cellybear.bsky.social
London born, world traveller, working in criminal justice for over 20 years. Feminist, agnostic, respectful free speech enthusiast.
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Aww - sorry to hear that. Salted-caramel milkshake with a straw? š
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Yeah, but salted caramel? You must like that š
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TP makes such a meal of the bloody question though - which is fairly simple: Whereās the evidence?
You canāt have evidence for something that didnāt happen. Ergo, no evidence. Not true. Next.
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Being a member of EU was about the free movement of āworkersā - pulling out of that seems ironic given all the construction workers we are going to need to build 1.5 homes. In the 8 years since the Brexit vote, what did Patel et al do to ensure we had a workforce that could meet such needs?
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Even if it were true that homeless people are violent drug addicts with mental health problems, I wonder why that in itself doesnāt evoke empathy and a desire to help rather than denegrate. Adding homelessness to their problems will not make their lives better, or indeed our own.
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Looks like sponge-washing to me š
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This is such an excellent and informative article. It takes 17 mins to read. If it could be distilled into a catchy 3 word slogan Farrage would be dead in the water. Any suggestions anyone?
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Youāre right about the Comms! But to be fair, I saw Ed Milliband on Sky today (heās usually so bad at media) but he made some good points on Syria and Energy - and was asked to relive a bacon sandwich gaffe from a decade ago! Heās a clever guy - must be so frustrating - but he did it with humour š
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No one will remember Badenoch in 5 years, let alone her views on lunch, but maybe, just maybe, your kids, my kids will have a home of their own. Weāll see.
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Meanwhile the media are desperately trying to find content to get clicks, because they think we are too thick to be serious - and theyāre right in part. How much bloody time was spent yesterday discussing sandwiches?
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I thought the opposite thought - that the Gov was getting on with governing - making big decisions about our relationship with Europe, making change to planning/housing policy, and dragging us toward energy security.
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That sounds insane. Are you sure these people are British? You know that those who can flee this country for warmer climates do so as often as possible? Youāve been to Heathrow in July, right? And we talk incessantly about bad British weather. I think someone is (successfully) winding you up.
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Everyone should be horrified by the state of our prisons š¬. I donāt know that this is about one system being better than another - itās just a really sad story about two kids whose lives have been turned upside down by being kids.
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Iād be equally sorry for the youngsters involved if it were a 15 & 16 year old being prosecuted in this country when they had consensual sex. Statutory rape? Technically yes. But ruining a young personās life potentially for such a thing would be a catastrophe in this country too.
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Of course they have more things to worry about and yes, the police are required to investigate reported crimes. My reference to anything more sinister - in case it was misunderstood - was anything more sinister about the boyās behaviour - ie whether she was vulnerable in any particular way.
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I completely understand that you may not agree with the conclusion of the review, and in time, when there is more data, the situation may be reviewed again.
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And that review concluded that there was insufficient evidence based on commissioned high and mid quality data to support the efficacy of puberty blocker treatment - so the gov is entitled to act on the recommendations of that review and would have been crazy not to.
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Hey, I didnāt for a minute think you were having a go - it was a polite conversation! My point isnāt to argue about gender spectrum - itās about the fact that this was a review about first and foremost the safeguarding of children (it could have been about children and effects of social media). 1/
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Why a distinction between gender questioning children and trans children? They might all be āgender questioningā and itās good for kids to have questions. Life and feelings are complicated and maybe they shouldnāt do life changing things at an emotional time. So many other ways to support them.
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Catchy headline! š
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This post is just too ambiguous for my liking. If you want to get your point across on social media, you have to say what you actually think.
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Agreed. Cucumber = same problem. I get it.
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Starmer, having flip flopped for much of his pre GE period as leader has been (so far) steadfast despite loud squeals from various quarters - IHT/farmers, winter fuel allowance, private school VAT, employer NICS. The NIMBYs should take note. I wait to eat my hat.
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Just listening to the Newsagents - Emily Maitlis has been camping out in my head again and stealing my thoughts as her own š
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Starmer, having flip flopped for much of his pre GE period as leader has been (so far) steadfast despite loud squeals from various quarters - IHT/farmers, winter fuel allowance, private school VAT, employer NICS. The NIMBYs should take note. I wait to eat my hat.
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How do I invite her for Christmas dinner?
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It remains to be seen though whether the more hidden issue of investment in the rehabilitation of such men will get the attention it requires to prevent future crimes and future victims.
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It is shocking for victims of historic sexual crimes to realise the length of such sentences, having held onto their trauma for so many years. It is those like āJessicaā who have shown such courage that has led to a greater understanding of the impact and an increase in sentences.
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I read both your articles with interest. A number of complexities but historic sex abuse cases present serious challenges for victims because the courts have to work on the basis of the sentencing regime at the time - as you highlight. In this case it would have been the 1991 CJA.
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We have to learn from the US result and fast.
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But that doesnāt have to be a worry if Labour, LibDems and Greens can show an equal willingness to compromise. The majority at the last election voted for left of centre parties. The Reform voice is amplified because its leader occupies a disproportionate level of airtime.
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Our country is fairly unique in Europe in still having an electoral system dominated by two parties. In other European countries, coalition is normal. It is inevitable that the arrival of smaller parties will lead to greater fragmentation in the future.
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There is such a policy right now, but itās going the wrong way.
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And such an economic policy might be one of wealth redistribution. No?
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Awkward Christmas dinner I imagine
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And going through your 17 year oldās phone etc is rarely a good idea š¬
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Yep.
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Always cautious about blaming without the full facts - but my initial thought about the girlās mother is the same as yours. Unless there was something more sinister to it, my heart goes out to this poor lad.
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I wonder what proportion of these same people have also said that uncontrolled immigration is a significant concern. My only take out from this is that the British public are whimsical but pragmatic & overall should not be responsible for making decisions of such consequence in a binary referendum.
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Is she the female equivalent of Dominic Raab?
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But she is completely right about moist bread. Urgh!
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Seriously, who would be a politician today?
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I donāt disagree - but we have a 5, year electoral cycle, 160,000 homeless children and a public that wants immediate results and simple solutions to complex problems. The gov will be judged on its results in 5 years - not āgenerations to comeā.
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Fascinating. Itās almost as if we have more in common than ā¦ oh hang on.
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I quite liked some of the writing - and itās always good to engage with things that you donāt necessarily agree with - but it was the absolutely vile comments section on their online edition that literally made my stomach churn.
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But moist bread IS gross. It makes me cringe to even write it. With this, and probably only this, Iām completely with her.
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You may not agree with the conclusion but until such time that more compelling evidence exists - thatās the judgment. And circling back to the start, it would be a strange thing for a politician to reject the conclusion of such a review. Anyway, we may have to politely disagree - and thatās ok!