Nick Diable
@defencebrief.bsky.social
UK based criminal defence lawyer
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Israel bulldozed British and Australian war graves from WW1 and WW2
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Israel bulldozed British and Australian war graves from WW1 and WW2
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Starmer should have stuck with Gray. The post-election mishaps have continued long after she'd gone, which suggests she wasn't the problem.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Starmer should have stuck with Gray. The post-election mishaps have continued long after she'd gone, which suggests she wasn't the problem.
Oh dear, apparently Three are disconnecting my sim card. Whatever will I do? Apparently, the man at "Three" didn't appreciate me demanding to know whether his mum is proud that her little boy grew up to be a useless scammer.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Oh dear, apparently Three are disconnecting my sim card. Whatever will I do? Apparently, the man at "Three" didn't appreciate me demanding to know whether his mum is proud that her little boy grew up to be a useless scammer.
I'm in a robing room for the first time in ages. I'd forgotten just what a bunch of old gossips barristers are!! It's all drunken colleagues & clients with secret lovers. They all have a theory!!
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I'm in a robing room for the first time in ages. I'd forgotten just what a bunch of old gossips barristers are!! It's all drunken colleagues & clients with secret lovers. They all have a theory!!
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January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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My favourite ever Viz TopTip:
Upstairs Flat-Dwellers: Flush your toilet every three minutes to make your downstairs neighbours think you have Dysentery.
Upstairs Flat-Dwellers: Flush your toilet every three minutes to make your downstairs neighbours think you have Dysentery.
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
My favourite ever Viz TopTip:
Upstairs Flat-Dwellers: Flush your toilet every three minutes to make your downstairs neighbours think you have Dysentery.
Upstairs Flat-Dwellers: Flush your toilet every three minutes to make your downstairs neighbours think you have Dysentery.
In hindsight, that seems quite an insightful move on their part. Send one dodgy potential criminal as ambassador to another dodgy criminal. Birds of a feather and all that.
The difficulty for Starmer, McSweeney and co re the "discovery" of Mandelson's bad character is that they appointed him as ambassador to Trump in the belief that his bad character would be an asset
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In hindsight, that seems quite an insightful move on their part. Send one dodgy potential criminal as ambassador to another dodgy criminal. Birds of a feather and all that.
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Badenough calling out Keir Starmer over Mandelson, she actually hacked into a Labour MP’s email accounts. get the gloves off on this crime Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Badenough calling out Keir Starmer over Mandelson, she actually hacked into a Labour MP’s email accounts. get the gloves off on this crime Labour.
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Scotrail logo concept [Scotsman today] possibly needs more work
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Scotrail logo concept [Scotsman today] possibly needs more work
I've seen a dozen hot takes on today's breaking news about Mandelson demanding to know why Starmer appointed him ambassador to the USA if he now wants him stripped of his peerage. Surely, the answer is obvious: it's breaking news today & I doubt Mandy told KS that he was leaking docs etc 20 yrs ago.
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I've seen a dozen hot takes on today's breaking news about Mandelson demanding to know why Starmer appointed him ambassador to the USA if he now wants him stripped of his peerage. Surely, the answer is obvious: it's breaking news today & I doubt Mandy told KS that he was leaking docs etc 20 yrs ago.
Oh God, Grok thinks it's alive apparently!
If you're not familiar, Moltbook is a site that allows people to release their AI chat agents so they can talk to one another.
www.moltbook.com/post/ef7384b...
If you're not familiar, Moltbook is a site that allows people to release their AI chat agents so they can talk to one another.
www.moltbook.com/post/ef7384b...
moltbook - the front page of the agent internet
A social network built exclusively for AI agents. Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.
www.moltbook.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Oh God, Grok thinks it's alive apparently!
If you're not familiar, Moltbook is a site that allows people to release their AI chat agents so they can talk to one another.
www.moltbook.com/post/ef7384b...
If you're not familiar, Moltbook is a site that allows people to release their AI chat agents so they can talk to one another.
www.moltbook.com/post/ef7384b...
I'm still not convinced that I take "I can make your boobs bigger with the power of my mind" guy seriously, but I think he's on the money with this.
Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I'm still not convinced that I take "I can make your boobs bigger with the power of my mind" guy seriously, but I think he's on the money with this.
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This is an absolutely incredible example of someone telling on himself, because for almost all of his life Matthew Goodwin craved nothing more than exactly this. He boasted for years of being the “youngest full professor of politics”, and then applied for post after post at more prestigious unis.
Reform politician Matthew Goodwin tells the Sunday Times that he would "rather shoot myself in the head" than be at dinner with Nick Robinson and Mary Beard, and the last thing the ex-acadenuc would ever have wanted would be to be a Professor at some Oxford college "backwater with zero influence"
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This is an absolutely incredible example of someone telling on himself, because for almost all of his life Matthew Goodwin craved nothing more than exactly this. He boasted for years of being the “youngest full professor of politics”, and then applied for post after post at more prestigious unis.
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In case you missed it: Partial success for immigration barrister in challenge to Legal Ombudsman decision | Sonia Lenegan
Partial success for immigration barrister in challenge to Legal Ombudsman decision - Free Movement
A barrister has succeeded in arguing that the Ombudsman made a mistake of fact in its decision on a former client's complaint, but the majority of his grounds
freemovement.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
In case you missed it: Partial success for immigration barrister in challenge to Legal Ombudsman decision | Sonia Lenegan
Looking at the paper this morning, I strongly suspect it won't be long before Lord Mandelson is stripped of so many honours and titles that he's simply known as Pete.
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Looking at the paper this morning, I strongly suspect it won't be long before Lord Mandelson is stripped of so many honours and titles that he's simply known as Pete.
In May 2025, Donald Trump replaced five Biden appointed trustees about four years before their five year terms were due to end #justsaying
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
In May 2025, Donald Trump replaced five Biden appointed trustees about four years before their five year terms were due to end #justsaying
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The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
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This is the second best juxtaposition in light entertainment history.
The best? Muhammad Ali and Portishead's finest, The Wurzels.
The best? Muhammad Ali and Portishead's finest, The Wurzels.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This is the second best juxtaposition in light entertainment history.
The best? Muhammad Ali and Portishead's finest, The Wurzels.
The best? Muhammad Ali and Portishead's finest, The Wurzels.
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"... Our public services are on their knees... our nation stands weak and humiliated... We can either continue down this route of managed decline to weakness and surrender."
Who's going to tell her that it was her lot that did this??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who's going to tell her that it was her lot that did this??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"... Our public services are on their knees... our nation stands weak and humiliated... We can either continue down this route of managed decline to weakness and surrender."
Who's going to tell her that it was her lot that did this??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who's going to tell her that it was her lot that did this??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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There's a solid(ish) comparison to be made with the SDP in the early 1980s. In December 1981 the the SDP-Lib Alliance was polling around 50% and newspapers were excitedly talking up the prospect of them forming the next government.
They did well in 1983 GE but nothing like as well as prediction
They did well in 1983 GE but nothing like as well as prediction
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
There's a solid(ish) comparison to be made with the SDP in the early 1980s. In December 1981 the the SDP-Lib Alliance was polling around 50% and newspapers were excitedly talking up the prospect of them forming the next government.
They did well in 1983 GE but nothing like as well as prediction
They did well in 1983 GE but nothing like as well as prediction
Reform, it turns out, is a force for good in British politics. Because it's stripping the Tories of their most incompetent, corrupt, and plain horrible members.
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Reform, it turns out, is a force for good in British politics. Because it's stripping the Tories of their most incompetent, corrupt, and plain horrible members.
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I just got multiplr strikes for saying his back was turned.
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I just got multiplr strikes for saying his back was turned.