Big Society faces £5 billion of cuts
If the state is not prepared to help build voluntary local capacity in places like Liverpool, then who is? Asks John Popham of the cuts which threaten the “Big Society”.
Good Society
The coalition’s unfair pensions changes will hit women hardest
Yvette Cooper MP is the Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equality From child care support to pensions, from employment to bus travel, it seems David Cameron’s government is determined to hit women hardest. As Rachel Reeves’stest
Employment tribunal reforms will further erode workers’ rights
The government’s plans to reform employment tribunals are the latest in a series of proposals aimed at eroding workers’ rights, writes Ruwan Subasinghe.
Who owns the fair ground?
Labour struggles to define itself, as “fairness” is on everyone’s lips, reports George Hull, researcher and teacher of political philosophy at UCL.
If enough people speak out, councils may have to think again on bus cuts
There is still hope out there; if enough people make enough noise about buses, councils might just have to start to listen, writes Alice Ridley of the Campaign for Better Transport.
Councils encouraged to spend millions on projects that may never be built
The coalition government’s transport policy encourages councils to pour millions into projects which stand little chance of ever being built.
On legal aid, the government has chosen the wrong path
If the government continues with planned legal aid cuts, they will find strong opposition from all sides in both Houses of Parliament, and from all decent people, writes Lord Bach.
Considering income alone is never enough when looking at living standards
As is often the case, one fails to really get to grips with the impact of changes on living standards if one doesn’t fairly compare households of different sizes.
Should prisoners be allowed to vote?
The government must make a decision quickly and correctly over the issue of voting rights for prisoners or risk further law suits, writes the Howard League’s Stephen Gummer.
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.