AMT (@devonprof) header
AMT (@devonprof) profile picture

AMT

@devonprof

Senior academic. Read me in the Critic, the Spectator, Spiked. Adviser, https://nitter.cf/t.co/D3AiAIU5Pr. Opinions mine alone.

 Devon, England, United Kingdom
spiked-online.com/
Joined July 2016
  • Tweets16.5K
  • Following221
  • Followers446
106Media
Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)Photo by AMT (@devonprof)
From Andrew Tettenborn To all my loyal followers on @devonprof and/or @seatradelaw . Following a Russian hack, which destroyed by old Twitter / X presence, I have now moved to @seatradelawyer . Feel free to follow me there: I look forward to seeing you there.
15
This could easily be the most diabolical prank ever
27
92
2
2,143
353,591
I just supported this case! crowdjustice.com/case/stand-… via @CrowdJustice
1
55
Me in the Spectator on London and the ULEZ. spectator.co.uk/article/how-…
How the Tories can avoid falling into Sadiq Khan's Ulez trap

How the Tories can avoid falling into Sadiq Khan's Ulez trap

Sadiq Khan has an inveterate desire to show Londoners who is boss: the mayor’s latest wheeze is an expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez). Khan is seeking to roll out Ulez to all of...

spectator.com
2
63
Me on the UK government, the Church of England and gay marriage. spectator.co.uk/article/penn…
Penny Mordaunt is wrong to lecture the Church of England on gay marriage

Penny Mordaunt is wrong to lecture the Church of England on gay marriage

On Sunday, the Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt wrote an open letter to the Bishop of Portsmouth (where her constituency is). In it she called on him to vote to ‘back reform’ and, as demanded by a...

spectator.com
40
Me on universities and other forms of higher education in the UK. spectator.co.uk/article/the-…
The decline of traditional university study is no bad thing

The decline of traditional university study is no bad thing

More and more middle-class teenagers are walking away from old-style university studies and embracing degree apprenticeships.

spectator.com
32
Me on an alarming instance of thoughtcrime in England. spiked-online.com/2022/12/22…
Thoughtcrime is now a reality in Britain

Thoughtcrime is now a reality in Britain

Why was an activist arrested for praying silently in the street?

spiked-online.com
21
Me in the Spectator on the pusillanimity of free speech protection in Europe and the Eric Zemmour case in France. spectator.co.uk/article/is-e…
Is Eric Zemmour's court defeat something to celebrate?

Is Eric Zemmour's court defeat something to celebrate?

Éric Zemmour is an old-style reactionary France-first politician, a little in the mould of the interwar Charles Maurras. Though unceremoniously blindsided by Marine Le Pen in the 2022 Présidentiell...

spectator.com
33
NZ moves worryingly towards authoritarianism. theguardian.com/world/2022/d…
Nice antidote to Netflix-inspired Meghan-mania. spiked-online.com/2022/12/08…
Five times Meghan’s ‘truth’ collided with reality

Five times Meghan’s ‘truth’ collided with reality

The duchess has made a series of eye-catching claims that have been rubbished by others.

spiked-online.com
1
1
I'm rather with the Government here. The Council of Europe is increasingly just another progressive political advocacy group. Preventing attacks on lawyers as activists hamstrings political discourse; attacking govts for taking part in the culture wars… journa.host/@seatradelaw/109…

Andrew Tettenborn (@[email protected])

I'm rather with the Government here. The Council of Europe is increasingly just another progressive political advocacy group. Preventing attacks on lawyers as activists hamstrings political discour...

journa.host
Me in the Spectator on why you should be worried at the trampling of free speech concerns in the abortion buffer zones case. spectator.co.uk/article/abor…
Abortion clinic buffer zones are a step towards the end of free speech

Abortion clinic buffer zones are a step towards the end of free speech

There is nothing like abortion to make feelings run high. Termination of pregnancy has been lawful in Northern Ireland since 2020: this year, however, the Legislative Assembly in Belfast turned the...

spectator.com
Good. Now for some fracking. theguardian.com/environment/…
1
I've no doubt UK Justice Minister Raab would prefer to remain in the ECHR. But we must be prepared to pull out if necessary. rozenberg.substack.com/p/gri…
1
Labour in the UK comes out in its true, highly authoritarian, colours. Sarah Champion did splendid work on the grooming scandal, but asking for a potential clampdown on VPNs is outrageous. ukpol.co.uk/sarah-champion-2…
Good piece by Julius Grower in today's Telegraph on academic freedom. The Government is killing its own academic freedom bill telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12…
The Government is killing its own academic freedom bill

The Government is killing its own academic freedom bill

Changes to the Higher Education Bill would make it much harder for university scholars to enforce their rights

telegraph.co.uk
1
Me in the Spectator on Orban's Hungary. spectator.co.uk/article/hung…
The EU’s bid to control Hungary may backfire

The EU’s bid to control Hungary may backfire

To anyone looking in from the outside, the ongoing argument between Budapest and Brussels over EU subsidies, which flared up again this week, looks both drearily legalistic and eye-glazingly boring....

spectator.com
How not to make a successful protest. This pair of climidiots didn't realise that the rail they glued themselves to in a concert hall was moveable. Staff politely moved them into the hallway outside and continued the concert.
Image from AMT (@devonprof)
Difference in mindset between the UK and the US. Labour MP Lucy Powell in the UK on the UK's Online Safety Bill, which has just been made more free speech friendly: "Replacing the prevention of harm with an emphasis on free speech… journa.host/@seatradelaw/109…

Andrew Tettenborn (@[email protected])

Difference in mindset between the UK and the US. Labour MP Lucy Powell in the UK on the UK's Online Safety Bill, which has just been made more free speech friendly: "Replacing the prevention of harm...

journa.host
1
Me in the Spectator on the UK Online Safety Bill. spectator.co.uk/article/the-…
The Tories should defend free speech, not neglect it

The Tories should defend free speech, not neglect it

The latest changes to the Online Safety Bill, announced this week, look very much like an attempt to make the best of a bad job.

spectator.com
Load more