Niall Pemberton
@hailthewhale.bsky.social
NHS Emergency Planner. Greater Manchester. I post about Emergency planning, resilience. Probably Everton FC and Lancashire Cricket.
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One observation on the Louvre robbery, having been there a couple of time recently.
There is immense 'security theatre' for visitors waiting to get in.
And what has happened affirms the general rule: the greater the 'security theatre' the weaker the actual security.
There is immense 'security theatre' for visitors waiting to get in.
And what has happened affirms the general rule: the greater the 'security theatre' the weaker the actual security.
October 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
One observation on the Louvre robbery, having been there a couple of time recently.
There is immense 'security theatre' for visitors waiting to get in.
And what has happened affirms the general rule: the greater the 'security theatre' the weaker the actual security.
There is immense 'security theatre' for visitors waiting to get in.
And what has happened affirms the general rule: the greater the 'security theatre' the weaker the actual security.
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When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
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1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters.
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters.
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
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More seriously - the sheer speed with which those who decry "activist lawyers" shift towards using the courts themselves when they realise courts can be used illiberally too.
Those who loudly decry courts and lawyers often only do so when they are losing the cases: it is not a principled objection.
Those who loudly decry courts and lawyers often only do so when they are losing the cases: it is not a principled objection.
August 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
More seriously - the sheer speed with which those who decry "activist lawyers" shift towards using the courts themselves when they realise courts can be used illiberally too.
Those who loudly decry courts and lawyers often only do so when they are losing the cases: it is not a principled objection.
Those who loudly decry courts and lawyers often only do so when they are losing the cases: it is not a principled objection.
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"Courts and lawyers should stay out of asylum cases!"
- psst, have you heard about how you can use planning law against asylum seekers?
"We should use courts and lawyers in asylum cases!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
- psst, have you heard about how you can use planning law against asylum seekers?
"We should use courts and lawyers in asylum cases!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"Courts and lawyers should stay out of asylum cases!"
- psst, have you heard about how you can use planning law against asylum seekers?
"We should use courts and lawyers in asylum cases!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
- psst, have you heard about how you can use planning law against asylum seekers?
"We should use courts and lawyers in asylum cases!"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Asylum seekers should not be allowed to work!"
"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"
- and loop.
"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"
- and loop.
August 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"Asylum seekers should not be allowed to work!"
"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"
- and loop.
"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"
- and loop.
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
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Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
YouTube video by dniete97
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
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Mpox clade Ib case counts are now up on the UKHSA data dashboard!
No fancy visualisations here as case counts are low, so that's actually a good thing
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/outbreaks/mp...
No fancy visualisations here as case counts are low, so that's actually a good thing
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/outbreaks/mp...
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Mpox clade Ib case counts are now up on the UKHSA data dashboard!
No fancy visualisations here as case counts are low, so that's actually a good thing
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/outbreaks/mp...
No fancy visualisations here as case counts are low, so that's actually a good thing
ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/outbreaks/mp...
👏👏👏 David Moyes
Everton have scored 10 goals in their last 4 Premier League games - as many as they scored in their previous 15 league games. #EFC
February 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
👏👏👏 David Moyes
February 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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FT. The last-ever Merseyside derby at Goodison ends even after Tarkowski's late, LATE strike.
A point was no less than we deserved. UTT! 💙
[2-2] #EVELIV
A point was no less than we deserved. UTT! 💙
[2-2] #EVELIV
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
FT. The last-ever Merseyside derby at Goodison ends even after Tarkowski's late, LATE strike.
A point was no less than we deserved. UTT! 💙
[2-2] #EVELIV
A point was no less than we deserved. UTT! 💙
[2-2] #EVELIV
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This is a powerful and important thread
Update on my life: Last year, I joined my kids' school's PTA, because they needed a treasurer and I'm good enough with numbers. It was a straightforward, self-contained job: balancing the checkbook for an organization that only did a few fundraisers each year.
February 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is a powerful and important thread
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Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
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The curious thing about billionaires defying the rule of law and the orders of the court, is that their wealth depends entirely on enforceable legal rights: contract, property, and so on.
Those saying court orders have no value need to be careful what they wish for.
Those saying court orders have no value need to be careful what they wish for.
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The curious thing about billionaires defying the rule of law and the orders of the court, is that their wealth depends entirely on enforceable legal rights: contract, property, and so on.
Those saying court orders have no value need to be careful what they wish for.
Those saying court orders have no value need to be careful what they wish for.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
This is exactly the sort of emergency exercise inject that people would say is too unrealistic & esoteric.
This is exactly the sort of emergency exercise inject that people would say is too unrealistic & esoteric.
Locals suffer nose bleeds and vomiting from landfill’s ‘toxic’ stench
The “rotten egg smell” has been wafting over the area for a year now, MP says
www.independent.co.uk
February 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
This is exactly the sort of emergency exercise inject that people would say is too unrealistic & esoteric.
This is exactly the sort of emergency exercise inject that people would say is too unrealistic & esoteric.
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Ultimately it matters not if your constitution is written or unwritten or codified or uncodified…
…once those in power do not recognise political or legal rules higher than their own personal or partisan advantage it is constitutional ‘game over’.
Constitutions need constitutionalism, most of all.
…once those in power do not recognise political or legal rules higher than their own personal or partisan advantage it is constitutional ‘game over’.
Constitutions need constitutionalism, most of all.
February 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Ultimately it matters not if your constitution is written or unwritten or codified or uncodified…
…once those in power do not recognise political or legal rules higher than their own personal or partisan advantage it is constitutional ‘game over’.
Constitutions need constitutionalism, most of all.
…once those in power do not recognise political or legal rules higher than their own personal or partisan advantage it is constitutional ‘game over’.
Constitutions need constitutionalism, most of all.
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Reminder that Trump can commit virtually any crime as president right now and be protected by the Supreme Court's immunity decision. No incentive to follow the law - he can openly tell people to violate it and promise to pardon them from federal charges.
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Reminder that Trump can commit virtually any crime as president right now and be protected by the Supreme Court's immunity decision. No incentive to follow the law - he can openly tell people to violate it and promise to pardon them from federal charges.
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FT. GET IN!!! Up The Four-goal Toffees! ✊
February 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
FT. GET IN!!! Up The Four-goal Toffees! ✊
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-dca-...
"Government is important. We need it to regulate a whole range of things, from food safety to pandemic response to transportation networks. This definitely includes air traffic control. When government fails in these functions, people die."
"Government is important. We need it to regulate a whole range of things, from food safety to pandemic response to transportation networks. This definitely includes air traffic control. When government fails in these functions, people die."
DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display
When crisis hits, he makes it worse.
www.publicnotice.co
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-dca-...
"Government is important. We need it to regulate a whole range of things, from food safety to pandemic response to transportation networks. This definitely includes air traffic control. When government fails in these functions, people die."
"Government is important. We need it to regulate a whole range of things, from food safety to pandemic response to transportation networks. This definitely includes air traffic control. When government fails in these functions, people die."
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In the coverage of last night’s crash you’ll primarily see discussion of first responder agencies like police and fire. What wont be discussed is the entire system that was operating behind them making it possible for them to response — the emergency management system—including multiple EM agencies.
January 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In the coverage of last night’s crash you’ll primarily see discussion of first responder agencies like police and fire. What wont be discussed is the entire system that was operating behind them making it possible for them to response — the emergency management system—including multiple EM agencies.
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The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.
REPORTER: I'm trying to figure out how you can come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash.
TRUMP: Because I have common sense, ok? And unfortunately a lot of people don't
TRUMP: Because I have common sense, ok? And unfortunately a lot of people don't
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.