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David Mead @SeethingMead

Professor @uealaw Public order/protest/policing/free speech/human rights. Poor but inveterate punster. Converse collector. Law politics sport & music

Joined October 2011
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Rarely on here now but wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your show last night @watsoncomedian I’m Mr Tumours.Thought you might like this docko on Henry Marsh, featuring our kitchen at the end… bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… Think too my son have chatted with you on ParkRun

Confessions of a Brain Surgeon

Top brain surgeon Henry Marsh is facing his own life-threatening diagnosis. He reveals the huge risks and emotional impact of a job filled with difficult life-and-death decisions.

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The people have spoken Get over it
Nigel Farage MP
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15 Aug 2025
This is another outrageous example of two-tier justice.
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I am nowadays almost never on here so I suspect few will see this but just in case…. A few people on here may know of our family’s interaction with the wonderful surgeon, Henry Marsh…he operated on my wife in 2004 when a major Cambridge teaching hospital told her to go home
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and prepare to die given the size & place of the brain tumour she had He did. She lived…and lives BBC2 has a documentary on his life & work Monday fortnight, 18 August 21:00 with cameos by her and our kitchen, and token gesture to me
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hfb… The blurb isn’t quite right He very well remembers my wife whose life he transformed …it’s not just those he couldn’t save that haunt him Nonetheless, well worth a peak

BBC Two - Confessions of a Brain Surgeon

Brain surgeon Henry Marsh reveals the truth about this high-risk job.

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I should have plugged my wife’s wonderful blog, documenting her life & thoughts since diagnosis in early 2003 bombinmybrain.wordpress.com/…

Homepage

My experiences of life with a brain tumour On this site you will find the story of how I got through the news in 2003 that I had a brain tumour as well as a contemporary account of life with it sti…

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Norwich folk: Very very late but I’ve not been able to shake off grotty head & throat Would anyone like a single ticket to Butler Blake & Grant gig? Tonight @NorwichArtCentr from 8:00; they’re on at 9:00 No charge Would just like a good home norwichartscentre.co.uk/even…
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Professor Toby James@TobySJames
8 May 2025
Photos from our event last week, where we launched a report in Parliament on voting rights in the UK. 4.4 million resident adults are unable to vote in Parliamentary elections 1.2 million resident adults are unable to vote in local elections tobysjames.com/wp-content/up…
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Dear @BBCr4today and @BBCSimonJack For a book on the Great North Road, you could have looked to one of your own, Look East journalist …@stevesilk66
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You aren’t the same @BenGoldsborough who had a shout out from the SeanBean lounge at the end of this week’s @beansaladpod ….surely? Absolutely fantastic if you were
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Bit rich coming from an administration that’s just banned journalists who refuse to subscribe to the change of name for the Gulf of Mexico
Sky News
@SkyNews
14 Feb 2025
'In Britain and across Europe free speech, I fear, is in retreat' US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich security conference and took a swipe at Brussels, Germany, Sweden and the UK. trib.al/xWlxDwz 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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long shot probably but I’m trying to track status of the Assembly & Demonstration Bill that had 1st reading in the Kenyan Parlt in June 2024 The K Parlt website “bill tracker” link just takes me to a pdf of the Bill Wld esp like to know if it passed & if so in what form Thx
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“Never in the field of human crochet, has sew much been owed by sew many to sew few” “We shall not fight them on the steatches” Ithangyew
BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews
11 Feb 2025
Knitted D-Day display cancelled over safety fears bbc.in/418RYum
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews
11 Feb 2025
Knitted D-Day display cancelled over safety fears bbc.in/418RYum

Norwich knitted D-Day display cancelled over safety fears

Norfolk County Council says there were concerns about hosting the exhibition in a "small space".

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Not me!! I’m a six minute bike ride away I bloody hope we win - I’m at a 65th birthday party in the evening with a shedload of Canaries fans It will be hell otherwise
Derby County
@dcfcofficial
7 Feb 2025
Supporters travelling to Carrow Road tomorrow are advised to seek alternative routes and allow extra time to travel, with queuing and delays likely. ⚠️ Tap below for details.
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Jack Jones@StoriesFromJack
1 Feb 2025
My dog lexi is severely ill and requires a specialist. Getting this far has eaten the majority of our insurance cover. Our dogwalker very kindly setup a gofundme. Any help, even just share, would be very appreciated. gofundme.com/f/f9bay-help-sa… #animalwelfare

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Cannot believe this is over 20 years ago nor how easy it is to confuse in a pub music quiz say the opening with ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Door’…
SurfSkateThrash@SurfThrash
1 Feb 2025
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps Later with Jools Holland 2003
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...claims what? That he was only trying to wipe off some fairly persistent croissant crumbs from his chinos?
Norwich Evening News@EveningNews
27 Jan 2025
Man banned from Norwich library over masturbation claims ift.tt/0ru1nUN
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Genuine Scrabble second round and last I couldn’t play it …all lined up to come in above COT, only there’s no word in English as ec Bahhhh!!!!
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And as I realised the word ‘scrabble’ is very hard to play in the game, Mrs S-M and I decided on a house rule last night…75 bonus points if you play House rule 2: bonus 15 points if you play any word that can convincingly argue related to first word played
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New House Rule 3: you can have one insertion per game provided you don’t change surrounding/feed-off words So FEW could become FLEW to play, say QUAIL
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