Richard Barge
@richardbarge.bsky.social
Family Law, politics, Liverpool FC, cricket and labradors
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Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PM asks Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'
Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are
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February 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ok! Mar-a-Lago
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Ok! Mar-a-Lago
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Or he could ask the president.
Bovino: "Think about it just for a second -- what the rape of a child actually entails"
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Or he could ask the president.
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Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.
This is (1) disgraceful at a moment of national danger, (2) laughably unserious and (3) deeply unwise when the President is obviously becoming incapacitated and the most unpopular person in the whole UK. Utterly disqualifying.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.
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This is a huge problem: humans are not wired to cope with this daily torrent of disgust & dismay. It's exhausting & unbalancing.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
I'm perfectly aware this is by far not the worst thing he's done, but Trump's constant presence - day after day after day - in the lives and headspaces of hundreds of millions of people (billions?), in the US and outside, is so taxing. Every morning, we wake up and have to think about this asshole.
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is a huge problem: humans are not wired to cope with this daily torrent of disgust & dismay. It's exhausting & unbalancing.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
Which countries could be in Trump's sights after Venezuela?
The normalisation of complete and utter insanity at the BBC
The normalisation of complete and utter insanity at the BBC
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Which countries could be in Trump's sights after Venezuela?
The normalisation of complete and utter insanity at the BBC
The normalisation of complete and utter insanity at the BBC
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I would wager that the actual reason why no prior sitting president has apparently ever taken the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, is that no prior president or VP since the test's creation in 1996 has ever engaged in behavior that is as suggestive of cognitive impairment as Trump has.
Trump again says his health is “PERFECT” and claims he “ACED” his third straight cognitive exam, a test given by doctors to detect signs of dementia
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I would wager that the actual reason why no prior sitting president has apparently ever taken the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, is that no prior president or VP since the test's creation in 1996 has ever engaged in behavior that is as suggestive of cognitive impairment as Trump has.
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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.