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The ‘Brumagem screwdriver’ and family law self-reps | Joel Miller

Monday, July 26, 2021 @ 1:58 PM | By Joel Miller

Our family justice system still uses the “Brumagem screwdriver.” “Brumagem” was a colloquial name for Birmingham, England, and the Brumagem screwdriver was a 19th century slur against the people from there...

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