Judgment is here
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True, it does not temper the policy much and is easily remedied but....

or pursue that lawful aim

Any use of LFR not connected to crime is unlawful

Using LFR (in Bridges and here) to identify missing persons, vulnerable persons and perhaps "those wanted by the courts" (para 115 of the judgment) - Met policy - must be unlawful for that reason

I still think it is unlawful, for reasons not traversed in either Bridges or here..and which I've told final year LLB students for several years but never committed to paper

The legal power is the common law - to prevent crime etc.
It follows that the power can only be used to promote

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New Jersey governor picks a fight with FIFA. Good. As the 2026 World Cup draws near, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has gone to battle against FIFA.

Has he just assumed it’s another variant of AntiFA?

Just gone on it, thanks

Massively underwhelmed

Very happy to have written this post with Yohannes Agnew on the use of Community Notes by Meta.

Another 15-20 minutes and we will only have the last train to Norwich to aim for

We’ve already missed one, almost certainly missed a second

Cracking work @heathrow.com

Over an hour from landing and my wife is still not through passport control with disability assistance

In five years, by a long long way the worst service we’ve had

Melbourne and Bangkok in past few days - speedy and smooth

Frankly, a disgrace

Cheers Paul

Horus is headed by Col Tim Collins (ret’d) who gave that Kenneth Branagh eve-of-war speech in March 2003

In case anyone needed to know

Without schadenfreude, Spurs and Arsenal fans would have lost everything this season

But missed the surprise sight of my recent life

Yep, as did Posy in the park though

They’re frighteningly large

I’ve not just popped over I hasten to add

Stopped off en route home from Melbourne

That’s why it’s always worth donning your stout walking shoes, water and backpack and just setting off on foot, first day in any city

Exactly

Was expecting to see in Lumpini Park, not gallivanting along the canals

Young lads pushing each other off the jetty…a chap trying to catch catfish and then this…

I’m in Bangkok for a long weekend and catching up on a former PhD student

Popped out yesterday for a stroll along back streets, watching life go by

Adult Catholic conversions is a US thing - not really known in UK…is it?

Or fiction and non fiction

Couldn’t they have started with “please pick up your towels”?

If anyone needs more reason to visit Sussex and admire its beauty…

Tim

Of interest perhaps…?

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So, in short, many Aus cases seem to me to be either staged mass protests which don’t trouble UK courts greatly and problematical either OR they’re “really” right to protest cases

Does that make sense?

Really grateful to you for the thought

of direct actions/ disruption of target industries

It’s a real stretch - “concept contortion” I’m terming it - to see this as related to the upkeep of good responsible indirect government that lies at heart of it (as I understand it)

Holly, your comment got me thinking albeit not ideal at 3:00 in the morning!

Something that’s intrigued me while here and which I think in part might explain differences is this

The use of implied freedom to cover what in most other countries would be termed a protest

Especially thinking here

As if Husker Du didn’t exist

I mean Sugar were fine but Husker Du were f**** cracking

I saw them lose a 45 point half time lead at the MCG three weeks ago, and 22 points (on TV) on Good Friday