@Affirm “Help” = email address for “customer care”. Emailed customer care, to get a bounce back saying inbox not monitored. Link to phone number where no one will speak to me. Round is circles for a £30 payment nobody seems to want…
@Affirm your customer service is shocking. Refused to take a payment/discuss because you apparently have the wrong email address so now I have to guess. Read out exactly what’s in my online acct. Still wrong. No-one else to speak to - I’ll just go on owing the money?!
And just like that, the very wealthiest party in the U.K. backed by foreign billionaires is supported by the very poorest members of society who dislike foreigners. You couldn’t make this shit up.
Another round of applause for a justice system that can take 5 years to charge an allegation of rape - - but manages to swiftly convict and criminalise this elderly lady for making a mistake.
‘What would you say to the government that says the backlog is terrible, so jury reform needs to happen?' @SophyRidgeSky
'This is what I call deception' - Michael Mansfield KC
11-year-old Tony Hudgell, who had both legs amputated after being assaulted by his birth parents has won his campaign for a new child cruelty register. Parents guilty of neglect will now face similar monitoring to sex offenders and lasting consequences for their actions.
Tony's adoptive mum Paula talks to @susannareid100 and @edballs about what the the child cruelty register and what she and Tony hope it will achieve.
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Have you heard David Lammy MP and Sarah Sackman MP talking about people stealing bottles of whisky and swiping mobile telephones as examples of people who should not get jury trials?
Well. I’d like to tell you a story.
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This from @Geoffrey_Cox was titanic - a truly beautiful speech.
He outshone those sat opposite. They could only watch. And nervously laugh.
This should be seen by every new MP to understand what they do, & every new barrister to understand what we do.
Joanna is politer than I am going to be.
For the Justice Secretary - a former barrister - to suggest that being wrongly accused of a crime and imprisoned for three years is just like “scraping your knee”, should be a resignation matter.
@DavidLammy owes the public an apology.
Men’s rights are the same in EVERY country in the world
Women’s rights aren’t
Misogyny is the soil in which violence grows
When men lead change, violence loses power
Allyship is a verb, not a noun
Stop putting it on your CV, do something
#InternationalWomensDay2026#IWD2026
I’ve written to every Member of Parliament today.
Proposals before Parliament would remove jury trials from offences carrying up to three years in prison.
Freedoms rarely vanish overnight. They are chipped away in the name of efficiency.
Juries did not cause the crisis in our courts. Removing them will not fix it.
When the state seeks to take someone’s liberty for serious offences, the judgment of ordinary citizens should never be optional.
This is close to becoming law.
Please read the letter. Contact your MP now.
So 79 year old Trump and 76 year old Netanyahu are throwing bombs at the 86 year old Ayatollah who is retaliating. Clearly, the route to world peace is to take over-75 year old men out of the picture.
The US Supreme Court showing its a court not a campaign arm. When judges cross ideological lines to check executive power, that’s constitutional muscle memory. Democracy works when the law is louder than any leader. Whatever you think of tariffs, it’s a great moment for the rule of law.
These brave, young women sparked the 2022 uprising in Iran. Today is built on their courage and their sacrifice.
I hope they’re looking down, proud of how far this has come. I wish they were here to witness it.
We won’t ever forget you 💔