Court delays have left complainants and defendants in limbo for too long, yes.
There is not a shred of published evidence - not a scrap of paper - to show that removing juries from serious criminal trials will reduce delays.
The @MoJGovUK have got nothing at all.
@easyJet Please explain why you tried to deny my husband and his guide dog boarding at Bristol airport tonight over documentation for his dog. We were travelling into Newcastle airport in the UK. A guide dog harness is identification. He does not need a pet passport
It renders *every* fare non-refundable - other than the unaffordable megabucks Anytime. No passenger EVER welcomed flushing up to £250 down the drain if their plans changed.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is blaming the Vauxhall job losses on the electric vehicle mandate introduced by Tory business secretary Kemi Badenoch. I wonder if the two of them are related?
Top three facts about the real “Rank Bank”, Santander:
In the hottest year ever, they doubled their £££ for new oil and gas
THE WORST financer of new oil and gas in Europe in 2023
5th biggest financer of oil and gas companies tearing up the Amazon
@antanddec, time to end your partnership with them?
#ImACeleb
As someone who had a DNR without my consent during critical illness I know there are many pressures of coercion. It was expected a DNR was acceptable. Thankfully I was surrounded by loving friends who demanded it was removed. And here I am...
#AssistUsToLive
Coercion in the context of assisted dying is when someone is pressured or controlled into ending their life:
This is an extremely important issue that MP’s must consider carefully before they vote on 29th November
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So frustrating to be asked to leave a shop because they say “no dogs allowed” even though I explain that Sam is a guide dog.
This happened again to us this afternoon. It is illegal, however it still happens quite often and nothing js ever really done about it
A piece I was approached to to write. No more highliting it here 'Refused service yet again with my guide dog - I'm done speaking out' https://t.co/J55Ioswlcw
NEWS 🚨 70 churches and Christian organisations call for an end to the big UK banks oily financing ❌
👀 @BarclaysUK, @HSBC_UK, @santanderuk, @NatWest_Help and @LloydsBank
After the fires, floods and storms this year, it is vital we stop the flow of cash to the industry that is driving this crisis 🔥
https://t.co/IduOx17huZ
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Responding to UK PM Keir Starmer at #COP29:
'The gov deserves credit for being the first G7 economy to outline its new, strengthened, emissions reduction target...Emissions reductions however are only one side of the coin.'
🗣️The UK must deliver on public climate finance.
What troubles me most about @kimleadbeater’s bill is that it places a legal obligation on the Secretary of State to ensure that assisted dying is available to patients for whom he’s under no such duty to provide adequate palliative care. 🧵 https://t.co/dUE35OkWft