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Joined March 2012
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MichaelWhite
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Stop lynching ex- York : yet again im happy to agree with Matthew Parris who pitches this item perfectly
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Peerless blogger David Allen Green has left twitter, but he continues on substack. If you have the slightest interest in his commentary on law & policy you should be reading him regulary, & if you are reading him regularly why not pay him for his work? https://t.co/DvXuTfylO9
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@JoinCrowdHealth
CrowdHealth
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Healthcare DEFLATION continues: Family of 4 paid $530 in Nov 24 Family of 4 will pay $505 in Nov 25 5% reduction Individual (<55) paid $160 in Nov 24 Individual (<55) will pay $150 in Nov 25 6% reduction
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@amandaknox
Amanda Knox
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Innocent until proven guilty. It’s a bedrock principle of due process: the burden of proof is on the state, not the accused. The state must prove your guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt” before punishing you. /🧵
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@igorsushko
Igor Sushko
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Russian citizen and former French Legion soldier Pierre Malinowski is the suspected ring-leader of the Louvre Museum jewel heist in Paris. He works with Putin spokesman's daughter Elizaveta Peskova at Kremlin's subversion project Russian-French Historical Foundation in Moscow.
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@PumpCourt
Pump Court Chambers
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Pump Court warmly welcomes Maria Henty and Rebekah Batt as our new Family Law podcast hosts. Both offer a wealth of expertise and insight to the Family Law practice, and we're excited to have them lead the next series of our popular podcast. https://t.co/tiayKEOon7
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@TheFGA
The FGA
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Democrats are fear-mongering! And for what? So they can keep COVID spending alive and well—all for a $450 billion corporate welfare handout to Big Insurance. Here's the TRUTH about the expiring COVID credits and health insurance premiums in 2026.
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Matthew Scott
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I did my best at live tweeting this. It's probably full of mistakes, and certainly full of summary and precis.
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Matthew Scott
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Stephen Parkinson (DPP) giving evidence to National Security Strategy joint committee.
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Matthew Scott
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And I'm going to hzvd to leave it there!
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Matthew Scott
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Collins says Jonathan Powell had no involvement in the case at all. Sir Chris says he's looked into it & "i've seen absolutely no evidence that Mr Powell had any influence."
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Lord Boateng: "is it your view that China's espionagd threatens our democratic institutuons?," Yes, says Collins.
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@THINCfdn
THINC Foundation
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Schools must be open about their curricula because informed parents build stronger communities. Learn more about THINC by visiting our website, linked in our bio.
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Matthew Scott
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Sir Chris says that what DPP said had changed on 3rd Sep meeting was the Roussev case.
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Matthew Scott
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Andy Slaughter: you thought range oc threats was sufficient. But CPS thought you needed to say more. It looka like a misunderstsndibg. Collins says he was advised by external counsel & internal legal team that he'd said enough.
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Matthew Scott
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Sir Chris sayz DPP informed AG. Then explained reasoning to me, Collins joined meeting raised nore questions, and DPP agred to "one more loop" which led to meeting on 9th sep.
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Matthew Scott
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I was able to say China posed a series of threats, CPS wanted me to.say China posed a threat.
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@SolanaInstitute
Solana Policy Institute
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Matthew Scott
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I was v clear when I agreed to be a witness that I would give evid in line with gov policy. In meeting with DPP and with csl on 9th Sep i said muchbthe same as I've said today.
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Matthew Scott
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He was trying to support a successful prosecution.
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Matthew Scott
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Lord Hutton asks if he was surprised at dropping of case. He says he was surprised, though always knew it woukd be a challenge.
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Matthew Scott
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Collins says the language about "enemy" was taken out of his first witness statement in line with gov policy.
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@MultiversX
Multiversᕽ
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5min to load a dishwasher or 0.5s to for autonomous global transactions? MvX is built for agentic payments. Instant, secure, and scalable. https://t.co/T4NtYFlhUe
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Matthew Scott
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Sir Chris says CPS wasnt present at that meeting, and relations with China didn't affect decision to drop case.
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Matthew Scott
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Sir Chris Wormald talks about meeting held to discuss a range of different scenarios, but we didn't discuss the evidence.
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Matthew Scott
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Myvrecollection of meeting on 4th aug was that I would set out thd ways in which China was a threat in a number of wayz.
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