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Michael Mansfield QC interview: 'What's wrong with rights?'
The Guardian, 1 Nov 2013: For 30 years Michael Mansfield QC has been fighting the underdog's corner in court. But now legal aid cuts are forcing his chambers to close – and he's furious about it.
It's unusual for someone to be famous for his ability to do something few of us have ever actually seen him do. For 30 years Michael Mansfield QC has been making headlines, representing striking miners, the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four, Barry George, and the families of Stephen Lawrence, Jean Charles de Menenez, Hillsborough victims and Bloody Sunday casualties. Only those who have watched him at work in a courtroom will know how he has pulled off so many astonishing successes, but to most on the left, he is a radical hero, the fearless champion of underdogs, human rights and civil liberties. Until now, the worst the right had been able to throw at him were accusations of champagne socialism and grandiose self-regard.
Full article here: http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/nov/01/michael-mansfield-qc-interview?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487