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[Luke de Pulford @lukedepulford]

Lots of queries about the 🇨🇳 mega embassy Judicial Review hearing today.

Here’s the upshot:

1️⃣ The Judicial Review was initially against both the Home and Communities and Local Government Departments. This was because of the cables.

2️⃣ It appeared initially as if the Home Office’s decision to “mitigate” the cables risk could be a material planning matter for the purposes of Steve Reed’s decision, and therefore reviewable.

3️⃣ Through disclosure it was revealed that the decision to mitigate the cable risk was taken in November 2025. The Home Office argues that this decision was taken entirely independently, and was not communicated to Steve Reed’s Department.

4️⃣ This doesn’t seem very plausible to us, but it means that our ground for drawing the Home Office into the JR doesn’t apply (pending some grand revelation, which is unlikely). End result: we are withdrawing it.

5️⃣ Grounds 1-3 of our argument have *already* been given a hearing in July.
Today is about whether Ground 4 of our claim should proceed to a full hearing alongside Grounds 1-3 which are already going to a full hearing.

6️⃣ Ground 4 is about whether the SSCLG should have either made China pay for the mitigation measures planned by the SSHD (eg cable relocation) or, if not, then take into account the cost to the public purse of those measures before granting planning permission.

7️⃣ Whatever the outcome today, Grounds 1-3 are already proceeding to the full hearing. You only need to win on one ground.

More later.

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@CatBus2D Rednaxela Terrace

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@Maytechummia Notice the lack of young men in these videos?

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@stephendziedzic Depending on the strength of opposing navy I guess

[Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 @carmenkamanlau]

With the UK general election approaching, the @V4HK_UK will soon conclude. Our team has worked tirelessly, voluntarily. Every local event, article, post, media coverage and candidate response reflects our dedication. We hope to break through the algorithm and gain more attention.

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@hazaelfan

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@SariArhoHavren It just wants a belly rub

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@SaKurt_LIU @trevorwind

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@BaldingsWorld Someone need to educate your son, $30s are definitely not the good sets

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@ElbridgeColby Perhaps not, but it would be wise to treat as if they were, policywise

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@OldChinaBland The paint was on when the original batch unearthed too, just that it chipped away quickly without appropriate maintenance

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@elisethoma5 Which increases the cost of spreading propaganda for everyone. A net gain in my opinion

[Samuel Bickett @SamuelBickett]

1/ Hong Kong govt has just introduced its repressive and vast Article 23 legislation proposal after a very short, largely performative "consultation period." I'm out of the office this week, but wanted to provide an initial assessment of what stood out to me in my initial read.

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@heguisen And look at @Cambridge_Uni endorsing “patriotic”education in Hong Kong

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Why is @Cambridge_Uni endorsing the patriotic education in Hong Kong?

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@jburnmurdoch I got the feeling that most ULEZ opposers are not personally inspected, they just opposed anything Labour

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@epnylol @BaldingsWorld I am surprised they ain’t already, after Ukraine

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@BaldingsWorld Kiss the consumptions goodbye

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@cliffordstott I suspect it is intentional