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threadIT'S TIME TO BE NORMAL1. This type of twitter thread shouldn't even exist. It's abnormal not to be patriotic. The people continually berating England or the UK are odd balls.

threadThe it factor1. Politics & law. Being good at one doesn't automatically make someone good at the other. When we had 'forensic fortnight' & the press in raptures over Starmer

threadLOSE/LOSE1. I really didn't expect the EU to proceed with litigation against AstraZeneca (AZ). Many lawyers have given their views on the legal merits of litigation & even staunch Europhiles

threadHelping Coastal Communities1. I recall visiting Lincoln in the early 90's & the city was in a poor way. There were many empty shops on the main retail drag &

threadHello Democracy, it's been a while1. I know a lot of people are worried, very worried, that western democracy is on the point of extinction. I beg to differ, it's

Short thread1. Re the US litigation. Were Trump to concede now the mob would be baying: 'See, there was no evidence of vote irregularities'. If he sees it through &

threadTRIAL BY MEDIA1. Remember PeoplesVote & all the millions of people who supported it? Or a few hundred thousand if you care to delve a bit further than the bs

THREAD: THE JONATHAN SUMPTION LECTURE1. I know some of you were bowled over. I agree with certain aspects of the lecture, but I feel there are many omissions which may

SHORT THREAD: SCOTLAND'S 5 TIER COVID RESTRICTIONS For ease of use, each tier has been named after an esteemed member of the SNP. TIER 1: This is the Joanne Cherry

THREADIN WHICH THE EU BREAK INTERNATIONAL LAW1. Their own Treaty to be precise. And not in a 'limited & specific way' either. I refer to the latest bailout, the €750

DEMOCRACY THREAD:1. I do sit & wonder where we are heading politically. After decades of the European Union legislating much of our laws (around 60 - 70%), we have a

THREAD:1. Michel Barnier's 'Appropriate time' = it's not actionable. 2. The same issue went before the Scottish Court last October in one of Jolyon Maugham's cases. In that case the