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Hope for access to justice?

Against a backdrop of cuts and closures, the Greater Manchester Law Centre opened its doors last year - an inspiration for grass-roots community organising. This is their story.

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GMLC march.jpg
GMLC march.jpg

The Greater Manchester Law Centre is not just a law centre but a campaign for justice. Photo by GMLC.

People are facing greater and greater hardship as a result of cuts in benefits, homelessness, uncertainty at work and escalating racism. Ken Loach's "I Daniel Blake" paints this picture of Britain today.

Meanwhile, legal aid - an essential part of the justice system - has been cut again and again. And people facing the problems above are least able to pay for a lawyer, even if they can find one. The people most in need are most deprived of access to justice.