Planning Barrister @No5Chambers, ‘Have We Got Planning News for You’ Dad, Hubby, Gloucester & Cheltenham North Rugby, Aston Villa, Aston Martin, Arctic Monkeys

Gloucestershire, England
Joined November 2021
If you are caught speeding 4 times in 3 years, the law operates to automatically disqualify you from driving, precisely *because* your cumulative conduct represents a danger to the public. If No10 have any other inspired criminal law analogies they wish to try, I’m here all day.
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So @iwanrstone of the Mail. This is how opposed the local village is to plans for a small car park at our little farm shop.
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Oh for goodness sake. What is the possible justification for cutting income tax rate while raising NI rate? Drives further wedge between taxation of unearned income and earned income. Yet again benefits pensioners and those living off rents at expense of workers
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Russian state television goes off message by denouncing Ukraine war telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
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16 months after my stroke, and 14 months after my first assessment, I’ve just been discharged from physio by the fabulous Evie at @circlehealth. From barely being able to walk, she taught me to turn, balance, jog, jump and run. She knew I wanted to get back to golf, squash &
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Putin puts his nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. This is the kind of moment we’ve feared almost my entire life. And why is he doing it? Because his wholly unnecessary invasion of Ukraine doesn’t seem to be going to plan.
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The logic of the London Green Belt is flawless I tells ya.
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I find it incredible that the biggest challenge facing most homes in the UK - the nightmare impending 50% hike in energy bills - making energy unaffordable for millions, was just brushed aside in one question. We need action NOW to prevent a wellbeing catastrophe. #PMQs
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Today reportedly the most depressing day of the year, unlike the previous 700 which have famously been a barrel of laughs.
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HAVE WE GOT PLANNING NEWS FOR YOU - SERIES 6 Two Presidents and a King Starts 20 January 5pm on Zoom linkedin.com/posts/christoph…
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PUTTING THE BOOT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS WEEK SUPPRESSION OF SELF BUILD I was in the House of Commons this week. Not to put the boot into Boris. But doing Pro Bono work to change legislation for Self Build & Custom Housing Building with Richard Bacon MP linkedin.com/posts/christoph…
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Utterly embarrassing
One of the problems we’ve had with #Covid_19 is that we’ve been stuck with such a lousy communicator as well as an epic hypocrite. xitter.cf/PorkethPie/status/1478…
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21 years ago today, #TheFastShow finally said goodbye in what was then the ‘last ever episode’. While there’s since been a few one-offs, it was the end of the road and, in the words of Joni Mitchell, ‘Don't it always seem to go, That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone’
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In live music we trust… If there is a circuit breaker, for God’s sake make it short.
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It's been my absolute privilege & pleasure to support our inspirational @RTPIPlanners #President @drweiyang during an amazing 2021. Thanks for everything you've done to showcase the important work of #planning & #planners as we grew to 27k #members this year! #MerryChristmas2021 – at London, England
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"This is sometimes said by people who have no understanding of health at all... and when they say it, it's usually because they want to make a political point." Prof. Chris Whitty responds to concerns that the NHS is prioritising Covid other serious health issues such as cancer.
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Any question PM is asked about cuts or services not being in place he just says "we are massive and and brilliant and world beating at everything, massive massive massive blah blah blah."
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🚨"Who exactly does the @MetPoliceUK work for ma'am? Our citizens, or Boris Johnson?" 🚨 (Location: New Scotland Yard. Sound on)
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