Today I am frustrated about the poor quality of the discussion in the media this weekend about legal aid. It is time a clear distinction is made between lawyers gaming a system that is crumbling and those who are cheating. It has been clear for many years that the legal aid system is serving neither people searching for access to justice nor those working in the system. I have great admiration for those who diligently work in the system providing that access to justice, earning an inadequate living and being the subject of constant uninformed discussion. As a profession I think it is time for us to stand up for the good guys, propose a system that will work and distance ourselves from those who are cheating.