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· Sep 10
NEW CAMPAIGN 🚨
Right now, people are pushed into poverty when councils send in bailiffs for council tax debt.
But there’s another way.
Together, we can stop this. Together, we can have dignity not debt. Together, we can make Britain Bailiff Free👇
🔗 acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
Right now, people are pushed into poverty when councils send in bailiffs for council tax debt.
But there’s another way.
Together, we can stop this. Together, we can have dignity not debt. Together, we can make Britain Bailiff Free👇
🔗 acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
📈 For years rents have been rising, with the average British renter now spending more than 40% of their income on a roof over their head, and much more in places such as London.
It’s no wonder that the majority of people support measures to stop runaway rents!
It’s no wonder that the majority of people support measures to stop runaway rents!
78% of Britons would support rent controls that cap the amount rent can be increased each year
Support: 78%
Oppose: 10%
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Support: 78%
Oppose: 10%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
February 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
📈 For years rents have been rising, with the average British renter now spending more than 40% of their income on a roof over their head, and much more in places such as London.
It’s no wonder that the majority of people support measures to stop runaway rents!
It’s no wonder that the majority of people support measures to stop runaway rents!
Dystopian.
There is no reason for landlords to be remotely controlling the heating in their tenants homes.
This is a consequence of treating housing as a financial asset to line pockets, rather than as somewhere for people to actually LIVE.
There is no reason for landlords to be remotely controlling the heating in their tenants homes.
This is a consequence of treating housing as a financial asset to line pockets, rather than as somewhere for people to actually LIVE.
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Dystopian.
There is no reason for landlords to be remotely controlling the heating in their tenants homes.
This is a consequence of treating housing as a financial asset to line pockets, rather than as somewhere for people to actually LIVE.
There is no reason for landlords to be remotely controlling the heating in their tenants homes.
This is a consequence of treating housing as a financial asset to line pockets, rather than as somewhere for people to actually LIVE.
No heating, no hot water, dangerous conditions. All while Harris was lining his pockets at his tenants expense.
Reform claim to be a break from the establishment but they're the same corrupt, self serving politicians who have been selling our country down the river for years.
Reform claim to be a break from the establishment but they're the same corrupt, self serving politicians who have been selling our country down the river for years.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
No heating, no hot water, dangerous conditions. All while Harris was lining his pockets at his tenants expense.
Reform claim to be a break from the establishment but they're the same corrupt, self serving politicians who have been selling our country down the river for years.
Reform claim to be a break from the establishment but they're the same corrupt, self serving politicians who have been selling our country down the river for years.
The people who tell you we don’t need rent controls are the same people lining their pockets from charging over £1000 a month to live in a kitchen.
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The people who tell you we don’t need rent controls are the same people lining their pockets from charging over £1000 a month to live in a kitchen.
This delay lets landlords get away with forcing kids to grow up with mould, forcing families to ration heat in cold, inefficient homes and forcing renters to live in fear of retaliation for complaining.
A decent home is the absolute bare minimum. Delaying it is indefensible.
A decent home is the absolute bare minimum. Delaying it is indefensible.
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This delay lets landlords get away with forcing kids to grow up with mould, forcing families to ration heat in cold, inefficient homes and forcing renters to live in fear of retaliation for complaining.
A decent home is the absolute bare minimum. Delaying it is indefensible.
A decent home is the absolute bare minimum. Delaying it is indefensible.
ACORN Lambeth making our demands for a Bailiff Free Britain clear 💪
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
ACORN Lambeth making our demands for a Bailiff Free Britain clear 💪
No, but building social housing at scale, rent controls and prioritising tenants’ right to a home over landlords’ pockets might.
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
No, but building social housing at scale, rent controls and prioritising tenants’ right to a home over landlords’ pockets might.
1 in 5 adults in the UK are living in poverty.
Meanwhile, we entered the year with a record number of billionaires.
None of this is inevitable. It’s a political choice we must refuse to accept.
Meanwhile, we entered the year with a record number of billionaires.
None of this is inevitable. It’s a political choice we must refuse to accept.
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
1 in 5 adults in the UK are living in poverty.
Meanwhile, we entered the year with a record number of billionaires.
None of this is inevitable. It’s a political choice we must refuse to accept.
Meanwhile, we entered the year with a record number of billionaires.
None of this is inevitable. It’s a political choice we must refuse to accept.
A record number of children are living in temporary accommodation.
Teachers are being forced to pick up the slack for a housing crisis created in Westminster.
Teachers are being forced to pick up the slack for a housing crisis created in Westminster.
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A record number of children are living in temporary accommodation.
Teachers are being forced to pick up the slack for a housing crisis created in Westminster.
Teachers are being forced to pick up the slack for a housing crisis created in Westminster.
But the landlord lobby said the Renters’ Rights Act would destroy housing stock… it’s almost like they were just trying to protect their own pockets!
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
But the landlord lobby said the Renters’ Rights Act would destroy housing stock… it’s almost like they were just trying to protect their own pockets!
This cannot continue. We need a complete overhaul of the current housing system that runs down, sells off and rations social housing, leaving those on the lowest incomes to pay the price.
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This cannot continue. We need a complete overhaul of the current housing system that runs down, sells off and rations social housing, leaving those on the lowest incomes to pay the price.
Private water companies are lining their pockets while providing abysmal service, dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas, and letting infrastructure rot.
Nationalise the lot.
Nationalise the lot.
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Private water companies are lining their pockets while providing abysmal service, dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas, and letting infrastructure rot.
Nationalise the lot.
Nationalise the lot.
The rich get richer. That wealth buys them political influence. The poor get poorer.
It’s us vs them. It’s class war. Simple as.
It’s us vs them. It’s class war. Simple as.
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The rich get richer. That wealth buys them political influence. The poor get poorer.
It’s us vs them. It’s class war. Simple as.
It’s us vs them. It’s class war. Simple as.
300,000 complaints from tenants living in unfit homes in 3 years. Just 64 prosecutions.
50% of local authorities responsible for housing did not fine a single landlord, and over 1/3 did not issue any formal action against people letting out homes unlawfully.
Disgraceful.
50% of local authorities responsible for housing did not fine a single landlord, and over 1/3 did not issue any formal action against people letting out homes unlawfully.
Disgraceful.
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 PM
300,000 complaints from tenants living in unfit homes in 3 years. Just 64 prosecutions.
50% of local authorities responsible for housing did not fine a single landlord, and over 1/3 did not issue any formal action against people letting out homes unlawfully.
Disgraceful.
50% of local authorities responsible for housing did not fine a single landlord, and over 1/3 did not issue any formal action against people letting out homes unlawfully.
Disgraceful.
Do landlords ever stop crying?
The entire housing system in this country is designed to line the pockets of these people, they’ve had it all their way for decades. Yet they never seem to stop moaning.
The entire housing system in this country is designed to line the pockets of these people, they’ve had it all their way for decades. Yet they never seem to stop moaning.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Do landlords ever stop crying?
The entire housing system in this country is designed to line the pockets of these people, they’ve had it all their way for decades. Yet they never seem to stop moaning.
The entire housing system in this country is designed to line the pockets of these people, they’ve had it all their way for decades. Yet they never seem to stop moaning.
ACORN merch is still available at our online store, all profits go straight back into building our union😎
Calendars on sale for a fiver!
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Calendars on sale for a fiver!
🔗 Get yours: acorntheunion.org.uk/shop/
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
ACORN merch is still available at our online store, all profits go straight back into building our union😎
Calendars on sale for a fiver!
🔗 Get yours: acorntheunion.org.uk/shop/
Calendars on sale for a fiver!
🔗 Get yours: acorntheunion.org.uk/shop/
The same publications that fight against workers striking for better pay are always the ones writing sob stories about wealthy people “struggling” financially🤔
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The same publications that fight against workers striking for better pay are always the ones writing sob stories about wealthy people “struggling” financially🤔
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“Private renters’ debt is on average over £4,000.”
That’s a generation pushed into debt just to keep a roof over their heads.
The only way we guarantee affordable rents is by dismantling the current system that exists only to enrich landlords and investors at our expense.
That’s a generation pushed into debt just to keep a roof over their heads.
The only way we guarantee affordable rents is by dismantling the current system that exists only to enrich landlords and investors at our expense.
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Private renters’ debt is on average over £4,000.”
That’s a generation pushed into debt just to keep a roof over their heads.
The only way we guarantee affordable rents is by dismantling the current system that exists only to enrich landlords and investors at our expense.
That’s a generation pushed into debt just to keep a roof over their heads.
The only way we guarantee affordable rents is by dismantling the current system that exists only to enrich landlords and investors at our expense.
Rent is skyrocketing in the lead up to Christmas & deposit demands are through the roof. This is hitting Wales particularly hard.
It’s time to fight back. That’s why we recently held our first ever All Wales ACORN meeting, bringing members from all across the country together.
It’s time to fight back. That’s why we recently held our first ever All Wales ACORN meeting, bringing members from all across the country together.
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Rent is skyrocketing in the lead up to Christmas & deposit demands are through the roof. This is hitting Wales particularly hard.
It’s time to fight back. That’s why we recently held our first ever All Wales ACORN meeting, bringing members from all across the country together.
It’s time to fight back. That’s why we recently held our first ever All Wales ACORN meeting, bringing members from all across the country together.
Spot on. Cherry picked data claiming that housing is getting more affordable simply doesn’t line up with reality.
And we all know it!
And we all know it!
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Spot on. Cherry picked data claiming that housing is getting more affordable simply doesn’t line up with reality.
And we all know it!
And we all know it!
🚨 8 POLICE SENT TO EVICT A FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN
Disgracefully, Islington Council sent 8 police officers to evict member Richard and his two young children today.
Demand this decision is reversed and that this family is not homeless for Christmas below!👇
acornuk.good.do/london/stop-...
Disgracefully, Islington Council sent 8 police officers to evict member Richard and his two young children today.
Demand this decision is reversed and that this family is not homeless for Christmas below!👇
acornuk.good.do/london/stop-...
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🚨 8 POLICE SENT TO EVICT A FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN
Disgracefully, Islington Council sent 8 police officers to evict member Richard and his two young children today.
Demand this decision is reversed and that this family is not homeless for Christmas below!👇
acornuk.good.do/london/stop-...
Disgracefully, Islington Council sent 8 police officers to evict member Richard and his two young children today.
Demand this decision is reversed and that this family is not homeless for Christmas below!👇
acornuk.good.do/london/stop-...
🇵🇸 The largest political hunger strike in decades is unfolding right now.
Take action here👇
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Take action here👇
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December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🇵🇸 The largest political hunger strike in decades is unfolding right now.
Take action here👇
tinyurl.com/y7a79ym6
Take action here👇
tinyurl.com/y7a79ym6
It’s no surprise that Labour are struggling to meet these targets when they’ve put housing in the hands of developers.
But even if this target is hit, it’s not enough. We don’t just need housing for housing sake, we need truly affordable housing.
But even if this target is hit, it’s not enough. We don’t just need housing for housing sake, we need truly affordable housing.
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s no surprise that Labour are struggling to meet these targets when they’ve put housing in the hands of developers.
But even if this target is hit, it’s not enough. We don’t just need housing for housing sake, we need truly affordable housing.
But even if this target is hit, it’s not enough. We don’t just need housing for housing sake, we need truly affordable housing.
Yesterday ACORN Birmingham members took the Bailiff Free Britain campaign to the council.
Join the fight back against bully bailiffs 👇
acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
Join the fight back against bully bailiffs 👇
acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yesterday ACORN Birmingham members took the Bailiff Free Britain campaign to the council.
Join the fight back against bully bailiffs 👇
acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
Join the fight back against bully bailiffs 👇
acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/