Backroom legal obsessive. Former law lecturer and government lawyer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlgardner/ Also books, beer, films, and a bit of politics. London and Warrington.
Carl Gardner
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Something I thought during recent Tory leadership contests, and that's worth reminding myself of. If there are any broadcast debates I think it's important that any audience should be drawn from the general public, not limited to those with a vote in the contest.
A minor point compared to war and all that, but I can't help noticing Wells has got a cardy on here under his three-piece suit. No wonder he dreamed up a time machine, it must have been bloody cold.
If England somehow contrived to win this, it'd actually be quite sad. I know FIFA's been dodgy for ages, but since Russia and Qatar, and now with Trump, that's all become impossible to ignore. Best avoid the whole thing.
Today my dad and I took part in the London Legal Walk, which he helped establish in 2005. Over 10,000 walkers walked 10km to raise money for free legal advice for people living in poverty. He is 88 and I have Long Covid so we are both feeling a sense of achievement (and some aching limbs)!
My lecture is now up on YouTube if that is your preferred format! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTA0...
The feeling of outrage is quite right because of the closed, privatised, undemocratic and elitist method of selection, by party members. These changes would be less contentious among the general public (as they were when Callaghan and Major came in) if MPs alone made them happen.
Labour has to try to avoid this scenario.
With all respect to party members (& I've been one for most of my adult life) it is democratically indefensible for 0.5% of the electorate - whom no-one has elected, but who pay a fee to a party - to decide whether a prime minister is removed or reinstated.
It's been a tough day but enormously cheered by this Reddit thread of a guy demanding Tesco treat bananas as berries for the purpose of getting extra club card points. www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdvic...
