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View our privacy policyWhat if a political party on the far right, a party that sows division and hatred, held your data? What if you asked that party to delete your data – as they have to by law – and they didn’t even bother to write back?
We’re talking about Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. He puts himself forward to speak for the silent majority, to channel the voice of the people. But when people actually get in touch, he’s not even listening.
Before the general election, thousands of Good Law Project supporters joined our #StopTargetingMe campaign and demanded that political parties level with them about their personal data – as the law requires. But Farage’s Reform replied to hardly anyone. Why not? And what are they hiding? To quote Farage, we’re “just asking questions”.
All political parties can combine the electoral roll with other data they’ve captured to target people with tailored ads and messages. This is a problem for democracy no matter who does it, but when it’s a far-right party like Reform – which thrives on division – this micro-targeting is particularly dangerous.
That’s why we’re standing up to Reform and forcing them to put in place systems and procedures that respect people’s rights. We can’t let Farage’s Reform get away with this.
We’re now putting together a group claim to make Reform stick to the same rules as everyone else.
But taking on this kind of case could leave us exposed to substantial legal costs. We need your help to make sure Farage listens and follows the law.
Good Law Project is mounting a group action where Good Law Project is the “Representative organisation” under Article 80(1). The solicitors are Pallas LLP and counsel is Jason Coppel KC (11KBW). Pallas LLP is acting under a conditional funding agreement, which means they only get paid if we win the case.
Your donations will help to protect Good Law Project against any potential adverse legal costs that could arise, should we fail to be successful in this case. It is our policy only to raise sums that we reasonably anticipate could be spent on the work we are crowdfunding for. Any surplus will go to develop and support further work we do to fight for a fairer, greener future for all.
Ten per cent of the funds raised will be a contribution to the general running costs of Good Law Project.