A mighty hunter since Genesis. Head of policy + profile @LawCentres. No longer posting here; find me at https://xitter.cf/t.co/Fd6AhyCgZN
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Joined April 2018
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Law Centres are fighting on two fronts: to meet people's needs and to keep operating despite adverse funding and operating conditions.
As Zelensky said in 2022, the fight is here: I need ammunition, not a ride.
Law Centres are a lifeline to people struggling with #poverty. Their services are in historically high demand, and provide great return on investment. Why does government support fall short? Discover more in this week's @lawsocgazette magazine cover story: lght.ly/k7ka80f
Well done, @hammersmithandy, and good luck in your new role!
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It is with a heavy heart we share the news that @HF_LawCentre solicitor, Simon Mullings, has died.
Simon embodied everything it meant to be a Law Centre lawyer. He was adored by his colleagues and his friends. His untimely death is a huge loss to us all.
Nimrod B. retweeted
"The consequences [of #LegalAid cuts] have been disastrous."
@FightBach is the Chair of @CALSfreeadvice, our new Law Centre in Leicester. Thanks, Lord Bach, and Baroness Chakrabarti, for fighting our corner in yesterday's #KingsSpeech debate on justice. (1/6) 🧵
One by one, these reports support the new government's claim that things really are worse than what they'd thought.. 😱
We completed work on 13 value for money reports during the pre-election period.
We are now publishing these reports at the earliest opportunity in the new Parliamentary session.
The full list of reports we've published 👇
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Oh hello! The things you find on your morning walk, in this case obscuring bits of Deptford. "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it."
So happy to see these two brilliant women recognised with honours: Dame @KarenPBuckQP, a dedicated public servant and @APPGJustice chair; and Sue Bent OBE, until recently chief exec of @CE_LawCentre and all-round inspirational leader. So richly deserved - congratulations to both!
2/2 Just how bad is the #housing #LegalAid situation? The red areas (most of England+Wales) have no local provider. When you find one, they're oversubscribed. Neglecting access to #justice lets bad practice go on hurting people in need! @SammyGecsoyler
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"This behaviour by councils is almost certainly unlawful, but devastating cuts to #LegalAid mean that homeless people cannot access the legal representation they need": @HousingActionSL tells it like it is - a #justice crisis worsening a #housing crisis, widening displacement 1/2
Councils move hundreds of homeless families out of London with 24-hour ultimatums theguardian.com/society/arti…
The weakening of people's trust in the rule of law - indeed, of the rule of law itself - does not come out of nowhere. Policymakers have become too chill about creating a system allowing 'the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must'.
What does it mean to have world-leading’ courts if they are increasingly giving up hearing ordinary cases involving ordinary people? My law column for @TheCriticMag. thecritic.co.uk/what-price-j…
