Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, researching the theory of criminal law & justice. Vice-President at Sheffield UCU.
Joined May 2010
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Our statement on the government's changes to the Higher Education 'Free Speech' act 👇
Read online here 👉ucu.org.uk/article/13814/Lab…
ALT A quote from Jo Grady on a bright pink background stating: In stripping out its statutory tort element, Labour is making clear they understand that the bill is fundamentally rotten. They should therefore go further and dispense with this Tory culture war legislation altogether. Protection of academic freedom is critical, but the principal threats to it are from university employers and state interference in campus life, not supposedly oversensitive students. Safeguarding the future of higher education in the face of looming anti-democratic threats requires a more serious approach.
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Well folks, I've left it long enough but I'm finally transferring over to the Other Place. Look for @davidhayes4.bsky.social if you want to see if I post more going forwards.
May your road ahead be less infested with AI shills and genocide apologists.
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12 Jan 2025
If the late great Edward Said had been alive today, Columbia would have fired him without compunction.
That should give all decent people (not you, troll) genuine pause, particularly those academics who draw on his work & remain silent about the cause.
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10 Jan 2025
Today the National Trust launched a 10-year strategy with ambitious plans for nature & climate. Almost every paper reported positively - from the Mirror to the Express. Even the Mail. Only one outlet has used the word ‘woke’ and framed climate as a ‘culture wars’ issue. The BBC.
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8 Jan 2025
If only there was a word to describe a system of racial hierarchy!
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9 Jan 2025
It's not a surprise, but it should still be shocking that today the US House passed a bill that would sanction #ICC war crimes prosecutors simply doing their job to seek justice.
US Senators should now say NO to sanctions. Our letter w/ 100 groups:
hrw.org/news/2025/01/06/ngo-…
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9 Jan 2025
As President Jimmy Carter’s funeral takes place, the US House will vote on #ICC sanctions.
Carter worked tirelessly to make the ICC a reality; justice is key to protecting human rights.
US lawmakers should honor his legacy and say no to sanctions.
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9 Jan 2025
You read that right. Israel is blocking a probe into alleged sex crimes by Hamas, the ones they were screaming about, lest they are exposed.
9 Jan 2025
Israel blocks UN probe into Hamas sexual crimes from October 7 to avoid inquiry into abuse of Palestinians
haaretz.com/israel-news/2025…
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5 Jan 2025
🚨Israeli prosecutors admit they & women's rights centres NEVER received a single Oct 7 rape complainant
They add that "the vast majority" of Israel's sexual violence claims "will NOT be able to meet the threshold of proof in court"
“In the end, we don’t have any complainants. What was presented in the media compared to what will eventually come together will be entirely different.”
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5 Jan 2025
RT @LDNVictimsComm: Victims do not like having their trauma exploited by people who don’t understand their needs and use them to push their…
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2 Jan 2025
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
citationneeded.news/elon-mus…
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David Hayes retweeted
2 Jan 2025
800 infants under one year who made their ideological beds! Wow, that really is the holy land.
1 Jan 2025
These creatures walk amongst us, with gaping black holes where their humanity once was, before they dissolved it in toxic bile.
Moral zombies devoid of empathy, kindness, connection and everything that makes a soul beautiful.
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26 Dec 2024
Like lingering ornaments, some medieval star-shaped cities in Christmas colours, seen from space.
Bourtange (Netherlands), Palmanova (Italy), Almeida (Portugal), Neuf-Brisach (France).
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David Hayes retweeted
24 Dec 2024
🚨 Great news! UN General Assembly 5th Committee (budget) soundly rejects attempt by #Russia #China #Iran & other governments also hostile to human rights to defund UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC mechanisms.
Shame on those who voted in favor or abstained. 👎
23 Dec 2024
🚨 Every December the UN General Assembly’s 5th Committee (budget) negotiations on the following year’s budget go down to the wire. This year’s no different. As usual, governments hostile to human rights launch a desperate bid to defund UN human rights work.
A thread 🧵 1/x
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David Hayes retweeted
21 Dec 2024
IMPORTANT: The Magdeburg Christmas market attack could have been prevented if German authorities had responded to the Saudi woman who made numerous attempts to inform them that the attacker, an ex-Muslim extremist and stanch AfD supporter, had pledged to kill innocent Germans.
21 Dec 2024
While Elon Musk has been parroting for the Far-right AfD party in Germany, even attempting to capitalise on the tragic terrorist attack in Magdeburg today.
Turns out the attacker, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, is an atheist who is fond of both the AfD and Elon himself.
"I and AfD are fighting the same enemy to protect Germany"
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David Hayes retweeted
19 Dec 2024
Solidarity and good luck to all at USIC.
Please send them your support from across the UCU membership >>>
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We are disappointed to report that we are in dispute with our employer, @Study_Group, are currently holding a consultative ballot for strike action which will close soon. This is in response to 36 academic student staff being placed at risk of compulsory redundancy /1
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16 Dec 2024
We can start to put things right if we shift our focus away from the length of sentences and towards what people are doing while serving them. Ensuring people have the support they need to move on from crime will make everyone safer.
howardleague.org/news/a-once…
ALT A once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform sentencing policy. The Howard League for Penal Reform welcomes the launch of a landmark sentencing review, announced by the Ministry of Justice.
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13 Dec 2024
NEW 🚨 | The Open University is forcing 160 lecturers to accept lower pay via a fire and rehire scheme.
@UCU are considering legal advice and industrial action.
Solidarity!
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Solidarity forever outside the @ucu office for @UCUYorksHumber staff in Leeds on day 3 of the @unitetheunion strike
#ReclaimUCU #SupportTheStrike #MOT
ALT Unite picketers waving Unite flags outside UCU's Leeds office
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