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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Legal aid cuts will hurt the most vulnerable 16 November 2010 The speed and severity of cuts to legal aid will once again disproportionately hurt the poorest and most vulnerable, says the Guardian in an editorial. Meanwhile, on his BBC blog, Robert Peston explains why the real liquidity crisis in Ireland is that lenders are reluctant to lend. Elsewhere, in the Times, Rachel Sylvester warns that changing the House of Lords could damage the running of the country - an elected senate might not have the same independence, expertise and bloody-mindedness. Over at the Financial Times, Gideon Rachman argues that the comparisons between Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela could be premature as Burma's military junta still looks determined to retain power. Finally, in the New York Times, Paul Krugman criticises President Obama for negotiating with himself before he even gets to the negotiating table with the Republicans. CATEGORIES > UK Politics > International Politics > Economics & Business > Security & Defence > Environment > Science & Technology > Culture, Media & Sport > Health, Family & Society > Education > Human Rights, Law, Justice   If you would rather not receive this email, please unsubscribe from the list. CommentPlus is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. ©CommentPlus 2010. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a valued subscriber to New Statesman. Your email address has not been, and will not be, given to third parties.