I am, I suspect, one of many who are completely baffled by the increasing tendency for prime minister David Cameron to talk through a hole in the top of his head in a stream of polspeak platitudes. It is difficult enough trying to fathom out what he means by ‘Big Society’. We can forgive ourselves [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Cameron promotes British values of bigotry, bellicosity, greed for which we are revered the world over
Posted in Charon, Charon after a glass Pics, Charon After Dark on Saturday, February 5, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Life at The Staterooms on a windy night…..
Posted in Charon, Charon after a glass Pics, Charon After Dark on Friday, February 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Rive Gauche: The well bred City lawyer brings up white wine after the fish course
Posted in Charon, Rive Gauche on Friday, February 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I shall start my Friday Rive Gauche post with a sensible comment and let it go downhill from there…. While it may make David Cameron ‘sick to the stomach’ and irritate many in this country who feel that those who have committed criminal offences (some extremely serious and denying the human right to life, freedom [...]
TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! – We want Sally Bercow!
Posted in Charon on Friday, February 4, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Sally Bercow: photoshoot made me look like a ‘complete idiot’ Sally Bercow, wife of House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, today said she looked a ”complete idiot” appearing in a newspaper wearing nothing but a bedsheet. Telegraph….. Judge for yourselves….. I’d certainly pay good money to see MPs all wearing Togas at PMQs…. [...]
Law Review: Tweet away says UK Supreme Court – and a few other matters
Posted in Charon, Law Review on Thursday, February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Immigration Officer Puts Wife on the No-Fly List From Lowering the Bar: According to the Daily Mail Online, an immigration officer who worked for the UK Border Agency managed to get his wife out of his hair for three years by putting her name on the no-fly list while she was visiting the in-laws overseas. [...]
Guest Post: Professor R.D. Charon – The conceits of the ‘Johnny Come Latelies’ in legal education
Posted in Charon, Law Review, RD Charon on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The conceits of the “Johnny Come Latelies” BY Professor R.D. Charon LLB (Cantab), BCL, Ph.d, FRSA Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence, University of The Rive Gauche, London Faculty, London Author of the world class bestseller: “Legal Nihilism: A Random Theory of Law”, Maninahat Press, 2009 It is always a pleasure to be invited to ‘Guest’ by [...]
3 Old Men and a few other matters…..
Posted in Charon, Law Review on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
3 Old Men I came across Frontline Hackney- A day in the life of the Law on Twitter. There are many shades of legal practice and the legal aid cuts are going to bite and leave vulnerable people unrepresented.Pro bono can only go so far. I quote from the 3 Old men opening paragraph… Dealing [...]
Law Review: SRA blocks Kaplan aptitude test plans – Crime maps – Bribery – Legal humour
Posted in Charon, Law Review on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
SRA puts kibosh on Kaplan’s aptitude test for admissions The Lawyer reports: Kaplan Law School’s plan to introduce an admissions test for the LPC has been dashed after the SRA blocked the move. “The law school’s controversial proposal, announced in October 2010, coincided with the Law Society launching an investigation into the viability of an [...]
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