nazir afzal

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OBE, Fmr Chief Prosecutor. Chancellor Univ Manchester, Chair Lowry Theatre, Chair CofE NSP, Patron of 8 women-led NGOs. Dad. MY VIEWS ONLY

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1Dec 6, '24Musk didn’t invent Tesla, he bought it Musk didn’t invent SpaceX, he bought it Musk didn’t invent Starlink, he bought it Musk didn’t invent “X,” he bought it Musk didn’t invent Tru56.1×6.5M178k31k5.8k
2Jul 24, '23Baroness Owen & Lord Kempsell who have less than a decade work experience between them but who now have jobs for life making laws because Boris Johnson said so, have made the c45.5×5.2M28k8k147
3Aug 3, '24If I hear one more racist say “they’re invading our country” & “they don’t share core British values,” I’m going to remind them of how invading countries used to be a core Brit40.4×4.7M106k15k2.4k
4Nov 12, '25Hitler had 6 million mainly white people killed: “the most evil man that ever lived” Leopold of Belgium had at least 10 million black people killed: “never heard of him” Wonder why37.8×4.4M102k19k16k
5Oct 15, '23More than 100 passengers a year fly to Austria when they meant to fly to Australia So Salzburg Airport has a special counter for them25.1×2.9M15k2k580
6May 29, '23He had an affair while his wife was undergoing treatment for cancer, He took another younger partner on publicly funded trips He lied to cover up his failures Everyday was playtime23.8×2.7M18k2.7k132
7Jun 2, '24Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s 1st female President Climate scientist, feminist, leftist & pro-Palestinian Jew She has a PHD & shared a Nobel prize Her Republican US neighbo23.3×2.7M38k7.2k1.5k
8Oct 12, '23Rishi Sunak’s attempt at a video transition has made him viral on TikTok as people globally duet with him - here’s one from Iceland20.9×2.4M15k2.5k1.1k
9Feb 11, '23Victim blaming of the highest order I’ve never known a Home Secretary do this & I’ve worked with 10 She shames the high office18.1×2.1M21k4.1k95
10Aug 4, '24A reminder After the Aug 2011 riots, police & my prosecutors examined all the video evidence for MONTHS identifying & bringing offenders to justice - 1000s of them Some did16.8×1.9M31k5.5k676
11Feb 2, '2484% of sex offenders are British white males >3.1 million British adults were sexually assaulted as children 1 in 4 women are sexually assaulted 1 in 3 suffer domestic abuse 2 w16.6×1.9M12k3.2k528
12Dec 19, '24All 51 men have been convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot She heroically fought for this while her husband & each of these rapists felt sorry for themselves We deal with the symp16×1.8M65k9.3k1.2k
13Sep 1, '25I successfully prosecuted 1000s of men for rape They were all documented & vetted They didn’t come by boat & live 4 to a room in hotels They live in every town & city 813.5×1.6M37k8.1k1.4k
14Dec 12, '23Reminder: Immigration is NOT the reason that you CANT get a hospital appointment Immigration is THE ONLY reason that you CAN get a hospital appointment An NHS is only surviving on 13.4×1.5M16k5k156
15Oct 9, '23It is NOT islamaphobic to detest, as I do, Hamas for the murder of Israelis It is NOT anti-Semitic to detest, as I do, Netanyahu’s Govt for its treatment of Palestinians It IS Isla13.2×1.5M21k3.7k382
16Jul 7, '24Laura Kuenssberg seems to be finding it hard to be in opposition #bbclaurak11×1.3M14k1.6k81
17Jan 6, '25I learnt of grooming gangs from @thetimes in Jan 2011 I became chief prosecutor May 2011 I authorised charging Rochdale gang June 2011 After convictions (May 2012) Keir put me in c9.6×1.1M14k2.9k638
18Mar 1, '23The only time you should look down on people is when you’re offering to help them up Here Lee Anderson MP demonises the poor whilst eating meals we subsidise for him, living in a h9.4×1.1M13k3.6k113
19Sep 26, '25This American Dad’s beautifully articulate takedown of what’s happening is as powerful as it is informed “Is this greatness?’ He asks … and then answers8.5×975k33k11k6.1k
20Jan 25, '23Jonathan Gullis MP when hearing at #PMQs about child refugees being kidnapped from UK hotels for exploitation said “well they shouldn’t have come here illegally’ Sometimes you wond8.1×937k17k3.2k35
21Aug 2, '24Nazi salutes, swastika tattoos, defecating in gardens, looting local shops, attacking mosques, chanting fascist slogans, throwing missiles at everyone & setting police stations7.5×868k30k5.9k422
22Jul 9, '23It feels hugely hypocritical that Ministers & MPs are criticising the BBC for not taking sexual misbehaviour seriously At the last count more than 40 MPs have been investigated6.7×772k13k3.3k46
23Feb 18, '23Boris Johnson is buying a £4m house (not in his constituency), having just declared £5m + in speaker fees whilst living rent/free in a large home & we learn he borrowed £800K w6.2×720k20k4.6k37
24Oct 27, '25Stop blaming the poor This country isn’t poorer because disabled people get £100 a week or asylum seekers get £49 a wk It’s poorer because the very rich dodge £35 billion a year — 6.0×688k19k5.5k430
25Mar 11, '23No Football Focus presenters No Final Score presenter No Match of the Day presenters, commentator or interviewees All in solidarity with Gary Lineker because he said that the langu5.5×637k16k2.3k46
26Oct 6, '24What we know is that these two men have 17 children with 6 different women but it’s women’s bodies that need to be controlled!5.2×604k18k3.8k277
27Jul 5, '24My former boss is now everyone’s Here’s what I know: 1.He listens 2.He doesn’t claim to know all the answers & seeks expert advice 3.He delegates & allows people to flouris5.0×577k14k2k159
28Jan 19, '23Rather than police investigate Rishi Sunak for not wearing a seatbelt I would rather they followed all of our Covid money, all the Russian money, all the cash for honours, all the 4.5×519k15k3.5k36
29Jul 10, '24Is it Time to stop calling it “domestic abuse” or “violence against women & girls”? It’s MALE VIOLENCE When we identify the perpetrator rather than just the victim, we have a c4.3×495k15k2.6k167
30Jan 31, '22Reference to Jimmy Savile by Boris Johnson was a disgrace to Parliament & office of Prime Minister ITS NOT TRUE I was there Keir Starmer had nothing to do with the decisions ta4.1×046k12k253
31Feb 15, '22Prince Andrew has settled the claim by Virginia Guiffre that he sexually assaulted her - to avoid a trial He is willing to pay her large sums of money to her for something he denie4.0×050k9.2k289
32Jul 6, '24This @GBNEWS commentator thinks that working class people shouldn’t be able to buy nice things especially when they’ve just been made Deputy Prime Minister Me thinks snobbery &3.9×445k14k1.2k65
33Dec 31, '21Now that Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of selling children for sexual abuse, don’t you think we should investigate whom she sold the children to? I don’t want to hear ano3.7×051k7.7k142
34Apr 26, '22How astute of the obnoxious guy at Euston Station who told me to go back to where I came from I told him that’s why I’m at the f***** train station3.6×056k3.4k120
35Mar 18, '22As we approach 2nd anniversary of my brothers death, alone, from covid & whose body I helped carry downstairs cos undertaker wouldn’t come into his home & whose funeral I c3.5×045k8.1k69
36Dec 1, '1930 years working in criminal justice Half that time at Chief Officer level Having overseen prosecution of perhaps a million cases Worked with dozens of ministers of all parties I h3.2×026k15k111
37Mar 29, '20Our first NHS Heroes who gave their lives to protect their fellow British citizens from Covid19: Amged el-Hawrani Adel el-Tayar Habib Zaidi “Bloody Foreigners” Remember them for th3.1×037k8.7k121
38Dec 30, '24South Africa weren’t allowed to compete as a country till they dismantled apartheid Russia aren’t allowed to compete as a country till they leave Ukraine So why do we still see mis3.0×340k16k2.7k110
39Jun 28, '24I have immense sympathy with Rishi Sunak & his anger at being called a “f’ing Paki” by Reform Party supporters I hope he has similar sympathy with 100,000s like me who experien2.9×329k13k2.7k52
40Sep 5, '22I have worked with 8 Home Secretaries & I can say with some confidence that Priti Patel was the worst… so far2.4×035k3.9k80
41Jan 17, '22When Rishi Sunak tells us that he has written off £4.3 billion pounds fraudulently claimed in covid payments, remember that’s YOUR money paid to criminals by this Govt that will no2.3×025k7.5k114
42May 27, '22Changing the rules while you are being investigated for breaking those same rules is the stuff of fascism I don’t say that lightly2.1×024k6k91
43May 30, '19To the few who tell me that our kids “will be encouraged to be gay if they learn about gays!” I was taught maths to A level & didn’t become a mathematician. It does, however, h2.0×025k5.5k39
44Nov 27, '22I don’t care that Matt Hancock “comes across so well” on @imacelebrity His decision to stop community covid testing on the 12th March 2020 led to my brothers death, alone & at 2.0×024k5.5k61
45Apr 20, '22Let me explain As Savile wasn’t escalated to him, Starmer introduced new policy to ensure all high profile cases were escalated to him so such mistakes couldn’t reoccur - hence his1.9×023k4.9k157
46Apr 19, '25My first 2 books … a memoir and a study1.9×216k3595846
47Feb 20, '20Some people in community offered me their commiserations on birth of my first born, Marina, because she wasn’t a boy - I told them what to do with their offer Today Storm Marina gr1.8×028k1.8k36
48Jul 9, '22I had the honour of working with 6 attorneys general close up, both Tory & Labour and you are, by some distance, the worst in my lifetime & possibly in the 800 yr history o1.8×021k5.4k129
49Jul 5, '22Sunak & Javid resigning is not a sign of integrity, it’s a sign of self protection Why did it take the 1000th lie from Johnson?1.8×026k3.3k26
50Feb 12, '21It’s the First Anniversary of Prime Minister Boris Johnson missing 5 Emergency Cobra Meetings before emerging to tell us to Wash Our Hands & Covid would go away1.8×021k5.4k61
51May 28, '20Emily Maitlis - silenced Chief Medical Officer - silenced Chief Scientific Officer - silenced Dominic Cummings - have a press conference in the Downing Street Garden Don’t you get 1.8×019k6k49
52Apr 12, '22Truth Matters: 1.Britain is NOT at war 2.We would support Ukraine whomever leads 3.Russian money actually corrupted those who lead us 4.Clearest way to know how important the Rule 1.7×020k4.8k67
53Jan 30, '22The thing about lies is that they catch up with you, eventually1.7×018k5.6k96
54Jul 7, '22If you feel sympathy for Boris Johnson remember: Highest inflation in 40 yrs Highest taxation in 70 yrs Biggest drop in living standards in 65 yrs Biggest fall in wages since recor1.7×018k5.2k206
55Feb 5, '22Someone told me (regarding PM) to “get back in my box & get a life” My life is 4 great kids, 5 honorary doctorates, 2 books, loads of media, 9 charities I’m patron of, 5 organi1.6×025k1.8k33
56Jan 12, '21I don’t care about Johnson cycling 7 miles from home, I do care that his Govt handed another multi-million pound contract to a donor to provide #FreeSchoolMeals which are neither f1.6×020k3.9k23
57May 30, '18At least 5 immediately and several more later I then charged the most serious offenders with Soliciting Murder rather than just Public Order offences They went to prison for betwee1.6×016k5.5k32
58Apr 8, '22Do you remember 2yrs ago when Boris Johnson went to a covid ward & shook hands with patients? Then told us to belatedly lockdown & broke it several times while we couldn’t 1.5×020k3k22
59Feb 12, '22Do you want to know what leadership looks like? The President of North Macedonia walked an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome to school after he heard she was being bullied1.5×021k2.6k66
60Mar 19, '22The lovely moment when you join in the “Shame on You” chant & then realise it’s about you1.5×018k3.1k297
61Feb 21, '22As #StormFranklin batters the North & appears far worse than Eunice As we wait for a gondola at a train station This is when we remember that the Govt & national media is b1.4×019k2.8k112
62Jun 18, '20My brothers dead So is 1 of his best friends & 1 of his neighbours & 60,000 others you selfish git1.4×018k3.3k56
63Jan 2, '22I’ve had a few people tell me Epstein/Maxwell’s victims “knew exactly what they were doing” I’ve prosecuted 100s of rapes Let me explain: They misunderstand “grooming” which is del1.4×019k3.2k178
64Apr 21, '22I was there Minister Savile wasn’t escalated to him, so Starmer introduced a new policy to ensure all high profile cases were sent to him so such mistakes couldn’t reoccur - hence 1.4×018k2.9k93
65Nov 17, '20Dolly Parton part funded COVID vaccine & her library donated 130 million books to children Marcus Rashford fought to feed millions of poor children & has set up a free book1.4×018k3k85
66Apr 17, '20Guys, if, because of Covid19, you start getting 80% of your salary, you might begin to feel like the average woman1.4×017k3.3k44
67Jun 6, '22When Theresa May got 63% of the MP confidence vote, Rees-Mogg said “it’s a terrible result for the PM & she must resign” Boris Johnson got 58% of the MP #NoConfidenceVote he mu1.3×017k3.1k53
68Feb 15, '22Prince Andrew (well the Queen actually) will pay £12m to Virginia Guiffre for her victims charities as part of the settlement of sexual assault allegations That’s one hell of a “I 1.3×017k2.3k50
69Apr 14, '22Govt prepared to spend £1.4 billion on racism but here’s a £200 loan for the bills you can’t pay1.3×016k3.1k34
70Oct 19, '22Woke is not an insult Woke people ended slavery & child labour, fought for women to get the vote & equality for races, LGBT+ & disabled Woke people created the NHS &amp1.3×014k3.2k118
71Jun 24, '22If US Supreme Court overturning #RoeVWade was about babies, there would be: Universal healthcare Free birth control Free education Free daycare Child support Criminalisation of all1.2×015k3.5k86
72Sep 25, '21There were days when I didn’t have enough money for bus fare so I walked miles, so I know the value of £2 never mind £20 Those who don’t will not accept that the Universal Credit c1.2×015k3.5k27
73Apr 8, '20My dear eldest brother Umar has passed away at home today The certificate will say “Natural Causes” but he tested + for coronavirus Let him be remembered for the joy he gave us all1.2×016k1.4k20
74Apr 23, '22I have no words that adequately express how misogynistic this is1.2×018k1.6k55
75Jul 31, '20The most extraordinary woman I have been blessed to know & love, my mum, passed away tonight on Eid She came with me to see the Queen in Buckingham Palace, but she was always m1.2×017k47613
76Jan 26, '21PM takes full responsibility for all decisions Govt have made We cannot wait 10yrs for public inquiry I have instructed my lawyers to consider whether anything he did or didn’t do 1.2×014k3.1k45
77Mar 19, '22Are you surprised that in the matter of Jeffrey #Epstein & 100s of high profile men sexually abusing 100s of young girls & children, the only person convicted is a woman?1.2×014k3.1k80
78May 6, '22I produced a 200 page dossier on alleged breaches of covid regulations by Cummings, an event research confirms had substantial impact in real-time on covid law compliance It had wi1.2×014k3.4k70
79Aug 3, '22Liz Truss says: First minister of Wales is a “low energy Corbyn” First Minister of Scotland is an “attention seeker” Leader of Opposition is a “plastic patriot” This is the level o1.2×014k2.7k53
80Apr 13, '22When my brother died alone from covid in the 1st lockdown, the first thing I did (after having a cry) was go to the Gov website to find out whether I could see his body & atten1.2×016k2.3k19
81Apr 17, '22To those who can’t understand why we’re so angry about the Govt’s plan to transport refugees of colour to Rwanda, they probably don’t remember posters & leaflets like this one 1.2×012k3.7k215
82Feb 17, '22Always welcome criticism & feedback & messages I’ve received re Prince Andrew saying I’m “disrespectful” or “mean” etc are fine BUT why do they have to end with “Go back to1.2×017k1k25
83Feb 19, '22This is the Munich Security conference lunch of CEOs Do you think the presence of even one women might reduce the hostility & tension that currently exists and make us feel a l1.2×013k2.3k102
84Oct 26, '22Sharing a restricted document is a sackable offence in Govt service & can lead to being prosecuted & even sent to jail Suella Braverman doing it gets a week off, possibly a1.1×013k3.5k45
85Mar 14, '22Did the @metpoliceuk need to do this? They could have just asked them to complete a questionnaire1.1×015k2.5k29
86Nov 8, '20When my otherwise healthy brother died at home from Covid19 at age of 71, some said he was “old” & would have gone soon They talked as if his life was over Today a 78 yr old ma1.1×014k2.5k36
87Jan 1, '22Prince Andrew has no witnesses to his alibi trip to Pizza Express He has no evidence of his ‘not being able to sweat’ He claims he cannot be sued because of Epstein’s plea agreemen1.1×015k2k42
88Jul 3, '20Boris Johnson: “Anyone who flouts covid rules isn’t just putting us all at risk, but letting down.. the rest of us” Except his Special Adviser, his donors & his dad #DowningStr1.1×012k3.5k18
89Jun 26, '22Looking at this “Then & Now” has really made feel old….1.1×015k2k83
90Jul 6, '22They didn’t resign when he missed cobra meetings at start of pandemic, when he stood by bullies, oligarchs & corruption, when he lied interminably, when he put his survival abo1.1×013k2.8k31
91Mar 19, '22I know it’s late I know you’re weary But Boris Johnson equating the Brexit vote with the pain, death & devastation being experienced by the Ukrainian people sickens me, as it s1.1×015k1.9k15
92Jun 6, '22Nobody should criticise Prince Louis or his parents for his behaviour, that’s what kids do.. The point, however, is that had it been Harry & Meghan’s child, she would have been1.1×015k1.3k68
93Jul 9, '22It wasn’t a baying mob It included people holding up pictures of their loved ones who died from covid These are the citizens you serve & you failed In any other role, a boss wo1.0×013k2.7k34
94Apr 12, '22Boris Johnson is the first sitting prime minister to be judged guilty of a crime Sunak the first Chancellor to be fined Carrie the first PM’s wife to be fined Downing Street is a c1.0×013k2.6k37
95Oct 20, '22Britain will not accept another Prime Minister without a General Election This is a Democracy, not a Tory plaything #LizTrussResigns1.0×013k2.4k8
96Jul 28, '21Hating refugees so much that you don’t care if they die is NOT the same thing as loving your country #RNLI1.0×014k1.8k14
97Jun 1, '20If Anti-Fascists are your enemy, then that’s a bit of a clue to who you are1.0×012k2.6k26
98May 7, '20I say something critical about Our Govt or Trump inc how my brother might still be alive if the Govt had acted sooner & more aggressively & the racists wake up to tell me t0.9×014k1.4k11
99Oct 13, '22Personally I think Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman et al are doing a really fine job for the Conservative Party We just need a General Election so the rest of us can gi0.9×013k1.7k16
100Oct 24, '22I congratulate Rishi Sunak & welcome colour not being a showstopper to becoming Prime Minister Its wonderful that any privately educated billionaire can aspire to such a positi0.9×012k1.7k33

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