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When Putin first cracked down on the briefly free press, he didn’t have the power or resources to censor like China. He squeezed the owners, threatened journalists, and created *more* sources with varying ways of pushing regime propaganda. But as his power grew, censorship grew.
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Owners of criminal legal aid firms have met to consider whether to continue to provide legal aid advice following advice from the law society. The failure to implement recommended rises has meant many cases are conducted at a loss. The law soc has advised firms should not act in
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these circumstances meaning cases involving domestic violence or harassment will lead to defendants being unrepresented, delaying justice and increasing stress for both the accuser and the accused. @LDNVictimsComm @jonblackbsb @rayshaw66 @HudsonKerry @mlcorr @MKLawSolicitors
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We are delighted to again be recognised as one of the leading criminal defence firms in London by @thelegal500
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The testimonials received from our peers are a well deserved reflection on our wonderful team which strives for excellence despite working in an increasingly dysfunctional CJS. A heartfelt thanks to each and every staff member, and to those whose kind words appear below
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The number of officers who are just TELLING us that pre-charge bail has been extended beyond 3 months and 6 months! Did I miss the memo about police unilaterally deciding to ignore right of suspect (via their solicitor if represented) to make reps upon application for extension?
We don’t need the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. Rice41 should do nicely. #Rice #DeepThought #Gunners
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@LCCSA past presidents reunion at the summer ball last night - our @rayshaw66 catching up with with @jonblackbsb @HudsonKerry Greg Powell, Malcom Duxbury @Crim_sol_PH and lawyers from across London
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What have the LCCSA done for our members this week ?
➡️ Secured an agreement to bring all types of laptops into Belmarsh .
➡️ Persuaded the LAA to review billing rules for bailed police stations to help firms cashflow .
➡️ Ensured LAA deal with low staffing levels at DSCC
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Friday musings: why is HMP Pentonville allowed to ignore legal correspondence requesting legal visits for days on end? How are we supposed to clear the backlog whilst this is happening. Is HMCTS/the judiciary in East London courts aware of this bottle neck? It's becoming a joke.
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THREAD: EXAMPLES OF VOTER SUPPRESSION
Here are just a handful of examples of people being denied their vote today because of Tory voter suppression.
There are already more examples within this short thread than the total number of cases of voter fraud over the last few years.
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Added: This thread doesn't feel like it captures the true extent of the problem, so I've rustled up 70 examples of voter suppression.
See thread below...
teapawt.net/edwinhayward/status/16…
THREAD: 70 examples of Tory voter suppression in today's local election.
That's already much more than the number of recent fraudulent vote cases.
REMINDER: The Electoral Commission has said that there's "no evidence of large-scale electoral fraud".
electoralcommission.org.uk/w…
Suella Braverman has just scrapped regular inspections in detention centres – has she forgotten Manston?
No. The opposite.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
If the government introduce statutory minimum service levels to prevent strikes, perhaps the legislation could be extended to prosecuting Ministers for non-strike related failures on their watch. #dontholdyourbreath
Not sure if I still want to be on Twitter. But I’m here, so I’ll share some electric reporting from @david_conn on the scandal of stolen PPE £millions by Baroness Mone. Difficult to still be shocked. But it’s sickening.
EXCLUSIVE: Revealed: Conservative peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE company, documents seen by the Guardian indicate.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…
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I’m home!! In the USA for the first time since Covid. Strangely, the fact that everyone sounds like me now weirds me out.
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Are the police so mind-numbingly incompetent that they can't tell the difference between a photographer and protester or do they know exactly what they are doing?
@netpol #JustStopOil