So Nigel Farage MP says he’s sent a letter. In The Telegraph he says it’s an email. In the video he’s “about to send a letter.” As a Conservatives county councillor I can confirm the first two aren’t true, and he can save himself a stamp if the third is accurate.

It’s #TrusteesWeek! 🌟 So we're celebrating the amazing contribution made by our trustees. Here are just a few of them on what they enjoy about being an Abbotsford trustee. @trusteesweek

Join us at #ClaimsFutures to tackle the challenges of reputation and regulation for law firms working with claims management companies. Experts Matthew Maxwell Scott of ACSO and Josh Bates of @oconnors_law will share their insights and advice. zurl.co/v6Rb

When Walter Scott's Waverley was first published in 1814, it was a record breaking success, selling more copies than all other novels combined that year! 📚 Edinburgh’s Waverley station is named after it and is the only railway station in the world to be named after a novel.

Celebrating the life of our friend and colleague, Kirsty Archer Thompson, who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 37. Read further: scottsabbotsford.com/news/kirsty-ar…

Labour promised the impossible and it's all fallen apart - the third paragraph is particularly good telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

County council elections are taking place in Lancashire on 1 May. Key deadlines are: 📅 11 April: Register to vote by 11:59pm 📅 14 April: Apply for a postal vote by 5pm 📅 23 April: Apply for a proxy vote or free voter ID by 5pm orlo.uk/x2DpD #LancsccElections

This is lovely though if I’m to nitpick my great-grandmother’s name was Mary Monica and ‘Maxwell’ would more be referring to my great-grandfather Joe but either way I feel more eateries should be named after my family, we have names to spare. kentlive.news/news/tunbridge…

"Historical fiction...offers both justice to the people of the past, and insight into the present." If you love #historicalfiction, today's Scotsman Magazine features a magnificent tribute to the genre, including its importance for young writers and insights from past winners.

Our Shortlist is announced tomorrow for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize from Abbotsford, home of historical fiction. Who do you think will be on this year's list? Here's a final look at the contenders:

Announcing the Shortlist for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize 2025 from Abbotsford, home of great historical fiction. Learn more about the shortlisted books at loom.ly/zu12Mh0 #booktok #histfic

“We’re often asked, what would you do?…We would freeze council tax.” Keir Starmer thinks you’ll forget he promised to freeze your council tax. Luckily, we kept the receipts.

Number of personal injury claims falls to new low zurl.co/Ub65E

Sad news. I wrote a speech for Alan once, he’d call at random moments and download a stream of consciousness at you, often littered with stories about notable people he’d known (in particular about “Stan” - turned out to be Kubrick). It was great fun and so was he. RIP

Andrew Miller has won the 2025 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction with THE LAND IN WINTER ( Sceptre Books ) his novel set in a remote English community during the long, hard winter of 1962/63. Learn more: loom.ly/4XrXLTI #TheLandinWinter #AndrewMiller

Mayor Khan says he won't do pay per mile. But he also says he's still committed to his Net Zero 2030 plan which "requires" pay per mile to reduce traffic by 27%. So which is it? I tried to get some sense out of him today.

Blogs: Joshua Rozenberg on judges' opinions of AI, solicitors' starship reaches the final frontier by #JonathanGoldsmith, why apprenticeship levy funding matters, LEI & 21st century justice with Matthew Maxwell Scott, and Mother in Law’s chronic inefficiency. lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and…

We have published our report about the work of the County Court. We recommend urgent reform across infrastructure and processes to improve access to justice across England and Wales. Read the report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmse…

Happy 254th birthday to Sir Walter Scott, born #OnThisDay in 1771 in Edinburgh. Perfect weather today to visit his ‘Conundrum Castle’ Abbotsford

With 60 law firms being investigated about their conduct of volume consumer claims, we will hear from both the SRA and FCA about the regulation of claims activity at this year’s Claims Futures conference, 22 October in Manchester zurl.co/IYOCr