Peter Cherbi
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@petercherbi.bsky.social
· Nov 14
WOLFFE COURT: Lord Advocate James Wolffe and his judge wife at centre of £9million damages claim - Questions remain why Lady Wolffe avoided recusal during emergency judge swap on court case against he...
Lady Wolffe was set to hear court case against her own husband. SCOTLAND’S judiciary continue to face fresh allegations of concealing conf...
petercherbi.blogspot.com
How Scotland's judiciary neatly arranged it, so Lord Advocate James Wolffe's judge wife - Lady Sarah Wolffe - was to hear a £9Million claim against her own husband, and also Scotland's Chief Constable
Note, Lady Wolffe avoided recusal 👩⚖️⚖️
petercherbi.blogspot.com/2018/01/wolf...
Note, Lady Wolffe avoided recusal 👩⚖️⚖️
petercherbi.blogspot.com/2018/01/wolf...
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Lawyers for Donald Trump say the BBC must retract the Panorama documentary Trump: A Second Chance? by Friday (i.e. remove it from iPlayer etc) or face a $1bn lawsuit. I hope the BBC doesn't cave in to this legal sabre-rattling.
Trump threatens BBC with legal action over edit of speech in documentary
Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech together
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lawyers for Donald Trump say the BBC must retract the Panorama documentary Trump: A Second Chance? by Friday (i.e. remove it from iPlayer etc) or face a $1bn lawsuit. I hope the BBC doesn't cave in to this legal sabre-rattling.
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Opinion: William & Mary Professor Allison Larsen says a question from Justice Alito in the tariffs argument signals a disregard for the "passive virtues" of the judiciary: a slow-moving system in which the court takes stock of lower court judges' views.
No, Justice Alito, Leapfrogging Courts Doesn’t ‘Make More Sense’
Opinion: William & Mary Professor Allison Larsen says a question from Justice Alito in the tariffs argument signals a disregard for the "passive virtues" of the judiciary: a slow-moving system in which the court takes stock of lower court judges' views.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Opinion: William & Mary Professor Allison Larsen says a question from Justice Alito in the tariffs argument signals a disregard for the "passive virtues" of the judiciary: a slow-moving system in which the court takes stock of lower court judges' views.
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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This is the rule of law in the UK.
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is the rule of law in the UK.
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
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The chaos in the BBC is yet more proof that the pillars of the 20th century are collapsing in the 21st century. From the two-party system to the national broadcaster, the old certainties are falling apart. The decline has far to go. Is democracy itself next?
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Crisis-hit BBC is just another casualty of the collapse of the 20th century rulebook
Like the Tory-Labour duopoly and the NHS, the BBC is a hangover from an age that’s dying. We must find how to make the media relevant again,…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The chaos in the BBC is yet more proof that the pillars of the 20th century are collapsing in the 21st century. From the two-party system to the national broadcaster, the old certainties are falling apart. The decline has far to go. Is democracy itself next?
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
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Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically-motivated attack. With the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, Auntie has given in. @janemartinson.bsky.social
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically-motivated attack. With the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, Auntie has given in. @janemartinson.bsky.social
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A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
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The Police Scotland freebie & expenses law unto themselves regime - needs a fuller report on names & numbers of expenses, perks & junkets, secret payouts, NDAs & scandals at @policescotland.bsky.social under every Chief Constable, from 2013 to 2025
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1948209...
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1948209...
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Police Scotland freebie & expenses law unto themselves regime - needs a fuller report on names & numbers of expenses, perks & junkets, secret payouts, NDAs & scandals at @policescotland.bsky.social under every Chief Constable, from 2013 to 2025
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1948209...
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1948209...
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(Former) Prince Andrew needs to testify before the Oversight Committee.
Ranking Members @robertgarcia.house.gov and @repsuhas.bsky.social are demanding he answer for his crimes.
Ranking Members @robertgarcia.house.gov and @repsuhas.bsky.social are demanding he answer for his crimes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
(Former) Prince Andrew needs to testify before the Oversight Committee.
Ranking Members @robertgarcia.house.gov and @repsuhas.bsky.social are demanding he answer for his crimes.
Ranking Members @robertgarcia.house.gov and @repsuhas.bsky.social are demanding he answer for his crimes.
Thread re new Chief Constable 2nd home expenses news 🏴🏠
In previous @policescotland.bsky.social admin during Iain Livingstone tenure as 'interim' & then actual Chief Constable
Scot Pol Authority Whistleblower revealed DCC Rose Fitzpatrick asked for relocation expenses (£67K) to be paid in cash ⬇️
In previous @policescotland.bsky.social admin during Iain Livingstone tenure as 'interim' & then actual Chief Constable
Scot Pol Authority Whistleblower revealed DCC Rose Fitzpatrick asked for relocation expenses (£67K) to be paid in cash ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thread re new Chief Constable 2nd home expenses news 🏴🏠
In previous @policescotland.bsky.social admin during Iain Livingstone tenure as 'interim' & then actual Chief Constable
Scot Pol Authority Whistleblower revealed DCC Rose Fitzpatrick asked for relocation expenses (£67K) to be paid in cash ⬇️
In previous @policescotland.bsky.social admin during Iain Livingstone tenure as 'interim' & then actual Chief Constable
Scot Pol Authority Whistleblower revealed DCC Rose Fitzpatrick asked for relocation expenses (£67K) to be paid in cash ⬇️
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The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
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Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
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Would recommend this interview Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s biographer Andrew Lownie gave to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on how power and secrecy work in modern Britain.
Particularly interesting on the censoring of history and how the Prince was championed by Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair...
Particularly interesting on the censoring of history and how the Prince was championed by Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair...
Inside the Cover-up: How Prince Andrew was exposed
Behind the headlines lies a deeper story of privilege, protection and a public kept in the dark
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Would recommend this interview Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s biographer Andrew Lownie gave to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on how power and secrecy work in modern Britain.
Particularly interesting on the censoring of history and how the Prince was championed by Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair...
Particularly interesting on the censoring of history and how the Prince was championed by Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair...
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
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Schiff: "Ultimately, what's gonna protect the American people is what we saw on Tuesday -- the voters coming out and rejecting Republicans, rejecting increased healthcare costs, rejecting a president who is more focused on his personal enrichment than he is on trying to help people who are hungry."
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Schiff: "Ultimately, what's gonna protect the American people is what we saw on Tuesday -- the voters coming out and rejecting Republicans, rejecting increased healthcare costs, rejecting a president who is more focused on his personal enrichment than he is on trying to help people who are hungry."
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Kinda crazy how 28% of the justices' recusals so far this term are a result of Martha Ann Alito not wanting to sell the stock she inherited from her dad, who died in 2012 docs.google.com/spreadsheets....
Justices (& lower court judges & MoCs) should not own individual companies' stock!
Justices (& lower court judges & MoCs) should not own individual companies' stock!
OT25 Recusals Compiled by Fix the Court
docs.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Kinda crazy how 28% of the justices' recusals so far this term are a result of Martha Ann Alito not wanting to sell the stock she inherited from her dad, who died in 2012 docs.google.com/spreadsheets....
Justices (& lower court judges & MoCs) should not own individual companies' stock!
Justices (& lower court judges & MoCs) should not own individual companies' stock!
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If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
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Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.
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Chad’s wife is a federal judge who was appointed by Trump and confirmed despite a Not Qualified rating from the ABA. She issued a nationwide block on Biden’s public transit mask mandate and also struck down a ban on guns in post offices. No complaints about activist judges from Chad then?
At #FedSoc, just-departed Bondi chief of staff and acting DOJ No. 3 Chad Mizelle urges Congress to step up campaign to impeach federal judges who've blocked Trump policies. Mizelle also rejects Roberts' stance that rulings can't be grounds for impeachment. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Chad’s wife is a federal judge who was appointed by Trump and confirmed despite a Not Qualified rating from the ABA. She issued a nationwide block on Biden’s public transit mask mandate and also struck down a ban on guns in post offices. No complaints about activist judges from Chad then?
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One of the key things the Supreme Court is supposed to do on an emergency motion is to balance the hardships to each sides.
Here it is not even close--people starving v. the government not tapping a reserve they are supposed to tap anyway in the event of an emergency
Here it is not even close--people starving v. the government not tapping a reserve they are supposed to tap anyway in the event of an emergency
Just going to be an incredible decision if SCOTUS says they needed to make an emergency intervention because of the risk that poor people might get food they are legally entitled to
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
One of the key things the Supreme Court is supposed to do on an emergency motion is to balance the hardships to each sides.
Here it is not even close--people starving v. the government not tapping a reserve they are supposed to tap anyway in the event of an emergency
Here it is not even close--people starving v. the government not tapping a reserve they are supposed to tap anyway in the event of an emergency