26/01/2011
Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester launches a Β£9 million revamp, but how can this be justified at a time of cuts in funding?
Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson
Many museums are facing cuts in Government funding, but the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is launching a Β£9 million revamp. We hear from its director, Tony Hill, about the benefits he hopes it will bring.
Council subsidised bus services look set to be another target for cuts. Many areas risk losing a large number of their evening and week-end services. MPs have launched a Commons inquiry.
And supermarkets are trying to make vegetarian food more mainstream. But some vegetarians aren't too keen on being branded "meat free" eaters.
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