Clear view across to the Severn today from the Common above Stroud.

It's time. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

Perceptive review by @ericawgnr.bsky.social of new @alicejolly.bsky.social novel in latest Harper’s Bazaar

Very exciting. #TheMatchboxGirl finding its way out into the world.

So good. DAG being brutally honest about how he would miss these ludicrous legal press releases.

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Many Roman Emperors were assassinated by their own guards. Just saying.

This took me longer than it really should have.

That last point, in particular. Copyright law, like all IP law, is a creature of statute, not something that we inherited from the state of nature. And IP law balances competing interests. So a case can definitely be made that AI training should be accomodated in some way. By Parliament.

Every time I have attended an open hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice, the first half hour or so has been taken up with desultory discussion of procedural details that could have been resolved in a couple of emails. Followed by hours summarising what’s already in the bundles. Cui bono?

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What is it about Far Right MEPs?

Great sub(stack)post.

Ha!

Nature imitates art.

Anecdotally it's a very tough market out there in most sectors. As many of you out there know, either as recent grads or as parents of same. Do chip in.

Truly, Reform are the Macavity of UK politics.

I read @politico.com saying "the BBC's fight with Trump couldn't have come at a worse time". I couldn't disagree more. This is a fight we always needed to have and kept ducking. There will never be a better time. But let's not have the battle solely on his chosen ground. Let's use all the kompromat.

With apologies to all my economist friends…

Of course he won’t be in the frame. But at least he cares about broadcasting.

I’ve seen calls for BBC to settle with Trump. But he will only accept more than he thinks he can win through litigation. Better to exploit every delaying tactic, as he did when defending his own charges. Only a change of administration or his demise can truly draw a line under this.

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This is going to be fun.

Even more persuasive because you can feel how painful it was to write this. The “coup” was largely achieved already before Davie’s removal by driving out so many independent minds and cowing the rest of them.

It’s going to be interesting to watch what impact this has on a consumer facing business that ties itself so closely to Farage and Reform. Will it achieve the Tesla effect?

I’ve been waiting for this.

Very exciting for @alicejolly.bsky.social that her new novel is in Dua Lipa's book picks: www.service95.com/best-new-boo...

TripAdvisor has just offered me an "AI itinerary builder" to help me discover Stroud, where I live, and I'm struggling to hold all those thoughts in one head.

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When will politicians learn that when they make unbelievable promises during an election, those who vote for them rarely expect them to be honoured and are in fact voting in the expectation that they will not?

Gary Lineker this morning.

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The perfect idea for Davie’s leaving present. Let’s have a whip round to get it framed.

Pleased to see this. Everyone with any influence over the appointment needs to see this and realise the battle we’re engaged in.

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

Much like they got Capone for tax evasion.

Sandra Bullock was born in 1964. So if she had decided to follow me on here, it feels unlikely she would be doing so from a sandrabullock58 account. Still, you never know.

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Hey @deathtospinach.bsky.social , you may have Keanu but Sandra Bullock just started following me here.

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Well done everyone. See you back here next year.

Just a few hours to go until this.

Good thread. And the video is fun.

Here’s the link to the case www.lawforchange.uk/news//protec... Funding was essential in exposing how Sheffield Hallam responded to Chinese pressure by banning Professor Murphy’s research on Uyghur forced labour. Legal action secured her academic freedom and made front-page news for good reason.

This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.

The myth of capital flight, Part XXVII.. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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Hope to see you all there. @pressjustice.bsky.social