Last week, the SKWAWKBOX published an article about an email sent out by private company Labour Future (LF), inviting those receiving it to register to volunteer. The email was confusing recipients, who thought it was an official Labour Party communication and had completed a volunteer registration form. The form feeds into the NationBuilder software used by many political parties, which has substantial ‘data-scraping‘ capabilities allowing organisations to identify even anonymous social media accounts and link them to members or users.
One of the features of the LF volunteer registration page was a ‘Coalition for Change’ banner containing the logos of four other organisations, which seems to imply a link between LF and those organisations:
The SKWAWKBOX put in a press enquiry to each of the organisations in the graphic, asking whether they had agreed that LF could use their logo in this way.
A Momentum spokesperson has contacted the SKWAWKBOX to advise that no such agreement has been given, saying:
No, Labour Future did not have permission to use the logo and we’ll be getting in touch to ask them why they did.
The other three organisations have not yet responded and reminders have been sent to ask for them to do so by return.
Similar complaints have been made about at least one LF fundraising email, with many readers contacting the SKWAWKBOX to advise that they had donated thinking their money was going to the Labour Party, rather than to an unaffiliated private company.
Labour Future does not publish contact information and so could not be asked for comment.
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Do we know where they got the email addresses of Labour members from and whether the Data Protection Act was complied with?
‘Labour Future does not publish contact information and so could not be asked for comment.’
Does momentum know how to contact them? If so, it wouldn’t be putting momentum out to ask them for LF’s contact details, would it? After all, LF have used momentum’s logo with no prior consent, so they could have no objection to momentum passing on their contact details.
Just contact John Mills he owns it with the sister company Labour leave. There may be a lot of remainers angry about this. £100 million company turn over and he is dupping cash stapped labour members? Err dont think so Buddy
Good point from The Toffee. I’ll contact Momentum now.
LET should be reported to head office for this.
Sorry my last comment should have read: “I’ll contact Labour First now.”
#Momentryists = Right wing tramps and cast offs desperate to infiltrate and find a new home.
Hi Thanks for letting us know this, I sighed up now regret – what can i do ?
Elaine
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Stay tuned. Rather amusing to watch the fifth column crumble
Their registered address is 72 Albert Street, London, NW1 7NR
Also at the same address is another company Labour Leave. The Companies House website is showing that both companies have 2 directors only, who are the same Brendan Chilton and John Angus Donald Mills. Something to think about if you are donating to Labour Leave without realising that this is also another private company.
If you want to contact one of Labour Future’s directors Brendan Chilton, his phone number is on the Labour Leave website 07827 649 342
http://www.labourleave.org.uk/contact_us
Twins ! https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/d72B2DyjVtY8DC24CWlixY-ZHVpXQmmaDZCz0vg80sU/application-pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAJUTKW7EJZJZUCTPQ&Expires=1508172519&Signature=w%2FMsfTayLC4xGj6Wg19UHuuTVt4%3D&x-amz-security-token=FQoDYXdzEGAaDGQomkoAAfzd3ht45iK3AwEGfjdKK1mc7kRbFwKBblouSNk148v9Xsm4kjPuMUzNzP8%2FhgmvplTqvCuO5RLdu0q7W9wBRA0081krqeIbe6v4wcV16YrjJDdHZSrmYcbjB4XK%2B366Ff1%2F6YE1Aj9vD7kxSZvdHdsjWTQkx4IzxGrvt4HLN9HercRNeRGiIBcRTX0o2c0TpylN2%2FFO39O0mI8UMKhBwIzDXVrn5F2wM9LhLOG1%2BoVl6lYpWbxFB7nmlgYItDhGMznu24GQPrLEvLnMKEL2iB1qh%2F6WPoMDCmGdgNBEr9OaW2ei9qwRyV0gIACmqsKb2E6epDBlNmyubLEIGubj0a1q%2BMJtzgzuP8OGyZzECNjdmi5Cp8qqbKU0rYoZUi6iZmUP9TXFAVy1O0zc1FpKh7fISNVQVYV1cG%2FzYeKFQg7U6jgz4QSWOl68Eq0WdXb9FWiRKShAwkzdwFBBB2GaVFZDXLBJGhw7Zu44xmWH751KDC6HGjttDVMHEngi%2B9I50ydspLjDwXV6CdHPigVVu9YSE578cX7D68EiDBK8DHWto%2B0Rk80dD1AiZWsTKyWkFcfGQQzWvhEP7phYKPoOsF8olYqTzwU%3D
I’ve little doubt that ‘Progress’ is the closest of the four organizations to the ironically named LF
You & me both.
*Whistles*
Good luck to you as you flush out the Goblins!
Lanour Future? Sounds more like Datamining.co.uk! Who could possibly behind this chimera?