is Dominic Cummings Saruman or Wormtongue in this analogy? are we talking about the extended edition of Two Towers? does Steve Baker know what happens to Theoden? who is Eomer, Rishi Sunak? these are important issues
Today, in the #Assange trial, bullying prosecutor Lewis QC was demolished by Daniel Ellsberg and John Goetz, who made clear that #Assange had worked to redact names from the WikiLeaks' leaks - names made public after the Guardian's Leigh and Harding disclosed a secret password.
It's Friday, I'm feeling frisky - so today, I'm going to chew Fat Blond's slippers, shag Priti Patel's Gucci bag, snarl at @Number10cat and leave a message in the No.10 kitchen, all in a 'limited and specific way.'
Breaking: Julian Assange extradition hearing has now been officially postponed after a member of the US prosecution potentially exposed to #COVID19#AssangeCase
Democracy is NOT normal or God-given
Most governments in history have been authoritarian
Democracy is fragile
Democracy was fought for and blood was spilt
Democracy has been lost many times in history
Democracy is in peril in the UK
We, the British, are far too complacent
The fundamental disconnect, which I think Theresa May understood but could never state publicly, is that Brexit negotiations were always an exercise in damage limitation. While Brexiters saw them as some sort of lap of honour.
The Ministerial Code still mandates compliance with international law, despite a change to its wording, as the Court of Appeal confirmed in 2018: https://t.co/EELAJ7i5gi
Extradition Judge in #Assangecase shows how she runs things
No witness more than 30 mins
Assange had no contact with lawyers for 6 months
Approved Journalists can’t hear proceedings
40 previously approved Journos and human rights orgs now banned from live feed
Kangaroo Court