Great time John Finnemore’s Flying Visit. Typically clever, off-beat and silly. Although.. Dr Black’s body was found on the stairs.

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Lord grant me the absolutely outrageous self confidence of literally one in eight random men

Biggest fine I can find for ‘racist chanting/disorder’ from UEFA in the last 10 years was £65,000 for Serbia fans’ abuse of Danny Rose. Nicklas Bendtner was fined £80,000 for wear Paddypower boxers. That’s where their priorities lie.

It’s important to note that the past participle of “to plead” is “pleaded” and that, if you say “pled”, I have a James Bond-style licence to shoot you in the face. Extreme I know, but some things just cannot be forgiven.

Lovely to see some new material last night from @veitchtweets. He wasn’t even lying about hosting the Britannia BAFTAs...

He certainly did “follow the rules applicable to his family.” Sadly, he did not follow the rules applicable to mine.

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I’m sad to say that I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer & need urgent surgery. Please self-check regularly & if you have any unexplained pain, tenderness or lumps, please ask for checks & follow ups. And ask for a 2nd opinion if you’re not happy. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Her name was Sabina Nessa. She was a 28-year-old primary school teacher in Catford, described by the head teacher as “brilliant, kind and dedicated to her pupils.” She was killed walking home mid-evening through the park. #SayHerName bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

For every re-tweet on today's coverage of criminal barristers leaving the bar, please also highlight the mass exodus of duty solicitors by your sister profession. We are two sides of the same broken coin. If ever there was a time to speak in one voice, the time is now.

For some reason the “justice scorecards” won’t tell you how many local courts the government has closed in the last 10 years, nor how many police officers it axed, nor how much it slashed police, CPS, probation, court and prison budgets. Can’t think why. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Really enjoyed doing a webinar this morning to Russell-Cooke on the perils of Legal Professional Privilege. Always nice to meet new people, even if only over Teams! @9GoughChambers

"Deckchairs" and "Titanic" come to mind...

I take it back, they probably could organise a piss-up in a brewery.

So very sad for everyone involved in the #Charliegard case.

Damn. Straight. Whatever your views on the merits of their position, #Charliegard parents deserved representation paid for by the state. x.com/JoshuaRozenber…

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