An unhealthy sign: whenever an app asks me “would you like to provide feedback? Yes/Maybe later/No” I always hit “maybe later” because I don’t want to appear rude.

In any other election, systematic ballot-burning by state officials would surely be a cause for concern to election observers

A framed print of an illustration of a map of London.

The latest addition to my office wall.

A fantastic (busy) two days at @altlaw.bsky.social conference. All credit to @lawstrath.bsky.social for organising, giving a brilliant form to share legal education research!

My partner: now we’ve finished All Of Us Strangers, shall we watch something cheerful and less macabre?
*Proceeds to put on Twin Peaks*

An Amnesty International poster hanging on the wall in a wooden frame. Below the poster there is a Lego model of the London skyline and some books.

Another new edition to my office wall.

The Association of Law Teachers on LinkedIn: Call for Special Issue Proposals for The Law Teacher: The International… Call for Special Issue Proposals for The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education 2026 and 2027 - Deadline Midnight 27 March. The Editorial…

@theltjournal.bsky.social this past week:

Giles and Ang discuss 'surveying elective module provision in undergraduate legal education across England, Wales and Northern Ireland': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Editorial Board invite proposals for special issues: lnkd.in/eVJ_Mxjx

What qualifies a law degree: surveying elective module provision in undergraduate legal education across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023–2024 This paper explores the contemporary elective module provision in undergraduate English law degrees. The demise of the qualifying law degree as a requirement to pursue qualification as a solicitor ...

Just published in @theltjournal.bsky.social, an open access article I’ve co-authored with Yue Ang exploring the undergraduate elective module curriculum: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

R.I.P.

@theltjournal.bsky.social this week:

The deadline for two vacancies on our editorial team is just a week away! See details at the links below:

Editorial Team Member (Internationalisation): www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Policy and Education Developments Editor: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Call for Co-Editor in Chief of Gender and Justice

The Editorial Management Board of Gender & Justice invites applications for a Co-Editor in Chief to join the existing editorial team of the journal.

Applications close on 31 January 2025. Details: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/gen...
Please circulate

A photo of the 1975 issue 9(2) of The Law Teacher journal.

An issue of The Law Teacher dropped through my letterbox this morning—but not the one you might think!

Looking forward to having a read of issue 9(2) whilst also using our new Bluesky account (@theltjournal.bsky.social) to connect The Law Teacher to new audiences.

"Thomas Hobbes: In the absence of the Elf on the Shelf, children are by nature naughty, brutish, and short." #philsky

John Rawls: Imagine you are the elf. You must determine the rules regarding the distribution of presents without knowledge of whether you are naughty or nice in the real world. Also, you do not know which presents you would want to get.

A statue of Oliver Cromwell pointing at a lopsided Christmas Tree.

Fitting that Oliver Cromwell is pointing disapprovingly at a Christmas Tree, which has then recoiled from him.

I have a joke about res ipsa loquitur

Getting a Bounty in the first three doors of your Celebrations advent calendar is exactly the same feeling as opening social media every day to find there's no alt text.

Is it a sign to wrap up for the week when you almost sign off an important email from you and a colleague “best wishes, Cameron and Cameron”?

photo of a big footnote

Do you have a favourite footnote? I have. It is in Richard Hyland's 'Gifts - A Study in Comparative Law' (2009). It tells about a lost book and memory.

Exciting to see publication of the @britishacademy.bsky.social cold spots map today, the first in a series of visualisations to help us better understand the impact of recent course closures on the breadth SHAPE HE provision across the UK, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Hello bluesky - if you are interested in all things crime history or in researching criminal ancestors in your family history check out our helpful sources guides to get you started

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Marking World Diabetes Day by my own personal tradition of running out for a blood test in my lunch hour.

A billboard for Dr Strangelove at the Noel Coward theatre with a photo of Steve Coogan as the title character.

Enjoyed Dr Strangelove, excellent staging and some good alterations from the film to make it work on stage—the only disappointment was perhaps a missed opportunity for an extra line or two given other events this evening…

Gender, Sexuality and Law ‘A textbook about gender and sexuality is welcome and long overdue. Uncompromising in its radical perspectives and wide ranging and accessible, this ground-breaking textbook brings together theoretica...

Happy to catch the news that this fantastic gender, sexuality and law textbook by @lawandsexuality.bsky.social and Alexander Maine—and featuring a chapter by Hannah Bows and me on consent & sexual violence—has hit bookstore shelves before I head off for the weekend: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/gen...

A signed copy of A Thousand Feast by Nigel Slater.

I always love a book signing 😊

The result of recent arts and crafts!

Well well well Northumbria Library Interlibrary Loans, how the tables have turned: where once you ordered books for me, now you send them to me.

ALT Early Career Symposium 2024 A 2-Day event focused on developing early career legal educators, including a session on developing innovative teaching.

Early career law teachers?
To take part in interactive workshops dealing with issues such as curriculum development, the complexities of the HE landscape and mental health and wellbeing, join us in Leeds this September. More information and booking here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alt-early-...

On my way home after a fun afternoon at Lambeth Palace archives: some days I really do love my job!

When sending out surveys (thinking particularly of University colleagues here) take care with the word feedback.

Yours sincerely, someone who’s just received an email with the subject line “We value your fee…”