Loughborough Hope Not Hate
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Defend our communities from hate
We are gathering messages from supporters across the UK. Add your message today and we will deliver it to Number 10 to show the strength of feeling in our communities. ✍️
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Urge the PM: Defend our Communities from Hate
We’re gathering messages for the Prime Minister to show him Britain stands for unity, fairness and safe communities. Add yours today.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Defend our communities from hate
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🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
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Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate
Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
Who is behind the flags?
Across the UK, flags have appeared on streets and roundabouts. For many, it's a sign of pride, but it's also being used by some to stir division.
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Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
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But the truth is very different.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Who is behind the flags?
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🚨On both social and traditional media it’s easy to find commentary claiming that Nigel Farage’s extreme deportations policy and the recent series of anti-migrant protests represent the will of the British people. But they don’t.⬇️ shorturl.at/RvFb3
Nigel Farage and the Anti-Migrant Protestors Do Not Represent the ‘Silent Majority’ – HOPE not hate
Prefer to listen? Click the play button to hear the audio version of this article On both social and traditional media it’s easy to find...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🚨On both social and traditional media it’s easy to find commentary claiming that Nigel Farage’s extreme deportations policy and the recent series of anti-migrant protests represent the will of the British people. But they don’t.⬇️ shorturl.at/RvFb3
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Reform UK accused of serving a ‘plate of chaos’ at Leicestershire county council
Reform UK accused of serving a ‘plate of chaos’ at Leicestershire county council
Tory opposition criticises leadership after Reform’s 22-year-old deputy leader is removed after three months in role
A Reform UK-led county council has served its residents a “plate of chaos” from the start of its leadership, according to its Conservative opposition, after its 22-year-old deputy leader was removed three months into the job.
Joseph Boam, elected in May as a Reform councillor for Leicestershire county council, had also been stripped of his cabinet brief for adult social care and communities, said the leader of the Leicestershire Conservatives, Deborah Taylor. Continue reading...
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August 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Reform UK accused of serving a ‘plate of chaos’ at Leicestershire county council
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Yesterday Dan Harrison, Reform UK Leader of Leicestershire County Council, tried the ‘blame everyone else, pretend you knew nothing’ routine
He claims he “inherited a mess” and “£200m debt he didn’t know about.”.
He claims he “inherited a mess” and “£200m debt he didn’t know about.”.
August 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Yesterday Dan Harrison, Reform UK Leader of Leicestershire County Council, tried the ‘blame everyone else, pretend you knew nothing’ routine
He claims he “inherited a mess” and “£200m debt he didn’t know about.”.
He claims he “inherited a mess” and “£200m debt he didn’t know about.”.
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📊 The numbers are clear.
People feel ignored by politicians, but proud of their communities, and want more local power to decide what happens where they live.
🧵 These are the stats that back up our case for community-first politics.
People feel ignored by politicians, but proud of their communities, and want more local power to decide what happens where they live.
🧵 These are the stats that back up our case for community-first politics.
May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📊 The numbers are clear.
People feel ignored by politicians, but proud of their communities, and want more local power to decide what happens where they live.
🧵 These are the stats that back up our case for community-first politics.
People feel ignored by politicians, but proud of their communities, and want more local power to decide what happens where they live.
🧵 These are the stats that back up our case for community-first politics.
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2. right party known for staging provocative marches and stunts. The councillors accused of retweeting Britain First content include Paul Harrison, who was elected to Leicestershire county council.
Russell Cherry,...
Russell Cherry,...
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
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
2. right party known for staging provocative marches and stunts. The councillors accused of retweeting Britain First content include Paul Harrison, who was elected to Leicestershire county council.
Russell Cherry,...
Russell Cherry,...
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“We should have got on to him early on”
Ian Hislop’s takedown of Elon Musk is a thing of beauty 👏
Ian Hislop’s takedown of Elon Musk is a thing of beauty 👏
January 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“We should have got on to him early on”
Ian Hislop’s takedown of Elon Musk is a thing of beauty 👏
Ian Hislop’s takedown of Elon Musk is a thing of beauty 👏
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🗓️👏 2024 wrapped: This year has been full of major moments in the fight against fascism. These are big wins, but we’ve got so much work to do. The urgency and magnitude of this work is growing.
December 23, 2024 at 9:19 AM
🗓️👏 2024 wrapped: This year has been full of major moments in the fight against fascism. These are big wins, but we’ve got so much work to do. The urgency and magnitude of this work is growing.
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🤳❌Social media influencers and far-right social media accounts pushed false narratives about the Southport attacker.
HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall discusses the disastrous effects of social media during this summer’s riots with
@ABCaustralia
🔗Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTYj...
HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall discusses the disastrous effects of social media during this summer’s riots with
@ABCaustralia
🔗Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTYj...
November 5, 2024 at 9:01 PM
🤳❌Social media influencers and far-right social media accounts pushed false narratives about the Southport attacker.
HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall discusses the disastrous effects of social media during this summer’s riots with
@ABCaustralia
🔗Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTYj...
HOPE not hate's Joe Mulhall discusses the disastrous effects of social media during this summer’s riots with
@ABCaustralia
🔗Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTYj...
Hello. We are now here on Bluesky
More than ever we need to hold on to hope. Let’s go high
More than ever we need to hold on to hope. Let’s go high
November 6, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Hello. We are now here on Bluesky
More than ever we need to hold on to hope. Let’s go high
More than ever we need to hold on to hope. Let’s go high