@cornerstonebarr condemn their colleague's tweet: "The Equality Act undermines school discipline by empowering the stroppy teenager of colour"

barrister & Spiked columnist Jon Holbrook has called for a Trump-like "movement" in the UK

. . .brief selection from his TL THREAD 1/ https://twitter.com/cornerstonebarr/status/1353018708034256903
Here's @cornerstonebarr barrister Jon Holbrook boosting Breitbart & referencing "Muslim rape gangs" 2/
Here's @cornerstonebarr 's Jon Holbrook boosting Trump's "rigged election" myth 3/
Racism "ceased to be a social force decades ago" according to @cornerstonebarr 's Jon Holbrook 4/
more racism banter from @cornerstonebarr 's Jon Holbrook, whose definition of “anti-racism” is "blaming non-existent racism for problems that exist within aberrant cultures & values" 5/
barristers at @gardencourtlaw might be surprised to see their former colleague, the racist tweet barrister jon holbrook , recycling their motto — 'Do right, fear no one' — like this >

[ @JonHolb now at @cornerstonebarr ]

6/
how many lives blighted by the jonholbrooks who've risen to preside over inquests, criminal trials, immigration courts, family courts ? 7/
Here's barrister Jon Holbrook of @cornerstonebarr applauding BorisJohnson's insulting comments about Muslim women who wear the burka > 8/
Here's Holbrook's definition of 'woke' > 9/
accuses Labour's @NazShahBfd and Tory @SayeedaWarsi of "playing the race card" /10
Holbrook's comments about "the stroppy teenager of colour" provoked his chambers @cornerstonebarr to issue a disclaimer. . .

He's been dancing with islamophobia —"veiled Muslim women" and "parallel communities in *our* country"—and calling for "assimilation" for years. 11/
BREAKING : members of Cornerstone Barristers @conerstonebarr voted this morning to expel Jon Holbrook from chambers after his social media statements were found to be "irreconcilable with membership of Cornerstone Barristers" /12
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imagine, holbrook
• decides if you're worthy of pupillage
• represents you in court

had he kept his racism hidden he might be deciding if you
• get to keep your child
• go to prison or not
• get deported

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