The Good Law Project website explains Mermaids lost on the "technical ground" of standing. The GLP says they "signalled the case is not straightforward" when they began which is "reflected in the time taken by the Tribunal to make its decision".

Let's unpack three key errors: (1) The word "technical" does not diminish anything as almost all legal arguments may be so described. Standing is a critical prerequisite to being heard, to being *relevant*. So Mermaids "technically" should never have brought the case. So Mermaids "technically" lost.

MY OPEN LETTER TO THE CABINET OFFICE CONCERNING THE MBE OF @WileyCEO

Dear Sir or Madam,
I have strong reasons to believe that the honour of MBE bestowed upon the musician Richard Kylea Cowie Jr (“Wiley”) should be forfeited by reason of his extraordinary and sustained

1/8 publication of vicious antisemitic views, during the period 24-26 July 2020.

Amongst other things, Wiley used the public platform of Twitter, to liken Jews to the “KKK” and to suggest that the Jewish community should “hold some corn” (slang for “be shot”).

2/8

From Wednesday, we can go for a family picnic in a park, keeping a 2m distance from other families.

However, we cannot "meet" more than one person from a different household outdoors (even at social distance).

So here are a number of questions that puzzle me: (1) What if we go on our family picnic and get chatting to a family of strangers 2m away? Is that ok or is it "meeting"? If ok, why is it ok to chat to them but not arrange this kind of distanced meeting with friends?

THREAD:

A few people (including @JMPSimor) asked me to explain why I think the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn in power makes Jewish families (like my own) so fearful.

Let me try and explain. 1/9 (2) The starting point is that Corbyn is, unquestionably, a modern antisemite. I say “modern” to be clear that he is not a 1930s antisemite: this is not about gas chambers. But he does not treat Jewish people like any other minority.