The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back

...is the view of Tory MP and Legal Aid solicitor Helen Grant (pictured above) on the coalition’s plans for the funding of legal cases. In this excellent article , Grant discusses the implications for access to justice of the £350 million pounds’ worth of cuts coming to the Legal Aid budget. The Green Paper under discussion in Parliament today will make this happen by 2014. A good starting point to debate the importance of legal aid with your AS students - and the Green Paper being debated today may be a helpful example for those of you studying the legislative process.