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Dr Jo Wilding

@jowilding.bsky.social

Legal aid geek, researcher and associate professor at Sussex University, author of 'The Legal Aid Market' (Policy Press), lawyer, mum, athletics obsessive, ex clown.

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Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · last wk.

Thinking of my colleague and former head of chambers. Rajiv, you live and breathe the motto 'do right and fear no one' but this must be unimaginably stressful. An absolute disgrace that the state is prosecuting w defence lawyer for doing his job.

Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · last wk.

For the first time ever in our country's history, a barrister is facing contempt proceedings over the content of their closing speech. It is seriously concerning and entirely disproportionate. Rajiv Menon KC is facing up to two years in prison for the way he defended his client.

Photo of Rajiv Menon KC which says: Prosecution of Palestine Action lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, IS a serious threat to fair trial rights and the right to protest
Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 2w ago

Great to see this written question in the House of Lords: The Baroness Thomas of Winchester - to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of community care lawyers in the light of the findings of the report by Dr Jo Wilding (1/2)

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 3w ago

Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Britain's Juries

Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.

you.38degrees.org.uk

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 3w ago

New research on community care legal aid published today! Comm care remains in scope of legal aid, but provision has crashed: from 8,539 Legal Help cases started in 2009-10 to 1,636 in 2024-25. Providers described Legal Help work as financially unviable on fees that have not increased since 1996.

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Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Educators in support of the Filton defendants: drop the "terrorism connection" . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ed...

Educators in support of the Filton defendants: drop the "terrorism connection"

Back in August 2024, Sam Corner, Ellie Kamio, Lottie Head and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were among a group of six activists who broke into a factory operated by Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit S...

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Freedom from Torture@freedomfromtorture.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We won! The Home Office’s changes to their “Allocation of Asylum Accommodation Policy” have been found to be unlawful. The changes forced survivors of torture to share rooms with strangers, placing them at risk of harm. We will never give up fighting for dignity and justice for survivors.

Breaking: Victory for survivors: we won our legal battle against the home office
Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Moving statement of solidarity demanding equal justice for Windrush survivors, signed by Hillsborough, Grenfell, Post Office and other justice campaigns. Lack of funded legal representn in Windrush Compensation Scheme is a further injustice to the victims and survivors. www.ukblm.org/news/article...

Justice Knows No Hierarchy - Windrush Solidarity Statement - Black Lives Matter UK

A powerful coalition of lawyers, campaigners, artists and advocacy organisations has come together to demand the UK Government end what they describe as a two-tier system of justice for victims of sta...

ukblm.org

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Alison Bennett MP asking an important Q about legal aid for mental health work. www.instagram.com/reel/DYm70Vg... My pending report looks at community care legal aid- vulnerable adults no longer able to access lawyers in much of England & Wales, Legal Help provision crashing since LASPO Act despite

alisonbennettmp on Instagram: "⚖️ Legal Aid funding for mental health work is not sustainable. When someone is severely mentally ill, they may need to be sectione…"

⚖️ Legal Aid funding for mental health work is not sustainable. When someone is severely mentally ill, they may need to be sectioned, and when this happens, they have a right to legal representation which is funded through legal aid.Over the last decade a solicitor's fee for taking on such a case as declined by 45% in real terms, and unsurprisingly there has been a decline in the number of solicitors who are willing to work in this area. In 2024/25 there were just 151 solicitors accredited as members of the Law Society Mental Health Scheme. Taking away an individual's liberty, not because they have committed a crime, but because they are mentally unwell is one of the most serious interventions the state can make over a person. This is an area of law that cannot safely be starved of funding.I put these challenges to the Lord Chancellor David Lammy earlier on this week, and I will be writing to him asking for a meeting so he is equipped with the information to understand why this needs his urgent attention.

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Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My new (open access) article with Chris Emberson on the geography of access to social welfare and immigration legal aid, in Journal of Law and Society. This is the product of 3 years of interviewing, mapping and stat crunching and I'm really proud of it. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A geography of access to justice: mapping social welfare legal aid need and provision in England and Wales

Our research combined statistical data, interviews, and geographic information system (GIS) tools to map social welfare legal aid ‘deserts’ in England and Wales. This novel mixed methodology enabled ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage theconversation.com/legal-aid-fo... - and that deficit in access to legal aid is now looking even worse: up to 67% of new asylum applications and appeals in 2024-25 unlikely to have legal aid rep.

Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage

People seeking asylum navigate one of the most complex areas of law, often not in their first language

theconversation.com

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@jeanmclean.bsky.social of Green Economy Coalition talks about investing in people with amazing ideas and energy and commitment for ambitious climate action.

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@andrewsimms.bsky.social author of Badvertising argues for a ban on petrol advertising and equivalents. 60% of new cars now SUVs, c/w 10% a decade ago- more polluting and more dangerous mode of transport at exactly the time we needed to shift the other way. Literally advertising our own destruction.

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@andrewsimms.bsky.social author of Badvertising argues for a ban on petrol advertising and equivalents. 60% of new cars now SUVs, c/w 10% a decade ago- more polluting and more dangerous mode of transport at exactly the time we needed to shift the other way. Literally advertising our own destruction.

Dr Jo Wilding@jowilding.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Launch event for the interdisciplinary Sussex School for Progressive Futures, with the fabulous @carolinelucas.bsky.social