What a twat Mark Francois is. I'm not RTing his letter because it's not worth the paper its written on. He's just trying to wind up Remain because he's got nothing better today. Sorry mate, I just can't be arsed :)))))
In the words of the eponymous hero in his powerhouse speech in Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie:
“That’s marvellous. Well that’s what I think, anyway.”
Basically, I’m very proud of my profession. And I think we’re all entitled to be. Even though many of us are struggling to pay rent or mortgage, we are prepared to go without for even longer in order to defend the justice system’s first principles.
Trials are how criminal barristers make a living. We’ve earned nothing for months. The best thing for us financially would be to support the govt’s plan to replace jury trials with trials by judge & magistrates
We vote against our own interests because it’s the right thing to do
@nicktolhurst The right insists on the impartiality (read right wing bias) of the BBC yet is trying to plant Johnson cabinet style fanboys (and girls) into all civil service positions.. it’s almost as if balance is not really their goal 😱
Scottish Press Conference: 4th day in a row with no deaths. 5 new daily cases. Challenge is to maintain those numbers while re-opening economy. Plus ensure face coverings in shops, avoid crowded places, handwashing, 2m distancing, self-isolate & book a test if symptomatic.
Watching Athlete A, a doc about abuse in female gymnastics. It makes you realise, amongst much else, how weird it was, post Nadia Comaneci, that the world insisted that in this adult sport, with all its pressures and dangers, all the top competitors had to be children.
The polluted nature of our 'government' of crooks & incompetents just keeps getting worse. Politicising the Civil Service is the next to last step to Cummings' dream of Stalinisation.