…or how we lost the Windrush in 2010. “I’m not a racist”, it begins. It always begins that way. A Statement of being. If you misunderstand what the meaning of what I am about to say, that is your fault, because I am not racist. “…but…”, of course, there is a but. ‘But’ means I am about to say something contrary to what I just said, but … Continue reading Your Concerns are not Legitimate…
I have spoken a few times before about how important I know Legal Aid is to people. I have no intention, at the moment, to retread that ground.
I have spoken also, about the cuts made to tLegal Aid and how much more difficult it will make Access to Justice for those mos tin need of it.
That’s why today, I’m very proud that the Law Society of Scotland has launched its #DefendLegalAid campaign.
…or how I developed a new respect for the Law Society. Last November the Law Society of Scotland (or ‘LSoS’) released it’s Discussion Paper on the Future of Legal Aid in Scotland, setting out what changes it felt could be made. At the time I, amongst others, came out pretty resolutely against many of the reforms they suggested, since I felt they would damage the ability for the … Continue reading Re-Solving Legal Aid…
…or why I don’t know why I chose to study law, but know why I want to be a Lawyer. I can’t remember why I wanted to study law. I know I’ve wanted to be a lawyer since 10 or 11, but I have never been able to remember that moment when I went, “I, Paul Cruikshank, want to put on a wig and a cape and … Continue reading Solving Legal Aid…
Paul Cruikshank 