Simon James Shephard
@shephardsimon
Almost Retired Soldier sometime Scholar. Co-authoring ‘The Steps to Glory’ a history of commissioning into the British Army from 1660-2025. All views my own
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19-02-2014 08:30:58
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Politics rarely moves me. I am a cynic, bordering on nihilist. This moved me. Beautifully articulated by Geoffrey Cox KC MP
This is, frankly, just how you do it. A stellar speech that cast the rest of the chamber into shadow. Watch it and understand why juries matter - and how there is still real genuine quality in the Commons - as exemplified by Geoffrey Cox KC MP
An extremely grim sight to watch Labour MPs vote to remove trial by jury because the whips told them to, after a debate in which expertise& learning were laughed at. This form of governance, the ill-intentioned leading the ill-informed, is sadly our future spectator.com/article/david-…
This is the quality and calibre of speeches & intellect that is now so sadly lacking in Westminster. I could happily listen to the deep timbers of Geoffrey Cox KC MP voice all day. It’s positively Shakespearean & I’ve no doubt Winston Churchill would be smiling down at this 🇬🇧♥️🇬🇧
This is my MP, Sir Edward Leigh, Father of the House Sir Edward voted to RETAIN juries ☑️ Thank you Sir Edward Leigh MP 👊 yes
So, ‘well-placed sources’ says the Chief of Defence Staff has "lost the confidence of No. 10." The Spectator This might or might not be true. But what is absolutely true is that this ‘well-placed source’ (me, for the avoidance of doubt) says that he has lost confidence in the Prime