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Alexandra Wilson Profile picture
@EssexBarrister
Jun 7, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Until 2015, UK taxpayers money was still being used to pay off the sums pledged to slave owners to free slaves in the U.K.

Slave OWNERS were compensated but the black people enslaved were not.

2015! My taxes, your taxes... 🤯

#BlackLivesMatterUK theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
@DavidOlusoga is a brilliant historian and author. I recommend reading his book ‘Black and British’
*Taxpayers’ money (please forgive my missed apostrophe)
Not just compensation, “they won another concession, the euphemistically titled “apprenticeship” system. What this meant was that the slaves themselves were forced to work the fields for a further six years after the supposed abolition of slavery – 45 hours a week for no pay.”

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Feb 26, 2021
I, like many others, am disappointed with the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling on #ShamimaBegum

This has nothing to do with her as an individual or her beliefs, which (of course) I do not agree with.

BUT imo the importance of a fair trial & human rights have been undermined.
The SC found that the Court of Appeal (CA) was wrong to make its own assessments about national security. “There was no evidence before the Court as to whether the national security concerns about Ms Begum could be addressed and managed by her being arrested and charged upon her
arrival in the U.K., or by her being made the subject of a Terrorist Prevention and Investigation Measure [109].

It is disappointing that as a country we cannot ‘manage’ an individual returning to our country... in order to ensure that she has a fair trial.
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Nov 14, 2020
Black people are OVER-CRIMINALISED throughout our criminal justice system.

Black history month may be over but our conversations should not be.

A THREAD.
Black people are OVER-POLICED.

Black people are stopped and searched at a rate of 38 per 1000 people

...which compares to a rate of just 4 per 1000 people.

ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-…
Black people are also arrested at a higher rate.

Black people are arrested at a rate of 32 per 1000 people

...which compares to a rate of just 10 per 1000 people.

ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-…
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Nov 5, 2020
New BSB research on income at the bar by gender and ethnicity.

Female barristers from minority ethnic backgrounds being the lowest earning group and white male barristers being the highest earning group.

barstandardsboard.org.uk/resources/new-…
Chambers MUST monitor work allocation. In my opinion it should be a compulsory to do so.

Make sure the women, particularly the ethnic minority women, are getting a fair share of the unallocated junior briefs that are coming into chambers, or the reallocated ones.
Marketing MUST be fair. Make sure that you’re not just organising ‘boys club’ events involving a group of (mostly) men entertaining solicitors at sporting events/ drinking events... which are much harder for people to attend when they have families/ caring responsibilities.
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Sep 24, 2020
I know a lot of journalists are trying to contact me and I really appreciate everyone trying to raise awareness. I think the replies and comments from my black colleagues and other black professionals highlights how much of a problem this is.
I’m sorry I don’t have time to get back to everyone today. My thread details what happened. I felt humiliated and by the end I was almost in tears to be honest.

There is no doubt that more training is needed for court staff and legal professionals.
I’d also like to add that these experiences make me appreciate how difficult it is for defendants appearing in court too. NOBODY should be treated disrespectfully, professional or lay person. It’s never appropriate to shout someone out of a courtroom. Court is stressful enough.
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Sep 23, 2020
I thought I’d explain what happened today because I’m absolutely exhausted and tbh I think a light needs to be shone on this. Especially given so many people like me seem to experience the same thing.
First, the security officer asked me what my name was so he could ‘find [my] name on the list’ (the list of defendants). I explained I was a barrister. He apologised and guided me through security.

At this point I tried to shrug it off as an innocent mistake.
Second, after speaking to my client I opened the door to the courtroom to discuss the case with the prosecutor who was sitting inside. The bench weren’t in the room so it was the perfect time.
(Continued...)
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Aug 3, 2020
Still looking for black owned bookshops in the U.K.! Lots of people have asked me for recommendations and I don’t know very many. Would really appreciate Twitter’s help x
Thank you @chloe_lee93 💕 Image
Thanks again to @chloe_lee93 who has been so helpful in providing links 🧡

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