One observation on the Louvre robbery, having been there a couple of time recently.
There is immense 'security theatre' for visitors waiting to get in.
And what has happened affirms the general rule: the greater the 'security theatre' the weaker the actual security.
23.10.2025 05:29 β π 423 π 59 π¬ 18 π 0
When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... π§΅
29.09.2025 12:32 β π 852 π 391 π¬ 21 π 117
1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters.
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. π
26.09.2025 16:18 β π 149 π 82 π¬ 8 π 26
More seriously - the sheer speed with which those who decry "activist lawyers" shift towards using the courts themselves when they realise courts can be used illiberally too.
Those who loudly decry courts and lawyers often only do so when they are losing the cases: it is not a principled objection.
21.08.2025 06:58 β π 293 π 68 π¬ 7 π 1
Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.
"Courts and lawyers should stay out of asylum cases!"
- psst, have you heard about how you can use planning law against asylum seekers?
"We should use courts and lawyers in asylum cases!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
21.08.2025 06:54 β π 306 π 90 π¬ 8 π 0
"Asylum seekers should not be allowed to work!"
"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"
- and loop.
21.08.2025 07:03 β π 3113 π 684 π¬ 0 π 0
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A quick thread of charts showing how Trumpβs economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US governmentβs economic policy since records began.
04.04.2025 12:51 β π 3577 π 1514 π¬ 90 π 256
Bob Mortimer on WILTY
βI once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguinsβ
03.04.2025 13:51 β π 3106 π 711 π¬ 36 π 24
YouTube video by dniete97
A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
15.02.2025 19:17 β π 1192 π 393 π¬ 58 π 28
Mpox clade Ib case counts are now up on the UKHSA data dashboard!
No fancy visualisations here as case counts are low, so that's actually a good thing
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/outbreaks/mp...
13.02.2025 21:30 β π 21 π 8 π¬ 1 π 1
πππ David Moyes
12.02.2025 22:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tarkowski you wonderful man.
#UTT
12.02.2025 21:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
FT. The last-ever Merseyside derby at Goodison ends even after Tarkowski's late, LATE strike.
A point was no less than we deserved. UTT! π
[2-2] #EVELIV
12.02.2025 21:36 β π 447 π 66 π¬ 28 π 23
This is a powerful and important thread
09.02.2025 09:19 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
09.02.2025 15:08 β π 2191 π 603 π¬ 65 π 99
The curious thing about billionaires defying the rule of law and the orders of the court, is that their wealth depends entirely on enforceable legal rights: contract, property, and so on.
Those saying court orders have no value need to be careful what they wish for.
10.02.2025 23:03 β π 1562 π 498 π¬ 3 π 0
Ultimately it matters not if your constitution is written or unwritten or codified or uncodifiedβ¦
β¦once those in power do not recognise political or legal rules higher than their own personal or partisan advantage it is constitutional βgame overβ.
Constitutions need constitutionalism, most of all.
05.02.2025 07:10 β π 2136 π 603 π¬ 8 π 2
YouTube video by UK Faculty of Public Health
What Is Public Health?
Did you know that good health is about complete physical, mental and social wellbeing - not merely the absence of disease?
Watch our new video explaining how public health professionals support our journey towards a healthy, happy life!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MccR...
03.02.2025 11:20 β π 56 π 27 π¬ 2 π 7
Reminder that Trump can commit virtually any crime as president right now and be protected by the Supreme Court's immunity decision. No incentive to follow the law - he can openly tell people to violate it and promise to pardon them from federal charges.
03.02.2025 02:07 β π 2207 π 552 π¬ 93 π 42
FT. GET IN!!! Up The Four-goal Toffees! β
01.02.2025 16:59 β π 383 π 44 π¬ 12 π 18
@atrupar.com and Noah Berlatsky on the consequences of putting self serving, petty and vindictive individuals into positions of power.
01.02.2025 06:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display
When crisis hits, he makes it worse.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-dca-...
"Government is important. We need it to regulate a whole range of things, from food safety to pandemic response to transportation networks. This definitely includes air traffic control. When government fails in these functions, people die."
01.02.2025 06:32 β π 656 π 140 π¬ 19 π 8
In the coverage of last nightβs crash youβll primarily see discussion of first responder agencies like police and fire. What wont be discussed is the entire system that was operating behind them making it possible for them to response β the emergency management systemβincluding multiple EM agencies.
30.01.2025 15:45 β π 236 π 52 π¬ 7 π 3
The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.
30.01.2025 17:01 β π 4193 π 1185 π¬ 355 π 82
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
08.01.2025 15:23 β π 47692 π 7350 π¬ 476 π 278
Breaking from UKHSA -
27.01.2025 14:39 β π 7 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
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