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Osborne’s slashing of legal aid: Another false economy
The government’s cuts in legal aid will cost the taxpayer more and simply shift the costs onto other government departments, writes Dr Graham Cookson.
Resources, powers and accountability – the three big issues facing the police in 2012
Kevin Meagher looks at the biggest problems for the police to deal with over the coming year
Government funding of university research at lowest proportion since 1900s
Annual public spending on university teaching and research in England will fall to its lowest proportion in over a century.
Sports minister: School sport “nothing to do with me… but the School Games are”
Sports minister Hugh Robertson today denied any responsibility for the school sport cuts - yet claimed credit for the school games, reports Shamik Das.
Over 10,000 children under 13 in cells every year must be stopped
Sophie Willett writes about the Howard League's aim to end the practice of jailing children under 13, which currently causes over 10,000 children to be locked up each year.
Irish budget day 2 – opposition attacks “socially regressive” VAT increases
Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments from Ireland over the budget brought on by the eurozone crisis.