Nimrod Ben-Cnaan
@nimdeplume.bsky.social
Mighty hunter since Genesis. Uplifting adagio. Retired aircraft. Closet geek. Proud migrant. Head of policy at the Law Centres Network.
Most of our legal problem solving journeys take place before we get to court. To help courts run better, then, we need more help for people not just at court but also earlier, so people know their rights+options and act on them. Or that's what I told Monday's Westminster Legal Policy Forum, anyway.
May 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Most of our legal problem solving journeys take place before we get to court. To help courts run better, then, we need more help for people not just at court but also earlier, so people know their rights+options and act on them. Or that's what I told Monday's Westminster Legal Policy Forum, anyway.
It's nearly #LondonMarathon time again! This year, John will be our network's fidst runner, and I look forward to cheering him on. Join me and many others in supporting his run! 🏃♂️👏
🚨 1 week to go!
Next Sunday, @ce-lawcentre.bsky.social’s John McGovern takes on the #LondonMarathon.
Your support for John's run will help the Law Centres Network strengthen existing centres and create new ones!
❤️ Donate: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
Next Sunday, @ce-lawcentre.bsky.social’s John McGovern takes on the #LondonMarathon.
Your support for John's run will help the Law Centres Network strengthen existing centres and create new ones!
❤️ Donate: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
April 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's nearly #LondonMarathon time again! This year, John will be our network's fidst runner, and I look forward to cheering him on. Join me and many others in supporting his run! 🏃♂️👏
"Slow down, you crazy child / and take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while / it's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two..."
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Billy Joel - Vienna (Official Video)
YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO
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March 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Slow down, you crazy child / and take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while / it's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two..."
youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?...
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Musical relief on the late lunch break of another busy Monday. This new release is nice! Reminds me of early 1990s alt rock: Sundays, Mazzy Star, Kristin Hersh...
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Tamino ft. Mitski - Sanctuary (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Lyrics In Motion
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March 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Musical relief on the late lunch break of another busy Monday. This new release is nice! Reminds me of early 1990s alt rock: Sundays, Mazzy Star, Kristin Hersh...
youtu.be/HAJ0Wt4UzL0?...
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The reasoning for this and it tsbcouerence will likely be picked over in legal challenges before long.
This is bananas. Access to Work is a scheme that specifically helps disabled people work in paid employment.
The minister's comments suggest too many people know about it so it needs paring back - and responsibility shifted to employers, who as we know just lurve more responsibilities
The minister's comments suggest too many people know about it so it needs paring back - and responsibility shifted to employers, who as we know just lurve more responsibilities
Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace.
February 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The reasoning for this and it tsbcouerence will likely be picked over in legal challenges before long.
Of course it's not just happening to other people elsewhere.
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Of course it's not just happening to other people elsewhere.
This issue has dragged on for years. In settling this, MoJ is taking an important step toward sustainability of the welfare benefits #LegalAid contracts. We were glad to contribute material in support. Well done to Will and Emma!
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/welfare...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/welfare...
Welfare benefits decision prompts firm to drop legal aid JR
Lawyers will be able to claim total costs at hourly rates when costs exceed three times the £208 fixed fee.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This issue has dragged on for years. In settling this, MoJ is taking an important step toward sustainability of the welfare benefits #LegalAid contracts. We were glad to contribute material in support. Well done to Will and Emma!
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/welfare...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/welfare...
So long, Marianne.
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Marianne Faithfull - Running for Our Lives [1983] (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull
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January 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So long, Marianne.
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We never imagined that 80 years after the liberation of #Auschwitz we would see such appalling levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and a resurgence of the far right, in Europe.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
#HolocaustMemorialDay
January 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We never imagined that 80 years after the liberation of #Auschwitz we would see such appalling levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and a resurgence of the far right, in Europe.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Brilliant gig by @lloydcole.bsky.social at the Barbican last night. Sounds as good as ever and set list covered all eras. It was special hearing this song: his first solo single, which is when I got to know his music. Thank you, sir, and an early happy birthday to you! youtu.be/YH74tgueBJY?...
Lloyd Cole - No Blue Skies
YouTube video by LloydColeVEVO
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January 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Brilliant gig by @lloydcole.bsky.social at the Barbican last night. Sounds as good as ever and set list covered all eras. It was special hearing this song: his first solo single, which is when I got to know his music. Thank you, sir, and an early happy birthday to you! youtu.be/YH74tgueBJY?...
"Legal aid is the cornerstone of our #justice system": welcome public change of approach - and messaging - from the government about civil #LegalAid. It is not sufficient in itself to stabilise the system, but it is a necessary step in the right direction www.gov.uk/government/n...
Boost for swifter justice as legal aid consultation launches
Vulnerable people at risk of unfair eviction or homelessness could benefit from a £20 million a year boost in legal aid as a consultation is launched today.
www.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Legal aid is the cornerstone of our #justice system": welcome public change of approach - and messaging - from the government about civil #LegalAid. It is not sufficient in itself to stabilise the system, but it is a necessary step in the right direction www.gov.uk/government/n...
Homecoming cake.
January 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Homecoming cake.
As I walked out one evening
January 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As I walked out one evening
Wham!'s Last Christmas is UK Christmas number one again, and I love that, but here's the (lesser known) Xmas song that to me feels the most fitting after the past year youtu.be/644U-jMpDU
Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze
YouTube video by SmithAndBurrowsVEVO
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December 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Wham!'s Last Christmas is UK Christmas number one again, and I love that, but here's the (lesser known) Xmas song that to me feels the most fitting after the past year youtu.be/644U-jMpDU
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Law Centres go to great lengths to fight for your rights. Help us keep running on! 🏃♂️➡️
We’re excited to announce that LCN will be taking part in the 2025 London Marathon with our very own competitor.
Go on, give us a boost! 🚀
👉 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
We’re excited to announce that LCN will be taking part in the 2025 London Marathon with our very own competitor.
Go on, give us a boost! 🚀
👉 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Law Centres go to great lengths to fight for your rights. Help us keep running on! 🏃♂️➡️
We’re excited to announce that LCN will be taking part in the 2025 London Marathon with our very own competitor.
Go on, give us a boost! 🚀
👉 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
We’re excited to announce that LCN will be taking part in the 2025 London Marathon with our very own competitor.
Go on, give us a boost! 🚀
👉 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/lawcentres/p...
Office Christmas tree looking decidedly festive
December 16, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Office Christmas tree looking decidedly festive
LCN now has a Bluesky account! Why not give them a follow @lawcentres.bsky.social ? Go on, you know you want to!
an elderly woman is holding a piece of paper that says go on .
ALT: an elderly woman is holding a piece of paper that says go on .
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December 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM
LCN now has a Bluesky account! Why not give them a follow @lawcentres.bsky.social ? Go on, you know you want to!
Making the Yueltide gay earlier. No snake dancing please, we're in John Lewis!
December 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Making the Yueltide gay earlier. No snake dancing please, we're in John Lewis!
WFH lunch. Now back to work.
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
WFH lunch. Now back to work.
A song for Friday. Enjoy!
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Paris 1919 (Remastered 2024)
YouTube video by John Cale - Topic
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December 6, 2024 at 9:14 AM
A song for Friday. Enjoy!
youtu.be/mzwm7LUZCig
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Did I just listen, on R4's flagship news prog, to a discussion of additions to porridge? One that sneered 'what kind of household' would have date syrup to hand? Er, ones w/Middle Eastern or north-African heritage, for example. And how hilariously exotic can a product be if you can buy it at Tesco?
December 5, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Did I just listen, on R4's flagship news prog, to a discussion of additions to porridge? One that sneered 'what kind of household' would have date syrup to hand? Er, ones w/Middle Eastern or north-African heritage, for example. And how hilariously exotic can a product be if you can buy it at Tesco?
Good news about former Solicitor General Sarah Sackman KC being appointed new #justice minister. I look forward to working with her on behalf of Law Centres to improve #LegalAid and wider #AccessToJustice.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Sarah Sackman KC MP
Sarah Sackman KC MP was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice on 2 December 2024. She was Solicitor General from the 9 July 2024 to 2 December 2024. She was elected as the MP for Finc...
www.gov.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Good news about former Solicitor General Sarah Sackman KC being appointed new #justice minister. I look forward to working with her on behalf of Law Centres to improve #LegalAid and wider #AccessToJustice.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Jam tomorrow? News of some increases to civil #LegalAid fees are of course welcome and would help Law Centres. They affect our two most common areas of practice, #immigration and #housing, where we also make up 15% and 12% of all current legal aid providers. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Historic increase in legal aid to support most vulnerable
Vulnerable people who face unfair eviction or being pushed into homelessness are among those who will benefit from the first increase in civil legal aid funding in almost 30 years, the Lord Chancellor...
www.gov.uk
November 29, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Jam tomorrow? News of some increases to civil #LegalAid fees are of course welcome and would help Law Centres. They affect our two most common areas of practice, #immigration and #housing, where we also make up 15% and 12% of all current legal aid providers. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Sorry to lose @heidialexander.bsky.social as #justice minister, but our loss is transport's gain. She's really changed the tone of discussions with MoJ and I wish her every success in the new role. Here's hoping her successor builds on her improvements!
November 29, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Sorry to lose @heidialexander.bsky.social as #justice minister, but our loss is transport's gain. She's really changed the tone of discussions with MoJ and I wish her every success in the new role. Here's hoping her successor builds on her improvements!
These flowery-looking babies just got dressed in garlicky, peppery tahini sauce and made for a lovely light and seasonal lunch, paired with some Neil Young in the background. 🍽️
November 28, 2024 at 1:57 PM
These flowery-looking babies just got dressed in garlicky, peppery tahini sauce and made for a lovely light and seasonal lunch, paired with some Neil Young in the background. 🍽️