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Back at the Court of Session for the latest Article 50 wranglings; petitioners want the court to use its “nobile officium” power to effectively sign the letter to EU asking for an extension if Boris Johnson refuses to. Expecting today to be brief, main arguments probably Thursday Court of Session
The main thing I’ve learned from Aidan O’Neill’s submission so far is that nobile officium is pronounced no-beel off-iss-ee-um. Crucially I believe it can also be shortened, in writing, to “nob off”.
Huh. The lawyer representing the uk government - who are opposing an expedited timetable for the case - is pronouncing it “nob-il-ay off-icky-um”. Hoping Lord Pentland can settle this, if nothing else, today
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