Greg Foxsmith
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Greg Foxsmith shares insights and his thoughts on Civil Rights and politics. Greg specializes in defending criminal cases and does both private and legal aid work.
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
Sylvia was born in Plymouth on 22 February 1939, the only child of William “Clifford” Cook and Phyllis (nee Pawlby) (1) As an only child, Sylvia was very bonded to her cousins on the Pawlby side who lived in Cornwall (Wendy, Penny, and Ian) The Cook family left Plymouth sometime after the onset of WW2 ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
I am sorry to hear the sad news of the passing of my good friend and former Islington Councillor Lorraine Constantinou. It was a pleasure to stand for election to Islington Council with Lorraine Constantinou in 2010, and a privilege to serve with her in elected office for the next four years, representing the people ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
In 2019 when Matt Tiller and I started the Jack Leslie Campaign, neither of us realised what a journey we were embarking on, or where it would end, and neither of us thought at that point of writing the book that Matt has recently completed, and published this week (available here) It was in 2019 ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
DEAR ENGLAND- a review (guest blog by Adam Smith) Gareth Southgate’s turbulent timeline as England manager is dramatically chronicled in ‘Dear England’, the new play which premiered in the National Theatre this summer, and shortly to transfer to the West End. Reaching a semi-final and final in his first two competitive tournaments as manager, Southgate’s ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
Guest blog by Adam Smith The Fulham U21s are back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over London rivals Arsenal, showing a confident performance rounded off by goals from Oliver Sanderson and Luke Harris. Arsenal are now winless in 9 in PL2 Division One following defeat at Motspur Park on April 7th, where yet ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
The Football Association has awarded Jack Leslie a posthumous honorary England cap in recognition of the call up he received in 1925, only for his name to be removed from the team sheet due to the colour of his skin shortly after. The FA offered no explanation at the time for why the trailblazing forward ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
1M ago
Arsenal Women have booked their ticket to the Conti Cup final courtesy of a strike from late substitute Stina Blackstenius, sealing victory for the gunners in the semi-final and sinking holders Manchester City who battled valiantly for 120 minutes as the game was forced to extra time. The goal and the win will be seen ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
4M ago
Sylvia was born in Plymouth on 22 February 1939, the only child of William “Clifford” Cook and Phyllis (nee Pawlby) (1) As an only child, Sylvia was very bonded to her cousins on the Pawlby side who lived in Cornwall (Wendy and Penny, and Ian) The Cook family left Plymouth sometime after the onset of ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
5M ago
I am sorry to hear the sad news of the passing of my good friend and former Islington Councillor Lorraine Constantinou. It was a pleasure to stand for election to Islington Council with Lorraine Constantinou in 2010, and a privilege to serve with her in elected office for the next four years, representing the people ..read more
Greg Foxsmith
6M ago
In 2019 when Matt Tiller and I started the Jack Leslie Campaign, neither of us realised what a journey we were embarking on, or where it would end, and neither of us thought at that point of writing the book that Matt has recently completed, and published this week (available here) It was in 2019 ..read more