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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 8h

Of course - it is all about the absurd framing of A-Level standard, rather than saying immigrants must be able do hold a conversation and get by.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 8h

This, for example, is a perfectly sensible measure; bsky.app/profile/quar...

Mrs Queeeeeeent (as if said by a ghost) @quarkquent.bsky.social · 10h

The Dutch are increasing their requirements up to B1 (B2 is between this and their current requirement level)

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 9h

Yawn, or aggressive protection of your chair?

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 9h

My language skills are terrible, particularly considering my wife of 20 years is French. I can get by, but struggle in noisy environments and multiple conversations. The notion of not being allowed to live in France unless I can write critical essays on Moliere and Hugo is rather silly.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 10h

Threatening to kill people is a serious offence that should result in a custodial sentence. Threatening elected officials, regardless of their views, is particularly serious. But this is surely brazen hypocrisy.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 10h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Man jailed for five years for threatening to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok

The Reform UK leader has described the threats made in a TikTok video as "pretty chilling".

www.bbc.com

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 10h

Let me get this right.

Man makes social media threatening to kill Farage - convicted, sentenced to jail. Farage happy.

Woman makes social media threatening to burn hotels full of migrants, convicted, sentenced to jail. Farage outraged, goes on about free speech and invites her to conference. /1

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 11h

This article is the gateway drug to the inevitable Guardian article on wild swimming and polyamory.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 13h

Meanwhile, we desperately need immigrants to work in many sectors: construction, care, health. Immigrants need conversational English to work in such sectors, which will develop over time. They do not need “A-level standard”. This means we cannot get the workers we need. /2

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 13h

What is this absolute nonsense.

A-Level English requires the detailed study of select works of English literature, including (in my day) a Shakespeare, a Chaucer and other classics. I doubt 2/3 of those born in the UK come close to this standard. /1

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 13h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 16h

So definitely don’t waste £1.99 of you hard earned on this rather fine, I mean hopeless book. Buy two thirds of a protein bar instead. Or park for 28 minutes in Chiswick. Or put it towards a third of your chicken gyoza lunch. Don’t bother to pick up the loose change in your car.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 16h

I read SB’s novel on holiday last week. I wanted to make some very positive comments, including great debut, fantastic pacing, never predictable, a definite read. However, having paid £9.99 for it last week and now seeing it for the price of half a coffee, I am annoyed! /1

The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 18h

What’s that, you say?

You enjoy critically acclaimed gritty, authentic crime and legal thrillers?

You enjoy reading such thrillers on an electronic medium, such as e-book?

You enjoy ridonculous bargains?

#TheCutThroatTrial is a crazy £1.99 today.

Go nuts.

www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Throat-T...

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 21h

Lose an election heavily. Have people like Buckland, Badenoch as your only option for leader. Make the lead policy”we haven’t been Brexity enough yet”. Come up with it’s all the immigrants/judges rhetoric.

Who on earth would have anything to do with the Conservative Party today?

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 21h

A three stage process:

Divide the party by announcing the referendum, the entire debate was based on Johnson’s desire to take over from Cameron.

Remove the large chunk of Tories who tried to reach a sensible position. The Grieves, the Clarkes etc. replace with Dorres and Jenkins in mainstream /1

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22h

How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool on.ft.com/4qarx21 | opinion

How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool

The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea

on.ft.com

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

I have memories of asking shoppers in Aylesbury why they were there and some chap asked my friend what he was studying and when he replied geography asked him to draw a map of the UK with some cities and rivers…..

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

Just some casual thinking about this situation before posting in support of the killing. Watkins’ crimes are about as bad as it gets, but murdering a complete stranger and the kidnap/multiple rape of a woman are pretty close to it.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

I remember a geography field trip in North Wales where we were supposed to be measuring temperatures up a mountain all night. The teachers thought a couple of beers would keep us warmer. So we drank the beers, stayed in the tent and made all the data up in the morning.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

That sounds like a week in a luxury lodge, a few game drives and a premium economy flight.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

£4k!!!!

Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 1d

Inexplicably, my son’s very standard state school - in a mixed area, not a particularly affluent one - arranged a £4K trip to Kenya last year. I keep meaning to do a story on the astonishing escalation of the school trip.

Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 1d

I know they just do this to wind people up, but Christ on a bike.

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

Have they lost your vote? 😉

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

We know Corbyn is a lemon posset of the highest order, but this is particularly mad. To write an article inviting a jury style approach to policy yet simultaneously announcing what those policies will be.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn

At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our party, says Your Party co-leader Jeremy Corbyn

www.theguardian.com

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, there is only room for one on the curriculum!

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

Surely the very definition of liberal requires a tolerance of different views?

Refusing to work with Rowling would be illiberal.

legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

Training his reaction time!

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 1d

Blocked! Do tell!

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