Writes occasionally, procrastinates a lot. Frets that future generations won’t be impressed. Loves West Ham Utd, interests in the CJS. Always time for tea.
@TomTugendhat Arresting and re-interviewing with new evidence now is also a potentially smarter tactic than waiting several months to trial when the suspects will have had longer to work out their answers.
@TomTugendhat That may not be a fair public statement, @TomTugendhat Not all evidence is immediately available at the investigation outset. The re-arrests also shows the police had enough control over the suspects to apprehend them if they needed.
It is sickening that the USA is now lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, and transparently ridiculous to blame Ukraine for the spike in prices that obviously began with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Putin is murdering innocent Ukrainian civilians every day. The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter. It won’t work and I doubt it will make much difference to the price of fuel.
If we want Russian oil and gas back on the world market then let’s end this war - with a free, sovereign and independent Ukraine.
@PoliticsJOE_UK Former banker. Allegations of improper finances. His party has contained senior Russian assets. Over a decade in funded democratic posts. He is the establishment.
La Storia del Milan è in lacrime per la scomparsa di Franco Baresi. Il suo esempio e la sua profondità saranno, per sempre come la sua maglia numero 6, parte integrante e fondamentale del DNA e del cammino di tutto il Club. Le condoglianze che AC Milan porge alla famiglia tutta di Franco Baresi sono le stesse che ogni tifoso rossonero fa a sé stesso in un'ora così dura.
The entire history of AC Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi. His example and integrity will be forever etched into the Club's DNA, just as his iconic number 6 shirt is. The condolences AC Milan extends to Franco Baresi's family at such a difficult time are shared by every Rossonero, who feels this loss as their own.
I'm old enough to remember when Nigel Farage would hold a press conference at the drop of a hat.
So why is he now launching his divisive policies in a blog post from the safety of his keyboard?
I can think of 5 million reasons why…
@TomTugendhat@peterjukes Respect for putting party politics aside Tom and being truthful about an issue. I hope your colleagues feel minded to do the same.
BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
Read the latest updates here: https://t.co/VBSGMLnPat
In 2016 John Major called out the lies and deception of Vote Leave,
"I am angry at the way the British people are being misled. This is much more important than a general election. This referendum will affect people, their livelihoods, their future, for a very long time"
"If they are given honest straight forward facts and they decide to leave, then that is the decision the British people take"
"But if they decide to leave on the basis of inaccurate information, inaccurate information known to be inaccurate, then I regard that as deceitful"
"That is how I see Vote Leave's campaign"
"This is a deceitful campaign"
"And in terms of what they're saying about immigration, they are misleading people to an extraordinary extent"
"The nonsense we. hear from Vote Leave, about lets get our mojo back and become a great country. We already are a great and successful country, which is why immigrants are coming to us"
"How will leaving the EU reduce immigration numbers? There are already more people coming into the country from outside the European Union than inside"
"People are being invited to vote for a pig in a poke"
Two days before the 2016 Brexit referendum, Daniel Hannan wrote about what life would be like in Britain on 24 June 2025 if we voted to Leave.
A week ago, he wrote in the Telegraph that Britain is turning into a third world country.
He got paid for both articles.
🔥🚨DEVELOPING : Police released footage that is going viral of a grandmother speaking with her 15-year-old grandson in an interrogation room before he was sentenced to 35 years for murder.
NEW: Is Britain really a high tax country?
Our collective tax bill is at its highest share of GDP since the 1940s
But actually, the tax and NI paid by the average worker are at their lowest in decades.
What’s going on?
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The DPP’s response to questions around the release of information relating to the trial of Axel Rudakubana:
"Questions have been raised as to why certain information about the Southport case could not be made public earlier.
I didn’t vote for Labour at this election.
@dominicgrieve_ is an ex-Conservative MP.
But in simple terms it is disturbing when Elon Musk uses his influence to generate large scale dis-information. I hope that people see through this.
The Crown Prosecution Service does indeed have to give approval for police to charge suspects in serious crimes.
But where is the evidence that when Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions the CPS wrongly refused such consents in rape and child grooming cases? There is none.
On the contrary Starmer was pro-active in focussing on this type of crime as @nazirafzal has correctly highlighted. There may well have been failures to address this issue elsewhere through reporting and investigation but that is not the role of the CPS.
Baseless innuendo does not contribute to serous debate.