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Jan 20 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Once more I ask why aren't Boris Johnson and others being investigation for perverting the course of justice by the @metpoliceuk, for lying about these social gatherings in Downing Street?
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Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne was convicted of perverting the course of justice, and given an 8 month prison sentence for simply lying to avoid a speeding ticket, and getting his then wife to say she was driving at the time, 10 years earlier.
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 independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…
This proves no matter how trivial the original offence is, if you lie to avoid conviction you are guilty of perverting the course of justice, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, and nearly always results in a prison sentence.
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Letters between the @GoodLawProject and the @metpoliceuk indicate that the Metropolitan Police based there decision not to investigate on the government and Boris Johnson insisting there had been no parties in Downing Street.
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That is the very definition of perverting the course of justice, if the police were not investigating these crimes on the basis of dishonest denials from Boris Johnson and other senior members of the government.
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Now we learn from William Wragg, the government has been blackmailing and bribing backbench Tory MPs, to keep quiet, breaching the ministerial code. This stinks of a high level cover up to stop the PM being held to account for breaches of COVID laws.
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As far as I can see, the only reason the PM and the government is not being investigated for perverting the course of justice, is it nearly always carries a prison sentence and could result in a number of the most senior members of the government going to prison.
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You cannot have the law being ignored, just because the PM can't stop himself lying and has made a lot of the cabinet complicit in this. Everyone trying to avoid acknowledging the facts, is essentially making themselves complicit in perverting the course of justice.
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Absolutely the only reason for these repeatedly lies is to make sure the PM and other members of the government, weren't embarrassingly convicted of minor COVID laws.
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As I explain here, everyone has been focused on the wrong aspect of this case, minor COVID laws, where those involved would have got minor fines. But as I explain here, the really serious crime is trying to cover it up by lying.
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Can someone please explain to me, what is the difference between what Chris Huhne did, and what Boris Johnson and other members of the government has done?
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Jan 22
@DoctorVive has hit the nail on the head, because it is essential all of us understand this. The present system, which arose out of the industrial revolution, which was designed on purpose, was a profound mistake, based on entirely false assumptions about our world.
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Any full acknowledgement of the climate and ecological emergency, not just the science, but how the system, which caused it started, is profoundly subversive. It totally undermines the powerful and wealthy who rule over us. It says that full system change is essential.
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The present system, which as I say, arose out of the industrial revolution, is entirely based on one false assumption - eternal economic growth.

You cannot have eternal growth on a finite planet. But the false assumption is you can!
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Jan 21
I'd like to use this point to illustrate why the claim that all people are responsible for the climate and ecological emergency, through their consumption, behaviour and the governments they elect, is a monstrous false argument and misrepresentation of the facts.
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As rightly noted, those without a sympathetic employer (and most aren't) or wealth i.e. most of the population, have to keep in the rat race driving the crisis, just to keep their heads above water. This includes voting for a government most likely to keep them in work.
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This is not just about time off to protest. It's about the ability to make alterations to your lifestyle, or the government you vote for, because most are just trying to keep their head above water.
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Jan 19
Let me briefly explain the ebullient mood of Boris Johnson today at PMQs, and his shambling fearful response with @BethRigby yesterday. It's because in the House of Commons, no MP can be accused of lying. So he feels safe to lie freely.
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 theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
But in an interview with a journalist, they can say, you're lying PM, aren't you? The public can see he's lying. Yet in the Commons, when MPs can't do that, the public mistakenly think because he isn't challenged, he's done nothing wrong.
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 news.sky.com/story/boris-jo…
This stupid rule that bans any MP from calling out another MP for lying or misleading the House, is a charter for pathological liars like Boris Johnson. They can play out this charade without fear of challenge.
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Jan 16
This is very interesting and serious.

Lord Kerslake: ‘You cannot have a situation where a civil servant will make a pronouncement that could end the office of a prime minister. The consequence is that Sue Gray will inevitably have to stop short of that.’
theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
"Downing Street was spinning the report as a “get out of jail” card because officials were confident there would be no finding of the prime minister breaching lockdown laws, since the matter was not in the inquiry’s remit."
"Powell [Jonathan] said he had high regard for Gray, but it was “totally inappropriate” for the inquiry to be conducted by a civil servant reporting to the prime minister. ..."

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Jan 15
Please see this video of @jrockstrom's presentation at COP26 summing up the figures. He says to keep within the 1.5C carbon budget that the richest 1% need to reduce their emissions by a factor of 30. The video starts at that point.🧵
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What @jrockstrom is saying, and he is likely the world's leading expert on this aspect of the problem, is only massive cuts to consumption and emissions, by the richest people in the world, can keep us within the 1.5C carbon budget. This is about climate equity.
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This is genuinely about solutions. One important aspect of any realistic solution is that the extravagant consumption and emissions of a tiny proportion of the richest people in society, just have to be cut.
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Jan 12
Whilst I think it's important that Boris Johnson is held responsible for the scandals, I think it's also important to remember this is the Tory's fault generally. Rishi Sunak also lives in Downing Street, and therefore must have been aware of the parties there etc. 🧵
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The reason I mention this, is that the Tories might just try replacing Johnson with Rishi Sunak, or another cabinet minister, and saying that's it, the scandals have been dealt with. Whereas none of what Johnson has done could have happened without their full complicity.
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Not only the the cabinet, but the vast majority of the Conservative Party have had far more insight and knowledge of these scandals and corruption than anyone else. They have knowingly covered up for Johnson, and have willingly supported him.
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