Christopher Axford
@chrisaxford.bsky.social
London based corporate lawyer, partner and head of corporate at Druces LLP, likes include MCFC, drink and food, hopefully offset by being an occasional gym goer.
Performative legal letters, not a good look.
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Why the Truss "lettuce before action" is worse than you thought - and it has a worrying implication for free speech
A wider look at the libel letter from the former Prime Minister
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/why-the-tr...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/01/why-...
Why the Truss "lettuce before action" is worse than you thought - and it has a worrying implication for free speech
A wider look at the libel letter from the former Prime Minister
By me
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/why-the-tr...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/01/why-...
Why the Truss "lettuce before action" is worse than you thought - and it has a worrying implication for free speech
A considered look at the libel letter from the former Prime Minister
emptycity.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Performative legal letters, not a good look.
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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Fairly clear I think that the Louise Haigh story was given to the press by the big advertising board at Euston
November 29, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Fairly clear I think that the Louise Haigh story was given to the press by the big advertising board at Euston
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"Anyway, the resultant petition has.. been pushed by public figures ranging from Elon Musk to Michael Caine. Fine. The Jaws film where the shark genuinely follows the Brody family all the way to the Bahamas is no longer the stupidest thing Michael’s done."
Elon Musk and a mass petition want a new UK election. Shall we do that – or just stick to democracy? | Marina Hyde
I know many are aggrieved with Starmer and co, but scrapping a government for Elon and a Shropshire publican seems like a stretch, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:27 PM
"Anyway, the resultant petition has.. been pushed by public figures ranging from Elon Musk to Michael Caine. Fine. The Jaws film where the shark genuinely follows the Brody family all the way to the Bahamas is no longer the stupidest thing Michael’s done."
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I feel like we all just picked Bluesky and didn’t even give MILF Messenger a chance
November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I feel like we all just picked Bluesky and didn’t even give MILF Messenger a chance
Doggles not impressed by the mud slush this morning in Cartmel.
November 23, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Doggles not impressed by the mud slush this morning in Cartmel.
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If kids’ drawings could be real animals.
1/n
1/n
November 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
If kids’ drawings could be real animals.
1/n
1/n
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‘… but didn’t you keep the beaches open?’
‘Classic BBC’
‘Classic BBC’
November 21, 2024 at 8:41 AM
‘… but didn’t you keep the beaches open?’
‘Classic BBC’
‘Classic BBC’
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"If it wasn’t plain before, recent years have brought home that Britain is an inescapably European country." Terrific column by Janan Ganesh on a disastrous decade for UK foreign policy:
How Britain squandered the best hand in the world
Having had three friends in high places — the US, the EU and China — the UK contemplates life with none
www.ft.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
"If it wasn’t plain before, recent years have brought home that Britain is an inescapably European country." Terrific column by Janan Ganesh on a disastrous decade for UK foreign policy:
11.6 million people had winter fuel allowance. This 100,000 referenced should be exempted from the changes to avoid them falling into poverty, which should absolutely be avoided, but shift is one that should be considered a positive move in order to equalise the burden on taxpayers generally.
Government admits that 50,000 to 100,000 more pensioners will be in relative or absolute poverty as a result of means-testing the winter fuel payment and it knew that at the time of the decision bit.ly/48YogL2 It has taken nearly four months to admit it. Table below
November 20, 2024 at 11:57 PM
11.6 million people had winter fuel allowance. This 100,000 referenced should be exempted from the changes to avoid them falling into poverty, which should absolutely be avoided, but shift is one that should be considered a positive move in order to equalise the burden on taxpayers generally.
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Government admits that 50,000 to 100,000 more pensioners will be in relative or absolute poverty as a result of means-testing the winter fuel payment and it knew that at the time of the decision bit.ly/48YogL2 It has taken nearly four months to admit it. Table below
November 20, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Government admits that 50,000 to 100,000 more pensioners will be in relative or absolute poverty as a result of means-testing the winter fuel payment and it knew that at the time of the decision bit.ly/48YogL2 It has taken nearly four months to admit it. Table below
“Tastemakers”
Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social! Apparently we are part of a cabal which “sets the agenda on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Good to know, right?
Good to know, right?
November 20, 2024 at 11:46 PM
“Tastemakers”
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I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision.
What might be the problems with this? 🧵
What might be the problems with this? 🧵
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision.
What might be the problems with this? 🧵
What might be the problems with this? 🧵
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"Is this the woke hotline? I'd like to report a sandwich, please"
November 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM
"Is this the woke hotline? I'd like to report a sandwich, please"
@kevinbonavia.bsky.social welcome Kevin.
November 18, 2024 at 5:17 PM
@kevinbonavia.bsky.social welcome Kevin.
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"Have YOU been affected by a trendy sandwich filling?"
November 18, 2024 at 12:44 PM
"Have YOU been affected by a trendy sandwich filling?"
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I would not tell anyone if I had won the lottery, but there would be signs.
November 16, 2024 at 9:52 AM
I would not tell anyone if I had won the lottery, but there would be signs.
I quite like that since I joined this place there have been about another ten million joining, and it is still mainly cat and dog pictures on the timeline.
November 14, 2024 at 8:21 AM
I quite like that since I joined this place there have been about another ten million joining, and it is still mainly cat and dog pictures on the timeline.
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An astonishing scorer.
August 31, 2024 at 5:25 PM
An astonishing scorer.
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Bloody hell he must be superhuman
August 10, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Bloody hell he must be superhuman