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But as they Judiciary can see through all that, it would seem a waste of resource.
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But as they Judiciary can see through all that, it would seem a waste of resource.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Not sure this is how it's playing out in practice though. I've seen at least two reports from GLP which suggest that the government is vastly inflating its costs as a tactic to get the GLP to fold on a case. If the courts could see through that tactic, they'd surely be amenable to issuing orders to ringfence the costs or something similar. I believe the term is 'a protected costs order'. The government seems to be ramping up its costs estimate at a point in proceedings when the opportunity to apply for a PCO has been and gone.
matthewr
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There are a lot of "activist lawyers" other than the GLP, in fact enough that Priti Patel (unsurprisingly) and the government (scandalously) moaned about them 18 months ago. They range from practices who specialise in these areas to non-profits like Foxglove and the very many policy and advocacy groups like Liberty, Joseph Rountree Foundation, Runnymede, etc.
They don't seem to have the problems Jolyon Maugham does and we haven't even mentioned the fox yet.
They don't seem to have the problems Jolyon Maugham does and we haven't even mentioned the fox yet.
Seanm
pfm Member
There are parallels with iSage. It’s not that politics has to be (or can be) sealed off from law, or science, but there are differences that need to be respected. You get the sense with GLP and iSage that the goal is basically to replace politics. They’re sort of grandiose projects. And media projects too I guess, which is a large part of the problem.
I’ve been dismissive of Jolyon but he deserves credit for standing firm on trans rights, when a large part of his natural audience have completely lost their minds on the issue.
I’ve been dismissive of Jolyon but he deserves credit for standing firm on trans rights, when a large part of his natural audience have completely lost their minds on the issue.
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
Its a target rich environment and the more resource they have in order to go after Johnson’s Tories and their beneficiaries, the better. It’s quite obvious that government lawyers are cynically throwing unlimited money at court cases to financially cut the legs from under any GLP actions against them and it’s our money they’re using.
Cherry picking partially won or lost cases and using it to undermine the valuable public service GLP are performing is a classic right wing smoke screen.
matthewr
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Except a lot of the criticism comes from the legal profession, various advocacy groups and the left.
The point is that people should retain a healthy scepticism about the GLP.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
The fox is the dealbreaker for me I'm afraid. I'm glad they're doing (apparently mostly) good work but I can't help but question whether someone who would club a fox to death then make a joke about it on Twitter has quite the same values as I do.
Tony L
Administrator
Important statement from GLP here highlighting the extent the Conservative’s far-right ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022’ is effectively legislating Roma/travelling communities out of existence (Good Law Project).
PS This is exactly what it looks like. These communities are always amongst the first to be set upon by far-right states. It is time for the rest of us to wake up.
PS This is exactly what it looks like. These communities are always amongst the first to be set upon by far-right states. It is time for the rest of us to wake up.
wulbert
pfm Member
Yes. It's all about "getting" one minority group or the other. I remember (eventual) Scottish Tory leader (and professional football ref) said in an unguarded moment when asked what he would do if he could be PM for a day : "...tougher enforcement against Gypsy Travellers" was his reply. Travellers in his constituency are given hard time of it.
Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
In the long term, this could be one of the most important wins the GLP could have:
The Government’s strategy for getting to Net Zero is inadequate and unlawful, the High Court has found, following a successful legal challenge brought by Good Law Project, Joanna Wheatley, Client Earth and Friends of the Earth.
The Climate Change Act requires the Government to hit Net Zero by 2050, to make proposals for how it will meet that target, and to place a report before Parliament.
In a detailed judgment and order published yesterday, amid the UK's first ever red alert for extreme heat, the High Court held that the proposals for achieving Net Zero approved by the Secretary of State were too vague to enable him to be satisfied that the statutory targets would be met. And that the report placed before Parliament lacked the specificity necessary to meet the Secretary of State’s duty to inform Parliament and the public of his plans.
The illegality of its landmark climate change strategy is a huge political embarrassment to the Government. When it launched in October 2021, the Net Zero Strategy was hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a foreword “Our strategy for net zero is to lead the world in ending our contribution to climate change.” And by the Secretary of State, Kwasi Kwarteng: “This strategy demonstrates how the UK is leading by example, with a clear plan for the future.”
The Court has ordered that the existing strategy be fleshed out with the detail necessary for Parliamentary and public scrutiny within the next eight months. The Government has also been ordered to pay our costs.
The dangerous heatwave this week is a stark reminder of the very real threat we face. Our infrastructure and homes were designed for a climate that no longer exists. This cannot wait. The Net Zero target must be a road map to a sustainable future, not a lie we tell our children.
We are thrilled to have worked alongside our friends at ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth to deliver this landmark victory. And we are hugely grateful to Baker McKenzie and Jason Coppel QC and Peter Lockley of 11 Kings Bench Walk who worked pro bono or at hugely discounted rates.
Thank you,
Jo Maugham
Director, Good Law Project
The Government’s strategy for getting to Net Zero is inadequate and unlawful, the High Court has found, following a successful legal challenge brought by Good Law Project, Joanna Wheatley, Client Earth and Friends of the Earth.
The Climate Change Act requires the Government to hit Net Zero by 2050, to make proposals for how it will meet that target, and to place a report before Parliament.
In a detailed judgment and order published yesterday, amid the UK's first ever red alert for extreme heat, the High Court held that the proposals for achieving Net Zero approved by the Secretary of State were too vague to enable him to be satisfied that the statutory targets would be met. And that the report placed before Parliament lacked the specificity necessary to meet the Secretary of State’s duty to inform Parliament and the public of his plans.
The illegality of its landmark climate change strategy is a huge political embarrassment to the Government. When it launched in October 2021, the Net Zero Strategy was hailed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a foreword “Our strategy for net zero is to lead the world in ending our contribution to climate change.” And by the Secretary of State, Kwasi Kwarteng: “This strategy demonstrates how the UK is leading by example, with a clear plan for the future.”
The Court has ordered that the existing strategy be fleshed out with the detail necessary for Parliamentary and public scrutiny within the next eight months. The Government has also been ordered to pay our costs.
The dangerous heatwave this week is a stark reminder of the very real threat we face. Our infrastructure and homes were designed for a climate that no longer exists. This cannot wait. The Net Zero target must be a road map to a sustainable future, not a lie we tell our children.
We are thrilled to have worked alongside our friends at ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth to deliver this landmark victory. And we are hugely grateful to Baker McKenzie and Jason Coppel QC and Peter Lockley of 11 Kings Bench Walk who worked pro bono or at hugely discounted rates.
Thank you,
Jo Maugham
Director, Good Law Project
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
And another apparent grift on the back of Net Zero:
Richard Lines
pfm Member
I was working alongside a Romanian Project Engineer in Norway over the last weekend. It was interesting to hear his observations about the Roma. I think it adequate to say that some Romanians are not sad that, apparently, large numbers of the Roma community are now no longer in Romania. Something along the lines of now we could try dealing with them..............
I'm neutral on this subject......
Regards
Richard
Tony L
Administrator
Tory grift episode #4123: Liam Fox (GLP, Twitter).
ff1d1l
pfm Member
Could we swap them for tories?
Richard Lines
pfm Member
Interesting idea.........., would probably have some strong support but would it be fair to Romania???
Regards
Richard
Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
Interesting development, from an email earlier today:
The names of 50 firms given a fast-track ‘VIP lane’ route to securing lucrative Test and Trace contracts have at last been revealed, following our longstanding Freedom of Information battle with the Government.
For over a year, we have worked to uncover the identities of the politically-connected companies, all of which have links to Conservative Ministers, Peers and Government officials. The preferential treatment they received allowed them access to a priority route to the contracts awarded as part of its £37 billion Test and Trace programme led by Conservative peer Dido Harding.
The Government has refused to give up the names of both the firms and the officials that rolled out the red carpet for them.
But following our long-standing Freedom of Information battle, we’ve finally forced the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) - which oversaw the procurement process - to publish their names. You can see the list of names here.
We are analysing the firms and contracts and will publish more soon.
When Good Law Project first uncovered the Government’s priority route for politically connected testing firms, they flatly denied our claims:
“These claims are completely false – there was no high priority lane for testing suppliers,” the Government’s spokesperson said. “All offers of testing went through the same robust assurance checks and there was no separate ‘fast track’ process.”
Now we are vindicated. Ministers have misled us all.
In January, we successfully challenged the Government’s parallel operation of a ‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts, - the High Court found the preferential treatment for certain suppliers was unlawful.
If you have any intel on how these firms came to be awarded these vast contracts via a fast-track route, our DMS and secure drop facilities are open: https://goodlawproject.org/got-a-tip-off/
Thank you,
Jo Maugham - Good Law Project
The names of 50 firms given a fast-track ‘VIP lane’ route to securing lucrative Test and Trace contracts have at last been revealed, following our longstanding Freedom of Information battle with the Government.
For over a year, we have worked to uncover the identities of the politically-connected companies, all of which have links to Conservative Ministers, Peers and Government officials. The preferential treatment they received allowed them access to a priority route to the contracts awarded as part of its £37 billion Test and Trace programme led by Conservative peer Dido Harding.
The Government has refused to give up the names of both the firms and the officials that rolled out the red carpet for them.
But following our long-standing Freedom of Information battle, we’ve finally forced the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) - which oversaw the procurement process - to publish their names. You can see the list of names here.
We are analysing the firms and contracts and will publish more soon.
When Good Law Project first uncovered the Government’s priority route for politically connected testing firms, they flatly denied our claims:
“These claims are completely false – there was no high priority lane for testing suppliers,” the Government’s spokesperson said. “All offers of testing went through the same robust assurance checks and there was no separate ‘fast track’ process.”
Now we are vindicated. Ministers have misled us all.
In January, we successfully challenged the Government’s parallel operation of a ‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts, - the High Court found the preferential treatment for certain suppliers was unlawful.
If you have any intel on how these firms came to be awarded these vast contracts via a fast-track route, our DMS and secure drop facilities are open: https://goodlawproject.org/got-a-tip-off/
Thank you,
Jo Maugham - Good Law Project
ks.234
Half way to Infinity
Neil Record and his company, RT2021, are new names to me. He sounds lovely. Climate Change denier, chair of the IEA and Liz Truss supporter.
“Last year, Good Law Project launched our work to uncover the insidious network of think-tanks and lobby groups based at 55 Tufton Street. These organisations have had a disproportionate and harmful influence over our politics – and we have set out to expose who is behind them and who is funding them.
We have been looking into Restore Trust, who unsuccessfully tried to infiltrate the National Trust last year, and want to shut down debates on issues like slavery and LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
Working with data rights firm, AWO, we helped to unmask who is behind their website – a company called RT2021 Limited. One of RT2021’s directors is Neil Record, who is also the chairman of climate change denial group Net Zero Watch as well as libertarian think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the group who influenced Liz Truss's catastrophic economic policies.
Despite Restore Trust previously denying they are linked to Tufton Street, we've now confirmed they are and have exposed their misuse of people's personal data. As the cherry on top, they have now agreed to settle our legal challenge and pay costs.
We're now looking into the New Culture Forum, another Tufton Street right wing think tank, who want to change cultural debates in schools and universities which they believe are dominated by the left. They also have some questionable data practices that we are keen to interrogate.
We will keep using legal routes to unmask who is really running these organisations and their hidden agendas.
If you would like to support or share our work to expose dark money organisations, click below:
Donate
“Last year, Good Law Project launched our work to uncover the insidious network of think-tanks and lobby groups based at 55 Tufton Street. These organisations have had a disproportionate and harmful influence over our politics – and we have set out to expose who is behind them and who is funding them.
We have been looking into Restore Trust, who unsuccessfully tried to infiltrate the National Trust last year, and want to shut down debates on issues like slavery and LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
Working with data rights firm, AWO, we helped to unmask who is behind their website – a company called RT2021 Limited. One of RT2021’s directors is Neil Record, who is also the chairman of climate change denial group Net Zero Watch as well as libertarian think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the group who influenced Liz Truss's catastrophic economic policies.
Despite Restore Trust previously denying they are linked to Tufton Street, we've now confirmed they are and have exposed their misuse of people's personal data. As the cherry on top, they have now agreed to settle our legal challenge and pay costs.
We're now looking into the New Culture Forum, another Tufton Street right wing think tank, who want to change cultural debates in schools and universities which they believe are dominated by the left. They also have some questionable data practices that we are keen to interrogate.
We will keep using legal routes to unmask who is really running these organisations and their hidden agendas.
If you would like to support or share our work to expose dark money organisations, click below:
Donate
Dave H.
Revolutionary relativist
Just came to post this after receiving the same email.
Excellent work and simultaneously happy they they’re doing it but also slightly horrified that they need to do so.
Happy to support them with a standing monthly donation.
Nick_G
pfm Member
Fight the CHAOS...