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Is Time Up for the foxbotherer?

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Awkwardy · 15/02/2022 16:45

www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-the-good-law-project-been-dealt-a-blow-

“It cannot be supposed that the GLP now has carte blanche to bring any claim for judicial review no matter what the issues and no matter what the circumstances.

In other words, the Good Law Project is now the No Legal Standing Project. What a shame.

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SpiderVersed · 16/02/2022 14:09

He's utterly shameless, isn't he?

Hoardasurass · 16/02/2022 14:08

Oops 🤣

Ereshkigalangcleg · 16/02/2022 13:47

Riiiight.

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 13:31

Blames it all on the junior comms officer, while pretending not to.

'This is a fair point - and I apologise. I did not know of it when I tweeted. We are under-staffed at the moment at a senior level and a huge amount of the burden is falling on me: more than I can realistically be across.'

'We send stuff out across multiple channels - blogs, press releases, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Crowdjustice - and we should have message consistency and we didn't. Presently we have one (junior) comms officer and me. Responsibility for this is mine alone.'

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 13:29

twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1493927185794666497

Oh, here he goes. A thread on why he was right all along. Even when he wasn't.

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 13:25

@teawamutu

Out of interest, which regulatory body should be taking a look at this sort of thing?
They're a private company. So ... I don't know?
FKATondelayo · 16/02/2022 13:19

I always think of the Carousel lyric when I think of JM and the "Good' law project

Stonecutters cut it on stone
Woodpeckers peck it on wood
There's nothin' so bad for a woman
As a man who thinks he's good!

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 16/02/2022 13:15

@DomesticatedZombie

holy fucking moly, nearly £3million income for y/e 2021!
I knew it was a lot, I'd no idea it's on that scale.
Theeyeballsinthesky · 16/02/2022 13:00

Even David Allen green is pointing out that JM is in the wrong. Wonder how long till he gets blocked

And JM has the nerve to accuse GC women who are having to crowdfund of being on the grift Angry

teawamutu · 16/02/2022 12:41

Out of interest, which regulatory body should be taking a look at this sort of thing?

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 11:45

holy fucking moly, nearly £3million income for y/e 2021!

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 11:44

'no one in the organisation can be paid more than the annual salary of a backbench UK MP.'

Big of them. The basic annual salary for an MP from 1 April 2020 is £81,932.

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 11:43

' We are hugely grateful to have received support from Avaaz, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Lund Trust, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, Necessity, 38 Degrees, and Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity. '

TheAbbotOfUnreason · 16/02/2022 11:25

Having looked at the GLP accounts, I’m amazed at the amount of money that is spent on “legal advice and litigation costs”.

DomesticatedZombie · 16/02/2022 11:21

I has thought GLP were misguided but well intentioned. This outrageous spin and misrepresentation suggests the latter may not be true.

Andante57 · 16/02/2022 11:17

People are donating in good faith off the back of this 'win' as spun by GLP

There’s been quite a lot of publicity about the recent case so hopefully potential donors will see it for what it is.

PronounssheRa · 16/02/2022 11:14

Quite funny how they are trying to spin it as a win. "Fails in its entirety" doesn't sound much like winning to me.

Actually it's disgraceful. This is what their website says We speak the truth and act with integrity goodlawproject.org/about/

People are donating in good faith off the back of this 'win' as spun by GLP

Ereshkigalangcleg · 16/02/2022 11:11

Yes and that claim wasn't from the GLP itself.

DdraigGoch · 16/02/2022 11:07

Quite funny how they are trying to spin it as a win. "Fails in its entirety" doesn't sound much like winning to me.

Essentially the only thing which the judgement says that the government did wrong was that it didn't consider candidates from X and Y minorities.

Ohnohedident · 16/02/2022 08:39

@donquixotedelamancha

Is Time Up for the foxbotherer?

No. The GLP's business model doesn't rely on winning cases, or even bringing them:

  1. Crowdfund making vague promises to sort out an important issue.
  2. Raise a modest amount- take the money as payment for 'work' on a lawsuit to 'realise' it wasn't viable
  3. Raise a lot. Sue somebody and claim all the wonga in the crowdfund. If you win, great (you get paid costs you didn't have), but you got paid either way. You have no clients so no one can moan you wasted their money.
  4. Use the profits to advertise about another issue that makes middle class youth froth at the mouth. Repeat.
So, what your saying is... GLP and the foxbother are GRIFFTERS?

Well color me schocked! Hmm

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 15/02/2022 23:19

Good thread about GLP and today's decision by the excellent Barbara Rich.

twitter.com/BarbaraRich_law/status/1493558241741135881

RedToothBrush · 15/02/2022 23:11

Just make up a case idea, doesn't matter if it will get anywhere cos PAY DAY.

DomesticatedZombie · 15/02/2022 23:03

twitter.com/GoodLawProject/status/1493539909910597633

ItsLateHumpty · 15/02/2022 22:26

The Twitter thread linked the article is interesting and asking a pertinent question

twitter.com/Scott_Wortley/status/1493538501845041152

Scott Wortley
@ Scott_Wortley

“slightly bemused that the Good law project can do a press release on the case today without mentioning its own case was wholly dismissed for two fundamental reasons. Is that not something people who donate money should be informed about?”

Scott’s bio:
Scottish Law lecturer. Interest in statutory interpretation & legislation, Scots property law, debt & insolvency law. Accidental mental health advocate.

RedToothBrush · 15/02/2022 22:20

Beware the online fundraising scam.