Tim Baldwin
@TimGclaw
Barrister specialising in social welfare law, public law and civil liberties. The views expressed are my own and not my Chambers. Co-chair of HLPA.
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You can speed up justice without cutting down juries. Will David Lammy listen? Will your MP try? H/T @emilydugan
Nadhim Zahawi nips to the newsagent’s - live scenes:
London ‘not safe’, claims Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi after he’s 'forced to cross street from man who hadn't slept' lbc.co.uk/article/london…
Previously unseen image of the terrifying incident.
Breaking:Nadhim Zahawi praises air ambulance service for saving his life after being airlifted to hospital after passing working class man in the street.
“We walked near Nadhim Zahawi by mistake”
London ‘not safe’, claims Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi after he’s 'forced to cross street from man who hadn't slept' lbc.co.uk/article/london…
“You boy! Did you walk past Nadhim Zahawi looking slightly scruffy and make him fear that western civilisation would collapse?”
“I’m after a book - where to walk whilst avoiding the working classes”
Nick Ferrari: Do you feel safe in London? Nadhim Zahawi(Reform): No... I walked from my home.. & an individual walked past me... & I walked into the middle of the road NF: What was he doing? NZ: He looked as if he hadn't slept for a week... he looked like he might be violent
The court held "At its core, Palestine Action is an organisation that promotes its political cause through criminality and encouragement of criminality. A very small number of its actions have amounted to terrorist action within the definition at section 1(1) of the 2000 Act."…
The Court acknowledged that Palestine Action has carried out acts of terrorism. It concluded that its actions are not consistent with democratic values and the rule of law Supporting the Palestinian cause is not the same as supporting Palestine Action. The Government's…
Very sad indeed to see Fergal go. His reporting has been magnificent over the years. A former RTÉ man who became quintessentially BBC. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…
Always excellent, Prof mark Elliot's succinct analysis - publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/02/13/the…
Excellent pithy explanation by Karl here - also decision challenged still an act of the executive, which is reviewable, pursuant to a statutory power even though supported by a vote in parliament.
Put simply, JR’s are a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than the rights and wrongs of the conclusion reached.
Nothing beats the original. Chicken Tikka Masala at Sheesh
Govt has started a hardship fund to help thousands of newly retired civil servants still waiting for their pensions months after retiring. Capita took over the admin in December and backlog grew, explains @bbcdanw and Martin Cavanagh of PCSU @Moneybox noon @BBCRadio4
1 million views, deserves 1 billion more. 👏👏👏👏
This morning David Lammy told the House of Commons that in response to prison vans being inefficient that ‘opening bus lanes’ is ‘one of the things’ they are ‘looking at’. And, honestly. I haven’t stopped laughing. I cannot stop laughing. I may never stop laughing again.
The most useless regulator in the world 👇🏽
I’ve launched the APPG on Council Housing. Developers and their political mouthpieces have no answers. Their model caused the housing crisis. It won’t fix it. We need council housing in healthy, sustainable communities. Councils leading the way. The developer model in the 🗑️
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 1 OF 2🚨 WELL WELL WELL. 🎺🎺🎺 Second book alert!🎺🎺🎺 Did you enjoy the gritty thrilleriness of The Cut Throat Trial? Fancy some more, sunshine? Kill All The Lawyers will be hitting the shelves next year. Consider your appetites whetted.
.@picadorbooks has acquired the second legal thriller from The Secret Barrister, Kill All the Lawyers, scheduled for publication in hardback, e-book and audiobook in September 2027 👇 ebx.sh/Zu0naR
In honour of @SuellaBraverman defecting to Reform UK today Only seems fair to revisit this glorious moment…..👇🏼
Reform’s newest MP has backed scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance, saying that the healthcare system needs to be more “efficient”. Andrew Rosindell, told the BBC that he endored a plan previously backed by his new boss Nigel Farage to privatise the NHS.
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