Oliver Winters

Labour man in Essex. Employment lawyer. Working in non-profit sector. Less of a bore than I sound🌹🏳️‍🌈 (I'm the tall one).

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

Missing EUrovision 🥲

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

@Seoirse_ I think this whole thing should be really pissing off the rest of Reform. It may be good for Farage's ego but it virtually guarantees that his dodgy payments will be dominating the airwaves in the rest of the country as well. This is just the icing on the cake.

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@edstradling @PaulEmbery That was not the whole reason, though it was probably a factor in this case (doubt it was for Davis) - the major parties generally fight every by election arising for normal reasons (death, resignation etc) whether they have a chance or not.

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

@PaulEmbery I think if you think an election is not legitimate you are welcome not to stand. Farage is trying to gainsay an independent investigation - the process is already set up to give constituents as say if they wish *after* the investigation is concluded. It's grandstanding.

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@residentadviser Sounds like this guy has never heard of the National Liberals

[NW Essex Labour @LabourEssexNW]

We are delighted to announce Oliver Rogers as our candidate for the Great Dunmow North by-elections.

Oliver has lived in the local area for more than 40 years and is employed as a Parish Clerk to a number of local villages around Great Dunmow.

On Thursday 30 July #VoteLabour

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

@realalexwiggin @augusteprompt Judges can be removed from office by the Lord Chancellor and Chief Justice on recommendation of the JCIO. Judge's rulings can either be appealed or parliament can write a new law.

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

@realalexwiggin @augusteprompt Well they can, for misconduct. Parliament can change the law if it wants to.

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@rwlesq It's still prejudice for someone to decide being gay is immoral because of the actions of some gay people, to treat us like a monolith. But clearly shows that the community needs to accept not everyone wants the same thing, and that those with opposing views need to speak up.

[Oliver Winters @Oliver_Winters]

@rwlesq Mainstream gay rights movements between the early 90s and mid 2010s were explicitly predicated on the idea that all gay people wanted was the right to be like anyone else. Queer theory explicitly aims to revolutionise norms and social relations. The results are no surprise.

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@realalexwiggin @augusteprompt The judiciary act based on the law. It's the laws silly.

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@daveyravine @owenjonesjourno @David_Irons65 How did Owen 'let him out'? The judge doesn't sentence on what the victim wants, and a life sentence is not available for this kind of crime. What a shitty thing to say to a victim of crime.

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@NoJusticeMTG Ed Balls

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@PeterTatchell @daniellismore He has done a wonderful service here - a reminder that all people in all places are not monolithic. Even people whom we might assume are 'against' have views and motivations that are more nuanced than we expect.

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

.@daniellismore went to Nigel Farage's constituency of Clacton for its Pride celebrations

Read what happened >

https://t.co/KmlQqdAYbs

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@portraitinflesh Oh it's fine as long as they keep their heads down and don't dare to consider themselves equal citizens and put themselves in a position of visibility or power. Oh and they should be GRATEFUL for this second class status. Baffling that he was an academic.

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@DanNeidle I understand that individually the cost/risks of pursuing directors for wrongful trading etc is not worth it, but HMRC needs to find a way to do more. Perhaps also putting pressure on IPs not to look the other way (conspicuously there always seems to be enough to pay their fee!)

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@DanNeidle If I had to guess, phoenixism may well be larger than estimated. I deal with so many clients whose employers go into voluntary liquidation, HMRC is almost always the largest creditor. Often with a significantly overdrawn director's loan account which is never repaid.

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@residentadviser Politicians almost always do this and the only real question is whether they have the charm and communications skills to get away with it. They need a caricature that can be communicated to voters in an instant - never likely to reflect reality.

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@Jametwonk Yeah it's a bit tacky for a Supreme Court judgment - wouldn't catch ours doing this.