“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

About Lotte Lewis

Lotte is a volunteer at The Unity Centre, a no borders centre offering practical and emotional solidarity and support to anyone affected by border and migration controls. Lotte tweets @lotte_lee_lewis

Articles by Lotte Lewis

This week’s front page editor

Francesc Badia i Dalmases is Editor and Director of democraciaAbierta.

European integration

Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.

No to TTIP

The secretive EU-US trade deal explained

Residents challenge council plans to demolish their homes

Wasi Daniju and Lotte Lewis 18 July 2017

Central Hill housing estate in South London is threatened with demolition. Residents are challenging the “regeneration”. Photos by Wasi Daniju, words by Lotte Lewis.

A special gift from UK to Nigeria: promoting human rights or secrecy?

Lotte Lewis and 'Mark Umunna’ 20 September 2016

At Lagos Airport, Nigerians deported from Britain are processed out of sight in a ‘reception centre’ given by Britain.

Rough handling and restraint: UK forced removals still a nasty business

Lotte Lewis 23 July 2016

A support group gathers disturbing testimony from people deported by commercial contractors Tascor.

Ghosted away: UK’s secret removal flights examined

Lotte Lewis 6 June 2016

On Home Office flights private sector guards apply restraints so extreme they are very rarely used in prisons. What happened on the 24/25 May flight to Nigeria and Ghana?