sam haldane

criminal and regulatory solicitor

[Mark Urban @MarkUrban01]

Fascinating that Starmer is widely regarded as doomed when so many key metrics are going his way: channel crossings, migration more generally, NHS waiting lists, and today’s inflation numbers

[sam haldane @sam_haldane]

@mikewarren66 @piersmorgan And a coffee hotter than the sun

[James May @MrJamesMay]

Top tip from someone who helped develop a Driving Theory Test app:

The number inside your car needs to be equal to, or lower than, the one displayed on the massive sign visible through the window.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

@DailyMail “Anti-immigration tweets” isn’t really a truthful description, is it?

[PoliticsJOE @PoliticsJOE_UK]

Keir Starmer's Christmas message to Reform: If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts, this time report it to the police.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

@DavidLammy This is disingenuous. There is no evidence at all that removing the right to jury trial will make any meaningful dent in the backlog.

Also, “victims first” is petty politicking that should be beneath you. Justice means justice for all. Not every accused person is guilty.

[Stephen Davies @sdavieslaw]

Former Criminal Solicitor and Barrister, KT MP, is willing to vote against the whip on the curtailment of juries. And he’s absolutely right to do so. Politicians who care about our criminal justice system should do the same.

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

How the Daily Mail has responded to a Budget that will slightly raise wages for young people, vs how they responded to a Budget that almost crashed the entire economy

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

I actually think we should have more jury trials. Parking tickets. Overdue library books. Supermarket trolley parking infractions. Power to the people.

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Alexander Isak wears Nick Woltemade pyjamas

[Sarah @kokeshimum]

@Iromg I have a statement I would like to read..

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

NICK WOLTEMADE. GENIUS.

[Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @Haggis_UK]

Keir Starmer points out what Kemi Badenoch & James Cleverly had to say about China being a threat. 🔥

#PMQs

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

Nothing says "I want independent judges" like threatening to sack any judge who disagrees with you, while holding up a judge's wig like a puppet

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

The St. James' Park atmosphere ahead of the game against Barcelona... 🤝

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

My favourite part of the criminal justice system is when the prosecuting authorities get 2 years to charge, the court gets 2 years to find a courtroom - but the defence get 28 days to serve a defence statement.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

This has huge Madame Tussauds vibes

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Just to be clear. To believe Lucy Connolly's defenders you have to also believe the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the initial prosecution barrister, the initial defence barrister, the initial judge and three individual appeal court judges were all acting under direct orders from Keir Starmer.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

People who consistently bang on about threats to our freedoms, then argue we should have politicians deciding guilt or innocence - rather than juries, judges and courts - are off their heads.