Happy easter lovely legal aiders! What better time than the long weekend to work on those #LALY26 nominations? Deadline 21 April. Categories covering *all* areas of legal aid work. Nomination form here: lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/... Guidance here: lapg.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Thank you for continued solidarity with legal aid lawyers to: Bidwell Henderson; DG Legal; Law Society; Garden Court Chambers; Doughty Street Chambers; One Pump Court; Matrix Chambers; Legal Action Group; Accesspoint Legal; Miles & Partners; 39 Essex Chambers; LEF; 4PB, Resolution. ❤️

5/ With the long weekend fast approaching, we want to send some LALY Easter love to all our sponsors and supporters....🐰🐇🐣🐥

4/ We are only able to do this due to the work of Team LALY - the staff & volunteers who put their heart & soul into making this event so special; those who donate to our #Friends of LALY crowdfunding; plus our brilliantly generous & supportive sponsors, without whom none of this would be possible.

3/ Due to rising venue costs, we had to put our ticket prices up a little this year; but members of @younglegalaidlaw.bsky.social can attend for £20; for our other guests, it's £60. We hope that's still affordable. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/laly-award...

2/ We try to keep ticket prices as low as possible, so that no one is priced-out of joining us for what is often described as the best night in the legal aid calendar (3 July - put it in your diaries now, folks!)....

1/ The LALYs are unlike any other legal award ceremony. Organised by @wearelapg.bsky.social on a non-profit basis, their sole purpose is to celebrate the work of those on the social justice frontline.....

Larva lamped: Colin the Caterpillar loses to eight lookalikes in cake taste test

.....Giles Peaker @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social Thank you both for your most welcome donations to help sponsor our legal aid newcomer award....... Keep those donations coming, folks 🙏😎 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

It's time for some more thank yous on this sunny (ish) afternoon 🌥️ We could not be more proud to count as official Friends of #LALY26 the housing law legends and all-round fab humans (drum roll 🥁): @lizdsocialist.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social.......and....

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of March!

And another shoutout to A. Nonymous for their most welcome support....If you would like to show your solidarity with lawyers on the social justice frontline, please donate now: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

Also to Matthew Davies, who says: 'I have great admiration for the dedication and resilience of young legal aid lawyers. Keep going.' We could not have put it better ourselves....🤗.....

More thank yous to our newest Friends of #LALY26! The biggest whoop to the fab folk at Beck Fitzgerald for your kind donation to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award.

Pretty sure a lot of people claiming asylum from Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar are “genuinely fleeing danger”.

Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds

Big LALY❤️ to everyone who has already donated to help sponsor our always-inspiring Legal Aid Newcomer award. Donations from £10. All funds go towards the cost of staging this non-profit-making celebration of lawyers on the social justice frontline. Donate today! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

you see dubious political chicanery, I see admirable proof that the Met doesn't discriminate when it comes to its abject failure to investigate phone theft, even if the phone in question was being used to run the government

With Adolescence dominating 2026 Bafta awards, it's a good time to re-read this fascinating @legalactiongroup.bsky.social article where a youth justice solicitor, child psychologist, secondary school teacher, & police officer set out what the drama got right & wrong www.lag.org.uk/article/2168...

"They’re not armed and they keep a relatively low profile. But the Home Office’s immigration compliance and enforcement officers have searched thousands of business in pursuit of illegal workers. Are they abusing their powers?Diners were tucking into their upmarket Indian lunch…" — The Guardian

New post just out: "Iran and the consequences for Britain" We don't know how long the war will last but it's already caused enough damage to upend politics here. I look at the economic and geopolitical rammifications + how government can respond. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/i...

If you're replying to a post about torched ambulances in London with a point about Israel, you've crossed the line into antisemitism. And you're doing absolutely nothing to help any cause. Even if you consider yourself one of the good people. Maybe especially so. You've just caught racism.

We are more than 60% towards our fundraising target, thanks to our lovely Friends of #LALY26. If you'd like to be in the best company & join them in having your name 'in lights' at the ceremony on 3 July, donate now to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award🌟 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

Who are your legal aid heroes? Nominate them NOW for a #LALY26 award. We recognise not just solicitors and barristers but case workers, paralegals, legal execs, and (drum roll 🥁) support staff, often the true unsung heroes of social justice. Deadline 21 April 🗓️ lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/...

You can join this esteemed company by donating to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award. All funds go towards the cost of @wearelapg.bsky.social staging this non-profit event which has been lifting the spirits of social justice lawyers for over 2 decades... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

And a big LALY hug to the wonderful Roy Morgan, a brilliant friend to the LALYs over many (many) (many) years..........Looking forward to catching up on 3 July.

A big LALY welcome to the excellent folk at Dr Grange & Associates. Delighted to have you on board the #LALY26 bus....

Hello to A. Nonymous for your most generous donation 😊. Thank you for being another regular and repeat supporter.........😂

Thank you Clare Carter for your continued support for these awards. We very much hope to see you at the ceremony on 3 July....

Excitingly we have a bunch of new Friends of #LALY26 to send some LALY ❤️! Thank you to our newest pals who have donated to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award which recognises the vital work done by newer entrants to this brilliant profession....

👋 @david-emmerson-88.bsky.social - a member of the original LALY Gang of 3 & now Friend of #LALY26. Thank you for your kind donation to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award. Look forward to raising a glass with you at the ceremony on 3July (if not before 😉) www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

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Deadline for nominations: 21 April. Plus, a glamorous awards ceremony on 3 July that categorically *DOES NOT* last for circa 3.5 hours..........🤵🤵‍♀️🤵‍♂️ lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/... @wearelapg.bsky.social #LALY26

2/Help us celebrate the 🌟stars🌟 of social justice; the troupers for truth; the players who do life-changing work every day with no drama. 9 award categories covering all areas of legal aid..... lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/... @wearelapg.bsky.social #LALY26

1/ Well...now that those shenanigans in Hollywood are out of the way 🎭, we can concentrate on the 'oscars' that *really* matter. Yes! The LALYS!!!!!!! www.theguardian.com/fashion/gall... lapg.co.uk/laly-awards/... @wearelapg.bsky.social #LALY26

This is easily the best thing they’ve ever put out. 📺🔥

bit young to have a smartphone

The Lonely Alphabet of Brave, Anonymous Women I’ve written in @irishtimes.com about women to whom we owe a great debt, but their names are never known. They fought for legal change, often at great personal cost, in anonymised cases - X, C, A, B, MZ, & many more. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

All £ raised goes towards staging this non-profit-making celebration of lawyers on the social justice frontline. The LALYs are organised by the fine folk at @wearelapg. Donations from £10. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

You *too* can become a Friend of #LALY26, by donating to help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award. As a thank you, your name will appear in the ceremony programme and be shown on stage when the winner is announced... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of... @wearelapg.bsky.social

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It's time ⏰ to welcome our newest Friends of #LALY26!! Thank you Dexter Bonner your kind donation to help sponsor our vital Legal Aid Newcomer award. Big wave 🌊to Jeinsen Lam - one of our most loyal supporters. We hope to see you at the ceremony on 3 July😎. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

Just a couple of days left to nominate your late mother for a Mothering Sunday mention. For some, it can be the first time their name has been spoken aloud for years. #Mums26

This Sunday is Mothering Sunday! If your mother's no longer around it can be hard. I will as usual be reading out the names of our Remembered Mums/Mams/Moms from halfway up this beauty - the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. If you'd like me to read out your Mum's name, PLEASE reply with #Mums26 ❤️ 👑

This time we profile one of the worst people in the world and explain how much of what we associate with Trump is really Miller’s sinister mission to remake America

"It’s OK for me. I’ve got extra security, I’ve got other safeguards. But imagine that was a breach of an order against a violent ex-husband, and it’s going to be heard in more than 2 years’ time. Are you joking? That’s absolutely mental.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

'Jurors are truly, uniquely independent. They rock up and do their jobs quietly and diligently, not seeking advancement or political approval, not dependent on the whims of politicians or fearful of scapegoating by the media.'

The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

My belated (and mildly hysterical 🤣) response to Time Out ranking Finsbury Park's Blackstock Road on a par with 'cool corridors in Buenos Aires and Cape Town'.......... fionabawdon.com/2026/03/08/h...