It is bizarre how our legal processes in the UK do not deliver fairness in the way legal aid is applied, here is a clear example:

Today it was announced that three labour MPs facing court action for allegedly defrauding the tax payer will now have legal aid to represent them at the tax payer’s expense, and it has been estimated the legal fees could escalate to as much as £3 million.

Now take the situation of a mother with 3 young daughters, stranded in France by her ex-husband (a German national).  Unable to get a job in France to support her family she applied to return to the UK with her British daughters.  She then found that her ex husband took legal action to prevent her living in the UK with the children.  She applied for legal aid, which was denied.  She now has debts of more then £20,000 after successfully defending her right to have her children living with her in the UK.

It is quite bizarre that our legal system in the UK will support alleged “wrong doers” of considerable wealth whilst a poor mother is unable to get legal aid to help keep her family together.