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📢JOB ALERT: @bindmans.com seeks to recruit two Court of Protection solicitors, one permanent position and one locum maternity cover for 12 months. Applications close 28 November. www.lag.org.uk?id=217547

When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men

Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.

What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...

Quote on a red block that reads: “It seems to me, then, that this is one of the key contributions of academic philosophy in relation to public life: drawing out, reconstructing and scrutinising existing moral arguments that are already informing significant political work. This requires academic philosophers to relinquish any remaining notion that moral and political philosophy exists solely in the work we produce, and, until very recently, have almost exclusively studied.”

Quote on a red block that reads: “…our morality, and thus our moral decision-making, is anchored in a shared history of human plurality and human social relations. It is this condition that makes us not just functional actors, but moral actors."

Quote on a red block that reads: "…while everyday political change tends to take place through incremental reforms, mobilising people often requires a radical and emancipatory vision – one committed to the idea that other worlds are possible."

How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?

“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵

Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays

Critical Health and Learning Disabilities by Sara Ryan — Stephen Unwin Sara Ryan’s new book, Critical Health and Learning Disabilities , came with some serious trigger warnings. This, I was told, presented an entirely negative vision of the lives of people with learning...

Sara Ryan's brilliant new book.
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...

📢 Panel Highlight: Update on Community Care Cases From the Last 12 Months

Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update.

Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv

Well worth a watch. Thank you for sharing.

We're delighted to partner with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social on this training based on our book 'Making Lawful Decisions' by @stevebroach.bsky.social and @torbc.bsky.social.

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Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.

To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.

And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

Farage pledges to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants Reform says mass deportation would save £234bn as it warns ‘Boriswave’ of migration will take critical toll on welfare system

Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)

The nose and eyes of a very cute black Portuguese water dog who would like a treat please

Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’ She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insider’s take on the UK’s underfunded...

interesting to see The Guardian describe the justice system as 'transparent' although not sure how much Lady Hale would agree. New book on her observations of a range of courts www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Big changes proposed today for social care for disabled children by Law Commission: a duty to meet need, with national eligibility criteria, rights to advocacy for children and parents/carers, rights for children to take/participate in decisions #socialcare www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/16/n...

Well … philosopher Hilary Putnam told me that when IQ tests were piloted women did better than men. When the results were analysed women did better on some types of question, men on others. So the mix was readjusted so that men and women came out equal, on average.

A plant with dark brown and bright red leaves

Signs of autumn 🍂

Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, says report People with learning disabilities and autism die almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...

To be clear: there is nothing wrong with flying the Union Jack or St George’s cross.

But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...

Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Legal Fellow - Spotlight on Corruption We have an exciting opportunity for an emerging lawyer with exceptional writing and communication skills and a passion for fighting corruption and injustice,

🔍 We're excited to announce that we're launching a new one-year legal fellowship for aspiring barristers and solicitors looking to do high-impact work as a stepping stone to a legal career.
See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.

🎰 The UK’s gambling industry is booming but pays less tax than you might think.
Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation

🚫 Turned Away for Being Unmarried? Imagine: you're newly pregnant, seeking prenatal care, & during your appt, you're asked if you're married. You say no, then are told to find another provider. 💔

🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ

Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!

A day in the life of a court observer: The high cost of open justice By Celia Kitzinger, 29th July 2025 The aim of this blog is to promote a more realistic understanding, both for would-be observers and for court staff, lawyers and judges, of what it takes to observ…

New blog post by @kitzingercelia.bsky.social

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/29/a...

Black women ‘denied pain relief’ on NHS maternity wards Wes Streeting says there is a racism problem in the health service, where a quarter of black women say they’ve experienced discrimination

Black women are subjected to racist treatment on NHS maternity wards, @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social says as a new report by Fivexmore tomorrow details the experiences of hundreds of women. The Sunday Times has the preview:
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...

New work 🚨 led by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, with @juliansavulescu and me: "When to Create Embryos or Organoids for Research" www.researchgate.net/publication/...

You could try Leigh Day, Irwin Mitchell, Bindmans

#StaffedWards Establishing the relationship between staff and ward characteristics and patient safety incidents on adult mental health wards. BACKGROUND Around one in ten acute mental health hospital admissions …

We are looking for NHS mental health trusts to be part of this – please contact me directly. More information can be found here: drjohnabaker.co.uk/staffedwards/

Don't think Access Social Care are on here...but they are looking for people who use adult social care services to test their new audit service for free - is the support you are getting in line with your legal entitlement?
www.accesscharity.org.uk/news-blog/ca...

Don't think Access Social Care are on here...but they are looking for people who use adult social care services to test their new audit service for free - is the support you are getting in line with your legal entitlement?
www.accesscharity.org.uk/news-blog/ca...

Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis finds

New report from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk out today - social care is having to be rationed by local authorities in areas of high demand www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.

Deaths in children with learning disabilities and autistic children This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children with learning disabilities and autistic children.

Really important report looking at the health inequalities and deaths faced by children with a learning disability and autistic children
#LearningDisabilityWeek
#MedSky #NurseSky

www.ncmd.info/publications...