A little over 3 years ago, we met ‘Sade’ and her mother, ‘Maria’, about whom we’ve told you before. When we met, Sade, who was born in the UK, was a little over 8, and had spent the entirety of her life to date in this country, which is her… Read More
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Access to justice: a right, not a privilege.
March has arrived and with it, finally, the promise of longer, warmer days. But if the winter seems to have been interminably long for those of us with secure immigration status, access to a regular income, and safe, warm homes, I’m struggling to imagine how it might have been experienced… Read More
When destitution is for life, not just for Christmas.
Almost unbelievably, we’ve almost reached the end of another year, one in which the impacts of the hostile environment is seeking to create for some of the most vulnerable people in the UK have become ever more entrenched. Over the past couple of weeks, by way of illustation we’ve been… Read More
Audits, injustices and ‘uncomfortable truths’.
Just this week, the Government has published an audit on racial and social inequality, highlighting severe and stark disparities in attainment and opportunity among different ethnic groups in the UK. Theresa May, the Prime Minister, has said that: “People who have lived with discrimination don’t need a government audit to… Read More
Unaccompanied refugee children: the rights and the wrongs
Over the past few days, it has been difficult to miss the media coverage of the arrival of 14 of the 387 unaccompanied refugee children living in the Calais jungle and identified as having a legal right to join family members in the UK. Amidst expressions of welcome and empathy,… Read More
