Stephen Spence
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Stephen Spence
@StephenSpence6
Hacked off Criminal Barrister, aviation lawyer, pilot, closet (retired, but never say never again) bobsleigher, fool. Part Italian; the part being my stomach
Katılım Mart 2013
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Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: The proposed names the Government is considering calling its new towns - Elizabethtown (after the Queen) - Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline) - Attleeton (after ex-PM) - Athelstan (first King of England) - Seacole (after nurse Mary) [@thetimes]
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@MatthewHappold @mcdermottkc_ I was brought up on Proper but I suspect there are variants galore!
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Oh dear lawd in heaven. I didn’t realise that some still liked to play PLC when on visiting a non SE circuit court.
Thought that went out of fashion 10 years ago. And very rarely if ever was it done by women counsel.
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@history99917180 Are you sure? Have you checked you haven't got it in the stables?
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Morning all.
As most of you know, my last role in the job was as a Detective Sergeant. Well, today I had to utilise some of my DS skills.
Got a call from a chap claiming my Sky broadband had been hacked. But, I knew it was a scam as we don’t have Sky. I’ve not lost it.
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Stephen Spence retweetledi
All those MPs who falsely utilise the argument of delay in rape trials to justify the restriction on jury trials will have to address the fact that 30 organisations representing victims of violence against women disagree substantially with the government. How would you vote now👇
The CBA@TheCriminalBar
Thirty organisations representing victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) have written to the justice secretary @DavidLammy, urging him to drop plans to significantly reduce the number of jury trials. The groups said that the proposals, which will affect court cases in England and Wales, will deepen mistrust in the justice system among victims and distract from measures designed to reduce offending. The signatories, which include Rights of Women, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Women for Refugee Women and various branches of Women’s Aid, added that they were “deeply concerned that the curtailment of jury trials risks unfair outcomes that undermine justice for everyone”. The letter, which has also been signed by Fiona Rutherford, the chief executive of the law reform charity @JUSTICEhq, said those working against violence were particularly concerned for women and girls who were “unjustly criminalised” as a result of their abuse, some of whom have faced trial themselves. Another signatory, @centreWJ the Centre for Women’s Justice, has long campaigned on the issue, saying that about 70% of women in prison or under probation supervision are known to be victims of domestic abuse. It argues that some domestic abuse victims charged with criminal offences have acted under duress or in self-defence. theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/1…
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@Hush_Kit The route from Brawdy to Pembrey range ran past my school so many a day was interrupted watching TWU Hunters and then Hawks.
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Here’s a good one. Can you recall a school-day happily interrupted by a notable aircraft?
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@BenedictSpence Fake news. Stop judging when you have no idea what’s being done to help beloved pet owners.
Most pet owners are not British Look elsewhere
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Entirely unsurprised that a significant number of people who move to Dubai turn out to be the sort of people who abandon pets when they become a minor inconvenience.
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@Turbinetraveler I've flown Ryanair many times from the earlist days when they operated the BAC 1-11. I don't recall ever using the integral stairs on a flight. I do, however, remember using the rear integral stairs on Lufthansa 727s in the '70s
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@clark_aviation I don't think I see anyone wearing the green turtle neck T shirt under a flying suit and I think they were introduced around 1973/4
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Am I alone in thinking that the RAF Phantom fleet had gone to 'tactical' red and blue markings by 1975.🤔
Imperial War Museums@I_W_M
Phantoms filmed in flight for a 1975 film illustrating the work of the various commands of the RAF. You can find the full film, 'Fly with the RAF', here: bit.ly/4lx0bjZ Film: IWM COI 460
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Stephen Spence retweetledi
Interested in the Impact Assessment?
It’s certainly, um, it’s certainly quite something.
The CBA have analysed it below. Para 15 somehow made the edit. I’m glad it did.
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criminalbar.com/wp-content/upl…
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@BenedictSpence Children and clowns never killed anyone cupcake.
And I’m pretty sure both would outlast a lettuce.
So that beats Johnson and Truss.
And all children understand geography, so that’s Nigel done with.
Bring on the clowns and the babes.
Couldn’t possibly do worse.
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You get the country you deserve. If you vote for children and clowns, strangely enough, your country will be run along childish, clownish lines.
Jack Roworth@RoworthJack
Hannah Spencer is here in Manchester dancing.
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@joerichlaw Restricting a jury (judge alone) from being told about previous 'false' complaints in sexual offences. The fact that a person was acquitted following a complaint made by the same complainant cannot be a basis for suggesting the complaint was false. s100A (6)(c)(iii).
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Labour’s Courts and Tribunal Bill runs to 100 pages - remarkable in itself for a piece of ‘emergency legislation’ for which David Lammy proposes the least possible Parliamentary scrutiny. But it contains terrifying changes - not just retrospectively axing promised jury trials.
Idle Courts@CourtsIdle
The Courts and Tribunal Bill runs to 100 pages. It makes huge changes to many other areas of criminal law and procedure, in addition to those for trial by jury. It is outrageous that Mr Lammy wants to shoot it through as emergency legislation, like the Coronavirus Act 2020.
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Peter Mandelson when he realises the plain-clothed officers are both called “Clinton”.
Guido Fawkes@GuidoFawkes
NEW: Peter Mandelson led out of house by plain-clothed police officers
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Stephen Spence retweetledi
Calling all barristers, solicitors, para legals, retired Judges - in short every legal professional who believes #JusticeNeedsJuries please sign this letter NOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️
barcouncil.org.uk/media-campaign…
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"Hello, Majestic Wine Kings Lynn"
"Err Hello, I wonder if you can help me, do you do butts of Malmsey and can you deliver to Sandringham, one of the farms? It's a birthday present for my brother."
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@SVG__Collection @AlFromBayShore Or Sarge's Deli - The queue at Katz's can be a real pain.
I would also recommend Minetta Tavern but need to book in advance for dinner. Visit MoMA @MuseumModernArt
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I’m planning my very first trip to New York City.
What are your best recommendations for sights-seeing, record shops, restaurants,…?
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@CrimBarrister How very retro - we'll be back to the days of the court Inspector reading out the charges before too long
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@kirby_pj Not the mixed grill at El Grecs? Although I suspect that is long gone.
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Quite a day y’day - in by 7, commercial court all day getting out at 4:45, run to Farringdon for Elizabeth Line as on 5:18 to Cardiff, Fun evening at Gatehouse Open House at Cardiff Townhouse - met lovely people & to finish chips & curry sauce at Dorothy’s on Chippy Lane. IYKYK
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Winter sports / Italian art 🇮🇹✨
Litteraly mesmerizing!
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