I will post a proper post on the EU referendum result in due course but, for now, all I can say is that I am completely and utterly devastated.
The decimation of Legal Aid – why should you care?
I have written an article for Media Diversified about the crowdfunding campaign I am working on for The Justice Gap and The Justice Alliance. We are campaigning to fund a special one-off magazine that will tell the definitive story of legal aid. You can read my article for Media Diversified HERE.
EU campaigners fight for votes in Wanstead
I’m really pleased that the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian have covered the Leyton and Wanstead Britain Stronger in Europe campaign. I have been helping to lead campaigning in the constituency. Read the Guardian’s article HERE.
The Magic Flute
I spent four glorious hours at London’s Southbank Centre (my favourite place in the world) earlier this month, listening to and participating in discussion about my favourite opera, Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute‘. My love for and interest in this sublime opera goes back 19 years – when I was living in Frankfurt studying German – and had to choose two topics in which to take an in-depth exam. Due to my interest in history and politics, I chose the Nazi Period. Due to my love of music (playing and listening), I chose the Magic Flute.
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My first column for Legal Voice
I am delighted to have been asked to write a regular column for Legal Voice, an online magazine about access to justice issues, aimed at legal aid law firms, the not-for-profit sector and all organisations providing publicly-funded legal advice in the UK. My first article is about how Hackney Community Law Centre went from five twitter followers to making social media a key part of our survival. You can read it HERE.