Robin Murray
@robinthemint.bsky.social
Former VC of CLSA (Views on Twitter are my own). Former Winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of Year Award and a Winner of Kent Law Society exceptional achievement award. Now posting on politics and history.
@TimesRadio so there are rumours of a pact between Tories and reform? Not the first time conservatives have appeased fascists. But they will sow the seeds of their own destruction as in 1945 as they will not be forgiven by the wider electorate for such a gross cynical tactic.
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
@TimesRadio so there are rumours of a pact between Tories and reform? Not the first time conservatives have appeased fascists. But they will sow the seeds of their own destruction as in 1945 as they will not be forgiven by the wider electorate for such a gross cynical tactic.
What I like about juries is they ‘do justice’ rather than simply doing law. Where they sense a persecution as opposed to a prosecution with a government hand behind it and in circumstances of unfairness they refuse to convict. The Ponting case for just one example. 1/
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What I like about juries is they ‘do justice’ rather than simply doing law. Where they sense a persecution as opposed to a prosecution with a government hand behind it and in circumstances of unfairness they refuse to convict. The Ponting case for just one example. 1/
@kenanmalik summarises so well that removal of jury trials is both a democratic and a class issue - something I am amazed that @DavidLammy & @UKLabour seem to have ignored. It will alienate citizens from our Justice system. It is wrong & not the answer.
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Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer
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November 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@kenanmalik summarises so well that removal of jury trials is both a democratic and a class issue - something I am amazed that @DavidLammy & @UKLabour seem to have ignored. It will alienate citizens from our Justice system. It is wrong & not the answer.
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@ChartwellNT Many many congratulations to the Chartwell team for their Churchill and animals themed Christmas presentation in the house . I was there today and it was mind blowing in its beauty. The feedback from the public was incredibly positive. I was proud to be part of it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@ChartwellNT Many many congratulations to the Chartwell team for their Churchill and animals themed Christmas presentation in the house . I was there today and it was mind blowing in its beauty. The feedback from the public was incredibly positive. I was proud to be part of it.
Labour and David Lammy Please take note.
you have no mandate to savage jury trials and it’s going to do great political damage to you.
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
you have no mandate to savage jury trials and it’s going to do great political damage to you.
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial
Editorial: The criminal cases backlog requires radical action, but the problem has been caused by government cuts, not by an ancient and fundamental liberty
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Labour and David Lammy Please take note.
you have no mandate to savage jury trials and it’s going to do great political damage to you.
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
you have no mandate to savage jury trials and it’s going to do great political damage to you.
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abolishing most jury trials is an appalling assault upon the liberties of our citizens. To hand over justice to paid professional judges is simply dangerous to democracy. Never thought I would see a labour government do this.1/
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Abolishing most jury trials is an appalling assault upon the liberties of our citizens. To hand over justice to paid professional judges is simply dangerous to democracy. Never thought I would see a labour government do this.1/
Jeff meets the new neighbours. Tamworths. As WSC said. Cats look down on you dogs look up to you but pigs look you straight in the eye as an equal.. I think they are such a lovely colour
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jeff meets the new neighbours. Tamworths. As WSC said. Cats look down on you dogs look up to you but pigs look you straight in the eye as an equal.. I think they are such a lovely colour
How can any decent person comfortably voting for a party led by this man. And don’t give me any Guff about him being a school boy. He was 17. 1/
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How can any decent person comfortably voting for a party led by this man. And don’t give me any Guff about him being a school boy. He was 17. 1/
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I don’t think people realise just how dangerous this period of history is with the danger of 1930s repeating itself. There has to be away of uniting and voting tactically to exploit the divisions on the right or get Farage by default. A good podcast this.
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Starmer's failure may drag us into the abyss
Podcast Episode · The Lowdown from Nick Cohen · 24/11/2025 · 55m
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November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I don’t think people realise just how dangerous this period of history is with the danger of 1930s repeating itself. There has to be away of uniting and voting tactically to exploit the divisions on the right or get Farage by default. A good podcast this.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
What a damning indictment of Boris Johnson’s disingenuous response to the Hallet enquiry. What a disgrace that man is.
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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What a damning indictment of Boris Johnson’s disingenuous response to the Hallet enquiry. What a disgrace that man is.
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This is wrong and I don’t care which government tries to introduce it or who is to blame. The right to jury trial is essential to British democracy and should remain.
Why should rights for thousands be sacrificed due to under investment in the CJS
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Why should rights for thousands be sacrificed due to under investment in the CJS
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is wrong and I don’t care which government tries to introduce it or who is to blame. The right to jury trial is essential to British democracy and should remain.
Why should rights for thousands be sacrificed due to under investment in the CJS
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Why should rights for thousands be sacrificed due to under investment in the CJS
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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ICE agents abducting people off the streets. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents. Threats by Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
What Trump’s Tyranny Is Revealing to America
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
ICE agents abducting people off the streets. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents. Threats by Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tide has turned on Brexit. The main problem now will be impatience because the government having recognise the folly of continuing with Brexit must reverse it without delay.
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters
Rachel Reeves’ criticism of Brexit impact on economy is aimed at leave voters who have changed their minds and younger voters, says analysts
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The tide has turned on Brexit. The main problem now will be impatience because the government having recognise the folly of continuing with Brexit must reverse it without delay.
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Bregret! As we’ve always said only Brits lost the rights that 450 million Europeans have.
That reality of the loss of FoM setting in
By a whopping two-to-one margin, voters now favor pre-Brexit 2021 immigration system to the one that has taken shape since www.politico.eu/article/labo...
That reality of the loss of FoM setting in
By a whopping two-to-one margin, voters now favor pre-Brexit 2021 immigration system to the one that has taken shape since www.politico.eu/article/labo...
Brits are pining for the pre-Brexit migration system
The idea was that leaving the bloc would give the U.K. back “control” of its borders and create a fairer system. But the widespread perception is it didn’t turn out that way.
www.politico.eu
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bregret! As we’ve always said only Brits lost the rights that 450 million Europeans have.
That reality of the loss of FoM setting in
By a whopping two-to-one margin, voters now favor pre-Brexit 2021 immigration system to the one that has taken shape since www.politico.eu/article/labo...
That reality of the loss of FoM setting in
By a whopping two-to-one margin, voters now favor pre-Brexit 2021 immigration system to the one that has taken shape since www.politico.eu/article/labo...
If you are not alarmed by the Russian connection to Farage and Co you should be. Pay attention.👇
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‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you are not alarmed by the Russian connection to Farage and Co you should be. Pay attention.👇
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The leader of the far-right GB in Wales pleads guilty of having received RU cash to speak well of Russia in the European Parliament
Imagine how many of them are actually there.
Imagine how many of them are actually there.
September 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The leader of the far-right GB in Wales pleads guilty of having received RU cash to speak well of Russia in the European Parliament
Imagine how many of them are actually there.
Imagine how many of them are actually there.
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“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
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September 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏
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Finally.
"Rachel Reeves has pushed for an "ambitious" youth migration deal with the EU in a bid to improve the outlook of the public finances ahead of the autumn Budget."
Brexit has been a huge block on youth opportunity, mobility and economy. Time to break barriers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Rachel Reeves has pushed for an "ambitious" youth migration deal with the EU in a bid to improve the outlook of the public finances ahead of the autumn Budget."
Brexit has been a huge block on youth opportunity, mobility and economy. Time to break barriers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves pushes for EU youth migration scheme ahead of Budget
The chancellor calls for an 'ambitious' deal as she looks to boost growth ahead of the 26 November Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Finally.
"Rachel Reeves has pushed for an "ambitious" youth migration deal with the EU in a bid to improve the outlook of the public finances ahead of the autumn Budget."
Brexit has been a huge block on youth opportunity, mobility and economy. Time to break barriers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Rachel Reeves has pushed for an "ambitious" youth migration deal with the EU in a bid to improve the outlook of the public finances ahead of the autumn Budget."
Brexit has been a huge block on youth opportunity, mobility and economy. Time to break barriers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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U.K. Politician Admits Making Pro-Russia Statements in Return for Bribes
Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of bribery while he was a member of the European Parliament.
#Reform
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Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of bribery while he was a member of the European Parliament.
#Reform
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September 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
U.K. Politician Admits Making Pro-Russia Statements in Return for Bribes
Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of bribery while he was a member of the European Parliament.
#Reform
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Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of bribery while he was a member of the European Parliament.
#Reform
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This thread shows why I privately wonder if we should even dignify Farage’s latest vehicle with the name 'Reform UK'.
It's the Nigel Farage party – a continuation of the Nigel Farage party that has existed for two decades.
It's him, his lackeys, his policies.
And when he goes, it goes.
It's the Nigel Farage party – a continuation of the Nigel Farage party that has existed for two decades.
It's him, his lackeys, his policies.
And when he goes, it goes.
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
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among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
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September 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This thread shows why I privately wonder if we should even dignify Farage’s latest vehicle with the name 'Reform UK'.
It's the Nigel Farage party – a continuation of the Nigel Farage party that has existed for two decades.
It's him, his lackeys, his policies.
And when he goes, it goes.
It's the Nigel Farage party – a continuation of the Nigel Farage party that has existed for two decades.
It's him, his lackeys, his policies.
And when he goes, it goes.
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As Arron Banks appears in the Reform Party video after Vladimir Putin has exposed his violent expansionist plan for Russia, it is worth revisiting what the judge said about Banks and the undisclosed Russian Embassy visits in the lead up to Brexit
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Liz Cheney, “To my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonour will remain"
September 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Liz Cheney, “To my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonour will remain"
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September 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Apparently the Americans at the Ryder Cup are behaving appallingly. Not only abusing the European golfers but also their families. Americans rarely pit themselves against the rest of the world (the World Series is a joke) but they are the absolute worst losers. No idea of sportsmanship or fair play.
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Apparently the Americans at the Ryder Cup are behaving appallingly. Not only abusing the European golfers but also their families. Americans rarely pit themselves against the rest of the world (the World Series is a joke) but they are the absolute worst losers. No idea of sportsmanship or fair play.