Matt Hawkins
Matt Hawkins has led a number of social and environmental justice campaigns. He was part of the Nobel Peace Prize winning team at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which successfully lobbied the UN to introduce a ban on nuclear weapons. Most recently, he managed the Equal Civil Partnerships Campaign which secured the introduction of civil partnerships for mixed-sex couples.
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Matt Hawkins published David Amess' death must force change to our relentlessly hostile politics, says MP in Press 2021-10-22 17:32:06 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published Jackie Weaver joins MPs in demanding an end to lying in politics in Latest 2021-10-20 19:54:15 +0100
Jackie Weaver joins MPs in demanding an end to lying in politics
Zoom-sensation Jackie Weaver has joined MPs from Labour, the Greens, SNP, and Plaid Cymru in backing a petition which calls for the end of lying in politics.
The petition, which was set up by Compassion in Politics and has nearly 200,000 signatures, calls for the introduction of a new law to effectively make it illegal for a politician to deliberately mislead the public.
The proposal would take the existing laws which govern the marketing of goods and apply them to the statements made by politicians.
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Matt Hawkins published Jackie Weaver on mission to clean up politics after toxic Zoom council meeting fame in Press 2021-10-17 13:23:08 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published Scottish Tories condemned for 'campaign of disinformation' on social media in Press 2021-10-17 13:20:34 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published Full statement on the murder of Sir David Amess MP in Latest 2021-10-17 13:06:35 +0100
Full statement on the murder of Sir David Amess MP
“We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sir David Amess. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues at this distressing time.
“The attack on Sir David demonstrates how important it is that we build a society free from hate, fear, and hostility. This appalling event must become a line in the sand - a point from which politics changes for good.
“We urge the Members of Parliament who have, since Sir David’s murder, spoken with such compassion and warmth about their colleague to always act in that same spirit whether it be in addressing one another or the public at-large. What kind of message must the public receive when they see politicians boo, jeer, and holler at one another during Prime Minister’s Question Time? That kind of behaviour would not be accepted in any other workplace and it has no place in our democracy. It’s time we banned brutish behaviour in the Commons and embedded a form of debate based on listening, respect, and cooperation.
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Matt Hawkins published Public believe freedom from abuse more important than freedom of speech in Latest 2021-09-16 10:42:44 +0100
Public believe freedom from abuse more important than freedom of speech
The public value freedom from abuse more than freedom of speech, major new research into the future of social media and online communications can reveal.
The polling, which was conducted by Opinium with Compassion in Politics and a number of other civil society organisations, found that 2 in 3 (60%) believe the government’s new Online Safety Bill should focus on protecting people from abuse rather than fixating on freedom of speech.
The research also showed that the public believe the government needs to be much bolder in addressing the problems of abuse and misinformation online.
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Matt Hawkins published Online safety: Freedom from abuse more important than freedom of speech on the internet, poll finds in Press 2021-09-14 15:21:48 +0100
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Matt Hawkins endorsed 2021-08-23 15:47:17 +0100
Help more Afghan refugees
Following the seizure of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the UK government has pledged to accept 20,000 refugees from the country. 5,000 will arrive in the first year of the scheme.
That is nowhere near enough.
The UK had already committed to settling 3,000 Afghan staff in the coming year: an increase of 2,000 is woefully inadequate compared to the scale of the atrocities taking place in the country.
Please join us in urging the government to take 20,000 refugees in the first year of the resettlement scheme and to scrap the arbitrary cap on the total number that they intend to help.
Sign our letter to the Home Secretary and make sure she knows that Britain can and should do more.
Dear Priti Patel MP,
We welcome the new “Afghan Citizen’s Resettlement Scheme” but we are deeply concerned that the current proposal - to give sanctuary to 20,000 refugees over a multi-year period - lacks the necessary ambition and urgency.
The target represents a diminutive increase on a pre-existing commitment: the government had already pledged to relocate 3,000 Afghan staff to Britain this year.
Many millions more have been - and will continue to be - displaced in the ensuing weeks and months. Our ambitions must rise to meet that challenge.
We urge the government to expedite it’s proposal so that 20,000 refugees are settled in the first year of the Resettlement Scheme. People are dying now. People are in danger now. People need help - now.
We also urge the government to make settling 20,000 refugees a minimum rather than a maximum target. We cannot put a numerical cap on the number of lives that we are prepared to save - rather, as a compassionate nation, we should make it our ambition to help as many refugees as possible and in doing so preserve and promote the sanctity of every human life.
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Matt Hawkins published Three-quarters of those experiencing online abuse say it comes from anonymous accounts in Latest 2021-07-28 10:14:46 +0100
Three-quarters of those experiencing online abuse say it comes from anonymous accounts
72% of people who have experienced online abuse believe they were targeted by anonymous or false accounts, our polling can reveal.
The research, carried out by Opinium with Compassion in Politics, also found that 1 in 3 (38%) have seen “fake news” posts or extremist content shared by anonymous accounts.
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Matt Hawkins published Local election candidates report ‘worrying’ racism in May’s elections in Press 2021-07-26 12:44:25 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published More than half of candidates in May elections experienced lying or abuse from their opposition in Latest 2021-07-25 15:53:57 +0100
More than half of candidates in May elections experienced lying or abuse from their opposition
Over half of the candidates (58%) in May’s local elections say they experienced or witnessed abusive language or lies from an opposition candidate, our research can reveal.
The research found that nearly half (46%) of candidates believe one of their opposite numbers lied or misrepresented facts during the election campaign.
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Matt Hawkins published No more ‘freedom to lie’: follow New Zealand’s example to reform UK political advertising in Press 2021-07-19 12:47:57 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published As the England team came together for us, we must now come together for them in Press 2021-07-15 11:23:19 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published NHS app ‘pings’ – how the threat of isolation notifications causes anxiety and what to do about it in Press 2021-07-13 16:59:57 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published What have I learned since shooting to fame? We need more compassion in public life in Press 2021-07-13 16:55:02 +0100
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Matt Hawkins published Open letter backs Creasy call for IPSA to “follow the law on maternity cover” in Press 2021-07-09 14:30:22 +0100
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