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ACORN the union
@acornunion.bsky.social
· 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/
📣 Starting tomorrow, half price comedy tickets in Clapham all week!
The Good Landlord is a hilarious new dark comedy play about renting.
Use code ‘RENT’ for 50% off tickets here👇
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The Good Landlord is a hilarious new dark comedy play about renting.
Use code ‘RENT’ for 50% off tickets here👇
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November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📣 Starting tomorrow, half price comedy tickets in Clapham all week!
The Good Landlord is a hilarious new dark comedy play about renting.
Use code ‘RENT’ for 50% off tickets here👇
linktr.ee/poundroadpro...
The Good Landlord is a hilarious new dark comedy play about renting.
Use code ‘RENT’ for 50% off tickets here👇
linktr.ee/poundroadpro...
ACORN members Kathryn and Tony were told they couldn't have just FOUR more days in their home before their new place was ready.
They were told a bailiff was coming to turf them out, but we were never going to let that happen.
There’s power in community, become a member today!
They were told a bailiff was coming to turf them out, but we were never going to let that happen.
There’s power in community, become a member today!
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ACORN members Kathryn and Tony were told they couldn't have just FOUR more days in their home before their new place was ready.
They were told a bailiff was coming to turf them out, but we were never going to let that happen.
There’s power in community, become a member today!
They were told a bailiff was coming to turf them out, but we were never going to let that happen.
There’s power in community, become a member today!
🚨 The bulk of the Renters’ Rights Act will will come into force on the 1st of May (🧵)
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 The bulk of the Renters’ Rights Act will will come into force on the 1st of May (🧵)
We’re here in Brussels at the ACORN International yearly conference!
Affiliates from Palestine to Cameroon, Canada to Sicily, have come together to learn from each other and share our skills and experience to build ACORN across the world.
Our struggle is global🌍
Affiliates from Palestine to Cameroon, Canada to Sicily, have come together to learn from each other and share our skills and experience to build ACORN across the world.
Our struggle is global🌍
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We’re here in Brussels at the ACORN International yearly conference!
Affiliates from Palestine to Cameroon, Canada to Sicily, have come together to learn from each other and share our skills and experience to build ACORN across the world.
Our struggle is global🌍
Affiliates from Palestine to Cameroon, Canada to Sicily, have come together to learn from each other and share our skills and experience to build ACORN across the world.
Our struggle is global🌍
This campaign isn’t just about bailiffs. It’s about changing the entire council tax system.
With the budget coming up, now is the time to write to your MP now and demand that they put pressure on Rachel Reeves to rchange this broken system!
🔗 acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
With the budget coming up, now is the time to write to your MP now and demand that they put pressure on Rachel Reeves to rchange this broken system!
🔗 acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This campaign isn’t just about bailiffs. It’s about changing the entire council tax system.
With the budget coming up, now is the time to write to your MP now and demand that they put pressure on Rachel Reeves to rchange this broken system!
🔗 acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
With the budget coming up, now is the time to write to your MP now and demand that they put pressure on Rachel Reeves to rchange this broken system!
🔗 acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
🎥 Great coverage from @itvnews.bsky.social on the fight for a fairer council tax system.
🔗 Watch the full report here: www.itv.com/news/granada...
🔗 Watch the full report here: www.itv.com/news/granada...
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🎥 Great coverage from @itvnews.bsky.social on the fight for a fairer council tax system.
🔗 Watch the full report here: www.itv.com/news/granada...
🔗 Watch the full report here: www.itv.com/news/granada...
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 The Renters’ Rights Bill has now received Royal Assent.
From ACORN's very first meeting in Bristol over a decade ago, we identified ending unfair evictions as a key demand for our campaigning and a key wrong to right for our class.
From ACORN's very first meeting in Bristol over a decade ago, we identified ending unfair evictions as a key demand for our campaigning and a key wrong to right for our class.
🚨 This is a huge victory for the organised tenant movement after YEARS of organising.
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
The Renters' Rights Bill has been APPROVED by the House of Commons!
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🚨 The Renters’ Rights Bill has now received Royal Assent.
From ACORN's very first meeting in Bristol over a decade ago, we identified ending unfair evictions as a key demand for our campaigning and a key wrong to right for our class.
From ACORN's very first meeting in Bristol over a decade ago, we identified ending unfair evictions as a key demand for our campaigning and a key wrong to right for our class.
Today Awaab’s Law comes into effect. But across the country, damp and mouldy homes are plaguing private renters.
The government needs to announce the date for this law to be extended to the private sector immediately.
The government needs to announce the date for this law to be extended to the private sector immediately.
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today Awaab’s Law comes into effect. But across the country, damp and mouldy homes are plaguing private renters.
The government needs to announce the date for this law to be extended to the private sector immediately.
The government needs to announce the date for this law to be extended to the private sector immediately.
🔥 Last week we shut down a conference where bailiffs come together and discuss how best to line their pockets at our expense. We then moved on to Leeds City Hall & occupied the lobby there.
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔥 Last week we shut down a conference where bailiffs come together and discuss how best to line their pockets at our expense. We then moved on to Leeds City Hall & occupied the lobby there.
🚨 This is a huge victory for the organised tenant movement after YEARS of organising.
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
The Renters' Rights Bill has been APPROVED by the House of Commons!
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly.
No more amendments, no more debate - renters' rights are coming.
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 This is a huge victory for the organised tenant movement after YEARS of organising.
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
We need to go further, and we’ll keep fighting for more, but the biggest change to renters rights in a generation is worth celebrating.
This wasn’t handed to us from above, we won it💪
📢 On Tuesday ACORN shut down a conference of bailiffs and delivered a clear message to Leeds City Council.
Support the fight for dignity, not debt. Support Bailiff Free Britain.
✍️ Sign the petition: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Support the fight for dignity, not debt. Support Bailiff Free Britain.
✍️ Sign the petition: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
October 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
📢 On Tuesday ACORN shut down a conference of bailiffs and delivered a clear message to Leeds City Council.
Support the fight for dignity, not debt. Support Bailiff Free Britain.
✍️ Sign the petition: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Support the fight for dignity, not debt. Support Bailiff Free Britain.
✍️ Sign the petition: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
This is just rewarding bad behaviour after years of developers gaming the system to get out of building affordable housing.
We shouldn’t be watering down targets for affordable and social housing when we have so many on the waiting list.
We’ve been fighting against this👇
We shouldn’t be watering down targets for affordable and social housing when we have so many on the waiting list.
We’ve been fighting against this👇
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is just rewarding bad behaviour after years of developers gaming the system to get out of building affordable housing.
We shouldn’t be watering down targets for affordable and social housing when we have so many on the waiting list.
We’ve been fighting against this👇
We shouldn’t be watering down targets for affordable and social housing when we have so many on the waiting list.
We’ve been fighting against this👇
Landlords and their lobbyists threw everything they had at killing this bill and still lost. Amazing news for renters everywhere who refused to back down!
🚨GREAT NEWS FOR RENTERS🚨
Last night, we defeated last-ditch amendments that would have weakened tenants' rights and shifted power back towards landlords.
The Bill now just needs sign-off from the Commons (and the King) before becoming the Renters' Rights Act!
Last night, we defeated last-ditch amendments that would have weakened tenants' rights and shifted power back towards landlords.
The Bill now just needs sign-off from the Commons (and the King) before becoming the Renters' Rights Act!
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Landlords and their lobbyists threw everything they had at killing this bill and still lost. Amazing news for renters everywhere who refused to back down!
🔥 The days of bailiffs & debt collectors sitting around at conferences, enjoying a buffet, & discussing how to line their pockets at our expense are over.
You turn up at our door, we’ll turn up at yours.
🔗 Join the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain: acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
You turn up at our door, we’ll turn up at yours.
🔗 Join the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain: acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
October 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🔥 The days of bailiffs & debt collectors sitting around at conferences, enjoying a buffet, & discussing how to line their pockets at our expense are over.
You turn up at our door, we’ll turn up at yours.
🔗 Join the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain: acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
You turn up at our door, we’ll turn up at yours.
🔗 Join the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain: acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/
🔥 Today, 300 ACORN members from across England and Wales travelled to Leeds and shut down a conference that hosted some of Britain’s biggest bailiff firms.
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔥 Today, 300 ACORN members from across England and Wales travelled to Leeds and shut down a conference that hosted some of Britain’s biggest bailiff firms.
The chair of Leeds strategy and resources board, Asghar Khan, has been ignoring our emails and calls for months.
After 20 minutes of occupying Leeds Civic Hall, we’ve secured a meeting with him for Tuesday to discuss our Bailiff Free Britain campaign.
Direct action works🔥
After 20 minutes of occupying Leeds Civic Hall, we’ve secured a meeting with him for Tuesday to discuss our Bailiff Free Britain campaign.
Direct action works🔥
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The chair of Leeds strategy and resources board, Asghar Khan, has been ignoring our emails and calls for months.
After 20 minutes of occupying Leeds Civic Hall, we’ve secured a meeting with him for Tuesday to discuss our Bailiff Free Britain campaign.
Direct action works🔥
After 20 minutes of occupying Leeds Civic Hall, we’ve secured a meeting with him for Tuesday to discuss our Bailiff Free Britain campaign.
Direct action works🔥
After shutting down the bailiff conference, we’re now occupying Leeds City Hall. Leeds is one of the worst councils in the country for referrals to bailiffs over council tax debt.
Our message is clear: Leeds is for the people! No bully bailiffs, no scum landlords🔥
Our message is clear: Leeds is for the people! No bully bailiffs, no scum landlords🔥
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
After shutting down the bailiff conference, we’re now occupying Leeds City Hall. Leeds is one of the worst councils in the country for referrals to bailiffs over council tax debt.
Our message is clear: Leeds is for the people! No bully bailiffs, no scum landlords🔥
Our message is clear: Leeds is for the people! No bully bailiffs, no scum landlords🔥
The bailiffs and debt collection agencies have vanished from their national conference, so we’ve decided to host our own panel on the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain📢
Get involved today: acorntheunion.org.uk/join 💪
Get involved today: acorntheunion.org.uk/join 💪
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The bailiffs and debt collection agencies have vanished from their national conference, so we’ve decided to host our own panel on the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain📢
Get involved today: acorntheunion.org.uk/join 💪
Get involved today: acorntheunion.org.uk/join 💪
We’re sending a clear message to parasite bailiffs… “And if they can’t hear us, we’ll take over their conference!”🔥
October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We’re sending a clear message to parasite bailiffs… “And if they can’t hear us, we’ll take over their conference!”🔥
We’re occupying the main hall at the CCUA national conference, announcing our demand for a Bailiff Free Britain and letting bailiffs know we won’t stand by while they profit at our expense💪
Sign our open letter and join the fight here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Sign our open letter and join the fight here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We’re occupying the main hall at the CCUA national conference, announcing our demand for a Bailiff Free Britain and letting bailiffs know we won’t stand by while they profit at our expense💪
Sign our open letter and join the fight here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Sign our open letter and join the fight here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Today was supposed to be The Civil Court Users Association’s national conference, where bailiffs & debt collection agencies come together. Not on our watch.
We’ve shut it down as part of our fight for a Bailiff Free Britain🔥
Sign our open letter here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
We’ve shut it down as part of our fight for a Bailiff Free Britain🔥
Sign our open letter here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
October 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today was supposed to be The Civil Court Users Association’s national conference, where bailiffs & debt collection agencies come together. Not on our watch.
We’ve shut it down as part of our fight for a Bailiff Free Britain🔥
Sign our open letter here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
We’ve shut it down as part of our fight for a Bailiff Free Britain🔥
Sign our open letter here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...
Landlords are openly breaking the law to turn homes into year-round Airbnbs while we can’t find anywhere affordable to live.
They’re being allowed to game the system while families are pushed out of their own cities and communities. Enough. Homes are for people, not profiteers.
They’re being allowed to game the system while families are pushed out of their own cities and communities. Enough. Homes are for people, not profiteers.
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Landlords are openly breaking the law to turn homes into year-round Airbnbs while we can’t find anywhere affordable to live.
They’re being allowed to game the system while families are pushed out of their own cities and communities. Enough. Homes are for people, not profiteers.
They’re being allowed to game the system while families are pushed out of their own cities and communities. Enough. Homes are for people, not profiteers.
This isn’t an unavoidable fact of life. It’s the direct result of policy choices made my those in power.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This isn’t an unavoidable fact of life. It’s the direct result of policy choices made my those in power.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
They actually want to charge us more for the luxury of raw sewage being dumped in our rivers and on our beaches, burst pipes across the country, and record profits for shareholders.
That’s the legacy of privatisation in England.
That’s the legacy of privatisation in England.
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They actually want to charge us more for the luxury of raw sewage being dumped in our rivers and on our beaches, burst pipes across the country, and record profits for shareholders.
That’s the legacy of privatisation in England.
That’s the legacy of privatisation in England.