed to take into account the Paris Agreement
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Of the 20 Liberal Democrat MPs elected at the 1992 election, 16 accepted peerages, 2 were knighted (in addition to 5 knighthoods held by peers), and one was offered a peerage.
The Lib Dems and its predecessor parties have been committed to Lords reform since at least 1907.
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#law206 Student asked me a good question about the meaning of 'sufficient interest' today. This is why it is important.
Colm O'Cinneide@colmocinneide
Worth remembering when you hear criticism of the role of 'pressure groups' in bringing judicial review claims. That usually refers to NGOs like the JCWI - who provide a voice for groups like migrants who lack political weight (not to mention the vote).
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#law3027 a tale of ever increasing change in government in graphics
Matt Chorley@MattChorley
More than 100 people have sat at the cabinet table during a decade of Tory rule. But look at the churn: not just 10 housing ministers but 9 culture secretaries, 8 chief whips & 6 Northern Ireland secretaries This brilliant interactive by @Dan_Clark5 thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/t…
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@RichardKirkham7 For some reason, this reminded me of Steve Bell's classic Derrida cartoons. Ou est le papier?
belltoons.co.uk/bellworks/inde…
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