Chris McCorkindale
@chrismccork.bsky.social
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A very good piece from Thomas Horsley on the challenges for the Scottish Government in navigating UKIMA in delivering its proposed Food Price Cap Bill.
Thomas Horsley: Legislative Design in the Shadow of the UK Internal Market Act: The Food Price Cap (Scotland) Bill ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/09/16/t...
Thomas Horsley: Legislative Design in the Shadow of the UK Internal Market Act: The Food Price Cap (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Government’s proposals to introduce statutory price caps on essential food items provide a new test of the practical effects of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (UKIMA) on d…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
September 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A very good piece from Thomas Horsley on the challenges for the Scottish Government in navigating UKIMA in delivering its proposed Food Price Cap Bill.
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Congratulations to Lord Briggs of Westbourne, 71, who is to become the next president of the UK Supreme Court. Briggs will take up his new role in January, when Lord Reed of Allermuir retires. He will be the court’s fifth president since it opened in 2009.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/briggs-sup...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/briggs-sup...
Briggs supreme
New president for the UK’s highest court
rozenberg.substack.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Congratulations to Lord Briggs of Westbourne, 71, who is to become the next president of the UK Supreme Court. Briggs will take up his new role in January, when Lord Reed of Allermuir retires. He will be the court’s fifth president since it opened in 2009.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/briggs-sup...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/briggs-sup...
Daily Record calls for a commission on the “trigger point for independence”…
For some background reading see the CEEAC Committee of the Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... and this report by Dugdale and Noon for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
For some background reading see the CEEAC Committee of the Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... and this report by Dugdale and Noon for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
August 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Daily Record calls for a commission on the “trigger point for independence”…
For some background reading see the CEEAC Committee of the Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... and this report by Dugdale and Noon for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
For some background reading see the CEEAC Committee of the Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... and this report by Dugdale and Noon for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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Ben Yong: The Civil Service: A Public Good, Not the Enemy Within ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/08/27/b...
Ben Yong: The Civil Service: A Public Good, Not the Enemy Within
Reform Party MP Danny Kruger is concerned. The UK, he says, has ‘a bloated, paralysed centre of government and a mutinous bureaucracy’; and that ‘Real power is held not by the elected government bu…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
August 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Ben Yong: The Civil Service: A Public Good, Not the Enemy Within ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/08/27/b...
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🟢 JOB: Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling 🏴
A full-time, permanent Teaching & Research Lectureship at Grade 7 or Grade 8. The successful candidate will join our School of Law, Politics and Social Sciences.
#Law #ScotsLaw #AcademicJob #Academia
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF021/l...
A full-time, permanent Teaching & Research Lectureship at Grade 7 or Grade 8. The successful candidate will join our School of Law, Politics and Social Sciences.
#Law #ScotsLaw #AcademicJob #Academia
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF021/l...
Lecturer in Law at University of Stirling
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Law on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🟢 JOB: Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling 🏴
A full-time, permanent Teaching & Research Lectureship at Grade 7 or Grade 8. The successful candidate will join our School of Law, Politics and Social Sciences.
#Law #ScotsLaw #AcademicJob #Academia
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF021/l...
A full-time, permanent Teaching & Research Lectureship at Grade 7 or Grade 8. The successful candidate will join our School of Law, Politics and Social Sciences.
#Law #ScotsLaw #AcademicJob #Academia
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF021/l...
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The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand
July 31, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand
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"Human Rights are supposed to be universal, we believe knowledge and understanding of them should be universal too!"
- Associate Professor Stuart Wallace
The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇
tinyurl.com/4h26x826
- Associate Professor Stuart Wallace
The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇
tinyurl.com/4h26x826
Open Access International Human Rights Law
<p><em>Open Access International Human Rights Law</em> provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the principles, institutions and substantive protections that underpin international hum...
tinyurl.com
July 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"Human Rights are supposed to be universal, we believe knowledge and understanding of them should be universal too!"
- Associate Professor Stuart Wallace
The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇
tinyurl.com/4h26x826
- Associate Professor Stuart Wallace
The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇
tinyurl.com/4h26x826
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Brexit and devolution💡📝
Ten years on from the referendum, @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social reflects on Brexit and devolution, writing that the vote to leave the EU a decade ago continues to test the resilience of the UK Union today.
Read in full:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Ten years on from the referendum, @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social reflects on Brexit and devolution, writing that the vote to leave the EU a decade ago continues to test the resilience of the UK Union today.
Read in full:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
June 23, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Brexit and devolution💡📝
Ten years on from the referendum, @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social reflects on Brexit and devolution, writing that the vote to leave the EU a decade ago continues to test the resilience of the UK Union today.
Read in full:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Ten years on from the referendum, @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social reflects on Brexit and devolution, writing that the vote to leave the EU a decade ago continues to test the resilience of the UK Union today.
Read in full:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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I have a chapter in this book on the (constitutional) effect of Brexit on Scotland. I'm sure it will surprise no-one that I don't think it has been good: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026
Cambridge Core - British Government, Politics and Policy - The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026
www.cambridge.org
June 23, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I have a chapter in this book on the (constitutional) effect of Brexit on Scotland. I'm sure it will surprise no-one that I don't think it has been good: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
🚨Temporary Senior Researcher (devolution, parliament and constitution) for SPICe. Great gig for someone at the heart of the action:
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May 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
🚨Temporary Senior Researcher (devolution, parliament and constitution) for SPICe. Great gig for someone at the heart of the action:
ce1046li.webitrent.com/ce1046li_web...
ce1046li.webitrent.com/ce1046li_web...
As the new parliament beds down a series of short explainers by SPICe here on issues such as government formation, committees, the parliamentary bureau and more: spice-spotlight.scot/category/par... AND a longer briefing (19.5.26) on the devo settlement here: bprcdn.parliament.scot/published/20....
May 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
As the new parliament beds down a series of short explainers by SPICe here on issues such as government formation, committees, the parliamentary bureau and more: spice-spotlight.scot/category/par... AND a longer briefing (19.5.26) on the devo settlement here: bprcdn.parliament.scot/published/20....
May 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Happy new Presiding Officer day. What’s it all about? Courtesy of SPICe: spice-spotlight.scot/2026/05/12/e...
Explainer: how does the Parliament elect a Presiding Officer?
After MSPs are sworn in, the first job of the new Parliament is to elect a Presiding Officer and two Deputy Presiding Officers. This is expected to take place on the afternoon of Thursday 14 May 20…
spice-spotlight.scot
May 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Happy new Presiding Officer day. What’s it all about? Courtesy of SPICe: spice-spotlight.scot/2026/05/12/e...
I got current legal problems but Ben ain’t one
My paper “Bureaucracy and Distrust: the Civil Service in the Constitution” has been published in Current Legal Problems. It looks at the UK civil service’s constitutional foundations, and how it might respond to a populist govt. It's open access.
currentlegalproblems.org/article/bure...
currentlegalproblems.org/article/bure...
Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution - Ben Yong
Faith in democracy and established institutions seems to be at a low ebb. Democratic backsliding – the weakening or evisceration of institutions designed…
currentlegalproblems.org
May 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I got current legal problems but Ben ain’t one
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Excited to share the BBS results page for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. True to form, there's going to be more data on here than you can shake a stick at, giving you the most in-depth rundown available anywhere! This will all update automatically throughout the day, so refresh often!
2026 Scottish Parliament Election Results
Quick links: Seats Won and Count Progress Constituency Results Regional Results (by Constituency) Regional Results (by Region) Vote Swings by Constituency Whilst you wait for results, you can chec…
ballotbox.scot
May 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Excited to share the BBS results page for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. True to form, there's going to be more data on here than you can shake a stick at, giving you the most in-depth rundown available anywhere! This will all update automatically throughout the day, so refresh often!
I think this might be the worst thing I have ever seen in any form of media, in any context political and non-political, by anyone or anything, anywhere, with no caveats or exceptions.
For one thing, did no one look it over and say “I don’t think that is the Scottish Parliament”?
For one thing, did no one look it over and say “I don’t think that is the Scottish Parliament”?
Scottish Labour AI-Generated Greyfriars Bobby Attack Ad………..things are happening in this election that have never happened before.
May 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM
I think this might be the worst thing I have ever seen in any form of media, in any context political and non-political, by anyone or anything, anywhere, with no caveats or exceptions.
For one thing, did no one look it over and say “I don’t think that is the Scottish Parliament”?
For one thing, did no one look it over and say “I don’t think that is the Scottish Parliament”?
My anatidaephobia is really playing up
April 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
My anatidaephobia is really playing up
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The dual role of the lord advocate as both the head of the prosecution service and legal adviser to Scottish ministers is “appropriate”, the Scottish Government has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Government publishes lord advocate dual role report
There have been calls for the two roles to be separated
www.holyrood.com
March 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The dual role of the lord advocate as both the head of the prosecution service and legal adviser to Scottish ministers is “appropriate”, the Scottish Government has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
www.gov.scot/publications... - published today
Report on the Roles and Functions of the Scottish Law Officers
This is a Report on research into the roles and functions of the Scottish Law Officers.
www.gov.scot
March 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
www.gov.scot/publications... - published today
New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
February 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
February 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.
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JUSTICE LEAGUE WAS RIGHT THERE!!!
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
JUSTICE LEAGUE WAS RIGHT THERE!!!
McHarg and McCorkindale join forces with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and Jo Hunt to form what some are* calling a kind of devolution Avengers.
On devolved law making following the Supreme Court’s 28(7) judgments:
* I am
On devolved law making following the Supreme Court’s 28(7) judgments:
* I am
New report out today on the impact of the Supreme Court's s.28(7) jurisprudence, with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social, @chrismccork.bsky.social and Jo Hunt.
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
New report examines what UK Supreme Court decisions mean for devolved law-making
5 February 2026: A new report says an unexpected interpretation of section 28(7) of the Scotland Act by the UK Supreme Court has generated uncertainty around limits of law-making in the Scottish Parli...
www.gla.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
McHarg and McCorkindale join forces with @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and Jo Hunt to form what some are* calling a kind of devolution Avengers.
On devolved law making following the Supreme Court’s 28(7) judgments:
* I am
On devolved law making following the Supreme Court’s 28(7) judgments:
* I am
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1/2 Here’s a 1 min trailer for Advanced Issues in Public Law, a 2nd yr module I’m teaching late 2026 at @durham.ac.uk with @aileenmcharg.bsky.social and @rogermasterman.bsky.social.
I just used iMovie. No AI.
I&S = individual and the state; UK Con = UK constitutional law—both 1st yr modules.
I just used iMovie. No AI.
I&S = individual and the state; UK Con = UK constitutional law—both 1st yr modules.
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
1/2 Here’s a 1 min trailer for Advanced Issues in Public Law, a 2nd yr module I’m teaching late 2026 at @durham.ac.uk with @aileenmcharg.bsky.social and @rogermasterman.bsky.social.
I just used iMovie. No AI.
I&S = individual and the state; UK Con = UK constitutional law—both 1st yr modules.
I just used iMovie. No AI.
I&S = individual and the state; UK Con = UK constitutional law—both 1st yr modules.