What Happens When the State Saves Money on Justice?
Sam Barton This article argues that budget cuts to legal aid expenditure may have been successful in short-term fiscal savings but have resulted in expenditure shifts and increases in other areas downstream. Why and how was legal aid expenditure cut? According to the Ministry of Justice, legal aid expenditure in England and Wales reached its peak between 2010 and 2011 at around £2.1 billion, which is equivalent to around £39 per head of population [1] . During and following t
Should Supporting a Football Team be Protected as a Philosophical Belief?
This article examines whether support for a football club should amount to a philosophical belief protected under section 10 of the Equality Act 2010. The question is explored through McClung v Doosan Babcock Ltd, where the Employment Tribunal held that loyalty to Rangers Football Club did not meet the threshold established in Grainger plc v Nicholson. The decision found that the claimant’s fandom, though sincere, lacked the depth, seriousness, and moral significance required
