John de Waal KC
@johndewaalkc.bsky.social
Barrister at Gatehouse Chambers and Mediator at The Property Mediators. Proud Austrian citizen. Lives in London and Buckinghamshire, happiest in the mountains.
View from where I am mediating today.
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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"We're committed to encouraging people to learn the lessons of history".
.... "No, not that lesson"
.... "No, not that lesson"
Holocaust Memorial Day organiser dismissed over link to grassroots Israeli group accusing state of genocide
EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Goldberg departs as Scottish support worker over link to Standing Together organisation
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"We're committed to encouraging people to learn the lessons of history".
.... "No, not that lesson"
.... "No, not that lesson"
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How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
View from where I am mediating today.
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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No doubt Reform and the racists will be acknowledging his heritage - won’t they?
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
No doubt Reform and the racists will be acknowledging his heritage - won’t they?
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Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
View from where I am mediating today (yes, a boundary dispute).
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
View from where I am mediating today (yes, a boundary dispute).
Fans of #CurbYourEnthusiasm will recall the episode about the ‘cut off time’. When do you think it is? I get up early and go to bed early so for me it’s 9pm. I say this because I was called 3x last night by one persistent person after 9 which I consider very unsociable.
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fans of #CurbYourEnthusiasm will recall the episode about the ‘cut off time’. When do you think it is? I get up early and go to bed early so for me it’s 9pm. I say this because I was called 3x last night by one persistent person after 9 which I consider very unsociable.
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The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
I spent yesterday with my 96yo father who lives in a care home not far from Katie Lam’s constituency. His carers are overwhelmingly from South Asia or Africa who have I hope IRL. They look after him brilliantly. 1/
October 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I spent yesterday with my 96yo father who lives in a care home not far from Katie Lam’s constituency. His carers are overwhelmingly from South Asia or Africa who have I hope IRL. They look after him brilliantly. 1/
Ray of hope here.
Good point from @adambienkov.bsky.social - if the massed ranks of the right wing press with BBC boosting, plus the vast amount of money (and foreign social media bots) couldn’t get Reform over the line, what will?
🔴The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage’s defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage’s defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Ray of hope here.
LAFRA J/R dismissed. Useful LinkedIn post from counsel for govt. Great news for tenants.
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
LAFRA J/R dismissed. Useful LinkedIn post from counsel for govt. Great news for tenants.
I am doing a remote mediation today and someone has brought their 11-month old baby, which is wonderful, but I’m not sure how he’s going to sign the confidentiality agreement…
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I am doing a remote mediation today and someone has brought their 11-month old baby, which is wonderful, but I’m not sure how he’s going to sign the confidentiality agreement…
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View from where I am mediating today.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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October 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
Isn’t Jenrick revolting?
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Isn’t Jenrick revolting?
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Many pundits today are pushing the line that everyone who protests the genocide in Gaza is basically either antisemitic or tolerant of antisemitism. But isn't that precisely the conflation of the actions of the Israeli gov't with all Jewish people, which is at the heart of this wave of antisemitism?
October 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Many pundits today are pushing the line that everyone who protests the genocide in Gaza is basically either antisemitic or tolerant of antisemitism. But isn't that precisely the conflation of the actions of the Israeli gov't with all Jewish people, which is at the heart of this wave of antisemitism?
Misogyny is often precursor to terrorism.
October 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Misogyny is often precursor to terrorism.