Paul Warner

Assistive technology trainer and software developer, founder of VICT Consultancy

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

Hey @Tesco. How come I was unable to get help today at your Stirling superstore to purchase 4 items? The legal duty to help blind customers is not optional. Management should provide staffing to meet all legal duties.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

I wonder if Code Factory, provider of the Vocalizer voices for NVDA, are still in business. They are not responding to support requests by email or through their contact form.

[Euan MacDonald @Euan_MacDonald]

At this rate, it will take fascist Russia another 694 years and four months to fully invade Ukraine - until July 2717.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

I am advised that in Norway, non-medical staff in local government can discharge patients from mental health care establishments against the will of psychiatrists. They can interrupt treatment and send patients home for budgetary reasons. Not possible in the UK.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

In the UK, we are used to the idea that medical matters are decided upon by qualified professionals. There is the concept of clinical judgement. Only qualified practitioners decide who should be admitted to or discharged from relevant institutions.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

We often cite Norway as an example of a well-run, caring social democracy. I am dealing with a horrendous situation over there which has arisen as a result of mind-blowing incompetence and out-dated attitudes as regards mental health care.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

@LeaskyHT 'Eases' as in 'enhances' to be clear.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

@LeaskyHT As a blind lawyer, I have a special experience of having to listen and concentrate only on what is said. Visual cues are good for rapport but distractive as regards analytical listening. Rapport eases persuasion which is not what a journalist wants.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

I'm sure a number of SNP MPs and MSPs, as well as many of their supporters, were howling for a general election each time a new PM was appointed by virtue of becoming Tory party leader. Why are they not howling for a Scottish Parliament election now that we have a new FM?

[Anand Menon @anandMenon1]

Much excitement in the family whatsapp group this morning at the prospect of an Indian and a Pakistani bringing about the partition of Britain

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

It's 10:30am here in Stirling, it's almost April and it's only 5 degrees Celsius (41F). Looking forward to going to Sicily in May!

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

#OneDrive is really sucking these days. I share files between my laptops and I am increasingly finding that I cannot share links to files that appear in the destination laptop. I have to restart Windows and then they become available. Unreliable crap. #Fail

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Prime minister of Estonia

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

One does not need advice, proper or otherwise, as to the existence of facts. What matters is evidence. You compare the evidence with Boris' statements and draw conclusions. The Privileges Committee may not be a Kangaroo Court but it's certainly laughably incompetent.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

There has been a monumental waste of time and money in relation to the discussions over his statements as to whether rules were broken. The Committee should have restricted themselves only to ascertaining if Boris made any inaccurate statements of fact.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

Boris' statements in the House concerning the legality of the parties were statements of his opinion and could not therefore be relied upon by anyone. Even if he took 'proper advice' from qualified persons (lawyers), that advice could not be definitive.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

You can't 'mislead' someone in respect of your opinion of whether any conduct is lawful. If you get counsel's opinion which says that proposed conduct is lawful and this turns out to be wrong, has counsel misled you? No-one can ever 'mislead' in respect of an opinion.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

I don't understand why there has been discussion at the Privileges Committee over whether Boris took proper advice on whether the parties flouted the law. Whether the parties flouted the law is a question of law and not of fact in respect of which he could mislead the House.

[Paul Warner @Paul_VICT]

Congregating to say farewell to a loved one at a funeral is also quite usual and responsible but was also banned during lockdown.

[Peston @itvpeston]

“A quick thank you for people leaving was a perfectly responsible thing to do"

@Jacob_Rees_Mogg defends Boris Johnson's testimony at the Privileges Committee, saying part of the business of government is thanking people.

#Peston

[Sandra Pilz @SunDial79]

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