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George Peretz QC

@GeorgePeretzQC

15 Feb

https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/1360721681774505990

Note: the freedom not to invite someone to speak at a student event because of their views is also part of the right to free speech. It is the same right used by the owners of the Daily Telegraph when they decide not to run a daily column by (eg) Owen Jones.

https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/1360721681774505990

You could argue that some platforms are so important that that they should be offered to speakers with a balanced range of views. But then you have to explain why that applies to a student society but not to the Daily Telegraph.

Universities (as opposed to student societies) may be a harder case: they are (essentially) public bodies. You can mount a good case for saying that they must offer a diverse range of views in teaching controversial topics.

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George Peretz QC

@GeorgePeretzQC

13 Feb

@jpianomiddleton

This piece by @jpianomiddleton sets out the problem. The government’s explanation of how we got here was set out by the DCMS minister, Caroline Dinenage, in a debate last week on the petition about this issue. committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1…

https://twitter.com/GdnClassical/status/1360240508153462786

Let’s look at it.

The UK proposals, she says, were straightforward and just involved adding musicians to the list of permitted short term business visitors.

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George Peretz QC

@GeorgePeretzQC

12 Feb

@LabourList

This article by Jim Spellar for @LabourList misses the point about why Labour needs to think seriously about constitutional reform - and have a programme for it ready for government.

https://twitter.com/labourlist/status/1359877510994026497

The state of our constitution is a bit like the state of the neglected electric wiring in an old house. If you are moving into the house, sorting it out is a bit tedious. Couldn’t you spend the time and money on a new sound system?

But if you ignore the wiring, you’ll find that you can’t safely install the new sound system. And your house may well catch fire.

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George Peretz QC

@GeorgePeretzQC

11 Feb

@pmdfoster

Great thread by @pmdfoster on chemicals regulation out of the EU. There is a fundamental dilemma here.

https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1359563690723446789

Out of the EU you can try to set up your own equally thorough system of regulation: including huge and expensive-to-generate datasets. Problem: huge costs (and for a far smaller market); and suppliers will simply decide it’s not worth it and stop supplying GB*.

Other option: just “me too” EU approvals. But then you are tied to the EU regime and lose your own regulatory capacity. And have no accountability when things go wrong.

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George Peretz QC

@GeorgePeretzQC

9 Feb

@danielmgmoylan

You could call it part of the “great deal” that was the centrepiece of the manifesto on which the party @danielmgmoylan supports, and whose whip he takes, was elected.

https://twitter.com/danielmgmoylan/status/1358573311681306629

@DanielJHannan

Same point applies to @DanielJHannan, whose article (rightly eviscerated by @GavinBarwell here) also fails to mention his support for the said manifesto and “great deal”.

https://twitter.com/gavinbarwell/status/1358487991866523652

Note too that the issues created by the Irish Sea border would have been less acute if the UK had gone for the broadly Swiss-type arrangements that Hannan supported (and wrote a post-referendum book about) before he decided to cheer-lead the radicalisation of his party.

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