February 2011
Re-mutualising Northern Rock “would be a good move”
Leaders of the two biggest mutuals today told the Commons Treasury select committee that the re-mutualisation of Northern Rock could be a "good move".
On Legal Aid, the government’s sums don’t add up
The Tory-led government is planning a major reduction in the scope and availability of Legal Aid, writes shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter MP.
Tory right, obsessed with cuts, still deaf to the lessons of the thirties
The Tory right, obsessed with shrinking the state, appears entirely deaf to the lessons of the US in 1937, or of Greece and Ireland today, writes George Irvin.
Non mainstream credit reform: What it is and why we need it
Backbenchers in the House of Commons are trying to guide the Consumer Credit Regulation and Advice Bill though Parliament to regulate the industry, reports Daniel Elton.
Economic update – February 2011
The year 2011 looks like being very tough as tax increases and spending cuts actually take effect, reports Tony Dolphin with the February economic update.
Campaign to save libraries steps up a gear
As local authorities wield the axe over public services, authors have launched a war of words against the closure of public libraries, reports Claire French.