Nick Diable
@defencebrief.bsky.social
UK based criminal defence lawyer
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Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
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No, I love this, the mismatch between 'how the fuck up happened'* and 'the experience of the person they've got to investigate it', it's like if a secondary school hired Arsene Wenger to be a PE teacher.
*They hit 'upload' when they really shouldn't, 9/10.
*They hit 'upload' when they really shouldn't, 9/10.
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
No, I love this, the mismatch between 'how the fuck up happened'* and 'the experience of the person they've got to investigate it', it's like if a secondary school hired Arsene Wenger to be a PE teacher.
*They hit 'upload' when they really shouldn't, 9/10.
*They hit 'upload' when they really shouldn't, 9/10.
Well this is a new one: apparently EVs make you more likely to experience car sickness!! What a pile of BS. My EV glides to the most delicate stop I've ever known in a car. This woman was already getting car sick before she ever went in an EV. Why write this BS???
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https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/electric-cars-make-you-sick-4059243
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Well this is a new one: apparently EVs make you more likely to experience car sickness!! What a pile of BS. My EV glides to the most delicate stop I've ever known in a car. This woman was already getting car sick before she ever went in an EV. Why write this BS???
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Not words I say often, but Reeves cooked with this and it should have gotten louder laughs
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Not words I say often, but Reeves cooked with this and it should have gotten louder laughs
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This family have done more for Irish comedy than the last three DGs of RTÉ.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This family have done more for Irish comedy than the last three DGs of RTÉ.
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‘The Burkes are shouting’ is a colloquial phrase that came into common usage in Ireland in the 2020s and means, ‘everything is proceeding as normal’.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘The Burkes are shouting’ is a colloquial phrase that came into common usage in Ireland in the 2020s and means, ‘everything is proceeding as normal’.
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This is tricky because cases in which miscarriages are more likely to be examined are more serious allegations and therefore almost always jury trials anyway. Experientially, and as someone who normally prosecutes, I've experienced surprising convictions in the Mags, but never in the Crown Court.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is tricky because cases in which miscarriages are more likely to be examined are more serious allegations and therefore almost always jury trials anyway. Experientially, and as someone who normally prosecutes, I've experienced surprising convictions in the Mags, but never in the Crown Court.
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Every time a face is reconstructed from an ancient skull the person looks so familiar. I swear she works in Lancaster Greggs.
Kendal woman recreated from her 900-year-old skull is named Agnes after public vote. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kendal woman reconstructed from 900-year-old remains named
The woman, whose skull was found in Kendal, is named Agnes after a public vote.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every time a face is reconstructed from an ancient skull the person looks so familiar. I swear she works in Lancaster Greggs.
A treasury minister on TV just said they're going to stop people getting "luxury cars" on motability. Can you get luxury cars on it? I just searched the available cars and I can't see any, but I'm no expert.
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A treasury minister on TV just said they're going to stop people getting "luxury cars" on motability. Can you get luxury cars on it? I just searched the available cars and I can't see any, but I'm no expert.
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I asked around about this and there's not a lot of evidence- barristers I spoke more had a clear belief that juries are more likely to acquit and they suggested an underlying motivation for the reforms was a desire for more convictions. But I can't find much evidence actually for this belief.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I asked around about this and there's not a lot of evidence- barristers I spoke more had a clear belief that juries are more likely to acquit and they suggested an underlying motivation for the reforms was a desire for more convictions. But I can't find much evidence actually for this belief.
Fuel duty frozen. Introducing taxes on each mile driven by EVs. Interesting way to get people to give up ICE vehicles.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fuel duty frozen. Introducing taxes on each mile driven by EVs. Interesting way to get people to give up ICE vehicles.
Gen Z, your country needs YOU.
Do your duty, help your country.
Get drunk NOW!!
Do your duty, help your country.
Get drunk NOW!!
From now on, when discussing the budget, please use “is this measure bigger than the cost to the exchequer of gen Z drinking less” as your metric for assessing whether something actually raises or costs a significant sum
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Gen Z, your country needs YOU.
Do your duty, help your country.
Get drunk NOW!!
Do your duty, help your country.
Get drunk NOW!!
Have to wonder about police evidence training. Reading a statement in which a PC complains about D interrupting a chat with a colleague. Tells us their shift times etc etc. But, never actually bothers to get a statement from eye witnesses or tell us evidential points like where or when things happen
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Have to wonder about police evidence training. Reading a statement in which a PC complains about D interrupting a chat with a colleague. Tells us their shift times etc etc. But, never actually bothers to get a statement from eye witnesses or tell us evidential points like where or when things happen
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What is the cost of the proposed new CCBD?. Seemingly it will require the training of additional court staff, purchasing of new IT equipment, the miraculous appearance of substantial numbers of defence solicitors & counsel (although who knows what rights of audience will be required?) 1/2
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases - BBC News
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What is the cost of the proposed new CCBD?. Seemingly it will require the training of additional court staff, purchasing of new IT equipment, the miraculous appearance of substantial numbers of defence solicitors & counsel (although who knows what rights of audience will be required?) 1/2
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Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nigel Farage asked former Conservative MP Enoch Powell to back Ukip
Despite his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, the Ukip leader has said the central thrust of Powell’s immigration arguments hold true
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
Always grinds my gears when people say "No one would work drudge jobs if there was a UBI"
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
Magistrates hearing cases in the crown court... what could possibly go wrong??
Incidentally, my case in the CC couldn't go ahead today due to a lack of judges. So how the feck will judge only trials help anything??
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Incidentally, my case in the CC couldn't go ahead today due to a lack of judges. So how the feck will judge only trials help anything??
on.ft.com/3XPf9aF
Ministers plan to scrap jury trials in England and Wales except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply to trials for serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Magistrates hearing cases in the crown court... what could possibly go wrong??
Incidentally, my case in the CC couldn't go ahead today due to a lack of judges. So how the feck will judge only trials help anything??
on.ft.com/3XPf9aF
Incidentally, my case in the CC couldn't go ahead today due to a lack of judges. So how the feck will judge only trials help anything??
on.ft.com/3XPf9aF
I'm at Teabag Services on the M6. It's one of the fancy Farm Shop ones. It's rubbish. It has a brilliant selection of raw meat & fresh veg. The clothes look good. But what I really want on a long drive is a tasty sandwich I can eat in the car not a fancy wine and fine beer choice.
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I'm at Teabag Services on the M6. It's one of the fancy Farm Shop ones. It's rubbish. It has a brilliant selection of raw meat & fresh veg. The clothes look good. But what I really want on a long drive is a tasty sandwich I can eat in the car not a fancy wine and fine beer choice.
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Guy who followed me on LinkedIn got furious once when I couldn't answer his question on some obscure point of international law. It was like he wanted a refund. Ok mate, but I never promised to do that, and you didn't pay me anything anyway
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Guy who followed me on LinkedIn got furious once when I couldn't answer his question on some obscure point of international law. It was like he wanted a refund. Ok mate, but I never promised to do that, and you didn't pay me anything anyway
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
