Twitter bio: Barrister at @brickcourt, ex-@terrorwatchdog, cross-bench peer (Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC).
Affiliation: Crossbench
Join Date: 10 Jul 2018
David Anderson
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RT @hhesterm: An important thread on consultations. The name of the trade game is: consult with your stakeholder, consult, consult, consult…
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RT @AnnaJerzewska: So basically, after you've completed all the formalities, the checks are the least of your problems.
The question shoul…
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RT @BBCNewsnight: "She said, 'You play the cello? Fantastic. You will be saved.'"
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was 18 years old when she was dep…
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RT @benjaminwittes: The world’s greatest deliberative body, my ass!
My latest @TheAtlantic column with @qjurecic with special shout-outs t…
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This is disappointing: delays in publishing reports devalue independent review. https://t.co/D2L5Rv2Ijf
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The Scots have taken over @UKSupremeCourt https://t.co/UaWoYthMnA
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Yes. It’s a shame that expectations were ramped up too high, and the eventual deal under-sold. The opt-out from “ev… https://t.co/1i7nPqVZ1H
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Though on a personal level there are attractions in belonging to a place where at 58 one is considered something of an ingenu ...
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There has to be movement out as well as in: a moratorium on new appointments can only see our average age (already 70+) increase further.
David Anderson
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Personally I would go further - but it is not @UKHouseofLords that is blocking change.
David Anderson
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A reminder that @UKHouseofLords overwhelmingly backed the Burns plan to reduce our own numbers by 25%+ (single 15 y… https://t.co/BJuzabjJiM
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RT @StevePeers: So far Germany, Austria & Slovenia have notified that they will not execute UK European Arrest Warrants for their citizens…
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RT @mpc_1968: @SP_European @FabianZuleeg @CER_Grant @Mariot_Leslie @anandMenon1 @SamuelMarcLowe @IanDunt 11/ 'The sad thing about Brexit is…
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RT @pmdfoster: The risk for the Government, I suspect, is complacency.
They believe economics and politics are decoupled, and wave away w…
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Louis de Bernieres confirms he is a very considerable writer - of fiction. https://t.co/ZfPZq2eoNE
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RT @terrorwatchdog: Here are Terms of Reference for my independent review of MAPPA and terrorist risk https://t.co/HZ3kVVnAMR .../1
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RT @benedictrogers: UK Government indicate that Magnitsky sanctions may be applied against members of the Chinese Communist Party, who they…
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