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
legal aid
Let them eat laptops
On May 17th, the Government published the Immigration Act 2016. The Act is specifically designed to make life as difficult as possible for people subject to immigration control, further consolidating the ‘hostile environment’ agenda pursued by the Home Secretary since the election of the Coalition Government in 2010. Amongst other… Read More
Policy matters
Way back in July 2014, a migrant family denied recourse to public funds initiated a legal challenge against the London Borough of Newham, which had acknowledged a statutory duty towards the family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. At that time, Newham was paying this family- consisting of… Read More
ASIRT and the Birmingham Legal Walk 2014: For Justice, Against Scapegoating, Against Destitution
By Dave Stamp It’s that time of the year, and once again people are getting ready to traipse the streets of Birmingham to raise money to support projects, like ASIRT, seeking justice for people otherwise denied it, a situation which has become ever worse since cuts lo the legal aid… Read More
