Richard Barge
@richardbarge.bsky.social
Family Law, politics, Liverpool FC, cricket and labradors
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The family court system plays a vital role in tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) so we're calling for investment in, and reform of, the family justice system. Read this excellent write up of our new policy paper in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Bar Council calls for legal aid for all family court cases involving domestic abuse
Only 15% of families are eligible for legal aid which has led to huge swathes of UK becoming ‘legal advice deserts’, body says
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The family court system plays a vital role in tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) so we're calling for investment in, and reform of, the family justice system. Read this excellent write up of our new policy paper in the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Any industry eliminating entry level roles where new, younger employees learn on the job before promotion to more advanced, decision-making roles is sawing through the branch it's sitting on.
June 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Any industry eliminating entry level roles where new, younger employees learn on the job before promotion to more advanced, decision-making roles is sawing through the branch it's sitting on.
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80 years since WW2 ended and America and Russia are allies again.
This time to bring the Nazis back to power in Germany.
This time to bring the Nazis back to power in Germany.
May 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
80 years since WW2 ended and America and Russia are allies again.
This time to bring the Nazis back to power in Germany.
This time to bring the Nazis back to power in Germany.
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Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
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A Supreme Court Justice who rules that President Biden can’t forgive student loan debt without an act of Congress, and rules that President Trump and Not An Official Position Musk can cancel any Congressionally-enacted spending they personally dislike, that Justice clearly isn’t ruling based on law.
March 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A Supreme Court Justice who rules that President Biden can’t forgive student loan debt without an act of Congress, and rules that President Trump and Not An Official Position Musk can cancel any Congressionally-enacted spending they personally dislike, that Justice clearly isn’t ruling based on law.
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Wait till the White House starts directing the Marshals Service not to protect judges who rule against the Administration.
I’d bet good money that’ll happen at some point.
I’d bet good money that’ll happen at some point.
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs. www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...
Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.
www.reuters.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wait till the White House starts directing the Marshals Service not to protect judges who rule against the Administration.
I’d bet good money that’ll happen at some point.
I’d bet good money that’ll happen at some point.
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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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It is ALWAYS older men from the business world saying that remote working is a scourge.
Fellas, you may have missed your children growing up, but I'd rather not, if it's all the same with you.
Fellas, you may have missed your children growing up, but I'd rather not, if it's all the same with you.
January 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It is ALWAYS older men from the business world saying that remote working is a scourge.
Fellas, you may have missed your children growing up, but I'd rather not, if it's all the same with you.
Fellas, you may have missed your children growing up, but I'd rather not, if it's all the same with you.
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No better quote from Merrick Garland summarizes why he was the wrong man for the job than this from his farewell speech.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
January 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
No better quote from Merrick Garland summarizes why he was the wrong man for the job than this from his farewell speech.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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Positive news never gets a look-in does it?
January 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Positive news never gets a look-in does it?
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I can think of no better way to revitalize Britain's flagging economy than by going all in on an enormously expensive technology of doubtful accuracy and reliability, trained on data scraped from the internet without regard to copyright and data protection. What could possibly go wrong?
January 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I can think of no better way to revitalize Britain's flagging economy than by going all in on an enormously expensive technology of doubtful accuracy and reliability, trained on data scraped from the internet without regard to copyright and data protection. What could possibly go wrong?
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Telling that Starmer's response focused on the tweets about Jess Phillips rather than himself. Systems and policies matter, but never underestimate the importance of having a genuinely decent human being in charge.
January 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Telling that Starmer's response focused on the tweets about Jess Phillips rather than himself. Systems and policies matter, but never underestimate the importance of having a genuinely decent human being in charge.
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Join us on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 5pm for a free webinar on 'Conduct in Financial Remedy Proceedings'.
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gSHLHG
#financialremedies
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gSHLHG
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January 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 5pm for a free webinar on 'Conduct in Financial Remedy Proceedings'.
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gSHLHG
#financialremedies
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gSHLHG
#financialremedies
Sticking this on and missing Mimi 🎄❤️
December 24, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Sticking this on and missing Mimi 🎄❤️
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The criminal court quarterly statistics are (finally) out for July-September and make for really grim reading.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Criminal court statistics quarterly: July to September 2024
www.gov.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:57 AM
The criminal court quarterly statistics are (finally) out for July-September and make for really grim reading.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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The Family Justice Council (FJC) has published guidance for Family Court judges and those working in the Family Justice System, on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour. The guidance is snappily entitled ‘Guidance on responding to a... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29119
December 11, 2024 at 8:07 AM
The Family Justice Council (FJC) has published guidance for Family Court judges and those working in the Family Justice System, on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour. The guidance is snappily entitled ‘Guidance on responding to a... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29119
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Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right | Andy Beckett
Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right | Andy Beckett
By paying lip service to extremist narratives around immigration, Starmer is weakening, not strengthening, his government’s position
The rise of the far right is an awful but inescapable fact of modern politics. Across the world, in supposedly stable and…
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right | Andy Beckett
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There's a big difference between being on the spectrum and being a sociopath
December 8, 2024 at 8:48 PM
There's a big difference between being on the spectrum and being a sociopath
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I’m impressed that with all the drinking at FoxNews that goes on these employees were still able to tell it was Pete Hegseth that was the most drunk www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News
Ten current and former Fox employees say Trump’s pick for defense secretary drank in ways that concerned his co-workers. A Trump transition team spokesperson called the claims "completely unfounded an...
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I’m impressed that with all the drinking at FoxNews that goes on these employees were still able to tell it was Pete Hegseth that was the most drunk www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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🔴 Trump's Return & the Farage Blindspot: Dismissing What We Disagree With in the Hope It Will Disappear Isn't the Answer – Reality Proves Otherwise
"A Musk-funded Farage as PM? Does that sound outlandish, conspiracist, wild? Sure. That's why we must pay attention to it" @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
"A Musk-funded Farage as PM? Does that sound outlandish, conspiracist, wild? Sure. That's why we must pay attention to it" @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
Trump’s Return and the Farage Blindspot: Dismissing What We Disagree With in the Hope It Will Disappear Isn’t the Answer – Reality Proves Otherwise
Not taking seriously political figures we find undesirable will not change their potential impact or ambitions – Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage only benefit from being underes...
bylinetimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
🔴 Trump's Return & the Farage Blindspot: Dismissing What We Disagree With in the Hope It Will Disappear Isn't the Answer – Reality Proves Otherwise
"A Musk-funded Farage as PM? Does that sound outlandish, conspiracist, wild? Sure. That's why we must pay attention to it" @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
"A Musk-funded Farage as PM? Does that sound outlandish, conspiracist, wild? Sure. That's why we must pay attention to it" @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
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What Biden should've done is make his children's existence an official state secret and shoot the first journalist who asks about them.
I remain a master strategist.
I remain a master strategist.
December 2, 2024 at 7:37 AM
What Biden should've done is make his children's existence an official state secret and shoot the first journalist who asks about them.
I remain a master strategist.
I remain a master strategist.