How Cameron’s coalition is choking the Big Society
Half of all charities have seen costs rise due to David Cameron’s policies, a third sector survey has revealed – while 60 per cent have seen income fall.
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The missing millions in the legal aid cuts
Alex Hern covers the bad maths in the Ministry of Justice’s spending review, and how it raises questions about their ability to save the money they’re trying to.
What Would Alinsky Do: Why Occupy LSX need to quit St Paul’s
The lessons from Saul Alinksy for the Occupy LSX protesters may be to set themselves a deadline to leave Paternoster Square, and link up with left-wing Christians.
Community or Custody? How best do we deliver justice
Javed Khan of Victim Support argues community sentencing should play a bigger role in our criminal justice system, and be see as important by victims and the public.
Genteel Irish Presidential race cuts up rough
The usually genteel Irish presidential elections have been replaced by a fantastically dirty campaign that has seen much mud flung, writes Kevin Meagher.
The lack of women in Westminster has gone on for too long
Nan Sloane writes about the launch of the Counting Women In campaign, dedicated to improving the number of women involved in all levels of electoral politics in the UK
Labour must become the party of freedom
Michael Morgan Giles argues that Labour needs to do more to support the cause of freedom.
A third of the country could lose advice vital to preventing homelessness
New analysis by Justice for All reveals housing and debt advice, received under legal aid, will not be available at all in a third of areas in England and Wales.
Lack of disabled access to Parliament highlights wider problem of access
Lisa Nandy MP writes about the problems disabled visitors face when trying to access Parliament – access problems that occur to buildings and transport everywhere.
Two weeks after ‘fixing’ it, Cameron creates a new “women problem”
Alex Hern writes about the coalition’s plans to slash maternity leave, and the coalition’s wider problems with female voters.