Raymond Shaw (@rayshaw66) profile picture

News reading Tofu eating, liberal thinking Arsenal fan. Not yet an illegal combination.

London
Joined May 2010
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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?
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Replying to @lccsa
@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…
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The Eagles are having YouTubers who react to any Eagles music struck with violations for copyright infringement. It’s pretty lame beings the reactors followed YouTube rules. Why are they always a problem?
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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
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Suella Braverman did not mistakenly leak a meaningless document. She endlessly consulted a maverick. She deliberately emailed a policy doc not yet agreed to her pvt email. Then she sent it to John Hayes and someone she thought was his wife. Then lied to PM about when it was sent
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Draconian legislation to sweep away 47 years of laws in less than one year to get its second reading on Tuesday, Penny Mordaunt confirmed today. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill publications will get rid of 2,400 laws unless someone actively seeks to save them
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Govt: We recommened Conservative Party members use online voting to choose the next PM. Also govt: Trade unions are banned from using online voting.
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My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs. He's four months old.
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TODAY 19.00 UK time How social media has revolutionized the dissemination of antisemitism and how this impacts not only victims of antisemitic hate speech but also society at large: insight into case studies on different platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube...
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🙋‍♀️ Oh, I know. I know!! B. The answer is B!!
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