it says on the front page of The Sun newspaper
No regrets here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5opqN7DmGK8
very opposite. 70s was the collapse of post-war social democracy
( such as it was ).
This is the collapse of Thatcherism.
The restoration of Harold Wilson's socialist paradise.
Well that's what they wanted, isn't it? 'Get Brexit Done' and all that shit?
Who governs Britain? Go for growth!
The death penalty existed in the 1970s. We should try and hang brexiters for treason.
Until 1993 on the Isle of Man
"See Ramsey, and die ..."
One time, when we stayed in Ramsey during a summer holiday, there was a family in the hotel who ran a hotel of their own in Douglas for most of the year but had left a deputy in charge for three weeks.
Barristers just voted to go on strike. I assume in solidarity with their railworker brethren.
Not really, it's over legal aid. Still, 70's vibe and all that...
I saw my first usage of 'Summer of Discontent' this morning.
It’s a bit pointless - the economy is utterly fucked by the 2008 financial crisis / austerity, Covid, Brexit and Ukraine - debt is over 100% of GDP, and growing.
Any sightings of "going cap-in-hand to the IMF" yet?
Criminal Barristers are considering striking over legal aid rates. Which can be very low.
They can't strike in solidarity, that's illegal. Lot of admin involved in stiking these days.
Criminal legal aid rates were shockingly bad when i was practicing, and they've got worse since.
Working as a solicitor in the criminal courts like i did is a lot easier as 1) you're paid a salary by your firm and 2) in a multi disciplinary practice like the one i worked for legal aid is seen as having cash flow benefits to support the private client work.
As a Barrister you're self employed, so have to bill and often wont get paid for some time after the work is done. You also have the overheads of Chambers. I think the average income after expenses is below £15k for the first three years.
It helps to be ready-rich.
The barristers will get wrongly pilloried in the right wing press, I hope they are prepared to rebut all the lies and shite coming their way
... returning to the 1970s
Beer and sandwiches at Number Ten.