[Bones McCoy]

In case you were wondering what Jan Moir had to say that was so terrifying to Richard and his family, here we go:

In the recent past, lawyers have stopped convicted criminals and illegal immigrants from being flown back to their countries of origin. And using the European Convention on Human Rights, they have repeatedly stopped the Rwanda Bill. By doing so, they are also ­stopping the will of the elected House of Commons and thereby the will of the people.

Now they appear to have shut down the future of an entire ­industry at the stroke of a pen, ushering in the beginning of the end of new fossil fuel extraction in this county. A coal mine in Cumbria, approved by the Government in 2022, must now be under threat.The ruling could also have a bearing on offshore oil and gas projects such as the giant ­Rosebank field in the North Sea. Whether you think this legal ­development is right or wrong, surely the public should have some say in the matter?

So, basically the same old crap the right have been wanging on about for years.

The commons with the Conservative supermajority didn't pass the Rwanda bill until recently.
Maybe the bill was a load of shit.

[slilley]

I went and read it. Yes, it's an eleventh hour hit piece, but surely for £200,000 a year you expect better than this:

He's a complete and utter lawyer. Can't say I've followed it closely, but he's had a few dubious clients over the year.

True, that doesn't make him a bad person. George Carman QC, arguably our greatest libel lawyer, once represented me. (We won on away goals. Me and Ken Dodd, then, though Doddy was playing at home.)

But I don't buy the 'cab rank' argument either. Depends on where you park your cab. If you park up outside Scott's restaurant in Mayfair you'll pick up Kate Moss. If you linger outside Finsbury Park Mosque, you'll end up with Abu Qatada or one of his oppos. And it's no good arguing you don't go south of the river.

Britain is about to become the UKSSR — Ubergruppenfuhrer Keir Starmer's Socialist Republic.

COMMIENAZIS!

Seriously, what a cunt.

I get so frustrated when Littlejohn types rant on about the "cab rank rule", in his case he has shown a complete disregard for how it works. A barrister does not tout for business, someone usually a solicitor has to come to you with a case which is within your area of expertise. If you are available then you take the case. A criminal defence barrister could have a jack the lad from a sink estate one day to defend and a disgraced former MP the next. barristers are not their clients, they are there to ensure their client's case is adequately put forward and the evidence tested. Jonathan Laidlaw QC represented Rebekah Brooks, it certainly was not the case that by doing so he supported the notion it was ok to hack into people's phones.

There could be a point in the future where Mr Littlejohn requires some legal advice, at which point he will be glad that Rumpole of the Bailey whoever will defend him without fear or favour.

[Watchman]

Wonder if he’s done his postal vote