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Just when we all thought the Conservative Lord chancellors of the last 14 years couldn’t be beaten for peak ideological stupidity we are all surprised by just how unsurprising some things never fail to be.

Sylvie

From home to London and back again.

The end of summer is nigh as the signets look like amazing young adults.

Ahhh. If Labour can’t freeze em out or starve them out a bit of disease might do the trick, ey.

How do.

Trying about 6/7 months. Did Japanese before that and gave up on Russian after two years. You?

Learning French.

It's been a confusing week - and Trump's been made to look weak A back and forth on security guarantees from Ukraine, Europe, and Russia all makes the president look rather weak, and it's unclear whether Trump's America would truly sign up to anything that obliges...

news.sky.com/story/its-be... trump looks totally weak.

Meera Sodha’s recipe for chocolate, mascarpone and cherry cake | Meera Sodha recipes A big show-off cake made for celebrations and indulgence

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Misery of another day waiting for nothing to occur.

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

No ethnic cleansing to see here, move along
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

'Ripped off' caravan owners start compensation fight Parks involved in the legal action have defended their sales practices and pitch fee rises.

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They’ve missed you too.

Merry Christmas. Have a really wonderful love filled day. ❤️🎅🎅🎅

Hey.

I wish you love peace and happiness through the holidays and beyond.

Nigel.

The place will look like Dresden after it was restyled as a post-apocalyptic surrealist nightmare. Design by Ange and Keef.

Reverse the burden of proof and increase credit for plea, but only for a limited time. Rache from customer service reckons it’s bob on.

ADVENT CALENDAR -DAY 10

YOUR LAY CLIENT IS THE REASON FOR THE JOURNEY, NOT SOME HITCHHIKER THAT YOU HAVE DEIGNED TO GIVE A LIFT. Keep your client front and centre in all you do. Don’t just hear them, LISTEN. Talk TO them, not AT them. Give them time & courtesy. Be patient.

ADVENT CALENDAR - DAY 9

ADD VALUE - Why are you asking that question, adding that word or sentence or making that point. What value does it ADD to what you have already done? If you can’t answer that question DON’T ask it/say it. You risk ruining something that’s good enough

MY ADVOCACY ADVENT CALENDAR

Day 1 - Eye contact: Advocacy is not an exercise in projecting your voice whilst keeping your eyes firmly buried in your computer or notes.

You should control your notes, not the other way round.

Watching your judge, witness, listener is essential

I believe that the time has come to require complete transparency in political party funding, including the real identity of funders.
There should be NO overseas funding permitted from any source and there should be a maximum funding amount
Breach of these rules should be a criminal offence

ADVENT CALENDAR- Day 2

ACTIVE LISTENING - don’t just hear what people are saying. Listen to the words they use (or don’t use), how they say what they are saying and what they avoid saying. Don’t be so wound up in what YOU want to say next that you miss what they are saying NOW

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 3

SILENCE- can be the most powerful tool in the advocacy arsenal. If you get a devastating answer, let it sink in before the next question. If the witness is struggling to make up an answer, pause & let the sound of their brain working overtime fill the room

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 4

CASE THEORY - essential for assessing relevance, target-setting and knowing where to fight & where to yield. It is also a vital tool to assist in client care - helping them to understand strategic decisions they need to make or endorse.