Jolyon Maugham, GLP and scary stuff re parental consent

Can anyone explain the windmill to me? I’ve seen a few references but I don’t understand what it refers to!

Aren't they selling the windmill in order to pay their builders?

Perform your values, indeed.

(Although odd to be leaving the Bar whilst a QC in my 40s.)

According to wiki he is 49 and a half so ‘in my 40s’ is pushing it a bit. But maybe lack of menopause means that men think about 50 differently.

There's burning bridges, and then there's detonating a massive fireball on your entire life.

She’s in comms. I don’t know what that pays but given their kids are in state schools, and they bought the London house some time ago, I would think their outgoings aren’t that much. Plus there’s the profit coming in from selling the windmill.

This is all easily discoverable within a few quick google searches and a scroll through their Twitter accounts. They don’t seem that bothered about privacy/keeping a low profile.

The financials of that organisation will be worth keeping an eye on.

I'm sure a number of people will be doing so.

She moves frequently between senior roles in big companies/large organisations. Should be good money but I'd imagine the family outgoings are considerable and I am wondering what will make up the shortfall if JM isn't raking it in at the tax Bar.

It seems that it will be a phased thing but this gives the impression he's going to be making his living from the GLP:

twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1344348968181002246

The financials of that organisation will be worth keeping an eye on.

Is this Maugham saying he's going to be exclusively working on the Good Law Project?

It very much sounds like it:-

Few greater professional privileges than to live the life I choose. (Although odd to be leaving the Bar whilst a QC in my 40s.)

Someone asked if he would return, to which he replied:-

I imagine I could return - but difficult to rebuild a practice and I don't imagine I will return...

twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1344183653082005506

Is this Maugham saying he's going to be exclusively working on the Good Law Project? His missus seems to be a good earner so she should be able to keep him in kimonos.

This reply to the head of Chambers is rather alarming...

As you'll know this is just another in a series of very odd things that he's done over the last year or so. I imagine there are other less public ones, too. Not your responsibility anymore obviously, but I hope someone's keeping an eye.

I do worry about his wife and her kimono.

JM really can't stand anyone challenging him or his beliefs.

Agree, he reminds me of AH and the golf club slayer. They are very angry little people aren't they?

[quote PotholeParadies]As his parting gesture on his last day, JM has blocked his former head of chambers.

twitter.com/BrennanQC/status/1344248805370306562?s=19[/quote]
JM really can't stand anyone challenging him or his beliefs. Its really quite something to block your head/former head of Chambers.

JMs is destroying his own reputation and he will take The GLP with him.

Legal twitter is very much not amused with JM twitter.com/justicesummary/status/1344254110028193792?s=21

Yet still he crashes on cocooned in his self righteousness....

His head of chambers is probably busy proof reading his letter of complaint to the Law Society. There'll be plenty of back story apart from what has been in the public sphere. And I've no idea what the law society social media policy is but publicly losing the plot (as pointed out by his head of chambers) isn't a good look.

Tatchell's obituary of Ian Dunn ("a pioneer for lesbian and gay human rights") is still available, if anyone would like to read it:

www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-dunn-1151494.html

Cross-post!

As his parting gesture on his last day, JM has blocked his former head of chambers.

twitter.com/BrennanQC/status/1344248805370306562?s=19

Ooh, am working on the first part of that, Mole!

I thought a 'saw you last Tuesday' could also work.

JamieLeesCurtains Here's a cryptic clue, the answer being a particular type of that-thing-what-must-not-be-mentioned:

Pants, cut by lesbian as expression of traditional millennial ideas, Prince Philip adored. (5,4)

I mentioned the fat acceptance movement and a few similarities it now has to mainstream trans activism, including an unorthodox approach to science, the treatment of those who leave the movement, and a philosophy that seems supportive while perhaps making those involved feel alienated from people outside the movement
I also mentioned that I do believe fat people are treated worse in our society, just as I do believe genuine transphobia exists. I just think these movements as they exist now aren't the way to solve things

Christ, I'm Yorkshire born, we like words that have meanings not word salads that we have to decipher. We also appreciate short sentences with said meaningful words.
Should the roolz be updated and sent to all so we can find a better way to express ourselves without tying it up in pretty bows and (to any newcomers) Incomphrehensible word salads.
Not blaming any posters, I know we have to do this word dance to prevent deletions and bans. But it's getting a bit passe now.

Yes, good point, PlantMam. I'd like a bit more clarification on 'not in the spirit', too.

It's important and necessary to describe certain mechanisms - other people might disagree with said description, but then they could just chip in with reasons why and we could have a discussion/debate, surely?