Rick
@flipchartrick.bsky.social
Nottingham-born West Londoner. Author of Flip Chart Fairy Tales blog. Patient #NFFC supporter.
Well I couldn’t do it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Well I couldn’t do it.
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Or presumably even a nominal award if a judge - plausibly - decided that any falsity didn’t actually damage his reputation (given that his role in the 6 January events is pretty well established eg by the Congressional inquiry).
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Or presumably even a nominal award if a judge - plausibly - decided that any falsity didn’t actually damage his reputation (given that his role in the 6 January events is pretty well established eg by the Congressional inquiry).
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(I’m not a defamation lawyer, but it seems pretty obvious that any case brought here would result in at best a modest award.)
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
(I’m not a defamation lawyer, but it seems pretty obvious that any case brought here would result in at best a modest award.)
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Works better if you imagine 10,000 angry Chris Giles's shouting it outside the ONS
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Works better if you imagine 10,000 angry Chris Giles's shouting it outside the ONS
George W Bush did. (Or, at least, he said he did.) news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/busines...
BBC News | BUSINESS | Bush backs China trade deal
news.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
George W Bush did. (Or, at least, he said he did.) news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/busines...
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A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the west
New research shows how incentives in the modern media ecosystem help explain rising division and negativity
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
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It's rubbish anyway.
Know a couple of builders who are "checked" and wouldn't trust them to sweep my drive.
Know a couple of builders who are "checked" and wouldn't trust them to sweep my drive.
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It's rubbish anyway.
Know a couple of builders who are "checked" and wouldn't trust them to sweep my drive.
Know a couple of builders who are "checked" and wouldn't trust them to sweep my drive.