legal aid
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.
Disability minister ignorant on how legal aid cuts affecting disabled people
Alex Hern reveals the extent of disability minister Maria Miller's ignorance over how her own government's policy affects the disabled.
Rhythmix: social rights, corporate wrongs, and the X-Factor trademark battle
Mark Davyd explains how Simon Cowell attempted to wreck his charity by copyrighting a name they'd used for years, and is now making them pay £8,000 fees.
Fighting disability hate crime is the minimum the government should be doing
Shadow equalities minister Kate Green writes about her success in getting the government to accept and amendment which will equalise tariffs for disability hate crime.
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.
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.