Constitution Street: Finding Hope in an Age of Anxiety

Welcome to Constitution Street.

In this new edition, Jemma Neville explores what real life stories from neighbours on one street in Leith reveal about today’s constitutional crisis in an age of anxiety, pre- and post-COVID 19.

Part memoir, part social history, part exploration of a new constitution for the day we live in, Neville’s debut encourages a reclamation of human rights practice as something that belongs to each of us, too important to be left solely to politicians and lawyers.

Jemma gets to know the people and stories that have lived on her street for decades, showcasing real life accounts of perseverance, courage and vulnerability, and that extraordinary stories are waiting behind every door. Constitution Street takes an essential view on the global issue of human rights through the lens of one street and its inhabitants.