Tory MP: People opposed to legal aid cuts are “irresponsible and unhelpful”
Tory MP Ben Gummer attacked campaigners against the government’s legal aid cuts at the Law Society fringe at the Conservative party conference last night.
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A lesson from Delhi for Boris
Navin Shah AM argues Boris Johnson could learn from Delhi about running a sustainable transport network.
Exposed: Boris Johnson’s efforts to evade air pollution rules
Darren Johnson AM exposes Boris Johnson’s efforts to evade the European rules limiting air pollution in major cities.
Cameron will lose England another million low rent homes
Pete Challis details how the right to buy demolished England’s housing stock.
Lifting the lid on Low Pay Britain
The real challenge facing policy makers is not just improving the pay of those at the bottom rung of the ladder, but also helping people to climb up.
Council tax freeze is a tax cut for the rich
Pete Challis explains how much more the rich benefit from a council tax freeze than the poor do.
Tories, Tesco, vino and the presumption in favour of development
Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch exposes the cosy links between Tesco and the planning minister Bob Neill, given the government’s planning reforms in favour of development.
Pickles and co are barking up the road to nowhere
Sian Berry explains why transport plans focusing on roads are likely to take more money from local authorities’ purses, and calls for more sustainable plans.
Labour’s ModBacc offers a chance to get with the programme
By Amelia Peterson Andy Burnham yesterday announced at the Labour Conference plans for a ‘Modern baccalaureate’ that offers a different model of achievement to Michael Gove’s English Bacc. The qualification, which would allow a much broader scope of subjects thantest
The case for the role of co-operatives in childcare
Dr Éoin Clarke argues, on cost and fairness grounds, for an increased role for co-operatives in childcare.