The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away

How can a government that pledges to halve violence against women and girls ignore the state-sanctioned arm of that violence?

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Amongst the chatter about Chinese espionage and economic growth, the crises at home fester and grow, without a second glance from politicians.

This week, a damning new report from Loughborough University and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has laid bare what survivors, campaigners, and we at The Lead have been say…