Richard Schofield
@richardschofield.bsky.social
Father, husband, progressive, regulator, committed to delivering a Net Zero NHS. Too much time spent watching sport
For any lawyers out there, I’m involved in an arbitration and on a preliminary issue the arbitrator says he will award interest on costs against me on a daily compound basis with an annual rate of 25%, in his words this is ‘punitive’ to ‘deter’ late payment. Seems a bit harsh, no?
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
For any lawyers out there, I’m involved in an arbitration and on a preliminary issue the arbitrator says he will award interest on costs against me on a daily compound basis with an annual rate of 25%, in his words this is ‘punitive’ to ‘deter’ late payment. Seems a bit harsh, no?
Just to say the Greens and Lib Dems taken together are outpolling Reform: maybe Labour could start from a few assumptions it actually believes
- Brexit was a disaster
- Climate change presents opportunity for clean growth
- Delivering social justice is THE purpose
Oh and actually govern
- Brexit was a disaster
- Climate change presents opportunity for clean growth
- Delivering social justice is THE purpose
Oh and actually govern
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just to say the Greens and Lib Dems taken together are outpolling Reform: maybe Labour could start from a few assumptions it actually believes
- Brexit was a disaster
- Climate change presents opportunity for clean growth
- Delivering social justice is THE purpose
Oh and actually govern
- Brexit was a disaster
- Climate change presents opportunity for clean growth
- Delivering social justice is THE purpose
Oh and actually govern
Has anyone else entered the Kafkaesque realms of arbitration? I’m involved in a property arbitration atm and WTAF
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Has anyone else entered the Kafkaesque realms of arbitration? I’m involved in a property arbitration atm and WTAF
Sorry to be a ‘told you so’ but in January I said we need a clock on throw-ins/corners as football is turning into the NFL. I actually like this anti-football stuff but it takes soooo long
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sorry to be a ‘told you so’ but in January I said we need a clock on throw-ins/corners as football is turning into the NFL. I actually like this anti-football stuff but it takes soooo long
@stephenkb.bsky.social I am genetically programmed to hate Arsenal, but this throwback to George Graham team I’m developing a bit of a soft spot for. Clean sheets, corners and the understated genius of Saka. I’ve always, and unfashionably for the last 20 years, loved ‘pragmatic’ football.
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@stephenkb.bsky.social I am genetically programmed to hate Arsenal, but this throwback to George Graham team I’m developing a bit of a soft spot for. Clean sheets, corners and the understated genius of Saka. I’ve always, and unfashionably for the last 20 years, loved ‘pragmatic’ football.
After Starmer yesterday the debate has moved quickly to carers and how much they should be paid to ‘attract British workers’. If progressives accept we need migrant labour why accept the premise that British carers are somehow better than migrants? It’s a trap, pay and respect ALL carers fairly
May 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
After Starmer yesterday the debate has moved quickly to carers and how much they should be paid to ‘attract British workers’. If progressives accept we need migrant labour why accept the premise that British carers are somehow better than migrants? It’s a trap, pay and respect ALL carers fairly
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So this from Fox - Trump and Texas want Mexican water because there are more droughts affecting Texas citrus growers. Texas produces 43% of US oil…
So this from Fox - Trump and Texas want Mexican water because there are more droughts affecting Texas citrus growers. Texas produces 43% of US oil…
Trump threatens tariffs and sanctions on Mexico for 'stealing' water from Texas farmers
President Trump said in a social media post that he would impose tariffs and sanctions on Mexico if it does not comply with a treaty from 1944 to provide water to South Texas.
www.foxnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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So this from Fox - Trump and Texas want Mexican water because there are more droughts affecting Texas citrus growers. Texas produces 43% of US oil…
So this from Fox - Trump and Texas want Mexican water because there are more droughts affecting Texas citrus growers. Texas produces 43% of US oil…
@lawsocietygazette.bsky.social has the Law Society commented on the government’s role in the suspension of the Sentencing Guidelines?
April 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@lawsocietygazette.bsky.social has the Law Society commented on the government’s role in the suspension of the Sentencing Guidelines?
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Lawyers attack ‘dangerous’ decision to halt Sentencing Council guidelines
Lawyers attack ‘dangerous’ decision to halt Sentencing Council guidelines
Society of Black Lawyers calls decision to block pre-sentencing reports ‘deliberate step backwards’
* UK politics live – latest updates
Shabana Mahmood’s intervention to halt new guidelines on sentencing is “dangerous” and a “deliberate step backwards”, according to senior legal figures and prison campaigners.
The Society of Black Lawyers said guidelines from the Sentencing Council, which were suspended after an intervention by the justice secretary, were an attempt to achieve “equal treatment” after “racist two-tier policing for 500 years”.
At risk of first custodial sentence and/or at risk of a custodial sentence of 2 years or less (after taking into account any reduction for guilty plea).
A young adult (typically 18-25 years.
Female.
From an ethnic minority, cultural minority, and/or faith minority community.
Pregnant or postnatal.
Sole or primary carer for dependent relatives.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lawyers attack ‘dangerous’ decision to halt Sentencing Council guidelines
Watching lots of football this week. Should be there a time-clock on corners/free kicks, it’s starting to feel like the NFL?
January 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Watching lots of football this week. Should be there a time-clock on corners/free kicks, it’s starting to feel like the NFL?
If Musk is turning into the archetypal Bond villain, and the UK is his new target, who will be our ‘Bond’?
January 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If Musk is turning into the archetypal Bond villain, and the UK is his new target, who will be our ‘Bond’?
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In 2025 I’m going to post a bit more. Just thoughts.
Day 1.
People are talking up Reform’s chances WAY too much. And doing it will create reactions - from parties, and voter expectations. It’s a gift to Reform, but it’s misguided. Just think, for a minute, the hurdles they need to overcome!
Day 1.
People are talking up Reform’s chances WAY too much. And doing it will create reactions - from parties, and voter expectations. It’s a gift to Reform, but it’s misguided. Just think, for a minute, the hurdles they need to overcome!
January 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In 2025 I’m going to post a bit more. Just thoughts.
Day 1.
People are talking up Reform’s chances WAY too much. And doing it will create reactions - from parties, and voter expectations. It’s a gift to Reform, but it’s misguided. Just think, for a minute, the hurdles they need to overcome!
Day 1.
People are talking up Reform’s chances WAY too much. And doing it will create reactions - from parties, and voter expectations. It’s a gift to Reform, but it’s misguided. Just think, for a minute, the hurdles they need to overcome!
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From the appalling comments this film is getting on X it’s clear to me if we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call out this insane drumbeat from the right to leave
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”
Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 8:38 AM
From the appalling comments this film is getting on X it’s clear to me if we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call out this insane drumbeat from the right to leave
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
I bet the BBC are fuming with Gregg Wallace after his “13 middle class women of a certain age” comment. After nearly 20 years as supportive employer he pays them back by attacking a core audience demographic. Now, that they won’t forgive him for!
December 1, 2024 at 9:47 AM
I bet the BBC are fuming with Gregg Wallace after his “13 middle class women of a certain age” comment. After nearly 20 years as supportive employer he pays them back by attacking a core audience demographic. Now, that they won’t forgive him for!
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I dunno, I’m quite happy with migration. It provides needed workers and cultural richness. Data support that migrants make a net financial contribution to their host country - and on top of that there’s all the other stuff they contribute. Maybe I’m a demographic of one.
apple.news/Ayzd8E1OvSWK...
apple.news/Ayzd8E1OvSWK...
Every demographic wants migration slashed - and every party is failing them — The i paper
The one million mark will resonate in the nation’s mind as a symbol of establishment political failure
apple.news
November 28, 2024 at 11:40 PM
I dunno, I’m quite happy with migration. It provides needed workers and cultural richness. Data support that migrants make a net financial contribution to their host country - and on top of that there’s all the other stuff they contribute. Maybe I’m a demographic of one.
apple.news/Ayzd8E1OvSWK...
apple.news/Ayzd8E1OvSWK...
I’m not against a review of Physicians Associates but? just to say, they have been in the UK since 2003 and must be wondering what they’ve done wrong all of a sudden. It’s fine to debate regulation (which PAs want) or scope of work, but let’s not rush to the ‘they’re all rubbish and unsafe’ trope
November 30, 2024 at 1:22 PM
I’m not against a review of Physicians Associates but? just to say, they have been in the UK since 2003 and must be wondering what they’ve done wrong all of a sudden. It’s fine to debate regulation (which PAs want) or scope of work, but let’s not rush to the ‘they’re all rubbish and unsafe’ trope
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Reminder that your favorite local indie bookstores make a lot of their yearly income during the holiday season.
Go shop local today. ❤️
Go shop local today. ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Reminder that your favorite local indie bookstores make a lot of their yearly income during the holiday season.
Go shop local today. ❤️
Go shop local today. ❤️
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Gregg Wallace will step away from presenting MasterChef while complaints made to the BBC from individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are investigated, the show's production company Banijay UK said.
November 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Gregg Wallace will step away from presenting MasterChef while complaints made to the BBC from individuals about historical allegations of misconduct are investigated, the show's production company Banijay UK said.
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I found this utterly fascinating: ppl are more prepared to cut a politician from "their side" slack - even when they know it's a fictitious politician. Bias is conscious. Bit bracing for those delusions we're fair minded
“It’s easy to condemn someone from the other lot and easy to find excuses when it is one of your own”
✍️ @philipjcowley.bsky.social
✍️ @philipjcowley.bsky.social
The Professor Will See You Now: Whatever
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: whatever
www.politicshome.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I found this utterly fascinating: ppl are more prepared to cut a politician from "their side" slack - even when they know it's a fictitious politician. Bias is conscious. Bit bracing for those delusions we're fair minded
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📢 We're calling for new investment in Earlier Action and Support to enable more people to live their life their way, alongside the Time to Act Reform Board and the Local Government Association.
bit.ly/3Zrl2MU
#FutureOfASC @clentonf.bsky.social
bit.ly/3Zrl2MU
#FutureOfASC @clentonf.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 9:14 AM
📢 We're calling for new investment in Earlier Action and Support to enable more people to live their life their way, alongside the Time to Act Reform Board and the Local Government Association.
bit.ly/3Zrl2MU
#FutureOfASC @clentonf.bsky.social
bit.ly/3Zrl2MU
#FutureOfASC @clentonf.bsky.social
Does every press office have a playbook - when employee/celebrity/chairman is accused of anything always say: “While the allegations are historical”
November 30, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Does every press office have a playbook - when employee/celebrity/chairman is accused of anything always say: “While the allegations are historical”