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GMLC is a community Law Centre offering free, independent legal advice & representation. Fighting together for free access to justice. [email protected] ⚖️
Manchester, England
Joined June 2015
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The use of AI in DWP decision-making should be worrying to all of us. "Past issues with AI-driven decision-making show how automation can introduce bias and unfairly penalise people who need support."
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RT @GreaterNot: Proud to protest outside Manchester Civil Justice Centre for the second time yesterday, showing solidarity with the homeles…
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Free access to justice is so important. So many people who need advice and support when facing a legal problem struggle to find a law firm to take on their case. Better #LegalAid funding is urgently needed.
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RT @jnewsham: In January 2022 in the NW we called a meeting to bring together Trade Union officers and Greater Manchester Hazards Centre to…
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RT @BigIssue: DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an 'assault' on the 'disabled, sick and elderly'
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RT @AdamHealthDev: #Hulme #MossSide #Rusholme housing justice and rights summit ♥️👍✊ Great discussions, strengthening links to plan for wh…
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74 children have died while homeless since 2019 - and in many cases, the quality of their temporary accommodation has been cited as a factor in their deaths. “There is a degree of complacency in the sector when responding to hazards, which is alarming.”
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Is your landlord asking you to leave your home? Have you had a Section 21 Notice? (A letter with ‘Form 6A’ at the top.) Get some legal advice on your rights from Greater Manchester Law Centre at our Section 21 clinic. Contact us at reception@gmlaw.org.uk and ask for Zineb.
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Building more homes is good - but it's not enough. "So what the government intends to do is leave the dysfunctional system intact while building more homes. Result? A larger dysfunctional system."
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Interested in the new Employment Rights Bill? Listen to this podcast from @LawPod_UK, which covers the Bill's proposals on zero hours contracts, equalities law, sexual harassment and unfair dismissal rights.
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Irwin Mitchell are recruiting for a Human Rights Paralegal - more information here if you're interested!
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Earlier this month, GMLC hosted the BBC at our offices to interview Lisa Murray and sample a bit of the work that #LegalAid lawyers do. Watch the segment on BBC Morning Live from this morning on iPlayer. 👇
Lisa told her story alongside @gmlawcentre today on @BBCMorningLive. 📺 Watch from 29:38. (5/6)
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Rents are rising at a much faster rate than both inflation and wages. The government needs to stabilise private rents. Rent rises are already becoming the new way of forcing tenants out of their homes.
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This is a brilliant short video from @JCeoltaSmith on the harmfulness of government rhetoric that presents disabled and ill benefits claimants as 'cheats' or fraudsters. "Will there be a pathway within our social security system for us to live well if we *cannot* work?"
A brilliant video by Dr Jenny Ceolta Smith @JCeoltaSmith made for the GM Disabled People's Panel event 'Good Employment for Disabled People' on the stigmatising language of 'economic inactivity' and Long Covid @long_covid @workingwithLC
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RT @JCeoltaSmith: Wow so much respect and appreciation of @gmlaw . Have you seen this @AndyBurnhamGM ? #DWP #Benefits
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RT @BenClaimant: Brilliant news that @EllenClifford1 has won her Work Capability Assessment court case against @DWPgovuk . The court rule…
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The Renters Rights Bill is back in Parliament being discussed today. Proposed amendments include bans on large sums of rent in advance, and measures to limit rent increases after years of spiralling rents. This is promising!
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RT @Troublem8kers: Discuss with Andrea Egan and other activists at our open meeting on 25 January - followed by our AGM for members https:…
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GMLC campaign volunteer Ella O’Sullivan reviews journalist John Pring’s new book 'The Department: How A Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence' (2024).
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