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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 18h

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.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 5d

“9 out of 10 young adults living with parents in the UK would face costs of nearly half their income if they moved out”

This has been signed off by every government that handed our housing system to profiteering landlords while robbing a generation of stability and independence.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 9d

This is the reality of Section 21 “No Fault” evictions. Landlords kicking people out onto the street because they don’t want to live in run down, unsafe housing.

The ban on Section 21 can’t come soon enough.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 13d

🇵🇸 Mahmoud Zwahre is a Palestinian activist and academic living in the West Bank.

He spoke to us about his work resisting Israel’s illegal settler colonialism with ACORN affiliate PSCC Palestine✊

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 16d

For decades, no fault evictions have let landlords destroy families’ lives on a whim. The Renters’ Rights Bill will finally put an end to this cruelty once and for all, because no landlord should have the power to rip people out of their homes and communities!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 19d

Right now, families are being pushed further into debt and threatened in their own homes.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Together we can win a system that works for people, not punishes them.

Add your name and join the fight back at the link below 👇

acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...

Join me in supporting the ACORN England Campaigns Campaign

ACORN's National Campaigns. Join in with a national action so we can win. We are stronger together.

acornuk.good.do

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 19d

The letter calls for an end to the use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt, early support for people in debt before it spirals and an end to imprisonment for non payment.

Nobody should lose their home, belongings or freedom because they fell behind on a bill.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 19d

ACORN members took the fight to government this week, delivering a letter to ministers in London and Cardiff backed by 40+ MPs, MSs and union leaders. Together we demanded urgent reform of the council tax system (🧵…)

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 21d

"It's the fifth monthly rise in a row and the first time in 18 months such a high has been reached"

Rising bills means rising debt and with winter closing in people are driven into crisis, made to choose between heat or food, while profiteers rake it in and ministers just watch.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 22d

Inflation remains relatively high but worse to come

Inflation has remained relatively high, meaning goods are becoming more expensive, official figures show.

news.sky.com

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 22d

Last week ACORN worked on an Early Day Motion with @zarahsultana.bsky.social calling for sitting MPs to be banned from being landlords.

Hear what she has to say and head to the link below to join the fight for renters' rights👇

acorntheunion.org.uk/join/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Yesterday we took our fight for a fairer council tax system straight to government!

We delivered our open letter to the new Housing Secretary, Housing Minister and Welsh Finance Secretary letting them know our message is clear: End the use of bailiffs for council tax debt!

The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 22d

MPs join calls to end threatening bailiff action for council tax debt

Council tax debt is up 11% year-on-year - and despite outcry, local authorities are still sending in bailiffs to vulnerable people @acornunion.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

MPs join calls to end threatening bailiff action for council tax debt

Council tax debt is up 11% year-on-year - with more and more local authorities sending in bailiffs to vulnerable people

www.thecanary.co

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 With rising council tax debt and bailiff use hurting our communities, 40+ MPs from across political parties, alongside union leaders and councillors have signed our open letter calling for a fairer council tax system.

🔗 Sign the petition here: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 26d

MPs should be serving their constituents, not making money from our housing crisis. Housing is a right, not a side hustle for politicians. It’s time to ban landlord MPs and put renters first!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 26d

Parliament is crawling with landlords. Jeremy Hunt cashes in while millions struggle. Jas Athwal, let tenants live with black mould + faulty fire alarms. Rushanara Ali threw her tenants out, then hiked rent by £700 a month.

How can we trust them to fix a crisis they profit from?

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 26d

More than 80 MPs are landlords, cashing in on the same housing crisis they are supposed to solve. It’s a clear conflict of interest and that’s why Zarah Sultana, together with ACORN, has taken the fight to Parliament to call for a ban on landlord MPs! (🧵…)

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 27d

We have big plans for this campaign, but you can get involved right now! The government is currently consulting on how council tax debt is collected. But this consultation closes tomorrow🚨

Fill out the consultation and make your voice heard: docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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Leon Pritchard @leonjp80.bsky.social · 28d

It's time for this barbaric and medieval practice to end #BailiffFreeBritain

ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 28d

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/

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Welsh Underground Network @welshundergroundnetwork.cymru · 28d

Bailiffs are scum, we don't want them in our communities and we don't want them in our country.

We urge every one of our supporters to join ACORN, because this union is fighting to kick bailiff leeches out of Wales.

ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 28d

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/

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Lewis Jordan @jaws.uk · 28d

We demand a Bailiff Free Britain!!

ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 28d

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/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 28d

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/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Many are skipping meals just to cover rent, cutting back on essentials, and making impossible choices simply to stay afloat”

This is the reality for renters all over, forced into hunger and desperation so landlords can keep lining their pockets. We need rent controls.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s been 2 weeks since famine was declared in Gaza and instead of isolating and sanctioning the state enforcing it, Labour ministers are sitting down with its president.

Meeting him doesn’t just stain their hands, it drenches them in blood.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 4

BREAKING: The president of Israel will visit the UK to meet Labour ministers next week

Read the story: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · Sep 3

Every council home sold without replacement deepens the housing crisis. Selling off our safety net while people face record waits and sky-high rents is indefensible. We need a government that will build public homes and protect them for the future not continue to sell them off!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · Sep 2

In August alone, we’ve kept people in their homes, stopped revenge evictions, forced housing repairs and exposed landlord greed

Be part of the fight back and join today! 👇

acorntheunion.org.uk/join/

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