Press releases

Hackgate: Corruption in media, government and police

The exposure of the phone hacking practices of the News of the World newspaper has opened a window on the corruption in the media, in government and in the police. The facts of these revelations have probably shocked few within the LRC and much of wider society, but they have exposed the corruption at the heart of these institutions more clearly than before, and have forced the resignations of senior figures in each. [continue...]

Labour should listen to Oldham, and reject cuts

The LRC has responded to last night’s by-election result in Oldham East & Saddleworth – which followed the removal of Phil Woolas, which the LRC supported (statement here). [continue...]

LRC statement on Free Education and 9/12 demo

The LRC condemns the Coalition government for voting through the trebling of tuition fees, for abolishing the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and the 80% cut in central teaching grant to Higher Education institutions. [continue...]

Labour MPs should join the students’ demonstrations and back the occupations

MPs will vote tomorrow (Thu 9 Dec) on whether to increase university tuition fees up to as much as £9,000 per year. LRC members and affiliates will be joining students on the streets in a final attempt to pressure MPs to vote against these plans. [continue...]

LRC welcomes x:talk report on Sex Work and Trafficking

The LRC has welcomed the report launched this month by the x:talk project ‘Human Rights, Sex Work and the Challenge of Trafficking: Human rights impact assessment of anti-trafficking policy in the UK’. Download a copy of the report. [continue...]

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