I'm seriously lacking inspiration on how to entertain a small child today. 😬

When Thatcher came to power, her first action was to increase police pay by 45%, so she could rely on them to beat up the rioters + striking miners. She raised their pay again immediately before her first general election as PM.

This sense of entitlement is her toxic legacy. 🍎

Is there anyone who would speak to me for a story about the cost of obtaining a 'not guilty' verdict in court?

I would really like to draw attention to the huge legal costs that people can incur to obtain a 'not guilty' verdict. 💚

We have completed our criminal investigation into allegations that the Chief Constable of Northants Police, Nick Adderley, has misrepresented his military service, and have referred a file of evidence to the CPS.

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I've just learned that the European Union is banning all cash payments of €10k or more, so it can reduce money laundering.

How is there not more outrage about this?

It's so oppressive.

If you locked a load of writers into a confined space with nothing to do for years on end, then they'd produce some of their best work.

So if you lock a bunch of people who deal drugs into a confined space, what's going to happen?

🚨Conservative Party Crime Commissioner Faces Probe After Appearing in Police Uniform in Party Election Leaflets

Festus Akinbusoye appears to have breached his own office’s rules on using police imagery Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/04/09/con…

Getting arrested deliberately for a cause is almost always less effective than getting away with it to disrupt things again.

There's no point prevailing on the conscience of capital to put the lives and futures of young arrestees ahead of profit. They'll choose profit every time

Imagine facing decades in jail for being the geeky tech guy who sets up an encrypted phone network.

Why haven't the police arrested the founders of Apple? Or telegram? Or Wickr? Where do you draw the line with this stuff?

Have you changed your relationship with alcohol in favour of other substances?

Complete the short survey linked below and you could win a £100 voucher to spend at the leafie store.

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Fake fentanyl from China.

A-meow-zing. 💚

An interesting take from Dave Courtney’s missus on him being labelled a grass.

The whole interview can be seen here 👉🏾 youtu.be/ITgM_NplXa8?si…

Never abuse a man in front of his daughter . Or expect that man to come to find you when he’s not with his daughter . Shits got real for big Gareth

The Guardian Because it’s cheaper to get a 5* hotel in Dubai than it is to stay in Cornwall

I fainted at Waitrose earlier + it was probably the most embarrassing moment of my entire life. 🤦🏼‍♀️