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For over two decades it's been public knowledge that there has been an ongoing problem with immigrant grooming gangs in the UK. Unfortunately, the prevailing "political correctness" and fear of being labelled "racist" caused social services, police, the court system, press, and politicians to dodge the issue, even going so far as labelling the victims as child-prostitutes and blaming them for their own abuse. Countless government reports and reviews over those decades were carried out, but successively the recommendations were ignored, side-lined, or defunded over time.

This podcast brings the voices of labour leaders, activists, organizers, and social movements to a North American audience. We share the perspectives of people on the frontlines of social struggle and change in Latin America and the Caribbean.We are powered by Common Frontiers and allies in the Canadian Labour Movement.Logo by: sagestudio.ca

Ce podcast inédit est une enquête menée dans les Bouches-du-Rhône sur les conditions de vie des travailleurs détachés sous contrat avec des sociétés d'intérim espagnoles. Mauvais traitements, chantage sexuel, menaces, violence: nous découvrons un système rôdé et une omerta qui rend tout témoignage précieux. Ceux qui s’y frottent, les journalistes, les agriculteurs, l'inspection du travail, deviennent eux-mêmes des cibles.

The Little Hut Podcast: We go where most media fear. We ask the hard questions while seeking the truth. Join us as we talk with Frankie Porter's family. Porter is serving a 500-year sentence. He did not kill or rape anyone, yet he has been in prison for 33 years. He is guilty of hurting the judge's feelings. So they say the judge got upset when Porter told him where he could go and what he could do. (OOPS)! Is this a miscarriage of justice and sentencing disparity? Let's talk about it. Coming Sunday, March 31, 2024, inside the Little Hut. Read the story on Brown on Cleveland's Newsbreak ...

A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US. Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew...

The Times Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics from Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had. Every few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word...