AI can weaken democracy. But there are some areas where it can move the dial in the right direction. This article highlights a couple of interesting examples. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Turns out a bunch of political accounts on X were pretending to be in places they weren’t. A good reminder to stay sceptical about online narratives and why transparency matters for anyone working in campaigns. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We often talk about helping diverse candidates into politics but we often miss the problems in retention. Dr Katharina Lawall adresses this critical issue at our next academic series: 📍 Zoom 🕡 Tuesday 9 December, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT 🔗 luma.com/e05qs8kl

This interesting read called The Authoritarian Stack outlines how core public functions are shifting into privately controlled tech infrastructures We think progresssive technologists will be key to fighting back and creating healthier alternatives 🔗 authoritarian-stack.info

Campaign Lab Hack Nights are one of the best ways to contribute to progressive change and meet like minded people. Dont miss our next event sign up now! 🕐 Monday 1st December, 19:00 - 22:00 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🔗 luma.com/h9orn0df

Don’t miss our next Academic Series event next week, where Isolde Hegemann (LSE) will explore how AI can help counter political misinformation. ⏲️ Thursday 27 November, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Zoom 🔗 luma.com/28c4vplp

Dont miss our Hack Night tonight. Its the best place for progressive technologists to get together and make a difference! Also 🍕 🕐 Monday 17th November, 19:00 - 22:00 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🔗 luma.com/jg1mrwsm

Happy to be out today at the @coopparty.party.coop conference. Our stall will be open all day, so come along and say hi! If you cant make it check us out here: campaignlab.uk/get-involved/

Our Friends at the Shiela Mckechnie foundation have asked us to share their Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey It's open until 3rd December and the aim is to support campaigners, improve their practice, build connections, and platform their views

This weekend look out for us at the @coopparty.party.coop conference. We will be sharing insights and technology. Swing by, say hi and check out the tools helping campaigns cut through. 🕛 15 & 16th November 🔗 party.coop/conference25...

Why do women and people with migrant backrounds drop out of politics more than their peers? Join us and Dr Katharina Lawall to hear what’s driving these retention gaps and how we can help fix them. 📍 Zoom 🕛 Tuesday 9 December, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT 🔗 luma.com/e05qs8kl

Join us this weekend for our next Campaign Lab Hack Day We will be delving into Matrix protocol and how to use it to help campaigners leverage chat to drive change 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🕐 Saturday 15 November, 10:30 - 22:00 🔗 luma.com/qyd193bj

🚀Our Newest Newsletter is live. From The Campaign Fringe to deep dives on bias in UK elections, plus upcoming hack nights, AI misinformation talks and more! Read more and sign up to future newsletters → mailchi.mp/90e823066594...

On September 29th, Campaign Lab hosted the Campaign Fringe at the Labour Conference uniting campaigners from across the progressive ecosystem to share ideas and tools. If you missed this campaigning masterclass, catch up on the action now! 👇 🔗 campaignlab.uk/project/the-...

Sign up to our next Hack Night and join us to help develop tech to deepen democracy and fight the far right. Also 🍕 🕐 Monday 17th November, 19:00 - 22:00 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🔗 luma.com/jg1mrwsm

Two weeks ago we hosted Prof. Chris Pattie for a deep dive into how bias is built into the UK’s First Past the Post system and what that means for modern campaigning. 🗳️ If you care about understanding the system, this one’s worth your time 👇 🔗 campaignlab.uk/project/play...

Missed one of our Academic Series sessions? 🎓✨ They're all on YouTube ready for you to dive in, rewind, and get inspired. Perfect for campaigners across the progressive ecosystem who love smart, actionable insights. 🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/@campaignlab...

Can AI fix misinformation? 🧠💡 Join us as Isolde Hegemann (LSE) shares new research showing that AI fact-checking might actually work better especially with conservative audiences. 📍 Zoom 🕐 Thursday 27 November, 13:00 - 14:00 🔗 luma.com/28c4vplp

Calling all technologists and campaigners who want to boost progressive campaigns. Join our next Hack Night and fight the far right, one line of code at a time.💪💻 🕐 Monday 3rd November, 19:00 - 22:00 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd, E2 7DG 🔗 luma.com/t2mjw1ey

New paper from King’s College London: small, locally run AI can churn out political messaging at scale, opening the door to DIY propaganda factories The authors outline defences via detection but its going to be a challenge to stay ahead of the risks 🔗 arxiv.org/pdf/2508.20186

We shared www.epetitions.uk a while back as a simple way to hear what matters to people. A few months on this tool is helping campaigns see what residents actually care about, in real time. Acting on issues that are salient in your community is how campaigners win!

🚨Excited to announce our next Matrix Hack Day Sign up now to join technologists and campaigners as we come together to build and share new chat based tools 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🕛 Saturday 15 November, 10:30 - 22:00 🔗 luma.com/qyd193bj

Labour’s historic majority came on a record-low vote share, while Reform outpolled the Lib Dems but won 14x fewer seats Join us for our academic series as Prof. Charles Pattie explores the problems with using proportionality as a measure of electoral bias 📅 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Zoom 🔗 luma.com/5r9itoik

Join us for the next Campaign Lab Hack Night where technologists and organisers come together to build tools for for good. 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🕐 Monday 20 October, 19:00 - 22:00 🔗 luma.com/0vgtwc59

At the Campaign Fringe by @campaign-lab.bsky.social today - If you're in Liverpool today, make sure to drop by to meet some amazing campaigners and chat about what works in campaigning! It's at Camp & Furnace (outside the main conference area) so you do not need a pass to come luma.com/rpu1av03

🚨 Don’t miss this year’s Campaign Fringe. It’s a full-blown festival of campaigning wisdom 📍 Camp and Furnace 🕛 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 luma.com/rpu1av03 Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu 🧵⬇️

Campaigning organisations from across the progressive ecosystem are coming together at The Campaign Fringe at #lab25 Dont miss the spark that your campaign needs. Sign up now! 📍 Camp and Furnace: L1 0BY 🕡 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 luma.com/rpu1av03

Check out the full programme of the Campaign Fringe at #Lab25 to plan the best way to spend the day 🔗 mailchi.mp/fc4c936052a8... Dont forget to sign up today 📍 Camp and Furnace: L1 0BY 🕛 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 luma.com/rpu1av03

Just six days until the Campaign Fringe at #lab25 Dont miss out on one of the most important campaigning events of the year Sign up now! 📍 Camp and Furnace: L1 0BY 🕚 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 luma.com/rpu1av03

Don’t miss Winning for All: a campaigner's playbook for beating populism presented by the NEU at The Campaign Fringe #Lab25 Hard-right populism thrives on division but we can fight it. Our Pannel explores how universalism can be a cornerstone of our response

At Campaign Fringe over 20 progressive organisations will be showing off their tricks and tools Including an AI Canvassing Bot. Come along to prove you are the the best canvasser around 🥇 📍 Camp and Furnace: L1 0BY 🕛 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 luma.com/rpu1av03

🚨Delighted to hear the Goverment just passed the #HillsboroughLaw🚨 Nathan Oswin at the TUC worked with families and partners to drive this change Hear from him and other winners at the Campaign Fringe 📍 Camp and Furnace, Liverpool 🕐 Monday 29 September, 15:30 - 16:30 🔗 luma.com/q3c2zcap

Hack, snack, repeat. 🍕💻 Join our next Campaign Lab Hack Night! Bring a project or jump in on one of ours. All techies, organisers and curious minds welcome! 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd / Zoom 🕚 Monday 22 September, 19:00 - 22:00 🔗 luma.com/gjf8u1r6

Its not just election campaigns that will be featured at the Campaign Fringe at #lab25 Union campaigning demands year round organising to fight for workers 💪 Join us at the for: Winning Beyond the Workplace: Union Lessons for Progressive Campaigns

🚨 Breaking 🚨 @neunion.bsky.social will be joing us at the Campaign Fringe at #Lab25 Join us for: Winning for All: a campaigner's playbook for beating populism Highlighting how progressives can drive back populism by campaigning for a universalist politics

At the most recent entry in our academic series Dr. Stephanie Luke shared her research on clashes with Reform. She found that when you attack a populist challenger, you might just be playing their game. 🎲 Check out her research! 🔗 campaignlab.uk/project/camp...

This article by our own Tim Wright on @labourlist.bsky.social underlines why campaign innovation is so important. The collapse in political trust plays into the key narratives of Reform but there are ways to change minds. Find out how to fight back: 🔗 labourlist.org/2025/09/camp...

Its the Reform conference and you can be sure that one of their aims is to generate clips for TikTok. The Far Right dominates the platform but it doesnt have to be that way. Join us to find out how to fight back: 📍 Zoom 🕐 10/09/25, 19:00 - 20:00 🔗 luma.com/k6x9w1of

Yesterday we took a look back at our Constituency Explorer tool but Campaign Lab has much more to offer when it comes to constituency level data. We know that hyperlocal campaigning is key to fighting the far right 🧵

Sometimes its exciting to look back on an older tool to see how things have developed. The Constituency Explorer maps schools, foodbanks & civic hubs in every UK seat giving campaigners the data to tell stories that resonate. 🔗 campaign-lab-constituency-explorer.c6digital.dev

Political orgs are fighting for attention inside their own parties. 🌀 New research shows how multi-platform campaigning creates fragmented audiences & shifting power dynamics. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚀 Want the edge in your next campaign? Take a deep dive into our library of tools at the Campaign Fringe at #Lab25. Find the resources you need to level up your approach. 📍 Camp and Furnace: L1 0BY 🕐 29th September: 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 lu.ma/rpu1av03

🚨NEW EVENT: Winning Campaigns Under A Labour Government at the Campaign Fringe at #Lab25 The Small Axe brings together campaigners who’ve secured change with a Labour Government to share lessons on what works

🚀 Big news: we just launched a new tool that breaks down epetitions. Built by a volunteer at a campaign Lab Hack Night it allows you to view UK epetitions by topic and constituency so you can see what residents of your constituency care about most! 🔗https://www.epetitions.uk/

🛠️ Hack for progress! Join our bi-weekly Campaign Lab Hack Night where technologists, organisers & campaigners team up to build smarter tools for the progressive movement. 📍 Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Grn Rd 🕚 Monday 8 September, 19:00 - 22:00 🔗 lu.ma/g1d08nfs

🚨 Campaigners, organisers, digital nerds: Liverpool is the place to be on Sep 29 at #lab25. 411 the team behind Labour’s historic 2024 digital campaign are pulling back the curtain at the Campaign Fringe.

The right built a new media empire. Progressives need a playbook to fight back 🎥🎙️ Join us at #TheCampaignFringe in Liverpool for a panel on winning the attention economy

🚨 New research shows: attacking Reform UK online may actually be helping them grow. Join us Thu 28 Aug to hear Dr Stephanie Luke unpack why “attack strategies” might be backfiring, and what progressives can do instead. 📍 Zoom 🕐 28/08/25, 13:00-14:00 🔗 lu.ma/ux80dni5

The far right is winning the algorithm game on TikTok. Learn how to fight back! On Sept 10, join us for hands-on training on fighting back with content that actually cuts through. 📲✊ 📍 Zoom 🕐 10/09/25, 19:00 - 20:00 🔗 lu.ma/k6x9w1of

🚨 Reform is rising in the polls. Some communities are already feeling it Join us and @hopenothate.org.uk at The Campaign Fringe at #Lab25 to learn strategies, tools & tactics to push back 📍 Camp and Furnace, L1 0BY 🕛 29th September, 11:00 - 19:00 🔗 lu.ma/8t8wantd