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alistairsloan.bsky.social
Advocate (Lawyer) at the Scottish Bar. Member of Optimum Advocates. #FOI, #privacy & #DataProtection nerd. Enjoy public law. Opinions expressed are my own.
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Legal Aid reform in Scotland - 7 years after the independent review commissioned by the Scottish Government into legal aid reform reported, the Scottish Government has produced a "discussion paper". Great work there.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The Minister is correct when she says that the situation that this woman found herself in is "unacceptable". It is not a unique situation and it is of the Scottish Govt's own making. They have been warned time and again that this is where things were heading, but www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

This is a question that HMG should be able to answer straightforwardly and categorically.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

The sentencing statement of Lord Beckett in which His Lordship imposed orders for lifelong restriction on 7 individuals convicted in 2023 of serious, including sexual, offending against children can be read here: judiciary.scot/home/sentenc...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Of course she goes on Talk TV where her obvious hypocrisy won't be exposed. Couldn't let someone like Emily Maitlis or Victoria Derbyshire interview her because she would be exposed in an interview that would be a total car crash.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

The irony of this is that, in 2020, the very same man signed an Executive Order (trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential...) which effectively banned TikTok in the USA. This whole thing was, in effect, started by him and his administration. I'm all for politicians changing their mind: it's usually

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Well, @fsb-uk.bsky.social, seems rather uninformed about data protection regulation. SMEs will fall into tier 1 (£40 per year) or tier 2 (£60 per year) for the data protection fee. They haven't changed since 2018 and there's no plan that I've seen from the DCMS to increase the fees. A "fines-first"

submitted 45 days ago • 2 comments

As a society we’re losing, on a large scale, the ability to distinguish between facts & opinions. The idea that all opinions are equally valid, even when unsupported by evidence, has led to a situation where people can have their own “truth” & become divorced from reality. It’s pervasive & dangerous

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Why did I think going to the gym at 5:30 this morning, on what is my first proper working day of 2025, was a good idea? I’m shattered already and they say hasn’t even properly begun.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

As a member of the House of Lords he is not even entitled to vote in a general election.

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

Legal aid is in crisis and it is the least advantaged in our communities who are suffering. From Tuesday, The Herald will spend three days exploring the impact of underfunding on criminal legal aid. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472733... @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments