
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Monestizing Prison Experiences
So in the endless lull that is our five month summer holidays, I've been trying to keep engaged in my degree by reading and listening to...

- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
"Self awareness does not absolve anybody of anything"
If you're a self-deprecating Gen X/Zoomer with a Netflix account, then you've almost certainly seen Bo Burnham's fantastical new special:...

- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Socialist & Capitalist Values: The Parental Lottery
While in the shower - where all good thoughts happen - I was struck by the idea that a key, underpinning idea in capitalism (that isn't...

- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Antiquated and Obsolute: Traditions in the Courtroom
If you're lucky enough to have attended a Crown Court, then you'll have noticed the peculiar way you're transported decades - perhaps...

- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Popping My Court Room Cherry
After an arranged shadowing experience with a lawyer pal in Durham flopped (defence barrister got Covid), I decided to take matters into...

- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
Nifty Colonial Scholar Quotes
So I've been reading a lot of work by post-colonial scholars recently. Mainly: - Edward Said's 'Orientalism' - Gayatri Spivak's 'Can the...

- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
16 Billion Litres of Shit
I was disheartened, but not suprised, to read this in the Guardian today: "Southern Water has been fined a record £90m for deliberately...