That article weirdly slips in “There are some, however, that support the proposed taxes.” as if being anti-gambling is a kooky position and then goes onto say—
Some of the little summaries are very funny. The Rookes v Barnard one:
“With no regard for the political sensitivities surrounding the regulation of strike action, the Law Lords developed the economic tort of intimidation…”
Er, so the common law should just reflect ‘political sensitivities’. Huh!
My reflection on Starmer is that there have been moments as a lawyer when I’ve thought maybe I should give politics a go; but his experience tells me - absolutely no-way! It’s really hard and being a good lawyer is not the training ground it used to be.
All I’ve heard from those inside is that Starmer & Wormald are two peas in a pod: neither of them willing to show any leadership at a time when the country needs it most
Remember when people used to say that Johnson was the worst-timed PM? An ideal time for Starmer to be PM was probably 10,000BC
There’s a steak thing at Tesco which I’ve been using as an inflation tracker. It’s now £7.30 (!) for two slices of poor quality off-cuts - but for some reason they’re still happy to chuck it into an £8 deal (which used to a be a £5 deal)
