Mr Sandison says Stuart Campbell continues to be “deeply distressed†by the allegation that he is a homophobe, “because he plainly is notâ€.
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
On whether Stuart Campbell has a reputation to defend, Mr Sandison says on his own evidence “he is not a polite man, he does not restrain himself†- but he has a “distinct reputationâ€, which is deserved, as an advocate of gay rights. This is what he is here to defend.
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
Mr Sandison says Mr Campbell is to all intents and purposes a public figure; he’s “a new kind of public figure†for the digital age. So he has a reputation to defend, and £25,000 would be a “very reasonable amount†to award.
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
“It’s a good quote, that.â€
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
“It is.â€
“I’m not sure I understand it.â€
Some high-level courtroom bantz going down here.
On the matter of damages, Mr Sandison says David Mundell “only obliquely†called the tweet homophobic, and nobody else in the mainstream media did; just Ms Dugdale. QC says Mr Campbell has a “clear reputation†as a champion of equal rights.
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
And that’s that - Sheriff Ross sends the case to “avizandum†(meaning he’s going to go away and think about it) - he says he’d normally try to be back within four weeks, and will “do my bestâ€
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) March 27, 2019
I'm now so obsessed with Bercow saying "Mr Peter Bone" that I've spent a period of time setting it to the opening of Beethoven's 5th. Brexit is literally driving me mad. pic.twitter.com/P5w31OWkWi
— Rhodri Marsden (@rhodri) March 28, 2019
In my replies today, a number of people have expressed their delight at Bercow saying the name "Bambos Charalambous", which of course prompts me to do the following, which probably won't last on here longer than 2 minutes but it's worth a crack. pic.twitter.com/Ew0cDY4yQ0
— Rhodri Marsden (@rhodri) March 28, 2019
In my replies today, a number of people have expressed their delight at Bercow saying the name "Bambos Charalambous", which of course prompts me to do the following, which probably won't last on here longer than 2 minutes but it's worth a crack. pic.twitter.com/Ew0cDY4yQ0
— Rhodri Marsden (@rhodri) March 28, 2019
Video has emerged of soldiers on a shooting range in Kabul firing at a target of Jeremy Corbyn. MOD confirms it as legit: pic.twitter.com/qOr84Aiivj
— Alistair Bunkall (@AliBunkallSKY) April 3, 2019
Video has emerged of soldiers on a shooting range in Kabul firing at a target of Jeremy Corbyn. MOD confirms it as legit: pic.twitter.com/qOr84Aiivj
— Alistair Bunkall (@AliBunkallSKY) April 3, 2019
Voters know they're not up to it. MPs know they're not up to it. But our antiquated political system shuts down any other choice. pic.twitter.com/yHzzt8QhVX
— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) April 5, 2019
Dire Tory performance with young voters is I think driven by 8 factors. 1) % of electorate which is BME 2) Expansion of Higher Education 3) Changing av age of areas 4) ⬆ï¸House price/income ratios 5) Tuition Fees 6) Financial Crash 7) Brexit 8) Rise of Social Liberalism (1/10) pic.twitter.com/NUIQSsItyq
— James Kanagasooriam (@JamesKanag) April 8, 2019
How a General Election would look over 65's only were allowed to vote:
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) April 6, 2019
Seats || Votes
CON: 498 || 51.3%
LAB: 88 || 18.0%
SNP: 29 || 2.9%
LDM: 14 || 8.7%
DUP: 11 || 1.0%
SF: 4 || 0.4%
PLC: 2 || 0.6%
SDLP: 2 || 0.3%
GRN: 1 || 3.0%
UUP: 1 || 0.4%
UKIP: 0 || 11.0% pic.twitter.com/CEdHmtEIe9
How a General Election would look if 18-24's only were allowed to vote:
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) April 5, 2019
Seats || Votes
LAB: 541 || 55.0%
SNP: 56 || 4.5%
LDM: 25 || 14.0%
SF: 10 || 0.9%
PLC: 4 || 0.7%
DUP: 4 || 0.4%
CON: 3 || 14.5%
IND: 2
GRN: 1 || 2.0%
UUP: 1 || 0.4%
ALL: 1 || 0.4%
SDLP: 1 || 0.3% pic.twitter.com/yIkpL8OUhC
How far we’ve fallen. pic.twitter.com/oRXRMwrBOT
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 15, 2019
Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.
— Sécurité Civile Fr (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019