Anybody else remember early-ish voice recognition software producing “Rays hips locked together”?

I’m sorry Lewis, tinnitus is so debilitating. I heard on the radio this week of a promising simple new treatment to reduce tinnitus, if it comes good it’s going to make a world of difference to huge numbers of people.

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Not surprising, you were probably focussed on staying safe. Sorry this happened

Did you get their taxi licence number? If so please consider reporting to the Council.

However, the Code can be used in evidence in legal proceedings brought under the Act. Courts and tribunals must take into account any part of the Code that appears to them relevant to any questions arising in proceedings.” 2/2

The EHRC put it like this in the current code:
“The Code does not impose legal obligations. Nor is it an authoritative statement of the law: only the courts and tribunals can provide such authority….1/2

No, guidance is not enforceable because it’s not rules. Legislation often imposes an obligation on defined people or bodies to “have regard to” guidance & the expectation is that it will usually be followed; but where there is good reason to depart this may be judged lawful if challenged.

100% this. She doesn’t appear to have read either judgment, or if she has she doesn’t understand - either way it’s clearly a problem giving her power.
I find all varieties of the “enemies of the people” trope quite troubling, including that Banksy on the RCJ that so many progressives seem to love.

Having then recently learned his mother had painted this rather wonderful picture, I remember thinking Johnson’s claim that he enjoyed painting passengers on to empty wine boxes he’d made in to buses might just be a rare frank & honest response. “If only he’d made his hobby his career” I wished.

A cross party commitment to make life’s admin easier for trans people, at zero cost to those of us who are cis, generated a manufactured crisis about toilets & now *children* face stigma & segregation. What next, Mums banned from taking toddler sons to a loo with a skirted silhouette? Shameful

You are absolutely right. It’s a pity this didn’t happen, as I’d like to think they’d signpost on to TS - but when the letter comes from a regulated lawyer you can see why recipients might assume it to be unfair but legal, hence the SRA should be all over this & giving prioritising its own case.

Yes, they do a good job but cannot substitute for trained specialist investigators with prosecution powers.

We have laws to deal with such activities, but the impact of austerity leaves them under-used because of deep staff cuts.
A consumer feeling pressured to hand over £25k for something of little value should be able to seek help from their local Trading Standards team.

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(See also the coloured houses of Totterdown or Cliftonwood)