Very much looking forward to 'A “charter for scroungers and scrimshankers”: A biography of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977' by @lwdsc.bsky.social on 4 March - come join us if you can: www.bristol.ac.uk/law/events/2...

U turn coming on Andy Burnham decision in 5, 4, 3, 2....

Rereading old science fiction, and amused to see Isaac Asimov predicting Large Language Models (and the critique of them) in 1953 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mon...

Robert Jenrick: the Tories don't have the competence to fix broken Britain and deliver change. Also Robert Jenrick: can't even manage his own basic security, as Badenoch gets a copy of his planned defection speech before he delivers it.

Very interesting to see this expansion of Rent Repayment Orders - is positive to see streamlined data systems and cross government working to seek to improve PRS standards www.gov.uk/government/n...

I haven't seen it reported elsewhere, but there has been another Prevention of Future Deaths report by a Coroner for a very small child which highlights mould in the family home. The details are distressing.

Imagine spending 20 years waiting to see if a reconsideration every few years would uproot you again. Never leaving the system. Constantly wondering whether you'd need to challenge a new decision made, thinking about evidence and getting legal help. Never feeling safe. It's inhumane.

Every year, the number of people who die while homeless grows. 1,286 in 2021. 1,313 in 2022. 1,474 in 2023. These are not estimates, but are verified numbers. BBC News - UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high www.bbc.com/news/article...

FAO SOCIO-LEGAL COLLEAGUES @slsauk.bsky.social I've just been asked to circulate the below online event, taking place on Monday morning (and details which have been sent to me are in the thread below, including the Zoom link)

Anyone interested in issues of deaths of people who are homeless or precariously housed, and the ways in which institutions change (using a framework of discursive institutionalism), come along (in person) on Thursday 2 October at 17:15 to my Centre for Death and Society public lecture in Bath.

Hallucinating is inevitable in Large Language Models. “Governance must shift from prevention to risk containment,” Dai said. “This means stronger human-in-the-loop processes, domain-specific guardrails, and continuous monitoring.”

Public law practitioners: have you been involved in litigation regarding automated decision making by Government, or do you think you might be in future? The @publiclawproject.bsky.social are keen to speak to you.

Really hope the SRA are listening (not holding out a lot of hope) www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/hundred...

There is a risk that this will get missed over the summer, so just to flag up this important call for evidence on human rights and the regulation of AI from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (and deadline for response is 5 September) - committees.parliament.uk/work/9220/hu...

Arriving a bit late to bluesky, but here we are. Follow if you're interested in case commentary and news from across the range of topics that fall under the wide umbrella of human rights law, such as this, on the approach taken to article 2, police and suicide.

Apparently now corrected, because I wrote about it. bsky.app/profile/near...

Amongst other issues, we know large language models hallucinate, and so are at best unreliable and at worst dangerous, and yet regulation appears out of the question. Frustrating.

Important reporting work being done here by the Law Society Gazette on reforms to special educational needs provision - www.lawgazette.co.uk/features/sen...

🚨🚨BREAKING: Section 21 Eviction ban has been DELAYED until Spring 2026! Read our full statement by our Deputy Chief Executive @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, below 👇

Reading Prevention of Future Deaths reports which relate to the deaths of people who are homeless, and responses to them. The name of the person writing this response, dated 1 April 2025, is redacted, but their office - Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing etc - isn't 🤔

More than 2/3rds of UK students work during term time and spend less time than ever on independent study - www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/06/12/s...

"AI is not regulated. But, worse than that, generative AI is still an unknown. As the months pass, who knows what else we might find out about it? We already know that it steals, fantasises and lies." www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...

A long and detailed assessment which merits careful reading - Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Eloquently stated “…if you can’t tell the difference between a supplier list and a blank cheque, you’ve no business near the corridors of power…” eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...

This is a very good piece which succinctly explains the importance of understanding the fundamentals, given how the world can (will) change

*Help me tell the full story of the Civil Service* I'm still recruiting for this research and in particular am looking for more participants from grades AO to HEO (incl FSers). Especially women and those whose role is outside the policy profession. DM or email amy.gandon@gmail and pls share!

Am really struck by the way enforcement is defined in the Renters' Rights Bill as either imposing a financial penalty or instituted criminal proceedings, so that informal means of enforcement won't be enough to satisfy the new duty to enforce. Will be interesting to watch how it plays out!

I'm not asking you to get from point A to point B. I'm asking you to get some exercise.

This is bleak reading

Ooof. This is painful reading. Totally made up cases in an otherwise strong case, without any good explanation...

1/5 This is heart breaking. But the coroners comment rings true. “Women who are not fortunate enough to be able to access private clinics and facilities may not be able to access the services and expertise they need at a very crucial transitional phase in their lives." #Edusky #EduskyUK #WomenEd

Looking for a social welfare law training course? ... check out www.rightsnet.org.uk/training-and... where we have more than 200 events listed from: @adviceuk.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social @institutema.bsky.social @legalactiongroup.bsky.social @publiclawproject.bsky.social and more ...

Do not look away. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Anyone interested in doing a PhD in Labour Law with me @maynoothlaw.bsky.social ? #phd #funding #scholarships www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/funding-...

Latest from @thetimes.com campaign in favour of keeping Britain as a tax haven for foreigners, regardless of how long they have lived here. What a pity it won’t tell us how Henley Partners, which has skin in the game, came up with its data. Its last “survey” was “modelled” on 250 LinkedIn profiles!

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Pleased our research is getting some traction. I worked on the law and policy report, and lots of fairly simple things which could be done to improve things for young LGBTQ+ people who might experience homelessness - www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/yo...

Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry. If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales. Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens: whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h... 🧵1/

Are you interested in working in think tanks? Want to understand more about what these orgs do, and what opportunities are available? The Resolution Foundation are hosting a fantastic event to help explain the sector - check out all the info here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/worki...

🧱 | NEW REPORT: Instead of stripping back planning regulations to 'get Britain building,' this new report from @msingerhobbs.bsky.social argues we need a stronger, better resourced, planning system.

Check out this blog post from January by Edward Kirton-Darling @ekd.bsky.social and Will Smith @willsmithvision.bsky.social

Really interesting on the growth of requirements on public authorities to proactively collect data to inform decisions, particularly where equality issues at play. I'd suggest it supports the value of requiring Health Impact Assessments from applicants seeking permission to undertake development.

Found this really insightful on the BBC and Elon Musk (sorry, I know we are all sick of talking about him, as am I, but this helped me understand his constant presence much more clearly than anything else I've read) - www.newstatesman.com/politics/bus...

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The Renters' Rights Bill is back in the Commons next Tuesday for Report stage and 3rd reading - commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Found this really interesting. Would be interested in the views of lawyers about how the analysis applies to the legal profession.

A bit of fun for the end of term - in which @willsmithvision.bsky.social and I get all meta, with a dialogue about "accessible" AI dialogues. And weren't we cute kids....?

This is really cool!

Just checking for a friend who is inserting new pages into their filofax and removing the old ones, if they find a to do list from June 2019 and there are a couple of outstanding items, are they allowed to quietly put it in the bin?

Pleased that the Bristol Poverty Institute is now here on Bluesky @bristolpoverty.bsky.social - www.bristol.ac.uk/poverty-inst...