Table of Contents

The big society - civil legal advice prior to 1949 / Legal aid from Rushcliffe to Mackay 1949 - 1997 / The legal rights - chicken and egg / New Labour reforms 1997 - 2002 / The politicians take control 2003 - 2010 / Coalition proposals for reform / A rump service / Campaigners get their ducks in a line / Amendments and concessions / Austerity justice

About the Author

Steve Hynes is the director of Legal Action Group (LAG). Previously he was the director of Law Centres Federation, the national organisation for Law Centres, and worked as co-ordinator at Rochdale Law Centre where he also undertook casework in employment and discrimination law.