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Olivia Barber

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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Reform's vetting issues appear to be far from over Nigel Alderson, a Reform councillor in Lancashire, reposted an image of pig defecating on a Quran on X, and also interracted with multiple adult female content creators, including to solicit photos Full story ⤵️ leftfootforward.org/2026/10/excl...
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Exclusive: Reform councillor reposted image of a pig defecating on a Quran on his X account
LFF has unearthed sexist and anti-Islam posts shared by a Reform county councillor in Lancashire
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Will Ben Delo's £34m donation to Reform now make Labour realise it should have brought in a cap on all donations when it won a landslide at the 2024 General Election?! Probably not but just a thought
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Don't miss our next LFF Live panel event with the @goodlawproject.org, where we'll tackle a pressing question: How do we clean up politics? Sign up here >> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lff-live-h...
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LFF Live: How do we clean up politics? With the Good Law Project
On the third edition of LFF Live, we'll be interviewing Agustina Oliveri from the Good Law Project.
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Stunning work from George Monbiot
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Campaign turning Elon Musk’s tweets into donations set to raise £100,000 for anti-racism, LGBTQ+ and refugee charities this year. @everyonehateselon.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2025/03/camp...
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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
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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 leftfootforward.org/2025/03/poli...
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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.’
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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 👀 leftfootforward.org/2025/01/what...
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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.
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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. leftfootforward.org/2025/01/almo...
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Almost half of Brits say investing in arms manufacturers is unethical
It's not all about money...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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 leftfootforward.org/2024/12/tory...
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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”.
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The government has announced the three first rail operators that will be brought back into public ownership next year. leftfootforward.org/2024/12/reve...
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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.”
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Chris Jarvis @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Incredibly exciting to have @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social joining the @left-foot-forward.bsky.social team!
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Olivia Barber @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The government has now appointed a covid counter-fraud commissioner to investigate dodgy contracts awarded during the pandemic and recover misspent public money. leftfootforward.org/2024/12/rach...
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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
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
We have a new reporter! Welcome @oliviarosebarb.bsky.social to the Left Foot Forward team!
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