Chandos.
@chandos64.bsky.social
Law, housing, leaseholds, property valuation, more law, and Oxford commas.
Incompetent but enthusiastic linguist. European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
Incompetent but enthusiastic linguist. European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
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Advent bird No. 1
Wren
Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes
Alternative name: Tiny Shouter
Finnish name: peukaloinen
Song: tsib-a-tsab-a-tsoo-diddy-dabble-iddy-wodda-tsipp-a-brrrrr-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip—tjop-tsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-ts’tjupp-tjupp-tjupp-tjupp
Wren
Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes
Alternative name: Tiny Shouter
Finnish name: peukaloinen
Song: tsib-a-tsab-a-tsoo-diddy-dabble-iddy-wodda-tsipp-a-brrrrr-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip—tjop-tsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-ts’tjupp-tjupp-tjupp-tjupp
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Advent bird No. 1
Wren
Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes
Alternative name: Tiny Shouter
Finnish name: peukaloinen
Song: tsib-a-tsab-a-tsoo-diddy-dabble-iddy-wodda-tsipp-a-brrrrr-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip—tjop-tsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-ts’tjupp-tjupp-tjupp-tjupp
Wren
Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes
Alternative name: Tiny Shouter
Finnish name: peukaloinen
Song: tsib-a-tsab-a-tsoo-diddy-dabble-iddy-wodda-tsipp-a-brrrrr-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip-tsip—tjop-tsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—-ts’tjupp-tjupp-tjupp-tjupp
North West generally. What is WRONG with you people?..
I've been having a rummage in the most recent Home Office stop and search data, published earlier this month. The first thing to note is that Merseyside Police are out on their own in terms of rates per 1,000 population. #stopsearch.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
North West generally. What is WRONG with you people?..
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I often wonder what goes on in the minds of people who (presumably) once wanted to be journalists, reporting the truth and exposing falsehoods, but who end up being paid to tell what they must know to be downright lies by propaganda sheets such as the Express.
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I often wonder what goes on in the minds of people who (presumably) once wanted to be journalists, reporting the truth and exposing falsehoods, but who end up being paid to tell what they must know to be downright lies by propaganda sheets such as the Express.
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Quatre podiums et deux victoires : le début de saison quasi-parfait de l’équipe de France de biathlon
Quatre podiums et deux victoires : le début de saison quasi-parfait de l’équipe de France de biathlon
Les biathlètes tricolores ont remporté le relais mixte de la Coupe du monde d’Östersund, en Suède, dimanche. Ils comptent déjà deux succès avant le début des épreuves individuelles, mardi.
www.lemonde.fr
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Quatre podiums et deux victoires : le début de saison quasi-parfait de l’équipe de France de biathlon
I think I came close here in the UK - my dentist is struggling with the costs of maintaining his 25m yacht & may have to rein in his monthly foreign holidays.
As a stop gap he's been obliged to put his prices up. My last visit cost more than I paid for my mac mini.
As a stop gap he's been obliged to put his prices up. My last visit cost more than I paid for my mac mini.
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
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Iceland - 0
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Ireland - 0
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Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
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France - 0
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Portugal - 0
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Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
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Finland - 0
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Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
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United States - 643k
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I think I came close here in the UK - my dentist is struggling with the costs of maintaining his 25m yacht & may have to rein in his monthly foreign holidays.
As a stop gap he's been obliged to put his prices up. My last visit cost more than I paid for my mac mini.
As a stop gap he's been obliged to put his prices up. My last visit cost more than I paid for my mac mini.
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I don't understand what is written on the screen in this photo, but it gives me life. Is it Dostoevsky?
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I don't understand what is written on the screen in this photo, but it gives me life. Is it Dostoevsky?
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An Observer investigation reveals threats faced by immigration judges. “It is never acceptable to put people's safety, families, or homes at risk,” said Barbara Mills KC, chair of the Bar. Read on -
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
An Observer investigation reveals threats faced by immigration judges. “It is never acceptable to put people's safety, families, or homes at risk,” said Barbara Mills KC, chair of the Bar. Read on -
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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The latest in the @cornerstonebarristers.com Housing Webinar programme is on Tuesday, 2 December 2025…why not join us?
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
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#webinar #homelessness #eligibility #eunationals | Andrew Lane
🗓️ On Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 11am
🖥️ The latest in the Cornerstone Barristers Housing Webinar programme:
➡️ “EU nationals, housing assistance, and the courts: What local authorities need to kno...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The latest in the @cornerstonebarristers.com Housing Webinar programme is on Tuesday, 2 December 2025…why not join us?
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
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A glorious morning for the end of Autumn. The light in Oxford bouncing off the golden stone makes it feel like a Book of Hours on a day like this.
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A glorious morning for the end of Autumn. The light in Oxford bouncing off the golden stone makes it feel like a Book of Hours on a day like this.
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The exempt accommodation sector was always a bit dodgy. But this is next level.
Exempt supported accommodation company goes bust owing £12m. Administrators list incidents of threats, harassment, break-ins, arson attacks and deception.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
'Threats, arson and lies' claims as Birmingham supported housing firm goes bust
A company with strong links to the controversial 'exempt supported housing' sector in Birmingham has been forced into liquidation amid shocking claims by administrators
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The exempt accommodation sector was always a bit dodgy. But this is next level.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Want to learn more? We still have spaces on our training courses ➡️ bit.ly/485Xu4H
- Training for barristers: Wednesday 21 January and Tuesday 3 February
- Training for clerks and chambers staff: Wednesday 28 January
- Training for barristers: Wednesday 21 January and Tuesday 3 February
- Training for clerks and chambers staff: Wednesday 28 January
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Getting rid of the two child benefit cap will lift over 400,000 children out of poverty. The Tories oppose it. They don’t care. Never did, never will. It’s who they are.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Getting rid of the two child benefit cap will lift over 400,000 children out of poverty. The Tories oppose it. They don’t care. Never did, never will. It’s who they are.
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Politicians are under a heavy responsibility to avoid inaccurate criticism of judges and their decisions, the lady chief justice of England and Wales told MPs yesterday.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/think-first
rozenberg.substack.com/p/think-first
Think first
Attacking judges has consequences, lady chief justice tells MPs
rozenberg.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Politicians are under a heavy responsibility to avoid inaccurate criticism of judges and their decisions, the lady chief justice of England and Wales told MPs yesterday.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/think-first
rozenberg.substack.com/p/think-first
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Big news, income tax is being charged this year.
(It has to be renewed each year or it ceases to apply. Because it's a temporary tax, introduced to fund the Napoleonic wars)
(It has to be renewed each year or it ceases to apply. Because it's a temporary tax, introduced to fund the Napoleonic wars)
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Big news, income tax is being charged this year.
(It has to be renewed each year or it ceases to apply. Because it's a temporary tax, introduced to fund the Napoleonic wars)
(It has to be renewed each year or it ceases to apply. Because it's a temporary tax, introduced to fund the Napoleonic wars)
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Whatever is in today’s budget won’t be enough to fix, after 16 months, the mess caused by 14 years of Tory misrule. A pity that the Labour manifesto in 2024 didn’t make explicitly clear the damage that had been caused to public services and how long and expensive a job fixing it was going to be.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Whatever is in today’s budget won’t be enough to fix, after 16 months, the mess caused by 14 years of Tory misrule. A pity that the Labour manifesto in 2024 didn’t make explicitly clear the damage that had been caused to public services and how long and expensive a job fixing it was going to be.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The middle-aged man had craniosynostosis -- premature fusion of three skull sutures -- which was typically fatal in childhood in the Medieval period. 🏺🧪
'I had never seen a skull like this before': Medieval Spanish knight who died in battle had a rare genetic condition, study finds
The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.
www.livescience.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The middle-aged man had craniosynostosis -- premature fusion of three skull sutures -- which was typically fatal in childhood in the Medieval period. 🏺🧪
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We have very few eel-related metaphors English now. But there used to be many more.
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
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One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We have very few eel-related metaphors English now. But there used to be many more.
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
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Here’s clarity. We’re in the fight of our lives and yours too.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Here’s clarity. We’re in the fight of our lives and yours too.
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Always perplexed at this kind of listing, in that I get the value is 'a developable bit of land in London' but why has the estate agent described it as if it were, you know, going to be bought by a prospective homeowner?
They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Always perplexed at this kind of listing, in that I get the value is 'a developable bit of land in London' but why has the estate agent described it as if it were, you know, going to be bought by a prospective homeowner?
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We need to talk about this A LOT in Europe. Such a shocking illustration of how we are getting colonized by the Americans. Let's spread this widely so it helps galvanize public opinion.
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We need to talk about this A LOT in Europe. Such a shocking illustration of how we are getting colonized by the Americans. Let's spread this widely so it helps galvanize public opinion.
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I’m on the lookout for barristers that could give up 40 minutes 1310-1350 on one day over next 2 weeks to train a pair of students in public speaking online for Kalisher. No prep required. If you could help please DM me asap.
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’m on the lookout for barristers that could give up 40 minutes 1310-1350 on one day over next 2 weeks to train a pair of students in public speaking online for Kalisher. No prep required. If you could help please DM me asap.
It's a small request, and I suppose I shouldn't make a fuss, but:
CAN RETAIL BUSINESSES IN THE U.K. PLEASE STOP REFERENCING "BLACK FRIDAY"
It's not a thing here. Really it isn't.
CAN RETAIL BUSINESSES IN THE U.K. PLEASE STOP REFERENCING "BLACK FRIDAY"
It's not a thing here. Really it isn't.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It's a small request, and I suppose I shouldn't make a fuss, but:
CAN RETAIL BUSINESSES IN THE U.K. PLEASE STOP REFERENCING "BLACK FRIDAY"
It's not a thing here. Really it isn't.
CAN RETAIL BUSINESSES IN THE U.K. PLEASE STOP REFERENCING "BLACK FRIDAY"
It's not a thing here. Really it isn't.
Jill may have labelled IHT as 'cruel', 'horrible' & 'unfair' ,
whereas I would label it as 'generally avoidable - especially if you happen to have invested in farmland in the last 50 years'
'Unfair' seemingly having wide applicability in that case.
whereas I would label it as 'generally avoidable - especially if you happen to have invested in farmland in the last 50 years'
'Unfair' seemingly having wide applicability in that case.
I don't think this was actually deliberately published as ragebait, but the entitlement contained within is remarkable and a classic example of the sort of sentiment governments sometimes just have to face down inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...?
We were hit with a £148k inheritance tax bill when mum died at 97 - it's disgusting
Jill Lemon has labelled inheritance tax as 'cruel', 'horrible' and 'unfair'
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Jill may have labelled IHT as 'cruel', 'horrible' & 'unfair' ,
whereas I would label it as 'generally avoidable - especially if you happen to have invested in farmland in the last 50 years'
'Unfair' seemingly having wide applicability in that case.
whereas I would label it as 'generally avoidable - especially if you happen to have invested in farmland in the last 50 years'
'Unfair' seemingly having wide applicability in that case.