Do electric toothbrushes dream of android teeth?

Here’s my response to Mr Kamal:

I'm more moderate on this issue than Kate, because I only think that people who complain about pylons should have their electricity cut off.

Funerals should have a bit where they ask the congregation to speak up if there’s any lawful reason why the dead person shouldn’t be buried

Trump is across the details?

If a man can’t give a Nazi salute at a party for a racist convicted fraudster and proven sex offender, then what kind of sick world are we living in, I ask you.

NEW A third and final post about the 'Lettuce before Action' of Elizabeth Truss The final piece of evidence which shows, on balance, that it was not intended as a serious legal letter By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/a-third-an... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/01/a-th...

A clinical take down of the Truss libel letter. Almost makes me miss my libel days...

NEW Why the Truss "lettuce before action" is worse than you thought - and it has a worrying implication for free speech A wider look at the libel letter from the former Prime Minister By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/why-the-tr... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/01/why-...

Makes you proud to be British www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Thank you for the RTs and likes of that quick post about Truss’s misconceived and illiberal libel threat. Did not expect to ever spend time analysing a legal threat from a former Lord High Chancellor against a First Lord of the Treasury. The bizarre letter was equal to these bizarre circumstances.

Hello to all the new followers who've arrived for the Liz Truss comedy cease and desist letter. Be prepared for long silences, sporadic cat posts and the occasional comment on England's seam attack. If someone else launches a hilariously hopeless libel action I might perk up for a bit

The expert witness in her defence is Andrew Lilico. Stop. I can’t take any more. I’m laughing too hard

NEW A close look at Truss's legal threat to Starmer The former Prime Minister has sent a glorious but seemingly hopeless cease-and-desist letter By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/01/a-cl...

While far more skilled, erudite and suitably qualified legal people will no doubt tackle the substance of this curious letter, I offer some brief observations. /1

"This request is made in the context of the basic levels of civility which is due between senior politicians, and we trust that you will respond accordingly" Translation "we know there's no actionable claim, pls don't mock us if you reply - we're just acting on our crank client's instructions"

Interestingly this letter is not in accordance with the pre-action protocol for defamation claims, the claim to be private and confidential is nonsense and any attempt to use over the PM's statements would be hilarious

That Liz Truss cease and desist letter in full. She has gone completely loco. Such a brave free speech warrior 🥬🥬🥬

😂😂😂😂 This would be a textbook example of unwise litigation taught to law students for decades to come if she issued proceedings. It would be struck out and laughed out of court

It is rather astonishing to go on an issue where a) you have demonstrably done nothing on it and b) your opponent can demonstrate he has put hundreds of criminals in prison.

It's striking that Starmer has spent years banging on about his role as DPP, locking up criminals, yet none of these right-wing, grifting windbags thought to check his, impressive, record on tackling grooming gangs. Quelle surprise.

We read The Eighteenth Emergency, Hound of the Baskervilles, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Frankenstein, Catcher in the Rye and probably some others I can't remember. I loathed Frankenstein and Catcher, R&J was fine, Macbeth was good and I loved Hound of the Baskervilles.

Has there ever been a more on brand Telegraph headline?

But I don't have a cat 😿

I've finally made my way over from the Bad Place. Let's see what it's like here