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@nornan @HonSocGraysInn Super interesting, thanks for sharing. I think I can handle the application but slightly puzzled by the references requirement: I’m a mature student so my previous academic ref won’t remember me! Ask my current teachers (they’ve known me for < 6 months)? Work colleagues?

If you're hoping to secure a @HonSocGraysInn GDL scholarship, download the latest podcast episode with GDL scholar Tommy for tips on applications and interview technique. Don't delay - applications close on May 3rd! graysinn.podbean.com/e/how-to-prepa…

@aqsawiggingit Joanna Smith fourteen.co.uk/our-people/our…

Without the collection of ethnic data, we will continue to see a rise in discrimination in France. Simple solution? Until you realise that the last time France collected ethnic data was during the Vichy regime when it was used against the Jews… thetimes.co.uk/article/france…

@TimHarford Switch off email/slack background notifications

There's loads of sensible productivity advice out there (and lots of silly stuff too). But I've been wondering - what's the underrated advice, the principles that everyone overlooks? I suggest three rules of thumb. on.ft.com/45c9PA2

@Jon_Davies27 Yes the lack of feedback is a pain. When are you doing them? During the summer?

I have 2 burning questions that have left me in the dark for some time… 1) why is it so difficult to secure pupillage? Is it because only a select few barristers can take on a pupil? Or because a fraction of students is deemed worthy of a pupillage? #barrister #law #pupillage

@CrimeLineLaw Over 336 years?

One of Albania's worst serial murderers, Mane Driza, is among 17 convicted killers who will be deported from the UK to Albania under a new agreement. Britain will pay £4m a year to take back 200 of the most dangerous Albanian criminals, who will serve the same length of sentence as they would have in the UK, but at a quarter of the cost. The deal will save Britain £13.4m over 336 years. The first transfers are expected to take place in September. Koci Selamaj, who was jailed for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa, is also among those being deported. Ulsi Manja, the Albanian justice minister, said they aimed to have the first transfers in September after applications to the Albanian courts to recognise the sentences passed down by UK judges.

More concerning than the headline figure is 1) the existence of a golden ratchet (so the amount can never go down from one year to the next), and 2) the fact that this figure doesn’t encompass their « private » £40m yearly income from the Duchy of Cornwall… 💸👑🇬🇧

@MarinaHyde Shall we give @kevinhollinrake ideas of how to step in and be on the right side of history? The silence/inaction from the government is deafening.

My column on the latest developments in the Post Office scandal - an incredible tale of total corporate psychopathy that I absolutely BEG you to stay very very cross about theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NEW BLOG: Rebuilding and renewing the constitution: options for reform Meg Russell, @DrHannahWhite & @james_lisak discuss the Unit's new report, which offers a menu of options for constitutional reform, from ‘quick wins’ to much larger-scale changes. constitution-unit.com/2023/07/19/reb…

And 2) Is this barrier at the entrance justified? Does it effectively filter out aspiring barristers who wouldn't make the cut if they were allowed to practice? Perhaps because they lack the necessary skills or because the demand for barristers simply can't accommodate everyone?

Dear @FelicityBuchan as my MP I urge you to choose compassion over cruelty today The Illegal Migration Bill is inhumane and should be scrapped entirely At the very least please support an amendment that means the UK will NOT have to breach international law #StopTheBill

@British_Airways cancelling my flight back because I missed my flight in. Without telling me. Being left stranded in airport with no way to get home. Explaining I’m vulnerable with leg in cast, being told by cust service that it’s my fault and I should have read the T&Cs. Wtf ?!

Some sports are slower. More about the strategy.

Something not quite right here? Abu Dhabi is charging the NHS £2m to £3m per month to rent the @ExCeLLondon conference venue so it can be used as a temporary hospital. I thought the UK government and NHS had built it.

Obscene that Tottenham Hotspur is furloughing non playing staff so the rest of us pay 80% of their wages, which could leave them struggling to look after their families, while super rich like @HKane continue to take home £200,000 a week, without even working.

Someone co-ordinated & controlled an elaborate and - at the time, invisible - flow of cash from anonymous Conservative donors to frontline Labour seats. Who could that have possibly been? opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-…

Finally someone reporting on this huge problem in London! I got scammed in exactly the same way in London, lost my money, reported to the council but nothing got done and the scammers laughed at my attempts to get them kicked out of the airBnB platform....