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stephenfarrall.bsky.social
Criminologist (offending careers; politics & crime; homicide; fear of crime) & cyclist (MTBs + Brompton). S11 & NG7. Sociology qualifications: BSc/MSc (Surrey) Law qualifications: DPhil (Oxford); GCSE (graded at U). https://stephenfarrall.substack.com
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Come and work in Nottingham! #AcademicSku #criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO319/s... pop

We’re proud to share the news that we’ve been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. 🎉 Read more at bit.ly/40cSO8u #WeAreUoN #QSWUR2026 #TopUnis

Yeap. The #USA continues its slide into authoritarianism under #TheOrangeTrumpet / #POTUS . #AcademicSky #US #Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Sadly, this image captures #Trump too well. Good luck #LA #LosAngeles

#NationalGuard #LA #LosAngeles #USA #US #POTUS #CivilWar #Trump #Fascism #dictator So long one of the global bulwarks against #fascism , the #USA under #Trump gives in … Is THIS the future? Chilling … m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUq...

What #Sanders says of #US #Democrats could easily be said of the #UK #LabourParty - that is - no vision of or for working class people. #AcademicSky www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"This fascinating book reveals the myriad ways in which #patriarchy complicates and disrupts their pursuit of #desistance from #crime... a major step forward in gendering desistance research and theory." #criminology #gender #resistance www.routledge.com/Desistance-R...

Consulting the police is a good idea … but what abt the #probationservice ? www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Its pretty basic, really, isn’t it?

Dear #UK #University Staff, If/when we get letters telling us our jobs are at risk of #redundancy , lets all post a copy & a summary of our #impact achievements to: Sir Keir Starmer, 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA. #AcademicSky #StudentFees #UUK #UCU #RussellGroup #Universities

Yeah, well, it is no good standing on a ‘we’re not the #Tories ‘ ticket and then doing exactly what they would have done! Doh! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Dear #UK #University Staff, If/when we get letters telling us our jobs are at risk of #redundancy , lets all post a copy to: Sir Keir Starmer, 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA. #AcademicSky #StudentFees #UUK #UniversityFundingCrisis #UCU #RussellGroup #Universities #KeirStarmer #Starmer #UCU

Dear #UK #University Staff, If/when we get letters telling us our jobs are at risk of #redundancy , shall we post a copy to: Sir Keir Starmer, 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA. #AcademicSky #StudentFees #UUK #UniversityFundingCrisis #UCU #RussellGroup #Universities #KeirStarmer #Starmer

I don’t often get over to the Goyt Valley (there are better routes closer) but the chance to ride with an old friend staying near Chester made this a goer. strava.app.link/QAJgescnuTb

Whenever I am feeling down about life, I like to remind myself that I’m not Brian Spencer. #AcademicSky #Brexit #Racism #Racist #TheOrangeTrumpet #POTUS #Trump #GenocideInGaza #Gaza #Putin #UniversityFundingCrisis #ReformUK #BrickInTheBollocks 😂😂😂 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

I think if the #Greens and the #LibDems formed an #electoralpact they could do quite well at the next #GeneralElection #AcademicSky #Labour #Starmer www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It really is staggering to think that #Labour have stuffed the #UK so spectacularly in the space of just 10mths. Only abt 36mths to go. What will be left? #AcademicSky #Starmer www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Quite right! 👏👏👏👏

Oh dear. It would appear that #TheOrangeTrumpet has taken the #USA in the direction of full blown #fascism . I wonder when the #UN is going to intervene? #AcademicSky #POTUS

Holy shit! #TheOrangeTrumpet isn’t joking. #AcademicSky #POTUS #Trump www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may...

By mimicking #Reforn #Labour are just legitimising their policies. #AcademicSky www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tonight’s post work ride (shortish, as I’d done a fair bit on the Brompton commuting to Nottingham already). strava.app.link/EjtySurXZSb

In which the #Gruffalo finds that their child's local #Connexions and #SureStart centres have closed, their child's #EducationalMaintenanceAward was also cut by the #Tories but that the Gruffalo's #triplelocked #pension is doing ok. Thanks #Torys ! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

This is ominous. What will #TheOrangeTrumpet do next? Withdraw funding from the #USHolocaustMemorialCouncil ? Would he dare to upset so many #Jewish #Anericans ? Yeah, maybe he would … #AcademicSky #POTUS www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Next up will be @TheGuardian headlines like “University lecturer shortage holding back economic growth” - which will come as a shock to the (by then outgoing) #Labour leadership. #AcademicSky #UniversityFundingCrisis #StudentFees #UK www.theguardian.com/education/20...

@rbreich.bsky.social takes #TheOrangeTrumpet apart here. Great work! #POTUS #Trump #AcadrmicSky #measles #Musk www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Simon Roberts @uniofnottingham.bsky.social gave written evidence to the House of Lords European Affairs Committee, which can be read here: #academicsky #EU #UK-EUreset committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

@russellwebster.com has written this 4 min read on our Academic Insights paper which @robinmoore.bsky.social had published (which itself was a summary of a paper in the British Journal of Criminology!). Thanks all! www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...

NEW BOOK from me... It's official, it now has an ISBN and a launch date and everything! Want a long-range look at New Labour in historical perspective? Well, the hardback is only £20, and you can pre-order here... Roll up, roll up! 😂 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/

👏👏👏👏👏👏👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Endgame approaches and still #Starmer does Sweet FA. This will cost #Labour at the next #GeneralElection as middleclass voters vote left of centre if they work in the #NHS , #universities or local/national government. ALL are getting hit. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

Quelle surprise! I’m unlikely to go to the #USA anytime soon. My jibes at #TheOrangeTrumpet and #POTUS’ own dumbass policies and political authoritarianism have put paid to that. #Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If you're interested in this ... hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/hop... You may also wish to look at this - which is a longer, more academic-orientated paper from the same project: academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-... Please do repost! Thanks in advance! BW, Steve

Just out! #AcademicSky #Probation #hope hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/hop...

1/2: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

One for #US constitutional experts: Could #TheOrangeTrumpet win as #VICE-President and take over if the elected #POTUS stood down after #inauguration? #AcademicSky #Trump #USConstitution #USA #Harvard #FightFiercelyHarvard #APSA #PSA #WhiteHouse www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...