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• Mr Wonga and the jobs factory
  Posted on May 23, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Apparently all we need to get our sluggish economy up and running again is the ability to sack people more easily. This according to a man who gets at least some of his wealth lending to the desperate and charging them nearly 4,200% APR. This is definitely someone whose advice I want when I am down on my uppers.
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  Posted in: Employment law
  Tagged: Beecroft, clegg, employment law, employment rights, jobs, no-fault dismissal, red tape, redundancy, unfair dismissal, Wonga
• It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black: my thoughts on 2011 and 2012 (part 2)
  Posted on January 3, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Well here we are, 2012 is up and, while not quite running yet, gingerly poking its feet out from under the duvet. It’s fair enough to be a bit cautious about rushing headlong into January if the last year is anything to go by. The first full year of the coalition government has been something of a rollercoaster, whichever side of the political divide you sit and whatever your area of concern. Looking at it from a legal perspective, it’s hard not to conclude that we are heading for a derailment in 2012 as we rush headlong, and blindly, down the tracks of reform.
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  Posted in: Justice system, Legal aid
  Tagged: 2012, Cameron, catgate, clegg, Human Rights Act, LASPO, legal aid cuts, Leveson, phone hacking, prisoners voting rights, privacy, riots, tax