Peter Nicholson

Retired law journal editor, @Lawscot honorary member, now posting on matters of personal interest or concern

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Rare red warning in Scotland ahead of Storm Éowyn https://t.co/WEB4R0IuH7

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

And Edinburgh (10am-5pm)

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

BREAKING

'This is one major storm. I’ve not seen anything like it in my career'

Storm Eowyn is set to batter the country

https://t.co/JbsAz5BiEE

#StormEowyn #StormÉowyn

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe?

Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

😂

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

This needs to be said.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

You are wrong on pretty much every count here.

Firstly, being elected (and "democratically" is pretty much what being "elected" means) does not absolve you of crimes, whether war crimes or any other. We term this notion "The Rule of Law" - look it up.

The law is not provocative. The law is the law.

This is not a diplomatic move - it's the International Criminal Court - a court to which we subscribe.

There is nothing here about moral equivalence. You pass a threshold for committing a crime(s) or you do not. It's that simple. Not one at ICC is writing out morality scores and seeing who is above who. That's effectively distraction via disinformation on your part.

And you cannot condemn and ignore a court to which you subscribe. That's not how the law works, neither nationally nor internationally.

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

@LanceForman @EdwardJDavey Just because the Americans choose to go down one route doesn't mean we have to do the same. There are basic values at stake here that should be shared across democracies but are at risk.

[Alex Cole-Hamilton🔶🇺🇦 @agcolehamilton]

Completely agree with Ed.

Donald Trump is a man who actively undermines the rule of law, human rights, international trade, climate action and global security.

Now more than ever we need to be standing up for our core liberal values, at home and abroad.

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

Well said.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

Yup.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.

[Hina Bokhari OBE AM 🔶 @HinaBokhariLD]

A big win for our campaign for carers.

After pressure from @EdwardJDavey and the @LibDems, the weekly earnings limit for Carer's Allowance will be increased, worth an additional £45 a week from April next year, and making over 60,000 carers eligible for support.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

I’m glad that the Chancellor has listened to Lib Dem calls for more investment in the NHS to start repairing all the damage done to local health services by the Conservatives.

But the Government is still ignoring the elephant in the NHS waiting room: the crisis in social care.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Finally - you timidly state the obvious.

Now what are you going to actually DO, Keir Starmer? What are you going to do?

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

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[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

Israel has become a rogue state, where anything goes as respects aggression against its neighbours.

[Dr. Jennifer Cassidy @OxfordDiplomat]

If you listen to anyone this morning, let it be Gideon Levy. A phenomenal Israeli journalist who has been speaking truth to power for decades. Share his words. Far and Wide.

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

@Allanfreeman19 @LibDems Not if you vote them into government next time.

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

My only difference with this is that to me the need to take a stand for humanity was obvious from the start.

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

There are three sides in this war: Islamic extremism, Jewish extremism and basic humanity

I choose humanity

My new article is here:

https://t.co/ogJPNCZKfB

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

Showing what effective opposition can do 👍

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

Ed Davey raised this with the Prime Minister at his first PMQs, and our motion has forced the Government to listen. Now we must see real action.

https://t.co/2K6mQ9elP1

[Peter Nicholson @PeterNichLLB]

Glad to see the support for this.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Far right Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are fuelling extremism and inciting violence against Palestinians, in the West Bank and in Gaza. I called on the last government to sanction them, but they refused.

At #PMQs today, I urged the PM to act and sanction them now.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

I have a lot of love for @LaylaMoran and @alexsobel - both deeply good people.

Please take a listen. �

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

@RobertJenrick This, by Dominic Grieve, is very apt:

https://t.co/05sM3dP9sP