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Cohn Man ... The ghost of Roy Cohn and the remaking of politics … Cancelling The Apprentice … Anticipatory obedience … NACC Major General’s partially apprehended … Stickler for rectitude … Meretricious sexual services ... Read on ... 

Blue sky litigation ... Another costly Lehrmann decision ... One more spin on the never-never ... Arguable appeal discovered in the bowels of the Gazette of Law & Journalism ... Odious litigants ... Could Lee J have got it wrong on the meaning of rape? ... Calpurnia reports from the Defamatorium ... Read more >> 

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The no of times those in a pos. to act at the #RobodebtRC insisted they didn’t “turn” their “mind” to doing their job was disgraceful. The fact NACC Commr Brereton now uses this excuse to justify why he didn’t do his job on Robodebt & hold any1 to account is extremely disturbing pic.twitter.com/5lVUW6OPaM

— stranger (@strangerous10) November 23, 2024

London Calling ... Vitamin D deficiency ... Anti-vax solicitor birched for "friendly warning" to schools ... Budget measures hit private school fee payers and their personal jets ... Robing room "humour" ... Equality and sensitivity training missing in action ... Floyd Alexander-Hunt reports from Blighty ... Read more >> 

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