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Withers LLP twinned with Carter Fuck

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It would seem that the new fashion amongst lawyers is to try to silence Parliament, following on from Carter Fuck trying to stop Trafigura we now have Withers LLP trying their hand at preventing MPs talking about things in Parliament. This time though it’s not about dumping toxic waste in the third world but local planning issues, the full story is over at The Guardian. The key par of the e-mail sent by Withers LLP though is this gem: “”In order to settle this matter we, therefore, require an apology in respect of both the serious allegations plus payment of … Continue reading →

Watch what you say

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Various friends have brought my attention to this rather disturbing article on the BBC: Five men have been cleared of raping a woman after it emerged she had spoken online about group sex fantasies. There is so much wrong with this story I’m not quite sure where to begin, for a change I don’t find myself disagreeing with Penny Reds take on the matter. So I shall leave much of that side of things alone. Instead a few other things that struck me, though obviously there’s not that much detail to be sure but I do have to wonder why … Continue reading →

MPs expenses 4 weeks to go

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Just to remind people the consultation on MP’s expenses end on the 11th of February. you can take part on line here: http://mpexpensesconsultation.org.uk/ The Tax Payers Alliance have a fairly good run down of the questions on their Website (hat tip to Iain Dale again). +3-1