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Family law and the manifestos of the parties at the General Election 2015
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Legal matters never hit the big time in any election. However to family lawyers the manifesto pledges that directly affect us as made by the parties are of interest. They are the mystic tea leaves to be swirled and considered as a guide to government policy to come.
The six manifestos read through (cover to cover – feel my pain) were chosen as the parties who seem to be making most noise in the build up to the election – other political parties are available.
The Conservatives are of course the party with the most recent form. In fairness the beginning of the demise of the legal aid system was foretold in the Carter report during a period of Labour government. However they must be the party on whom the blame falls for dismantling access to justice in a meaningful way for many vulnerable people facing family law problems.
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