Helena Kennedy

Life & Society

Equal justice for domestic violence

• 13 March 2008

An estimated 600 women can be turned away from refuges, and denied access to specialist support simply because of their immigration status

Society

Obama can win the race

• 17 January 2008
• 57 comments

In Britain, we fail to understand how deep the fissures around race in America can be. Before the end of this election, all efforts will be used to discredit Obama

Diary - Helena Kennedy

• 20 March 2006

I rush to the Lords to vote against identity cards, to the consternation of some on my own benches. It amazes me that people do not see how pernicious this legislation is

Politics

Get people back to power

• 08 November 2004

A new commission will find ways of getting Britons to re-engage with politics

Mandela leaves the chamber to glorious singing. I try to imagine it in the Commons

• 26 February 1999