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Ex EU Antitrust Lawyer Chair: Laura Kinsella Foundation, Law For Change, Clean Up The Internet and Press Justice Project; Board member: Hacked Off and Reprieve; Director, Stroud Book Festival Member, UK Trade and Business Commission

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And when it delivered, did you say โ€œthank youโ€?
TBH, I didnโ€™t, but it was a very close call.

06.10.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very little weight can be attached to any legal opinion that needs to be โ€œclassifiedโ€.

06.10.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could Ukraine acquire Great Western?

06.10.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tory conference: coulda been an email

06.10.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I'm sure I am not the only one who, when asking something of ChatGPT, begins with "please could you...".

06.10.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ve got another new logo for them.

06.10.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shouldn't Musk be careful about expressing views on "little girls" while we await the Epstein files?

06.10.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's not really a revolving door. That exists in the US where people bounce from private to public sector a number of times.

What we now see in the UK is more of a linear career path.

06.10.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Should save me a lot of time at Heathrow security. But are different colours available?

06.10.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even after you have sold that car.

06.10.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When they saw the numbers signing up was there nothing they could have done with partitions and lighting to shrink the space and make it look less deserted?

06.10.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He could just leave, but that's not his ambition. He wants to stay in but paralyse it or cause its collapse.

06.10.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think she meant โ€œraffledโ€.
Cash prizes.

06.10.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely.
Imagine if I said to you: here's a list of 10 people I will agree not to murder, if you let me kill just this one person.
That's offsetting, except I then cheat and do also kill a couple out of the 10.

06.10.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will keep saying it, that "unexplained wealth orders" are seriously underused.
When it comes to Reform, the answer should always be: follow the money.

06.10.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Time Thanos had his own key?

06.10.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At least youโ€™re dressed.

06.10.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be fair, the sun was shining outside.

06.10.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Antiwordle #1338
10 guesses

โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›
โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅโฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅโฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅโฌ›๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸจ
โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸฅ

Only 1 letter of alphabet not used.

06.10.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He has never struck me as having any deep convictions, but I guess we might find out soon enough.

06.10.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I suppose this is what they tell themselves to justify what has to happen anyway.

06.10.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't doubt Jenrick would be more competent, but could he be even more toxic and polarising or would he tack to the centre once he had the job in the bag?

06.10.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a politician's tell, isn't it, that they only use "unashamedly" when they are about to introduce something absolutely base and embarrassing?

06.10.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The police have considerable operational autonomy. For instance, deploy to protect mosques and synagogues or arrest peaceful protestors.
But with the latest Charing Cross revelations, you could imagine a Commissioner desperate to do what he thinks might keep politicians happy and him in his post.

06.10.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I honestly couldn't work out whether I wanted it to be real or not. I mean, obviously I despise most of what they stand for these days, but still......

06.10.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks. Nearly as funny/sad as the arrest of the Plasticine Action man.

06.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am not going onto X to check (not really sure why DOJ are still there) but could they just confirm on here that's what happened? Because it's hard to see how that wasn't a wrongful arrest if that's all that the individual was doing.
@defendourjuries.bsky.social

06.10.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That tough talk ain't worth a hill o' beans.

06.10.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lovely niche reference that rather ages us.

06.10.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OPINION: Reckoning with the Manchester Synagogue Attack Anti-Jewish hatred in the UK is not a string of isolated incidents. It is ideology hardening into hate, when prejudice is excused and institutions lose the courage to name it.

Excellent piece by Debbie Fox, the incoming interim CEO of @JLC_UK www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-reck...

06.10.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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