Patrick Stevens
@patrickrol.bsky.social
Politics, People, Palace … and the Rule of Law. Former Head of the CPS International Division
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Talk TV confirm that they have sacked renowned concrete grower, Mike Graham. Seems unfair to sack him for being a racist dick when that was basically his job description.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Talk TV confirm that they have sacked renowned concrete grower, Mike Graham. Seems unfair to sack him for being a racist dick when that was basically his job description.
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May 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Not for most of us it didn’t
Private school fees and food price rises push inflation to highest level in 10 months
Private school fees and food price rises push inflation to highest level in 10 months
CPI soars to 3% to highest annual rate since March last year
www.independent.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Not for most of us it didn’t
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“You can’t say anything these days”
February 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“You can’t say anything these days”
Rule of Law is one of our greatest soft power levers
Another @robertshrimsley.bsky.social tour de force. If the UK rejects the rule of law at home and abroad - as the Tories and Reform want - it would be an act of immense self-harm. I’d add one thing: English law and lawyers also a very significant export industry. Without the rule of law that ends.
Britain will not thrive in a might is right world
Attacks on attorney-general Lord Hermer illuminate a wider battle about how to defend UK interests
www.ft.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Rule of Law is one of our greatest soft power levers
The champion of free speech has banned the world ‘felon’
February 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The champion of free speech has banned the world ‘felon’
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when writing about the rise of British populism it’s worth bearing in mind that voters still prefer Starmer to Farage…
….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage
….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
when writing about the rise of British populism it’s worth bearing in mind that voters still prefer Starmer to Farage…
….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage
….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage
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🚨 NEW: A Russia-linked Telegram network is inciting terror and hate crimes in the UK.
Already responsible for attacks on UK mosques, the network appears to be based in Russia - and it's gunning for violence on British streets.
New from me &
@hopenothate.org.uk
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
Already responsible for attacks on UK mosques, the network appears to be based in Russia - and it's gunning for violence on British streets.
New from me &
@hopenothate.org.uk
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
EXCLUSIVE: A Russia-linked Telegram network is inciting terrorism and is behind hate crimes in the UK – HOPE not hate
A supposedly UK-based network of Telegram channels is hoping to spark civil war in Britain – but the operation appears to be run from Russia. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨 NEW: A Russia-linked Telegram network is inciting terror and hate crimes in the UK.
Already responsible for attacks on UK mosques, the network appears to be based in Russia - and it's gunning for violence on British streets.
New from me &
@hopenothate.org.uk
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
Already responsible for attacks on UK mosques, the network appears to be based in Russia - and it's gunning for violence on British streets.
New from me &
@hopenothate.org.uk
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/02/10/e...
Delighted to be appointed to the soft power council
Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’
Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’
Group led by ministers will include representatives of the judiciary, music industry, BBC and Football Association
Leading cultural figures will be tasked with working alongside members of the royal family to boost Britain’s international influence as…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Delighted to be appointed to the soft power council
Sunak was finished the moment he appointed Braverman as H Sec ie day 1. So, the fact they’re unraveling should be no surprise when on day 1 Badenoch appointed Jenrick, Philp and Patel. I mean …. Jeez 🤦🏻🤢😷
January 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Sunak was finished the moment he appointed Braverman as H Sec ie day 1. So, the fact they’re unraveling should be no surprise when on day 1 Badenoch appointed Jenrick, Philp and Patel. I mean …. Jeez 🤦🏻🤢😷
Used to collect his first editions when I was in my 20s - loved them
RIP David Lodge, one of the great comic novelists and a literary critic v committed to public engagement
January 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Used to collect his first editions when I was in my 20s - loved them
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Only 11% of Brits have a positive view of Yaxley-Lennon-Robinson, according to Luke Tryl of More in Common. That means even 9% of the Far/Hard Right don’t like him.
January 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Only 11% of Brits have a positive view of Yaxley-Lennon-Robinson, according to Luke Tryl of More in Common. That means even 9% of the Far/Hard Right don’t like him.
2025 needs to be the year the positive narrative of the new Government emerges - along with firm and clear rebuttal of the nonsense coming out on the other place and sucked up by the main media outlets
January 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
2025 needs to be the year the positive narrative of the new Government emerges - along with firm and clear rebuttal of the nonsense coming out on the other place and sucked up by the main media outlets
If you haven’t read it , you should
Really chuffed that my biography of the PM has been chosen as the political book of the year by The Times. A paperback edition with a new chapter on the election is now available.
December 1, 2024 at 5:35 PM
If you haven’t read it , you should
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 30, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:21 AM
🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Clarkson was embarrassing today
November 19, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Clarkson was embarrassing today
Last yr non-farmers were responsible for 56% of farmland purchases
official stats for agricultural land show 988,422 acres was taken out of use for farming last yr alone. Analysis links this to financial advice about the tax breaks of investing in farmland
It’s no tax that’s killing farmers
November 19, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Last yr non-farmers were responsible for 56% of farmland purchases
official stats for agricultural land show 988,422 acres was taken out of use for farming last yr alone. Analysis links this to financial advice about the tax breaks of investing in farmland
It’s no tax that’s killing farmers