Olivia Barber
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Campaign turning Elon Musk’s tweets into donations set to raise £100,000 for anti-racism, LGBTQ+ and refugee charities this year.
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Campaign using Elon Musk’s tweets to ‘fight the far right’ set to raise £100,000
People vs Elon, a fundraising initiative that turns the tech billionaire’s tweets into charity donations is gaining momentum
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/03/campaign-using-elon-musks-tweets-to-fight-the-far-right-set-to-raise-100000/
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After a two-and-a-half year legal battle, police have admitted to wrongfully arresting a protestor for shouting "who elected him?" at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles
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Police admit wrongful arrest of protestor for asking who elected King Charles III
‘It has taken the police two and a half years to recognise that expressing an opinion in the street is not a crime.’
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/03/police-admit-wrongful-arrest-of-protestor-for-asking-who-elected-king-charles-iii/
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What is the Heartland Institute? Inside the climate denial group Nigel Farage has links to The US-based climate science denying group which now has a branch in London has said it will push back at "climate alarmism" and net zero initiatives in the UK 👀
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What is the Heartland Institute? Inside the climate denial group Nigel Farage has links to
Nigel Farage and Liz Truss were at the UK launch of a US-based climate change denying lobbying group in December.
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/01/what-is-the-heartland-institute-inside-the-climate-denial-group-launch-nigel-farage-attended/
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Almost half of the Brits believe that investing in arms manufacturers is unethical, according to a new
@yougov.co.uk
poll. A majority of Labour and Lib Dem voters oppose investment in arms manufacturers, while only 28% of Tory voters think it's unethical.
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Almost half of Brits say investing in arms manufacturers is unethical
It's not all about money...
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/01/almost-half-of-brits-say-investing-in-arms-manufacturers-is-unethical/
9 months ago
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10 months ago
People are leaving X at a rate of 60,000 per day
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Users flee from Elon Musk’s X: 60,000 people deactivated their X accounts on average each day in one week alone
The exodus continues...
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/12/users-flee-from-elon-musks-x-60000-people-deactivated-their-x-accounts-on-average-each-day-in-one-week-alone/
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10 months ago
Public spending watchdog the National Audit Office has called the Tories' plan to build 20,000 more prison places 'unrealistic', after finding that it will cost at least £4bn more than planned
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Tory prison expansion plan to cost £4bn more than planned, damning NAO report finds
The NAO has described the plan as “unrealistic and not prioritised”.
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/12/tory-prison-expansion-plan-to-cost-4bn-more-than-planned-damning-nao-report-finds/
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The government has announced the three first rail operators that will be brought back into public ownership next year.
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Revealed: The first rail services to be brought back into public ownership
“John Major’s decision to privatise British Rail in 1994 was foolish, ideologically-driven, and doomed to fail.”
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/12/revealed-the-first-rail-services-to-be-brought-back-into-public-ownership/
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10 months ago
Incredibly exciting to have
@oliviarosebarb.bsky.social
joining the
@left-foot-forward.bsky.social
team!
add a skeleton here at some point
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The government has now appointed a covid counter-fraud commissioner to investigate dodgy contracts awarded during the pandemic and recover misspent public money.
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Rachel Reeves appoints counter-fraud commissioner to probe dodgy covid contracts awarded under Tories
Tom Hayhoe has landed the covid counter-fraud job, with an initial focus on reviewing PPE contracts
https://leftfootforward.org/2024/12/rachel-reeves-appoints-counter-fraud-commissioner-to-probe-dodgy-covid-contracts-awarded-under-tories/
10 months ago
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10 months ago
We have a new reporter! Welcome
@oliviarosebarb.bsky.social
to the Left Foot Forward team!
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