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Morgan Jones @morganj0nes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pleased to be in @opendemocracy.net discussing @persuasionuk.bsky.social's work assessing what messages work against Reform and why the summer of financial scandals has caught up to the party. www.opendemocracy.net/reform-uk-ni...

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Why crypto and financial scandals are finally denting Reform UK

Our research shows Nigel Farage’s anti-elitist brand is vulnerable to stories linking billionaire cash to party policy

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Sofie Jenkinson @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

So I wrote about it again lads. See what you think. It's just my view of the Britain I think exists. Would love to know yours, and what you think our v specific silly British things are – because there were simply too many good ones to list www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Count Binface represents the Silly Sausage Britain I know and love | Sofie Jenkinson

Mr Blobby, the Liz Truss lettuce, Boaty McBoatface … the Clacton hopeful is part of a rich tradition – and a reminder that it’s laughter that defines us, not hate, says co-director of Round Our Way, S...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 18/10/2025

Hope is catching on 💛 Across towns and cities, people are showing that unity, care and community spirit still matter. Thank you to everyone taking part. #WeekendofHOPE

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Sofie Jenkinson @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

As I was speaking on panels at Labour conference last week I began to describe the Britain I know exists and love. In the end I gave it a name: Mr Blobby Patriotism And I’ve written about it for @renewaljournal.bsky.social here bsky.app/profile/rene...

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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

"Most of us basically love our country, even if begrudgingly – not the version we’re told to, or even presented with, but the one we really see and live in every day. Silly Sausage Britain is the Britain most of us reside in, and love." @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social on "Mr Blobby patriotism"

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Mr Blobby patriotism

Over recent weeks I have found myself thinking about the country we live in, what it feels like and what I like, and love, about it. I guess I found myself thinking about this because of the summer w...

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Things are far from perfect at the moment but this Pride in Place programme is genuinely brilliant. As @hopenothate.org.uk and @coopparty.party.coop reported earlier this year 65% of people support giving more power to local government and local people.

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

📣 How to Defeat the Far Right is out today! Nick reflects on 30 odd years of tackling fascists, racists and extremists. But he didn’t do it alone, this book is full of stories of good people who stood up against hate 🌞 Buy it now 👇 hopenothate.bigcartel.com/product/preo...

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How to Defeat the Far Right

‘A brilliant and challenging book with very insightful analysis that not only gets to the heart of what’s led to the rise of the far right, but is...

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

This book at its heart is about ordinary people standing up for their communities. A brilliant read - published at the perfect moment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Some interventions from @hopenothate.org.uk this week amidst growing hate and division 1. We wrote to the PM to urge him to speak out in defence of community and multiculturalism: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’

Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

“Hate breeds when those in power are silent.” This summer has been exceptionally challenging. @hopenothate.org.uk are calling on the Government to stand up for multicultural Britain. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’

Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I didn’t think I could love Big John more!

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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 06/09/2025

Nigel Farage has confirmed that he will lock up migrant women and deport them back to the Taliban if he gets elected.

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Nigel Farage says he will deport women back to Taliban

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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This is the ninth successive home WSL game where Arsenal Women have scored at least four goals in the match. #ARSLCL

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The weaponisation of violence against women and girls by the far right is far from simple. I tried to capture the nuance here when speaking with the brilliant Moya Crockett for Stylist. www.stylist.co.uk/news/politic...

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“How the far right weaponises violence against women and girls – and how to push back”

“Without hope, we’ve already lost.”

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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Eesh. Notts Reform leadership blacklisting both the local paper and the local democracy scheme that covers the council for the BBC. Don’t like this at all www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-op...

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Reform leader bans engagement with Notts Live in unprecedented step

All of Reform UK's Nottinghamshire county councillors will now refuse to speak to any of our journalists

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The rhetoric around asylum in this country is so unbelievably bleak. Nigel Farage is ramping up the tensions and making promises he can’t possibly keep.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 23/07/2025

Over the past week, protests outside The Bell Hotel, housing asylum seekers, escalated into violence. While locals raised legitimate worries, far-right agitators hijacked the demonstrations. ❗ Here’s what happened, who’s behind it, and why it matters.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 18/07/2025

Reform UK has always had a tenuous link to the truth, a tradition continued by Sarah Pochin, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby. She posted a video complaining about issues in Greenway Road, Runcorn. The problem? Well people who actually live there have no idea what she’s on about.🔽

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Agyeman has made three appearances as a sub for the Lionesses - scoring two international goals, before she has yet played an hour of international football! She scored her first goal within her first minute. She scored about 10 minutes after coming on tonight.

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

You truly will not get away from the sound of the woman that loves you 👏👏

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 16/07/2025

🚨NEW 🚨 Reform UK say they’re against solar farms. But when it came time to discuss one in Lincolnshire this week, their top councillors on a planning committee didn’t even show up. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/07/16/r...

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Reform UK slam solar energy – then miss the meeting to stop it

Reform UK say they’re against solar farms. But when it came time to discuss one in Lincolnshire this week, their top councillors on a planning committee didn’t even show up.

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage has only mentioned Clacton FOUR times in the House of Commons over the past year. Local residents have accused the Reform leader of “doing nothing” aside from “looking for photo opportunities” 👇

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Nigel Farage Has Mentioned Clacton Only Four Times in Commons

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has mentioned his constituency fewer than half a dozen times in the House of Commons, DeSmog can reveal. Farage has been criticised for making multiple trips to the Unite...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/07/2025

James McMurdock is simply not fit to be a member of Parliament. Whilst millions of people suffered the serious impacts of the pandemic, these revelations suggest McMurdock was lining his own pockets through allegedly making fraudulent business loan claims www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 06/06/2025

Another bad day at the office for Nigel Farage. After a burqa ban row and the resignation of Reform’s chairman Zia Yusuf, the cracks inside Reform UK are once again wide open. We broke down the infighting and chaos behind the scenes 👇 hopenothate.org.uk/2025/06/06/a...

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Another Bad Day for Nigel

On a day when many MAGA types were glued to the stunningly acrimonious fall-out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the US President’s biggest fanboy here in the UK was probably glad to see his bestie...

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

EXCLUSIVE: @hopenothate have unearthed a picture of Sarah Pochin with an islamophobic mug on the campaign trail. t.co/fcGA1bZBXd

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https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/reform-nigel-farage-burqa-starmer/

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Just hours after a row over a proposed burqa ban, infighting has once again caused chaos within Farage's political project. Yusuf has declared that it's not worthwhile trying to get Reform UK elected. If Farage's own chairman thinks this, what confidence does this give voters?

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This report is so wonderful and hopeful. Especially @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social’s contribution on the need for real community voices on climate.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Big day for the bluesky lads: the government is announcing money for transport projects outside London

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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 23/05/2025

Trust in national politics is broken. But pride in community is strong, and people want more say over what happens where they live. Our new report with @hopenothate.org.uk makes the case: If we want to change how people feel about politics, we have to start where hope still exists.

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Communities are powerful. They rally together when times are tough and they restore our trust that things can and will get better. Delighted to be launching this partnership between @coopparty.party.coop and @hopenothate.org.uk party.coop/community/le...

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Holding on to Hope: Lessons from Community Britain

We polled Britain on how they feel about their country and communities. This is what they had to say.

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Really excited to be sharing the first edition of the relaunched Renewal - a journal of social democracy, now co-edited by me, @morganj0nes.bsky.social, @lisebutler.bsky.social, and Jack Jeffrey

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We need a mature discussion about immigration which is honest about the real challenges for communities but also credits the cultural and economic benefits that immigrants bring. For years, HOPE not hate have shown that deprivation and pessimism drives hostility to immigration.

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 12/05/2025

I am proud of what immigrants like my mum and those across Luton North have given to our country. Many serve in our NHS, open biz, enrich culture/arts & much more. The best way to avoid becoming an ‘island of strangers’ is investing in communities to thrive - not pitting people against each other.

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

A poll from @hopenothate last year found 72% of people want the Government to intervene and improve cohesion between different communities. Whilst people don’t feel multiculturalism is quite working yet - 62% think their local community is peaceful and friendly!!

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Very grateful to the wonderful people behind Hackney History Festival. Spent a lot of this week finding out about the people behind this beautiful borough.

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Reform UK’s vetting leaves a lot to be desired. HOPE not hate research reveals extreme racist content shared by newly elected Reform UK councillors. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content

Up to 12 winning councillors under scrutiny with three accused of retweeting Britain First comments

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Back in February I wrote this piece about how Reform UK are attracting voters who are pessimistic and fed up. People are going to argue for policies based on stereotypes about who they think Reform UK voters are. Let’s focus on communities instead. labourlist.org/2025/02/refo...

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'Reform UK is attracting a coalition of pessimistic voters – Labour must be the party of action' - LabourList

Reform UK’s support is growing. Over the last few weeks in polls from YouGov, More in Common, and…

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

These results are bleak but we cannot give up. Today, the HOPE not hate team have been working up plans to hold Reform to account and to prevent more gains in the huge set of elections next year. But we need support so if you can, please donate today secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170607/...

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Join the 2026 Club: Help Stop Reform UK

Reform UK is already preparing for the next election. But thousands of people like you are fighting back. Join the 2026 club: help to expose their lies, empower local people, and push back where it ma...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 02/05/2025

🚨The dust is still setting after yesterday’s election results. These weren't the results we fought for, but we are so proud of the thousands of supporters across the country who delivered leaflets, spoke to their neighbours and spread a message of HOPE over hate.🧵👇

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Farage once claimed to have the “most in-depth vetting procedure”. It turns out he used “AI techniques” to shortcut. Farage doesn’t care if racists stand for his party across the country but we do!

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Will be playing the wonderful work of ‘Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan’ on repeat today as we get through the locals. Inspired by the beautiful but very flawed Southgate Estate in Runcorn which was knocked down. open.spotify.com/artist/0kYGm...

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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The next few days are going to be tough as we wait to find out the results of the local elections. I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters. Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 30/04/2025

🚨 Update: The local elections are tomorrow, and Reform UK is trying hard to convince voters it’s a normal, mainstream party. But we’ve found yet more extreme candidates 👇 bsky.app/profile/hope...

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