For those questioning the ICC prosecutor’s decision to apply for arrest warrants against both Hamas leaders & Netanyahu

When judging whether someone has breached international human rights obligations

The standard is NOT the other side

The standard is the LAW

Please join nazir afzal Scouselawyer Thalia Maragh and Tom Hedges #PostOffceScandal by live stream or in person - I will be chairing the session UoM SoSS PhD UoM School of Social Sciences UoM Law UoM Humanities Law Society Gazette ManchesterLawSociety Garden Court Chambers
universallymanchester.com/event/talk-200…

For those misogynists wondering why Amal Clooney was on the ICC Advisory Panel on Hamas & Netanyahu - She is a brilliant human rights lawyer & was one before George came along

Strangely best articulated at the Golden Globes…

There are more than 100k Chinese students at UK unis, but relatively little is known about their individual stories, dreams, motivations. For FT Weekend I got to know some in Manchester -- and the agents and property developers scooping up their business. on.ft.com/4auGIKe

This Govt launched its international education strategy 3 yrs ago:

“At its heart is an ambition…to increase the number of international higher education students hosted in the UK to 600,000 per year by 2030”

Because it delivers billions to our economy gov.uk/government/pub…

Thanks joining me on set for #PUNCH Nottingham Playhouse post show Q&A nazir afzal could have gone on all night.

Thank you for endorsing my book, and commenting on the broader themes that PUNCH raises throughout our society.

Till next time 🍻

When I see “read my latest opinion piece in the Telegraph” I remember the Buddha said haters drink poison & expect others to die

There’s the truth & then there’s Netanyahu sponsored lies

The number of Palestinian dead has NOT reduced

All UN report says is 2/3 have been IDENTIFIED

The rest are YET to be identified, often as there is no family alive to do it
Watch Mehdi Hasan

Trump at Barron’s graduation

Does crime scene tape follow him everywhere he goes?

BREAKING

CNN has obtained footage of Diddy repeatedly beating his then girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway.

I want to note that Kimora Lee Simmons has warned people about Diddy’s conduct for years, and she has either been attacked for doing so or ignored. Diddy also

He wrote about wanting to kill Muslims and blacks. He murdered a Black Lives Matter protestor and was sentenced to 25 years in prison: Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, convicted for murder of Black Lives Matter protester houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic… via @houstonchron

Sunday 26 May
💥 Helen Pankhurst on why she can’t give it a rest!
💥 nazir afzal on why organisational culture matters
💥 Leanne Yau (@polyphiliablog) on radical connections through relationship anarchy

Well, the latest Rajar figures for Sangita Myska's show rather undermine the argument she was abruptly terminated by LBC (without a chance to say goodbye) because her ratings were tanking

The mystery deepens

The University of Manchester has received a £1.5m donation from business leader and alumnus Sir Terry Leahy.

The gift will fund research into regional economic disparities and the impact of policies aimed at rebalancing the productivity and prosperity of UK cities and regions.

'No, the UN did NOT halve the number of dead women and children in Gaza'

Watch my #MehdiUnfiltered monologue debunking the ludicrous yet very viral pro-Israel lie from this week, which relies on a total misreading of UN data.

I brought receipts!
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Many audience members stayed last night for our post show Q&A with nazir afzal , former Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners, who joined @jacobfreeeman to give the audience a chance to discuss some of the issues raised by #Punch .

Here’s how the cross-exam of Michael Cohen began:

BLANCHE:  Mr. Cohen, my name is Todd Blanche and you and I have never met.
BLANCHE: You went on TikTok and called me a “crying little shit”
COHEN: “that sounds like something I would say”

OBJECTION: SUSTAINED

King Charles going for the villain from Ghostbusters 2 look