Juliet Wheldon (the former Chief Government Lawyer who passed away on 2nd September) was one of my dearest friends and greatest teachers.
I learned so very much about law, life, government and human rights from this extraordinary woman who served governments of both persuasions without fear or favour with courage and wisdom for so many years and all her professional life.
She was a staunch defender of independent public service, the rule of law and the Human Rights Act 1998 (which passed with her close attention and on her watch).
We may not see her like again, but she was ultimately such an intelligent optimist that I believe that the seeds she will have planted will grow everywhere.
