Was Jack Cade Right – would society be better with fewer lawyers?

Was Jack Cade Right – would society be better with fewer lawyers?

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“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” A cheer from half the audience at that and its response (“that I mean to do”); a groan from the other half followed. Whoever would have thought a Barbican audience would consist of lawyers and their clients!  Would society be better with fewer laws and lawyers? Lawyers’ concerns at recent Ministerial comments led to a letter signed by 800 of them – to the Guardian, neatly reinforcing the “lefty lawyers” caricature….

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Revealed – Trump’s plan to lose again at WH2024

Revealed – Trump’s plan to lose again at WH2024

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The above Tweet from the usually reliable Axios suggests to me at least that Trump is working on a way to acknowledge the current outcome but come out of it with his head held high and his base fired up. His “concession” speech would actually be a declaration that he would be seeking the 2024 nomination. It would also cement his place during the next four years as akin to what doesn’t exist in US politics – a sort of…

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It shouldn’t be long before WH2020 bets are settled

It shouldn’t be long before WH2020 bets are settled

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Given the scale of betting activity on the American election quite a few punters have been in contact asking when bets are going to be settled. The timing very much depends on the type of bet and those linked to the number of Electoral College Votes are going to have to wait until recounts, like the one for Georgia have been completed. Bets linked to overall vote shares will be settled once all the counting has been complete and there…

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If there had been an equal number of men and women voting then Trump would have won a second term

If there had been an equal number of men and women voting then Trump would have won a second term

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Lots of analysis at the moment about the US election following the victory of Joe Biden and defeat of Donald Trump. One of the features of US elections which has been critical this year is that there is a much higher level of participation in US elections by women over men. There are more women than men in the US, they are more likely to be registered and have a greater propensity to actually vote. Thus of those who took…

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In other news

In other news

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There’s been a lot going on recently, what with the resurgence of Covid-19, the new lockdown, the US elections and French terror attacks.  What else has been going on that might be important but which might have escaped your attention?  Lots, obviously.  Here are three things that deserve more attention than they’re getting. 1 – Armenia has lost control of parts of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia and Azerbaijan have vied for control of Nagorno-Karabakh (an enclave within Azerbaijan that is ethnically majority…

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Has to be Hunt

Has to be Hunt

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Boris Johnson is losing the support of his party. There are enough straws in the wind now to indicate his perceived usefulness is coming to an end, and his popularity is rapidly diminishing in the country. If there’s anything more likely to confirm MPs worries it’s the polling, and the most recent show him behind Keir Starmer as best Prime Minister and his support fracturing in the Red Wall. Many have had concerns about Boris all along, and many more…

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On Betfair you can still place bets on Biden being next president

On Betfair you can still place bets on Biden being next president

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Chart of Betfair market from Betdata.io – 7.50pm BST The Betfair definition of this market is “Who will be elected to be the next President of the United States of America as a result of the 2020 presidential election?” All we have had is media organisations calling it for Biden and it could be a few days before the counting is finalised. So I suppose there is a theoretical possibility that Biden won’t do it. However the odds of about…

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