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Tomorrow, When the War Began
I’m going out at an odd time tonight, so I’m half getting ready, half dossing about. I flicked through the channels and saw advertised, ‘Tomorrow, When the War Began.’ It’s a book I read as a kid. In...
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Why it’s jolly English to be a wishy washy liberal
Happy St George’s day my English brothers and sisters. Every St George’s day my Grandad could be found with a red rose in his button hole. Why? Because he was proud to be English. Not proud of the soil...
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Are you criminally stupid? Am I a boy bimbo in a wig?
This isn’t a post about whether criminals are all stupid. (FYI, they’re not all stupid.) This isn’t a post about whether I’m stupid to be a barrister with a criminal practice. (FYI, I’m not rich and my...
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Theresa May: ‘I’m listening’
Of course, ‘I’m listening’ was the catchphrase of fictional radio psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane. Frasier was a character that lasted 20 years, funny, neurotic, pompous and entirely loveable. Of course,...
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Dixon of Dock Green’s shiny new sub-machine gun
I hate the sight of armed, British, police officers. Absolutely hate it. Now, don’t get me wrong, in some places I understand it. For example, in airports, I get it. At the end of Downing Street, I...
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Let’s hope it’s not a grey day
I had high hopes for Ken Clarke. Why? He talked about ending short prison sentences with no rehabilitative effect. He recognised in terms of knife crime that sentencing was a role for Judges not...
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Free Speech In The Back Of A Black Cab
‘Hang on, so you’ve represented fascists?’ ‘Yep’ ‘But, you’ve also represented that lot up St Pauls?’ ‘Occupy, yeah…’ ‘Ang on, I’m strugglin’ with this, but you must ‘ate one lot?’ ‘I could hate both,...
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@Fleetstreetfox on trial for treason
Happy Gunpowder Treason Day. Thought today was a bank holiday? Once was…. The banter on twitter (twanter if you will) around lunch, was about @Fleetstreetfox and her latest offering in the Daily...
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It isn’t about which rights. It’s about whether they give them to the slaves.
I’m sure St Basil’s Cathedral is beautiful and that borsch grows on you, but, I don’t want to live in Russia. Nor do I want to live in Zimbabwe, North Korea, Iran or any other country that doesn’t...
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The Criminal Justice & Victims Act 2015
Excuse the geek factor for a moment, but when Keir Starmer was appointed DPP I was excited. Excited as I thought it meant a complete change in the country’s prosecution policy. Less resources would be...
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