Ezra Macdonald @IainEzra Twitter profile

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Ezra Macdonald

10 months

COVID, Long COVID, and the Equality Act 2010. Do RT if useful... @1goodtern @long_covid @LongCOVIDPhysio @LongCovidSOS @_CatintheHat @LCNMUK @CovidCastaways @CovidSolidarit1 @ConcernedofBri1

Does the on-going COVID pandemic raise issues under the Equality Act 2010?

Concerned with the obligations which potentially fall on employers, schools, hospitals, universities, etc as they relate to the pandemic.

www.pumpcourtchambers.com

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

Accosted by a stranger while waiting for a hospital appointment: "are we all going to die? Why have you got that shit on your face" (pointing to my mask). "No, but let me explain". Showed him a video of myself barely able to walk, even with a stick. He changed his tune. 1/2

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@IainEzra

8 months

I mean really. He went from hostile to sympathetic in a second, and apologised. Point being: advocacy works. Even if it's one case at a time.

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@IainEzra

8 months

The "unintended irony" award goes to the commentator who replied: "Mate you're living proof that covid damages cognition." Couldn't have done better myself.

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@IainEzra

9 months

@DrMLivingston @monamuseum When I had c*vid I became (unusually for me) gregarious and wanted to go and see people, do things, etc. If you were a virus, one highly adaptive trait would be the ability to make your host behave in ways which ensure they contacted other hosts....

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@joharvey21 Sorry to hear that Jo. I was in the end fortunate enough to regain my balance (mostly). Whether that's down to anything I was doing, or just the passage of time, I have no idea.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

Prof. Hunter also doesn't think masks work. I'm no expert, but: article fails to mention that routine symptomatic testing stopped in April '23. Fails to discuss morbidity. Fails to discuss fact that it's a multi-system illness, not just respiratory. @trishgreenhalgh @1goodtern

Sarah Barley-McMullen (she/her)

@SarahBarleyMc

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@LongCovidKids @long_covid @LCNMUK @LongCOVIDPhysio @DrMark_Faghy @RebeccaOwen13_ Changing nature of Covid: Is it just a regular winter bug now?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

@NickTriggle please reconsider this article. Please interview an expert who takes this disease seriously, for balance if nothing else. Please mention the millions incapacitated by this disease in the UK alone. Please mention #longcovid

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@IainEzra

9 months

@1goodtern And, behold. The article talks about the last 4 years; it presents the following graph; it ignores what the graph says about the last 4 years.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

3 years

@m417ead Do ping me a DM - I may be able to assist pro bono if appropriate.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

The analogy between access ramps and HEPA filters is an interesting one. Ventilation is, of course, a physical feature within the meaning of ss 20(4) and 20(10) Equality Act 2010, as the EHRC Code makes abundantly clear....

Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗

@cv_cev

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If tourist attractions want to attract us back we urge them to become more assessible. Addressing airborne transmission through improved ventilation / installation of cheap and effective air filters will significantly reduce risks, improving safety & inclusivity for everyone. 5/

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@1goodtern Because no-one would beleaf them

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@IainEzra

9 months

NB it worked, and then they ceased the requirement.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT

@royalhospital

9 months

Clinical update: Masks - Recently we re-introduced mask wearing for everyone in clinical areas. We are pleased to say that we have had no outbreaks during this time and sickness and respiratory illness rates have now dropped significantly…

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@Nogreatreset1 I'm glad you cited the Cochrane review. Since we are relying on Cochrane, here is what Cochrane says. Please keep it civil.

Statement on 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses'...

www.cochrane.org

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

@stone3Clare @1goodtern This is an excellent point. We already have a control group: homeschooled kids. Do they suddenly keel over en masse when they hit university / get sent to 6th form college / etc?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

If someone has long COVID symptoms at 2 months, there is an 85% probability they will be symptomatic at one year: . "Likely to last" at least a year, then? NB The incidence of long COVID is >10%: #LongCovid . @longcovidwork

Course of post COVID-19 disease symptoms over time in the ComPaRe long COVID prospective e-cohort

Nature Communications - Long-term complications and persistent symptoms occur following COVID-19, but the nature and duration of the long-term symptoms are not fully characterised. Here the authors...

www.nature.com

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

10 months

@1goodtern 1. A hundred years ago, people knew how to reduce the risk of airborne illnesses. 2. They knew that ventilation was important. 3. They knew how to design buildings, especially hospitals. 4. They didn't have HEPA filters or CO2 monitors. 5. They still tried.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

10 months

@_CatintheHat @1goodtern @long_covid @LongCOVIDPhysio @LongCovidSOS @LCNMUK @CovidCastaways @CovidSolidarit1 @ConcernedofBri1 Esp. relevant to: employers; people who run schools / hospitals / universities; and people with relevant protected characteristics (people with disabilities; BAME people; women; pregnant people; older people) who are workers; go to school; go to university; use hospitals.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@Nogreatreset1 You've seen this, presumably?

Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut

The findings are reported by a team at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust. The research has not yet been peer-reviewed, but is being released

www.cam.ac.uk

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

77% of mothers report having negative/discriminatory experiences in pregnancy, on maternity leave and on return to work. That’s why I’m giving employment advice on all things #maternity #parental rights related this week @MumsnetTowers @MaternityAction

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

4 years

Worthy opponents, and gracious too @SJBnews

St John's Buildings

@SJBnews

4 years

We lost to a team who got their tactics right on the day and who we just couldn’t break down. Congratulations to new World Champions @PumpCourt who also raised a lot of money for a great cause! We enjoyed our run and will be back in 4 years! @TheLawyermag #WorldCupofChambers

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 years

@JohnHyde1982 @LeftyBarrister But tennis matches are supposed to find out who is the better tennis player. Litigation isn't *supposed* to find out who has the better lawyers.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

@CC14_CC14 She also proposes air quality monitors in schools (!)

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

Another thorough and systematic thread, with claims well-evidenced. Worth 5 minutes of your time, at least.

Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧

@_CatintheHat

1 year

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 🧵 DfE data on school absences for the first 3 weeks of Autumn term (up to 29 Sept) has just been published. 📍Across all state schools, ILLNESS is by far the biggest driver of pupil absences. 📍Absences due to illness DOUBLED in the first 3 weeks of term!

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@lovesocriminal sorry to hear that. It seems to be distressingly common; I hope you recover.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

@LibDemPatrick @andreabarrett__ We could. The impact would show up in (for example) elevated levels of car accidents & elevated severity of car accidents. That in turn would be reflected in higher insurance costs.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

@Xeon4f145d96s1 Legally rather interesting. I wonder how ss 15 and 19 Equality Act 2010 apply to this scenario?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

@1goodtern +1 on this. Friend's daughter reported tunnel vision in one eye + blurred vision, alongside other symptoms. I also experienced visual disturbances.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

10 months

@_CatintheHat @1goodtern @long_covid @LongCOVIDPhysio @LongCovidSOS @LCNMUK @CovidCastaways @CovidSolidarit1 @ConcernedofBri1 As to "what action", that likely amounts to legal advice, and I can't (and wouldn't) dispense that over Twitter. But I suppose interested parties might think about taking legal advice....

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 months

@LongCovidSOS Schedule 1 Para 2(2) Equality Act 2010 "If an impairment ceases to have a substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it is to be treated as continuing to have that effect if that effect is likely to recur."

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

...and that was over a year ago. Potential serious public health and economic issue here?

Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧

@_CatintheHat

1 year

According to the CDC, around 1 in 5 adults now have a health condition that may be related to their previous Covid infection. That’s 20% of us! And with each new infection, that % will just keep rising and rising…

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 years

@ash_metcalfe @BarristerSecret Slough CC recently explained that an unopened can of Coke was unacceptable because if you sever the top third of the container, and then compact the lower two thirds, you are left with a potentially lethal cutting edge which could easily take out a District Judge

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

Florence Nightingale, writing in the (infectious-disease-troubled) 19th C, proposed the use of air quality meters in schools. Good enough to name field hospitals after; good enough to take seriously? @LongCovidSOS @longcovidwork @LCNMUK

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 months

@cv_cev ACAS has useful guidance re: job applicants here: (Equality%20Act%202010,in%20a%20wheelchair%2Daccessible%20room.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

Assuming this to be accurate, I can't help wonder about the #ukemplaw analysis - in particular about "associative" as well as "regular" discrimination under s 19 Equality Act 2010, and about ss 20/21. Not expressing a view, just wondering...

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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Sent to all staff yesterday, staff not to test unless on Ribbelsdale (inpatient oncology) or ward 25 (renal). No-one else should test, incl outpatient oncology clinic, cancer treatment centre, and dialysis. I despair... @ShaunLintern @PMGallagher1

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

Graphic #2 Remember the headline was about an increase in people off work *over the last 4 years*. Your starter for ten: which colour line (red or blue) looks like the relevant line? Clue: has the red line gone up by much *as compared to 4 years ago*? @1goodtern @_CatintheHat

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

4 years

#pumpcourt #mayday #pleasevote ...

The Lawyer

@TheLawyermag

4 years

Tie 2 sees @PumpCourt , which sailed through its group almost unremarked upon, up against @DoughtyStreet , comfortable winners of Group D. #WorldCupofChambers

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

4 years

Thanks to all who attended!

Pump Court Chambers

@PumpCourt

4 years

Still time to join us for today's Webinar at 12:30pm on Remote Hearings & Witness Evidence with . @pejmertens . @IainEzra & . @AllyLlorente #CPD

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

Roses are red Violets are blue Sit down Mr Macdonald I've already found against you on that point #legalvalentines

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

I am delighted (still!) to be associated with @Pituitary_org who've been shortlisted for an award as #CharityoftheYear at the @IntrobizExpo #IntrobizExpo2019 #IntrobizExpoCardiffCity #GoodLuck

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

@Barristerblog Agreed - and, rather lazily, I am going to resurrect the following:

Remote hearings and witness evidence

One obvious difficulty is that the parties cannot see each other as well as they might in the courtroom. How significant is this for witness evidence?

www.pumpcourtchambers.com

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

@1goodtern Perhaps, but also good luck getting that one past the Association of British Insurers...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

@IppoAng It's a good photograph choice because it underlines that long COVID doesn't just affect "unhealthy old people".

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

@alitwy @SupportingHH_UK NB "likely to last..." means "could well last...": paragraph 2. That may be of particular relevance in Long COVID cases.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

@DameSunshine @QueenBeeRob @drclairetaylor I'm afraid I can't!

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

This article is perverse. The data the article cites does not support the headline. It contradicts the headline. A 🧵 1/3

More than 500,000 under-35s in UK out of work due to long-term illness

Experts link 44% increase in four years to a growing mental health crisis and underinvestment in health services

www.theguardian.com

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

@gocomplex @Krakenpodcast not appreciating good cinema, apparently

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

@ELHopkins I mean, "if it works, then stop doing it" is a pretty novel approach, but then by the same logic if that approach works for them, they'll stop using it and re-introduce masks.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 months

The Standard reckons that everyone seems to be sick all the time because of "immunity debt" from "pandemic-enforced lockdowns" *more than three years ago*. Let that sink in. Make it make sense @DrChrisSmith @IolaChristina @tamaradavison_ @EveningStandard

T. Ryan Gregory

@TRyanGregory

6 months

Wut. "This is because we contracted fewer illnesses than normal, meaning our immune systems need time to adjust to less Covid-19 present. It may mean that we become sick more easily for a while."

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

So, hypothetically, if someone could establish that a school's failure to ventilate was a breach of an applicable provision (in the Equality Act), then they could ask the Court to order them to sort it out. I express no view on prospects, but I thought it was an interesting idea.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

Hear hear.

Hilary Claire Frazer

@hcfzh

5 years

@Pituitary_org @claireethatcher @IainEzra @AHMatty @DrBaldeweg It's a privilege to serve alongside great people and for such a worthwhile cause! @Pituitary_org

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

11 years

Spring!

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@IainEzra

4 years

Please vote #pumpcourt

The Lawyer

@TheLawyermag

4 years

AND HERE WE GO! THE #WORLDCUPOFCHAMBERS 🏆 FINAL! It's @PumpCourt 🆚 @SJBnews

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

@UnchartedWorlds @stone3Clare @1goodtern Oh indeed - and I wouldn't suggest otherwise. But I suspect (and I wouldn't put it any more strongly than that) that schools are generally a more densely-populated environment.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 years

Social media

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

@RawdonCrozier @CivilLitTweet @threadreaderapp unroll in a medium oven for 1h 30 or until done, please

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

@diss1 @Krakenpodcast birthday cake or other generic sponge cake, iced. Possibly angel cake. Certainly inverted: blue icing at base...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

Have been enjoying the on-going case of Archer v Smith (2019). I suspect there is a "test case" joke in there somewhere.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 months

@LongCovidSOS "Likely to", in this context, means "could well". So the question is: is there a substantial adverse effect which could well recur?

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@IainEzra

1 year

Are "mystery summery illnesses which last about two weeks" a new phenomenon? Pretty sure I don't remember "two-week-long summer colds" from when I was younger.... @1goodtern

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@IainEzra

8 years

He added: “You don't really taste the noodles, it's just pure heat with a tiny hint of noodles."

The Independent

@Independent

8 years

Man loses hearing after eating 'world's spiciest noodle'

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

A zinger of a thread.

Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧

@_CatintheHat

1 year

THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF LONG COVID, a thread 🧵 What would your reaction be if I told you that the economic impact of Long Covid is currently estimated to be £534 BILLION? Yes, that’s BILLION with a B! That figure is about a FIFTH of the UK’s annual GDP!

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

@doctor_oxford & "None of these figures take account of any unpaid overtime that many doctors also work."

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

9 months

@1goodtern @CovidSolidarit1 Oh, here we go again. Are you funded by Big FFP3 Respirator? Why don't you disclose, publicly, your financial interests in Big Clean Air! Total shill for Big Open Windows. Unsubscribe.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 months

"Due to the disturbing symptoms, the pilots decided to retest themselves using psychological testing for pilot assessment. These tests are designed to assess the aptitude of a pilot." Yes, this was about COVID. You can guess the rest.

EU Marauder 🎪

@LiggyEUMarauder

6 months

@1goodtern Hi Tern, have you seen this study on brain waves on airline pilots. Covid caused clear changes vs controls in even young pilots.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 years

Tenacious *and lucky*

Vakas Hussain

@Vakas_Hussain

7 years

@AdamPorte @AdamWagner1 @lincolnsinn I'd like to think I am good at what I do, but I'm most certainly not a magical genius. My advice is if you want to be a barrister, you have got to really, really want it. Don't be half hearted because it's extraordinarily competitive. But if you're tenacious you will make it.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

#longcovid said to be costing UK economy £2.5bn a year. Possibly worth doing something about.

GeoCK

@GeoEduOne

2 years

Policy officer @EU_Commission recognising #LongCovid We need action. Biomedical research. Accelerated treatment trials. We are #NotRecovered #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovidAwarenessMonth

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

11 months

There seems to be an awfully large number of people on twitter complaining about a brutal cold which lasts *weeks* but "isn't COVID"...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

@gocomplex @Krakenpodcast a fire upon the deep is a cracking book. P.S. I think the term you are looking for is "high concept space opera"

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@IainEzra

2 years

Fast-cinating

Matthew Scott

@Barristerblog

2 years

Study suggests that fasting judges are better and more lenient.

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@IainEzra

8 years

@gocomplex @Krakenpodcast actually they almost certainly do, since the Flood is rainwater and therefore not saline

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@IainEzra

8 years

@Krakenpodcast @gocomplex oh, I thought you'd launched Krakenr

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

@Nogreatreset1 @bluebeetle_one Chester, I'm all in favour of discussing this. I'm not in favour of abuse. The study *authors* wrote: "We are uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses based on the studies we assessed."

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

In a recent study, exposure to #techno music was found to improve both speed and precision of elementary culinary preparation #technokitchen

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@IainEzra

8 years

@Krakenpodcast @diss1 no way is that a Victoria sponge

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@IainEzra

8 years

@Krakenpodcast @gocomplex no, your a faulty sack

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@IainEzra

5 years

@drlaurajane Indeed:

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

@drlaurajane it's the bit on the top of the shard

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 years

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords #may

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@IainEzra

4 years

@hcfzh @Menai_OJ @Pituitary_org @_JayPituitary @DrBaldeweg @claireethatcher @AHMatty Hear hear.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 years

An excellent thread.

Jason Braier

@JasonBraier

6 years

1/ Underhill LJ's judgment in Osipov probably needs to be read at least 3 times to fully internalise it, but I'll try to encapsulate it on one reading. It sets a firecracker to s.103A & renders almost nugatory that section's sole or principal reason causative test. #ukemplaw

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@IainEzra

8 months

@aranet_home @DocKatL

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@IainEzra

4 years

This is the New Zealand gov's list of #covid symptoms. Note esp. loss of smell. Not on UK Gov list, so someone w some of these symptoms won't get tested. UK Gov only lists high temp + new continuous cough. Why?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

10 months

@1goodtern @LCNMUK @long_covid @LongCovidSOS @_CatintheHat @LongCOVIDPhysio and for anyone else who might be interested - please RT if you find this interesting / helpful

Pump Court Chambers

@PumpCourt

10 months

Does the on-going COVID pandemic raise issues under the Equality Act 2010? This post is concerned with the obligations which potentially fall on employers, schools, hospitals, universities, etc. insofar as they relate to the on-going pandemic

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@IainEzra

1 year

But why could this be? @1goodtern

Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬

@catladyactivist

1 year

It's not your imagination; driving is much more dangerous than it was just three years ago.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

4 years

As have I - .

Dan Herman

@DanielJHerman

4 years

I've set up a direct debit to FareShare, the charity working with @MarcusRashford . Help get food to vulnerable children and families by signing up here.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

1. "Symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 1.6 million people, or 76% of those with self-reported long COVID". 2. 57% of "long COVID" respondents had symptoms > 1yr 3. COVID is causing widespread disability. #ventilate

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

Made me chuckle...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

7 months

The trouble with clean water is that the cost-benefit analysis isn't clear. Yes, clean water *might* prevent the odd bout of gastrointestinal symptoms, but most people are just sick of having to use a special tap if they're thirsty. And then there's the risk of immunity debt....

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@IainEzra

1 year

Is anyone looking at using existing legislation (esp. ss 19 & 20/21 Equality Act 2010) to compel provision of #cleanair in schools, workplaces, etc? #covid & #longcovid particular risks for older ppl, women, people with disabilities, etc - hence lack of #cleanair a legal issue?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

8 months

I should add: S 119(2) Equality Act says (2) The county court has power to grant any remedy which could be granted by the High Court— (a) in proceedings in tort; (b) on a claim for judicial review. In judicial review, the High Court can make an order requiring compliance...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

Baking vs. estoppel

Thread Reader App

@threadreaderapp

5 years

@IainEzra Hi! please find the unroll here: Thread by @RawdonCrozier : "After @CivilLitTweet commented that his apple crumble recipe had generated more attention than his legal tweets, it occu […]" Enjoy :) 🤖

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

@Barristerblog @giles_fraser But isn't the Oxford suggestion to use BSL?

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 years

This headline is horrendous

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC

@caoilfhionnanna

6 years

Is it just me, or is this headline horrendous? She failed in her gender discrimination claim but saying she “cried sexism” reminds me of women being accused of “crying rape”, as if this is a deliberate tactic we women cook up.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

6 years

Well, there's some good news...

Nearly Legal

@nearlylegal

6 years

Fitness for Human Habitation Bill now officially laid in the House of Lords. Oh, let this be quick, and no elections in the meantime.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

this cricket is really bad for my blood pressure

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

@gocomplex "This is the Library song / it is full of words / just like the books in the Library / and just like you little children"

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

5 years

This in particular - "A good advocate will take their client 'with them' even though the client is not physically in the room" - is an excellent point

Lucy Reed

@Familoo

5 years

@WGAbroad @MAM12CP Hello you two. I wrote a post on this...

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

2 years

Started to feel better, went for a fairly vigorous hour-long run across (hilly) Bristol, unable to work since. All anecdotal - but plenty of anecdotal reason to think exercise can trigger #longcovid

Kira Hagen

@kirahagen

2 years

@LongCovidComms For me it was that I didn't know there could be a delay between the acute stage and long covid. I had recovered, you know? I was well enough to make the most of a nice spring day and bike to a rally and the botanical garden. I had no idea exercising could trigger LC.

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Ezra Macdonald

@IainEzra

1 year

Well, this is fascinating:

The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill

All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

www.wired.com

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