Financial considerations certainly come into the introduction of Assisted Dying. Blair McDougall MP argues that with the current proposed legislation, amendments would be necessary to protect the most vulnerable from financial incentives undermining their need for care & equality

Today, we Iranians are faced with something truly unbelievable: Western, liberal, “woke” feminists, clueless about the brutal reality in our country, consistently stand with our oppressors under the delusion of saviorism. They have no understanding of the decades of humiliation,

I'm very pleased to share this report. Many thanks to all the academics who shared their stories.

“Until this percentage significantly increases, we will struggle to persuade our members that entry to the judiciary is a level playing field.” President Richard Atkinson tells Today's Conveyancer about low levels of solicitors appointed as judges. ow.ly/GktN50Wm8Qi

Whatever one’s views on the substance of the case, Naomi Cunningham’s cross-examination is a model for anyone wanting to be a barrister

This is very important for anyone who cares about free speech and/or the solicitors’ profession

I don't think anyone who's salivating at the prospect of mass political violence or civil war has the foggiest idea of how bad these things are in real life. It's beyond their memory and their imagination.

Menti is like cross-examination. Never ask a question you don’t know the answer to, or where you know you won’t like the response

New: MI5 has warned MPs, Lords and staff working in politics that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran The security service has published new guidance urging politicians and staff to look out for “threat actors” seeking to elicit information, cultivate

Bots are swarming my posts about Virginia Giuffre— right as her memoir Nobody’s Girl is set to drop tomorrow. That’s not coincidence. Ask yourself who benefits from silencing a woman who spent half her life exposing billionaires. You don’t bankroll troll farms unless you’re

I have just signed this and agree with it wholeheartedly

What could be easier and more popular than raising £2bn by taxing lawyers? Thread:

The idea that the free speech crisis on UK campuses is a nonsense whipped up by the Tories - the formal position of @UCU, the lecturers' union(!) - is utter nonsense. Just look at two appalling incidents today. First, a professor targeted at City St George's, University of London for being Israeli. 1/4

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

people doing academic honorifics discourse come back to me after you’ve been on a panel with three men & introduced to the audience as professor jones, professor smith, professor mccoy, & alexandra

This is it. The freeze disproportionately hits the highest earning 20%. Doesn’t really touch the top 1%. We’ve accidentally created a unique kind of progressive taxation aimed at those earning about £50k to 150k

Je me souviens

This is astonishing

Insanely, submitting your past 5 years' social media to enter the U.S. as a tourist is only a small part of the proposed upcoming requirements. You'll also need to give your DNA (!) among many other new requirements. All the additional info you'll need to give as a tourist

People know I’m obsessed with aviation and frequently ask me whether it’s safe to fly. My advice is always this: flying commercial is the safest mode of transport. But never fly private or step foot in a helicopter for any reason except getting rescued.