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AntiSocial: Lawyers: 'lefty' or right?

Lawyers: 'lefty' or right?

BBC Radio 4 - AntiSocial, Lawyers: 'lefty' or right?

The debate around so-called 'lefty lawyers'. What's behind the use of the phrase?

The debate around the use of the phrase 'lefty lawyers'. What's behind the phrase, who uses it, and why?

The debate around so-called 'lefty lawyers'. After the government's Rwanda asylum policy was found to be unlawful by the Supreme Court, lots of people on social media started to say this was down to so-called 'lefty lawyers'. Some say using legal challenges to override government policy is undemocratic. Others say it's important to hold the government to account and ensure politicians stick to the laws they write. Lawyers also push back on being called either left or right wing, as they are just acting on behalf of their client, no matter their personal views.

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Peace talks for the culture wars. In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, Adam Fleming helps you work out what the arguments are really about.

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In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, AntiSocial offers an alternative: understanding, facts, and respect. Each week, Adam Fleming takes on a topic that's generating conflict on social media, blogs, talk shows and phone-ins and helps you work out what the arguments are really about.

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