Legal aid cuts backfire

Government figures reveal 99.5% drop in number of people receiving state help in benefits cases - and increased costs elsewhere

Protesters march against legal aid cuts in 2014
(Image credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The impact of cuts to legal aid was laid bare this week when a Ministry of Justice report concluded they have had the opposite effect to that intended.

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