🧵1/ Thread on the #Southport anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disinformation and propaganda. In this thread I highlight key spreaders of disinformation, the chronology, and some points about some of the inauthentic activity evident. I will focus on X.

one of the most british opinion pieces you will ever read in a newspaper (naturally the comment section is united with me): i wrote about deciding to tell people playing content on their phone out loud on public transport to put their headphones in https://t.co/5lrZpZObcz

Where’s the Minister for Common Sense when you need her?

They say rain is an auspicious sign

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Labour insider texts: "Umbrellas are woke"

“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election.

a genny lec during holibobs is absolutely beveragino thinking

All taken from here:

D&I training is still needed. 35% disagree with the idea that time spent on DEI is wasted (vs 28% who agreed + 12% who didn't know)

We don't know who is in the UK. People believe that 21% of the public is Black (it's actually 4%) and 9% is transgender (it's actually under 1%)

Social justice is the future. Those under 35 are more likely to buy products from companies that support racial equity, opposition to government migration, Black Lives Matter, Palestine, transgender rights - or they are completely indifferent.

Men still hold favour. Two candidates with the same qualifications and experience are applying for the same job: 59% believe both have the same likelihood of getting it. 25% believe it's more likely to go to a man, 10% believe it's more likely to go to a women.

Improved working environment. More than half the public (51%) believe that 'take your whole self to work' policies create a more open working environment where everyone is free to express their views - with 23% believing it makes no difference.

The power of pronouns. More than half of the public are more likely to continue (7%) or indifferent to (45%) working somewhere if they had to wear a pronoun badge. Compare this to The Telegraph's headline suggesting that four in 10 would leave if they had to wear a pronoun badge.

Interestingly people think you're more likely to be discriminated against for having a working class accent than because of skin colour (30% agree vs. 24% disagree)

People want socio-economic fairness - by a whisker. 30% believe large employers should have socio-economic recruitment targets (vs. 28% disagree).

There's a perception of D&I hires happening in business. 34% believe people are sometimes hired or promoted to meet D&I objectives vs. in the interest of the company (vs. 24% disagree and 17% don't know)

Companies aren't actually getting involved. 72% said their employer has not made statements or organised events they felt were outside of the business / purpose of the company.

An age divide. The headline you see here comes from an agree / disagree question on the statement: 'businesses have become too concerned with taking political positions on contested issues'. Interestingly, 41% of 18-24 y/os agree vs. 47% of 25-34 y/os agree vs. 62% of 65+ y/os