Paul Crampin
@crampino.bsky.social
Barrister. Music, books, comedy, cycling, outdoors, indoors. Early Doors.
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Hey @gwr.com. Today I had a lovely chat with Jonny who did the trolley service on the 14.54 from Castle Cary to Paddington. With his car out of action, he walked 2hrs from Burnham to Slough at 2am to start his shift. Many would have thrown a sickie, probs me included. You have a hero in your ranks.
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hey @gwr.com. Today I had a lovely chat with Jonny who did the trolley service on the 14.54 from Castle Cary to Paddington. With his car out of action, he walked 2hrs from Burnham to Slough at 2am to start his shift. Many would have thrown a sickie, probs me included. You have a hero in your ranks.
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KHAN HAS BANNED CHRISTMAS
December 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
KHAN HAS BANNED CHRISTMAS
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Farage the politician *is* Farage the schoolboy losing his shit over seeing the name ‘Patel’ on the school roll and telling black pupils to go back to Africa. There’s really no difference. Except now he wants (and may be bought) the power to deport those people.
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Farage the politician *is* Farage the schoolboy losing his shit over seeing the name ‘Patel’ on the school roll and telling black pupils to go back to Africa. There’s really no difference. Except now he wants (and may be bought) the power to deport those people.
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
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Nigel Farage won't apologise for his history of racism because "if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too,'" a Reform source tells the Times.
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Nigel Farage won't apologise for his history of racism because "if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too,'" a Reform source tells the Times.
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
All of these.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
All of these.
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Listening to David Lammy on @BBCr4today attempting to justify abolishing trial by jury, it is increasingly and terrifyingly clear that he simply does not understand the issues.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Listening to David Lammy on @BBCr4today attempting to justify abolishing trial by jury, it is increasingly and terrifyingly clear that he simply does not understand the issues.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Thought you might like this handy crib sheet from today’s Criminal Bar Association news letter for when you need to confront these deeply principled members of our Government.
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Thought you might like this handy crib sheet from today’s Criminal Bar Association news letter for when you need to confront these deeply principled members of our Government.
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The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
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Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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This is what I’ve been working on for the last six years. So excited to be able to share it.
Sinatra & Elvis
Bowie & Turner
Madonna & Tupac
Announcing FAMOUS: Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop, coming March 2026 from Matt Thorne (@8minutesidle.bsky.social)
Exploring seven moments in music when huge stars have come together - and the resulting reverberations.
geni.us/Famous
Bowie & Turner
Madonna & Tupac
Announcing FAMOUS: Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop, coming March 2026 from Matt Thorne (@8minutesidle.bsky.social)
Exploring seven moments in music when huge stars have come together - and the resulting reverberations.
geni.us/Famous
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is what I’ve been working on for the last six years. So excited to be able to share it.
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is the same David Lammy who is now telling us that criminal trials without juries is a good idea.
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is the same David Lammy who is now telling us that criminal trials without juries is a good idea.
Craven Faults at the ICA. Modular magic.
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Craven Faults at the ICA. Modular magic.
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
So Emma-Jean Thackeray at KOKO tonight was lovely. Excuse my poor photo but I took it from the very back so as not to disturb other people’s enjoyment of the gig. #leastsubtlehintever
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So Emma-Jean Thackeray at KOKO tonight was lovely. Excuse my poor photo but I took it from the very back so as not to disturb other people’s enjoyment of the gig. #leastsubtlehintever
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VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
"money psychotherapist" ⛷️🦈
The fear of not having enough money is familiar. But there’s a quieter struggle at the top: feeling uncomfortable with having too much, says money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal ⬇️
Why my ultra-rich clients are ashamed of their wealth
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"money psychotherapist" ⛷️🦈
This is an incredible piece of TV journalism. Absolutely gripping if you like this kind of thing: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Black Swan
After a life of crime, Danish lawyer Amira Smajic wants out. With film-maker Mads Brugger, she aims to expose her corrupt clients - but who's lying to who? Jaw-dropping documentary.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is an incredible piece of TV journalism. Absolutely gripping if you like this kind of thing: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We become a very different country when we start removing the right to trial by jury. These are ill thought out proposals designed to cover up for an historic lack of investment in the Criminal Justice System. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We become a very different country when we start removing the right to trial by jury. These are ill thought out proposals designed to cover up for an historic lack of investment in the Criminal Justice System. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
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Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
This time last week it was day 3 of Le Guess Who? in Utrecht. Such a great festival. Such a great city #utrechtopia
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This time last week it was day 3 of Le Guess Who? in Utrecht. Such a great festival. Such a great city #utrechtopia