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Helen Grant
Helen Grant is the Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald
March 2012
State intervention will not liberate women – women will
Helen Grant
Helen Grant:
True equality won't come from throwing women scraps of state help, as Polly Toynbee seems to think
February 2011
Legal aid is the last line of defence
Helen Grant
Helen Grant:
Legal aid is the only shield in the armoury for the vulnerable. Without it, justice will be eroded
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