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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

If only More I read, Starmer seems to be picking up on more and more of his ideas The lawyer one is interesting. He rails against lawyers but it's the law makers that...make the law isn't it?

sep 2, 2025, 4:11 pm • 2 0

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Andrew Brook @andrewbrook.bsky.social

Lawyers are not law makers.

sep 2, 2025, 4:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

Maybe it's ambiguous but I was saying exactly that

sep 2, 2025, 4:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social

Though some lawmakers are lawyers

sep 2, 2025, 4:16 pm • 3 0 • view
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

Whilst I take the point with regard to professional status can MPs carry on practicing do you happen to know?

sep 2, 2025, 4:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lindsay @lindsayea.bsky.social

A fair few carry on in practice.

sep 2, 2025, 4:28 pm • 2 0 • view
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

👍🏼 thanks

sep 2, 2025, 4:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social

Yes - and some do. Geoffrey Cox is a prominent example recently.

sep 2, 2025, 4:26 pm • 3 0 • view
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Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🇵🇸🚲🐟 @onebiskuit.bsky.social

I recall Bob Marshall-Andrews KC continued practising, and very profitably too, while a Labour MP.

sep 2, 2025, 5:43 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

Yes I realise now that quite a few did/do 👍🏼

sep 2, 2025, 6:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social

Damn should have remembered that. He is my best mate's MP and he is not well liked by a lot of his constituents for his high handed attitude

sep 2, 2025, 4:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social

Well quite

sep 2, 2025, 4:12 pm • 2 0 • view