I should point out that I am a criminal barrister. I went to university for four years. I prosecute and defend. I believe what I do is an important public service.
This is a really good summary of my job:
50shadesofaffray.wordpress.com/
I've just done my tax return. After tax, I earned £23,400 in the year 2012/13. I have been a barrister for 5 years. Grayling wants me to lose another 17.4% off that.
As much as I believe passionately in publicly funded work, I will have to leave the profession. I can barely survive as it is. Others will go with me. The quality of prosecution and defence work will nose dive and we will have a two tiered justice system. One for the rich, one for the poor.
So this is why we are doing this:
www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jan/05/barristers-solicitors-walkout-legal-aid-cuts
Thanks for reading.
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