#Campaigners

On my birthday last year, a far right extremist led an attack on me, driven by homophobia and hatred of my left-wing politics. Today, he has been handed a hefty
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1. I make no apologies for the length of this thread as 1000s have been living with the strain of #LoanCharge for years & it reflects what we've endured.I urge
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“Seeing justice truly done” is an interesting soundbite.Is it, as this incoherent, sub-sixth-form essay rant suggests, only about locking more people up for longer?Or does “justice truly done” mean a
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1/36This is a long thread (I might release an abridged version), but it's quite important I think.I know some will not make it to the end, so let me be
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Attention West London climate twitter! In a niche thread which nobody asked for and which is guaranteed to please absolutely no-one, I am going to tell you how to vote
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'PIE was not a secret organisation which worked underground and consisted of a small number of men... At its height it had hundreds of members and the organisation worked closely
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If you are investigating how influencers are working with the British Army, on social media or podcasts, I recommend getting in touch with @ForcesWatch: brilliant organisation monitoring recruitment practices and
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Did you miss the brilliant reporting by @NWM_India journalists this election season? As the dust settles on another round of heated campaigning across the country and as polling booths close,
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Just over 12 hours ago, @RobertJenrick published ‘Planning for the Future’, a white paper that seeks to rip up planning 'red tape' by taking control away from local people. Shall
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Here's a wee history of the emergence of transphobia in the SNP, with some thoughts about what it might mean for the struggle in Labour.I'm less interested in "saving" Labour
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#TheWeekInTory is a monster today because they’ve been, well, even busier than usual, the scamps1. The dictionary definition of Honour is, “the quality of knowing and doing what is morally
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1./ A thread on the death of Larry Kramer and the dangers of rewriting history. The great gay rights campaigner & writer died last week and was immediately lauded by
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To celebrate #Pride2020 , I'm honouring #MyPrideHeroes. For the next 30 days of #PrideMonth , show your gratitude to our LGBTQ+ pioneers by sharing their stories with your followers. 1.
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Today is #IDEVAW2020, and this year has been marked by increasing violence against women globally in part due to pandemic lockdown measures.Mainstream organizations established to protect women are failing as
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Over the last 2 years a rash of crowdfunders have suddenly popped up from a handful of anti-trans “gender critical” individuals. Some have had single donations over £12k from anonymous
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Thank you to @willsuh76 for highlighting this to me.Let's have a think about what they have done.https://twitter.com/nickmmark/status/1248736307062267904 First, we must not let the tail wag the dog.Which should one decide
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