What a brilliant appointment.

Very pleased to say that I have been appointed as a Deputy Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee. Very much looking forward to contributing to the excellent work of the CAC:

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Today's column explores why some issues - like assisted dying, gender self-ID & surrogacy - defy alignment along a left-right spectrum, & why it's dangerous to pretend otherwise.

Sometimes our take on human nature trumps our political allegiances. Good

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Happy Publication day For Sister in Law. A great book about one of most brilliant campaigners.

Here is my interview with Harriet.

Harriet Wistrich: 'The criminal justice system has almost completely collapsed' telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

Remembering this day in 1999, when a violent racist detonated a nail bomb at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho in a senseless homophobic attack which injured dozens and killed Andrea Dykes, John Light, and Nick Moore.

RIP

#LGBHistory

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It is publication week for my book, Sister in Law . Looking forward? or read it and enjoyed? Repost with a quote linktr.ee/sisterinlawbook Samira Ahmed Caroline Criado Perez The Secret Barrister Sarah Ditum Hadley Freeman Karon Monaghan rob evans Kathleen Stock Helen Lewis Rachel Williams

If young men want ‘traditional’ gender roles, we need to know why - me in the Sunday Times today.

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🔉 In the latest episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald & Tim Owen discuss the need for a Royal Commission into Criminal Justice with Editor of the Criminal Law Review, Dr Hannah Quirk

Listen to the full episode 👉

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The Alzheimer's Society released a controversial ad last week - if it had been about cancer it would have been everywhere, but we've barely talked about it. Today's column is on the conversation we're not having - but need to be having - about dementia.

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A reminder that women deceived by spycops from Police Spies Out of Lives have highlighted concerns regarding Garrick club membership of Undercover police inquiry chair - how can he fairly adjudicate on police institutional sexism?

Wrote for UnHerd about the real sources of hate in Scotland unherd.com/2024/03/scotla…

I am looking forward to the launch of my book - Sister in Law featuring some fascinating cases from challenging Worboys taxi driver rapist, the undercover police scandal, the case of Sally Challen and much more - join us for the launch on 1st May - tickets selling fast

First black political leader not just in the UK, but Europe - hugely significant

This is brilliant. The situation is explained in fine detail and clear as day: Judges who belong to the Garrick have a choice: play fair by women, or stand down from rape and sexism cases | Karon Monaghan theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Professor Colm O'Cinneide, Professor of Constitutional and Human Rights Law at UCL Faculty of Laws, has been nominated For election as a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Colm O'Cinneide tinyurl.com/yc8mn9xu

In the latest episode of Double Jeopardy - The Law and Politics Podcast, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC discuss cancellation and the politics of gender with criminologist Professor Jo Phoenix.

Listen here: ow.ly/NVah50QPZNs

Really looking forward to listening to this one Prof Jo Phoenix