In a statement published in the paper titled ‘What is the Liverpool Free Press?’, determination to uncover information that was untouched by the lazy mainstream press was declared along with a desire to provide itself as a tool for disadvantaged communities to better understand who had control over their lives. It gave a voice to the declining city of Liverpool, rather than succumbing to ‘boomtown mentality’ which the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post indulged in. ![]() Liverpool Free Press (LFP) offered itself as an alternative to the mainstream media. This little newspaper, run on a shoestring and staffed by part-timers in a tiny office, was responsible for investigating and breaking the news of a huge corruption scandal that ended with three prison terms for local councillors and business leaders. In 2021 posts Image of various newspaper clippings. ![]() ![]() ‘News you’re not supposed to know’: Uncovering the birth of Liverpool Free Press 1971-77
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