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Jeff Swales

@jeffs63.bsky.social

Yorkshire based criminal and regulatory solicitor. Liberal, left-ish and apparently a bit woke. Likes dogs, real ale and rugby league (Hull FC). Treat others as you would wish to be treated. Personal account. Views are my own. No DMs please.

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Latest posts by jeffs63.bsky.social on Bluesky

I hope any would be council members who are part of Restore Trust have identified themselves so that I can not vote for them

09.09.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mad as a box of frogs

04.09.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We will have to see whether the Green Party under Polanski will be more left and less green.

04.09.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you want to find some inner peace, just sit down and spend 5 minutes looking out to sea.

31.08.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surely breach of undertaking is an SRA matter?

30.07.2025 06:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Greens have opposed pylons to bring ashore electricity from offshore wind farms and a new rail link

23.07.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the UK Supreme Court said No

22.07.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even worse than representing a nutter is having one as a litigant in person on the other side

15.07.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BBC values "balance" above truth

13.07.2025 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The backlog wasn't caused by juries or by Covid (although Covid exacerbated it). It was caused by austerity; closing courts and refusing to pay for enough judicial sitting days.

09.07.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And he never will. Especially if he attacks Iran

20.06.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was clear enough to me and I agree with what you said

20.06.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Workhouses?

20.06.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DOLGE and DOGE: Reform UKโ€™s new plans for government spending Nigel Farageโ€™s Reform aims to imitate Elon Muskโ€™s DOGE drive for โ€˜government efficiencyโ€™. But there are worrying lessons from the US

Reform UKโ€™s โ€œDOLGEโ€ wants to โ€œcut wasteโ€ in councils โ€“ starting with a misunderstanding of a scheme to provide services across England. Their lead efficiency expert? A 29-year-old with a failed company and ยฃ834 in assets. Hereโ€™s what you need to know โคต๏ธ

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

15.06.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 181    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The top aide to Iranโ€™s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi, is negotiating with Russia for a possible escape route for regime leaders if Iranโ€™s situation worsens, Iran International reports.

Moscow has promised a secure evacuation.

15.06.2025 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 751    ๐Ÿ” 242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
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Danger from older drivers is a massive problem. Driving is not a human right. There should be basic mandatory re-tests at age 76 & every year from age 80. If this disqualified many people from driving that might help concentrate minds on the need for alternatives. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

15.06.2025 05:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

What happened to "Thou shalt not kill"?

15.06.2025 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I never knew that either ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

07.06.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just waiting for Trump to announce he's going to deport Musk

05.06.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whereas they will be 50% for the rest of the world

03.06.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I did that I'd lose my job

02.06.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you think the fact that it's illegal would stop them trying?

02.06.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What odds on the 'I hardly know him' comment?

28.05.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 824    ๐Ÿ” 205    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

โ€œCorrupt leaders promise change, but their only change is in the size of their bank accounts.โ€ โ€” Anonymous

25.05.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The voters made their choice. Let them live with it.

24.05.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does he work for Ryanair?

23.05.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Americans won't assemble iPhones for poverty wages and Americans won't pay higher prices for iPhones made by people who get a decent wage for doing so

23.05.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She did not appreciate the seriousness of citing cases that didn't exist? ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

23.05.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He claims to be the UK's leading tax barrister and here he is writing his own letter before action in a libel claim ๐Ÿค”

23.05.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is staggering.

Real wages have grown more in the first 10 months of this Labour government than during the first ten years of Tory governments since 2010.

And not one apology from Conservative MPs for the mess they left us in today - shameful.

21.05.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 171    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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