Matt Foot

Co-Director of APPEAL and Plymouth Argyle fan.
Author of Charged - How the Police Try to Suppress Protest
Tweeting in a personal capacity.

[Matt Foot @MattFoot2]

Publication day
Charged - How the Police Try to Suppress Protest. @VersoBooks
by myself and @moraglivingst

https://t.co/1qpXn8mKUL

[The Fraud @StarmertheFraud]

Absolutely huge congrutulations to Khadija Sarife and @PeterKGeoghegan on winning the Paul Foot Award for their work on the Labour Together and APCO scandal, and how it targeted myself, my family, my colleagues at @ShadowWorldInv1 including @andrewfeinstein, as well as journalists like @Gabriel_Pogrund who also suffered APCO and Labour Together's scandalous attentions.

Khadija deserves huge credit for her incredible work developing this story, working for years with sources and operating in extreme conditions. Peter's coverage in his brilliant DemocracyForSale was instrumental in breaking the story wide open and exposing how the Labour Together/APCO scandal went to the very top of the Labour Party.

I have written multiple times about the Labour Together and APCO scandal, and I won't repeat myself endlessly here. But what I can say is that Khadija was instrumental in alerting me to the scale and content of this scandal, which allowed me, my family and my colleagues to take proactive measures to defend ourselves and our reputations. I am forever grateful for her and Peter's work.

@johnmcdonnellMP has recently called for a full Parliamentary inquiry into the Labour Together Project; a call I wholeheartedly endorse. Having recently seen new documents, and new disclosures, I can tell you all that this story is going nowhere.

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

Well done to @PeterKGeoghegan and Khadija Sharife for winning the @PrivateEyeNews Paul Foot Award — and revealing a conspiracy which for some time succeeded in suppressing scrutiny and defaming not just Sunday Times reporters, but those without the same resources to defend themselves including, above all, Paul Holden @StarmertheFraud.

He was trashed for supplying us with bulletproof documents which posed a question which years later has still never been answered: why did the entity which made Keir Starmer leader fail to declare hundreds upon thousands of pounds when it had been told it needed to?

The alacrity with which Labour ministers and MPs rightly scrutinise, for instance, Farage’s finances strangely still eludes them on this. Still some grumble about the supposed factual identity of Starmer’s adversaries — and in so doing, either inadvertently or otherwise give oxygen to many of the report’s lurid claims.

Which is why fearless journalism was the only remedy. Peter and Khadija recognised that and the whole fourth estate is fortunate they did.

And a final word: only a few of us know the sacrifices some people have made to bring this information into the public domain. Thank you to them — and let’s all remember that, according to Hansard, at least one source is being hounded by Apco, the appalling firm behind the report.

[Midas @midascampaigns]

Last night, Midas attended the @PrivateEyeNews Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2026.
Congratulations to @PeterKGeoghegan and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale on their win and to all of the honorees and shortlisted journalists!

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

The Orgreave inquiry will still accept written evidence after the deadline date below. Please contact the inquiry team with information - Email: [email protected] Write to: Freepost ORGREAVE INQUIRY

[Argyle Life / Green & White Podcast @ArgyleLife1886]

The players of Plymouth Argyle Women have released a joint statement after ‘nearly all players have been informed via an email from the club that they will be released at the end of the season’

#pafc

[APPEAL (Centre for Criminal Appeals) @APPEALcharity_]

We’re taking part in the London Legal Walk.

Help us raise funds for free legal support: https://t.co/5Ozk8Eki1C

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

NEW ORGREAVE INQUIRY CALL FOR EVIDENCE DEADLINE 31st MAY 2026
Orgreave Inquiry Panel have extended the date to contact them with written evidence. Deadline now 31st MAY 2026. They say there will be opportunities after that to give more information

https://t.co/k7CQKzEgzG

[APPEAL (Centre for Criminal Appeals) @APPEALcharity_]

17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Shadow World: Stolen Years tells Andrew Malkinson’s fight for justice after a major miscarriage of justice.

Listen on @BBCSounds: https://t.co/OfrySilgYZ

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

Come along to the Orgreave Anniversary March & Rally
Sat 13th June 2026
Assemble 12:30pm for 1:00pm start
City Hall, Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA
Commemorating 42nd anniversary of 18th June 1984 police riot at Orgreave and celebrating the great Miners’ Strike of 1984/5

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

BREAKING

Following an attempt by Mr Justice Johnson to prosecute Palestine Action barrister for “contempt of court” after his closing speech mentioned the legal principle known as
“jury Equity”, Rajiv Menon has won his appeal.

A short🧵

[APPEAL (Centre for Criminal Appeals) @APPEALcharity_]

“I served 5.5 years for a crime I didn’t commit and spent nearly half a million proving my innocence-work the police should have done" - Brian Buckle
Join the call for compensation for the wrongly convicted:
https://t.co/Kas7YATvij

[Karl Turner MP @KarlTurnerMP]

Okay so when is @DavidLammy dropping the ludicrous jury trial nonsense? #JusticeNeedsJuries

[Matt Foot @MattFoot2]

@ramitanavai @BAFTA Thank you Ramita

[Ramita Navai @ramitanavai]

Here is my BAFTA speech in full, with the important bit that hasn't been shown.

Also, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us, and to our colleagues who rallied around us. And thank you to @BAFTA and the judges for a great evening and a great honour.

[Karl Turner MP @KarlTurnerMP]

When is @DavidLammy going to dump his ludicrous proposal to do away with jury trail curtailment? Because we ain’t having it. Not now, not never!

[Matt Foot @MattFoot2]

@BenJamalpsc Thank you Ben for your inspiring leadership in adversity.
Solidarity with you.

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

Looking forward to seeing you for a great day Saturday at #WithBannersHeldHigh #Wakefield. We’re there with our banner & stall. Our #OTJC speaker is @johndunn322
Please visit our stall & take & share some leaflets to encourage people to contribute to the #OrgreaveInquiry

[Matt Foot @MattFoot2]

@ChrisErrington1 Brilliant manager

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

Yesterday we met Gareth Peirce in London to present her with something small from us.

As she said to us walking into the Royal Courts of Justice a few months back:

"Don't be fooled by the fine architecture, this is where many great miss carriages of justice take place".

She made sure that wasn't Mo Chara - a legend 👏🏻💚🤍🧡

[The Fraud @StarmertheFraud]

The Fraud is currently the 67th best selling book in the whole UK on Amazon - without a single mainstream newspaper review.