We at the GMLC are a campaigning organisation. We are actively fighting Government cuts to legal aid and for the restoration of funding and support for all who need legal advice and representation. We are also fighting to change Government welfare reform policy. The vulnerable in our community face real hardship, and we are using our experience enact real change through strategic litigation. On this page you can find out all about our campaigning activities.
GMLC Campaign Volunteer Neryssa Martins Luz summarises the Museum of Homelessness’ new 2026 report into Severe Weather homelessness provision (SWEP). The full report is available here. The Museum of Homelessness…
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have accused Rockstar, the tech company currently working on Grand Theft Auto 6, of ‘union busting’ in sacking 31 of their employees.…
GMLC is delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Manchester Law Society President’s Charity of the Year 2026. The group’s publication, the Manchester Messenger, has a feature…
Rochdale Council has refused a demolition application by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing following a successful Judicial Review by tenants on the Lower Falinge estate. In recent years, the estates of Lower…
GMLC comments on the widely reported news that Manchester City Council spend more than any other local authority on ‘incentive’ payments to landlords, explaining the context and giving a case…
GMLC campaign volunteer Elliot Ross writes on the Universal Credit Bill currently making its way through Parliament, following a dramatic day in Parliament in June 2025 where significant concessions were…
GMLC campaign volunteer Mariam Hussain reflects on her research into the use of face recognition technologies at protests, arguing that we need legislation to clarify the legality of its use…
This week, the government will vote on the controversial new reforms to the welfare system proposed by ministers in March this year. These reforms as they were first tabled included…
Today, the government intends to lay a draft order in Parliament that would, if finalised, proscribe Palestine Action, an activist group that uses direct action to interfere wit the supply…
Some may have seen in the news this week that on Tuesday 11 February 2025, His Honour Judge Bird ruled that the homeless camp in St Peter’s Square can be…