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4 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The slogan “Kill The Bill” isn’t new. (The trolling / moral panic is.)

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2015 Trade Union Bill. By two senior lawyers.
1994 Criminal Justice Bill
1983 Police Bill. Ranking Ann’s classic track thelondonnobodysings.blogspot.com/2009/09/kill-p…
1971 Immigration Bill. Massive opposition, led by Britain’s Black & Asian communities. reportdigital.co.uk/stock-photo/re…

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4 Apr
When the waste water pipe from the toilet to the sewer broke he replaced it with a gas meter.
I guess we had a clue cuz he didn’t clean carpets between tenants but just laid another second-hand one on top of the old ones.

Walking in the living room was like crossing a bouncy castle.
The gas meter was fitted by his “plumber” who was also his “electrician” and his “carpet fitter”.
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19 Mar
The Administrative Court User Guide Is Not Law

Short thread on the risk of subversion of the Rules-based order in the field of JR.
A few years back, the judges who sit in England & Wales Administrative Court decided it would be helpful if there were an Administrative Court User Guide. Here's the current version: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

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The Administrative Court User Guide is *A Good Thing* It explains in narrative form much about how the Admin Court works, bringing together references to the Rules, Practice Directions and caselaw. The President of the QBD is right to 'encourage the study of it' (Foreword) +
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17 Mar
@BethanAngharadL talking now about silent changes to Home Office's accommodation arrangements for asylum-seekers +
Increasing numbers of people in 'initial' accommodation - because of long-standing pre-Covid failures by Home Office delays in deciding asylum claims +
Not Covid that's causing the crisis. Home Office lucky its happening in Covid because hotels are empty, and Covid travel restrictions mean asylum claims are at an all time low
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16 Mar
Usual evidence-free claim from Home Office.

Asylum-seekers are “pulled” to UK by the hope of ... overcrowded grotty “hotels” + £8 per week.

So they need to be put in new-built “centres” instead...
For 20 years U.K. Gov has “dispersed” asylum-seekers away from arrival points (London/SE England) to areas with cheaper housing - and to spread responsibility across all regions.

Patel will reverse that and build accommodation centres in SE England.
As @refugeecouncil explains - asylum-seekers don’t come here for the accommodation. thetimes.co.uk/article/917ebf…
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7 Mar
RT🔒 HMRC: 13% over 3 years. HMRC staff have no contractual increments so people have been stuck at the bottom of the pay scale for 11 years +
RT 🔒 The maximum pay rise anyone has had in HMRC is 1% a year for the last 10 years. The department was rightly about to have a ton of equal pay claims. +
RT 🔒 Also, (and maybe most importantly) this payrise is cost neutral, no extra budget has been allocated. Also HMRC staff also worked incredibly hard this past year. I know HMRC aren’t the most popular but SEISS and furlough were huge. +
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1 Mar
UK Gov: "Unacceptable numbers of students & academics feel unable to express their lawful views without fear of repercussion"

Speech repercussions - social stigma & protest = none of Gov's business.

Criminal repercussions - violence vs individuals = police business, not Gov's
CW racism. If academics or students get shunned and protested for saying black people are less intelligent, or that Jews all work for Israel - that's the free speech of those shunning / protesting them. No-one has a human right not to face these repercussions from other humans.
CW transphobia. If academics or students get mean looks or tutted for not learning how to address people politely - that is free speech. It is none of the Government's business (or the police's).
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