Claire Packman KC
@clairepackman.bsky.social
Barrister, mum of 3, great-grand daughter of the suffragist woman on the electric scooter (you’ve seen it)
It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.
We’re all agreeing, Rachel Reeves
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.
We’re all agreeing, Rachel Reeves
In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
July 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.
We’re all agreeing, Rachel Reeves
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.
We’re all agreeing, Rachel Reeves
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In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
July 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
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After six consecutive Oxford-educated Prime Ministers, Britain may finally see some real diversity in the top job: a Cambridge-educated Andy Burnham
June 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
After six consecutive Oxford-educated Prime Ministers, Britain may finally see some real diversity in the top job: a Cambridge-educated Andy Burnham
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Congratulations to Notts County, the oldest football club in the world, on their 2026 promotion to League One of the Football League, the club's fifteenth promotion season in their history
May 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations to Notts County, the oldest football club in the world, on their 2026 promotion to League One of the Football League, the club's fifteenth promotion season in their history
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this is the only arrest i've heard about today
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
this is the only arrest i've heard about today
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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Bezos wedding guest takes us through her extravagant goodie bag from the wedding 💗
June 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Bezos wedding guest takes us through her extravagant goodie bag from the wedding 💗
“what she loved: life, London, this moment in June”
June 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“what she loved: life, London, this moment in June”
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Gotta love pollsters 😄
June 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Gotta love pollsters 😄
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Counterpoint - it is
June 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Counterpoint - it is
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Oh that is so sad. Swit brought such incredible depth to Margaret. If you have never seen M*A*S*H episode 'The Nurses' dig it out. It's probably the key turning point for the character, and her acting is sublime. I have never watched it without crying.
RIP Hot Lips.
RIP Hot Lips.
Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87
The actor, who won two Emmy awards, was best known for being one of longest-serving cast members on the hit series
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Oh that is so sad. Swit brought such incredible depth to Margaret. If you have never seen M*A*S*H episode 'The Nurses' dig it out. It's probably the key turning point for the character, and her acting is sublime. I have never watched it without crying.
RIP Hot Lips.
RIP Hot Lips.
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Against this backdrop, what mileage is there for Labour to improve its ratings on handling immigration by a) signalling intent via concrete net migration targets and b) overseeing reductions in net migration?
May 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Against this backdrop, what mileage is there for Labour to improve its ratings on handling immigration by a) signalling intent via concrete net migration targets and b) overseeing reductions in net migration?
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Tomorrow there's a big White Paper on immigration (www.gov.uk/government/n...). Whatever else it does, it's bound to refuel Labour’s internal debate about net migration -- a debate full of assumptions about public opinion. Strap in for a long thread about a survey testing some of those assumptions.
Radical reforms to reduce migration
Britain's failed immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark White Paper.
www.gov.uk
May 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Tomorrow there's a big White Paper on immigration (www.gov.uk/government/n...). Whatever else it does, it's bound to refuel Labour’s internal debate about net migration -- a debate full of assumptions about public opinion. Strap in for a long thread about a survey testing some of those assumptions.
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Are you interested in social class? I've two working papers which show:
1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations
2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system.
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1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations
2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system.
🧵
May 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Are you interested in social class? I've two working papers which show:
1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations
2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system.
🧵
1️⃣ Using actor recordings of different accents, that people derive class from accent and this causally influences trait evaluations
2️⃣ That class-based descriptive representation improves support for the political system.
🧵
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Is it impossible for English politicians to open their mouths without making half of the English electorate hate or despise them?
No, as it turns out. Unless they have a posh accent, in which case very much yes.
(For subtler analysis of our findings, see Dan's thread and the paper.)
No, as it turns out. Unless they have a posh accent, in which case very much yes.
(For subtler analysis of our findings, see Dan's thread and the paper.)
With @robjohns75.bsky.social, we ask: do people infer class from accents? And does that matter for candidate evaluations?
The answer is yes and yes.
The answer is yes and yes.
May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Is it impossible for English politicians to open their mouths without making half of the English electorate hate or despise them?
No, as it turns out. Unless they have a posh accent, in which case very much yes.
(For subtler analysis of our findings, see Dan's thread and the paper.)
No, as it turns out. Unless they have a posh accent, in which case very much yes.
(For subtler analysis of our findings, see Dan's thread and the paper.)
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Really classy Daily Mirror front page on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
May 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Really classy Daily Mirror front page on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945
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“Equal dignity of every human being” Pope’s words to follow whatever your faith
April 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Equal dignity of every human being” Pope’s words to follow whatever your faith
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
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"Under weaknesses, you've put 'Accidentally stopped the fight against Ebola'?"
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Under weaknesses, you've put 'Accidentally stopped the fight against Ebola'?"
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…