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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
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Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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October 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"They’re doing an awful, evil thing based on a self-evidently foolish strategy, one that has repeatedly failed for them. And they’re doing it without even the pretense of values. One day they believed in trans rights, the next day they didn’t." www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
Britain’s Bathroom Ban
The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing an extraordinarily authoritarian one—without a vote.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"They’re doing an awful, evil thing based on a self-evidently foolish strategy, one that has repeatedly failed for them. And they’re doing it without even the pretense of values. One day they believed in trans rights, the next day they didn’t." www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
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Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1
September 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1
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Let’s be honest here: they were hoping the anti-refugee protests turned ugly because then there would be sexy telegenic violence. The reason that the progressive protests aren’t news is because they don’t. Which shows the warped priorities of our tv news coverage and is not a great signal to send.
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Let’s be honest here: they were hoping the anti-refugee protests turned ugly because then there would be sexy telegenic violence. The reason that the progressive protests aren’t news is because they don’t. Which shows the warped priorities of our tv news coverage and is not a great signal to send.
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⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: UK Terror Threat Level Raised!
👇🏻 Please watch and share this latest update from #BrokenNews.
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👇🏻 Please watch and share this latest update from #BrokenNews.
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UK Terror Threat Level RAISED - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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August 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: UK Terror Threat Level Raised!
👇🏻 Please watch and share this latest update from #BrokenNews.
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👇🏻 Please watch and share this latest update from #BrokenNews.
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An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Opinion | Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
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Research from 2022 that every Democrat apologist should chew on:
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties - Volume 11 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Research from 2022 that every Democrat apologist should chew on:
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
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Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Read the thread, interesting links
Shameful bullish. What's done incalculable damage is a decade of pernicious falsehoods about immigration, while people who should know better refuse to counter the lies of the increasingly normalised far right.
Let's tackle those lies:
Let's tackle those lies:
May 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Read the thread, interesting links
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INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
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I don’t think I’m going to be sleeping very well for *checks notes* the rest of this administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...
March 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I don’t think I’m going to be sleeping very well for *checks notes* the rest of this administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...
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As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”.
The man is a fraud.
The man is a fraud.
March 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”.
The man is a fraud.
The man is a fraud.
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You've no doubt heard that the Great Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a fire and with it, centuries of knowledge, learning & prose.
But that's not the ACTUAL story.
The TRUE story of the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria has more to teach us than the myth.
But that's not the ACTUAL story.
The TRUE story of the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria has more to teach us than the myth.
May 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM
You've no doubt heard that the Great Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a fire and with it, centuries of knowledge, learning & prose.
But that's not the ACTUAL story.
The TRUE story of the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria has more to teach us than the myth.
But that's not the ACTUAL story.
The TRUE story of the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria has more to teach us than the myth.
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Hello everyone, emerging to drop some comments about Trump's recent statements about Gaza. I have limited time so I'd rather dump a quick analysis into a single meandering thread, sorry in advance
February 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hello everyone, emerging to drop some comments about Trump's recent statements about Gaza. I have limited time so I'd rather dump a quick analysis into a single meandering thread, sorry in advance
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Billy Connolly is the definition of positive masculinity.
![Billy Connolly: [on babies] changing them, making them sleep... It's all delightful and it annoys me when you watch television and they say - have you changed a nappy? I love changing them, making them comfortable and happy again. And go and play again, their little feet and their little hands. It's joyous. It's an absolute joy. Anyone who's going to have a baby, involve yourself. I'm speaking to the men, involve yourself in it. It's one of the most wonderful things that will ever happen to you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3a2vqx5jnnywl7jeap5d6xab/bafkreie5sijuo47qcsuzi632kdzc2kuzwixgu5dxyay3kz5epxbdflgkjm@jpeg)
January 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Billy Connolly is the definition of positive masculinity.
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If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this
December 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this
Pretty sure it was your recommendation for Juno Dawson's HMRC, @damosays.bsky.social, so thanks - have just finished the second book, looking forward to the third.
December 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Pretty sure it was your recommendation for Juno Dawson's HMRC, @damosays.bsky.social, so thanks - have just finished the second book, looking forward to the third.
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Elon Musk takes what he can get: defector.com/elon-musk-ta...
Elon Musk Takes What He Can Get | Defector
Welcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter, examining the apocalyptic politics, coverage, and consequences of Campaign 2024. On Wednesday of last...
defector.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Elon Musk takes what he can get: defector.com/elon-musk-ta...
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