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Fiona Bawdon
@fionabawdon.bsky.social
Founder http://ImpactSocialJustice.Org & @lalyawards.bsky.social / Legal affairs journo / Comms @webelonguk.bsky.social / Londoner / Not a lawyer / Always cold / Dogs *and* cats
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This judgment should make interesting reading when it arrives. A turning point, perhaps…and what a tragedy for this child that it took six years to set right… www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Mother vindicated after top judge overturns evidence of parental…
Findings based on the evidence of Melanie Gill are thrown out by high court – and could open the door for more of the families affected
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Remigration by stealth? The government’s settlement proposals will mean 10 or 15 years extra to settle - but are they designed to make people leave? The reforms combine with other policy changes to mean many people here would have no route to stay in/beyond 2030

ukandeu.ac.uk/remigration-...
Remigration by stealth? The government’s earned settlement proposals - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the potential impact of the UK government's proposed changes to its settlement schemes to both new migrants and migrants already in the UK.
ukandeu.ac.uk
February 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Apply below 👇. Deadline: 14 Feb.
Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Senior Communications Adviser - Spotlight on Corruption
We are looking for a highly motivated and gifted communicator to craft Spotlight’s messages and help us achieve real change.
www.spotlightcorruption.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Britons' right to protest is under threat like never before. If you value it, speak up now | Imran Khan
Britons' right to protest is under threat like never before. If you value it, speak up now | Imran Khan
Civil rights, women’s rights: little could have been achieved under the system now being considered by UK ministers. A bad situation could get worse, says solicitor Imran Khan
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.

He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.

Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
cassandra…
Nostradamus…
February 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Dozens of Labour MPs are going public on their doubts that this government's settlement reforms are fair or good for integration.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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If you are a survivor who has been affected by recent reporting, help is available.

Contact @rapecrisis.bsky.social for support
➡️ 247sexualabusesupport.org.uk
24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line
Did something sexual happen to you without your consent? Or you're not sure? No matter when or where it happened, we are here for you.
247sexualabusesupport.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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"If these rules were in place... I could never apply for a judicial position"

@fionabawdon.bsky.social speaks to an award-winning #ImmigrationLawyer on how Labour's asylum plans risk putting lives permanently on pause.

In 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIQ7
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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📣OUT NOW - February's Issue of 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is LIVE! 📚

Check out our cover story, ‘I don’t have any faith in lawyers now’, by @fionabawdon.bsky.social on the devastating consequences of 'shark' immigration lawyers.

Read here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/pN5V

#AccessToJustice
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
'Mail fail: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor'
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mail-fa...
Mail fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds allegations not proved in latest prosecution setback for SRA.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 1 OF 2🚨

WELL WELL WELL.

🎺🎺🎺 Second book alert!🎺🎺🎺

Did you enjoy the gritty thrilleriness of The Cut Throat Trial?

Fancy some more, sunshine?

Kill All The Lawyers will be hitting the shelves next year.

Consider your appetites whetted.
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Companies that profit from Homeland Security's campaign of terror include:
Quantico Tactical
Safariland
Cadre Holdings
Icor Technology
Atlantic Diving Supply
The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE
Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine.
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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This is the spirit.
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Fantastic, pointed, and written with furious élan. She v good.

open.substack.com/pub/grainnem...
Five things the film “Is This Thing On?” gets wrong about the world of stand up.
Stand-up comedy is not about constantly talking about your feelings; if it was-why would straight men be so successful at it?
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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‼ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ‼

Pro(vider) bono - The hidden cost of delivering #LegalAid - Are legal aid lawyers the unsung heroes of #ProBono?

@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lI4s
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.

It leads on "sharply contested narratives"

It has a dramatic skew to the US government

It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Sadiq Khan says integration matters. But making refugee status temporary "will leave people in a precarious state, suspended in limbo for years, their lives overshadowed with uncertainty”

Doubling how long it takes people to settle "doesn't give people a stake in society, it takes that stake away"
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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NEW

Why the Hillsborough law campaigners are right to be resolute

The attempts to water down the duty of candour should be resisted

Me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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🌟"We are all committed to making London a better place to live"🌟

@fionabawdon.bsky.social reports from the first-ever Advising Londoners Awards, celebrating the life-changing work of legal advice agencies in the capital.

Read on in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ➡ hi.switchy.io/lIR1
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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"The decisions during Covid too often ignored children’s needs."

After the Inquiry’s report, lawyers representing children & young people from @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social say the government must act NOW.

🔗 Read here ➡ hi.switchy.io/lIPh

#CovidInquiry
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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📢 Calling law practitioners & advisors: FREE seminar navigating civil penalties & appeals in immigration practice

📅Wed 21 Jan, 6–7:30pm
Speakers Adrian Berry KC, Gordon Lee, Mark Symes & Ubah Dirie will discuss advising on right to work checks.

Book here: gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-w...
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM