Stephen Twist
@stephentwist.bsky.social
English motorcycling barrister, NHS governor, and dowser by day; by night dancing Argentine tango in Buenos Aires.
A post concerning my personal experience of the police and policing based on service and contact. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/p...
Police and policing: a critique
A post concerning my personal experience of the police and policing based on service and contact. I happen to be a subscriber to my local Neighbourhood Alert group and yesterday received their surv…
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October 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A post concerning my personal experience of the police and policing based on service and contact. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/p...
A post responding to the UK Prime Minister’s pledge to make Britain ‘battle-ready’, and the not-so-hidden resource – the retired support force that could make it possible. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/b...
‘Battle Ready’: behind the lines -the senior service
A post responding to the UK Prime Minister’s pledge to make Britain ‘battle-ready’, and the not-so-hidden resource – the retired support force that could make it possible. W…
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June 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A post responding to the UK Prime Minister’s pledge to make Britain ‘battle-ready’, and the not-so-hidden resource – the retired support force that could make it possible. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/b...
Cyber security is not just a technical issue; it profoundly impacts an organisation’s culture and values. Might this be the moment to introduce ‘Speak Up on Cyber’? stephentwist.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/c...
Cyber regulation in the NHS: close – or at arm’s length?
Cyber security is not just a technical issue; it profoundly impacts an organisation’s culture and values. Might this be the moment to introduce ‘Speak Up on Cyber’? Those readers …
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May 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Cyber security is not just a technical issue; it profoundly impacts an organisation’s culture and values. Might this be the moment to introduce ‘Speak Up on Cyber’? stephentwist.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/c...
A post about the interface between genes and the microbiome – and our future on fast food. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/t...
The philosophy of science
A post about the interface between genes and the microbiome – and our future on fast food. You’re right. I am a lawyer, not a scientist – or a philosopher. But those who have read…
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January 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A post about the interface between genes and the microbiome – and our future on fast food. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/t...
Evolution – next step into the unknown. A post about AI, evolution and the fate of humanity. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/e...
January 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Evolution – next step into the unknown. A post about AI, evolution and the fate of humanity. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/e...
A post about the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Rome treaty stephentwist.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/i...
International Criminal Court
A post about the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Rome treaty Common lawyers (like me) have one thing in common – we are more about laws than justice. Is that a bad thing? Let…
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January 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A post about the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Rome treaty stephentwist.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/i...
A post about NHS charities, how they spend and how they are managed. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2024/08/24/n...
NHS Foundation Trusts and their charities
With thanks to https://www.ebme.co.uk/ for the picture A post about NHS charities, how they spend and how they are managed. As a County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust governor I am approac...
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August 24, 2024 at 12:36 PM
A post about NHS charities, how they spend and how they are managed. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2024/08/24/n...
No matter where your interests lie (or however much you dislike reading blogs), you should endeavour to read this. It may change your life, or that of someone you know. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2024/07/21/d...
Don’t trash – donate
A longer-than-usual, but really important post about tissue transplant - and the need to focus afresh on post-mortem donation. Some readers will know, having been elected as a public governor of my lo...
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August 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
No matter where your interests lie (or however much you dislike reading blogs), you should endeavour to read this. It may change your life, or that of someone you know. stephentwistlifestyle.wordpress.com/2024/07/21/d...
