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Matt Foot

@MattFoot2

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

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Joined May 2013
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Publication day Charged - How the Police Try to Suppress Protest. @VersoBooks by myself and @moraglivingst versobooks.com/books/3977-ch…
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Labour Bans Andreas Malm fron entering Britain. An appalling decision. Here is my statement as Chair of Verso, Malm 's publishers. 2v62swgvczvifxhw-56938692669…
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“The Law Society said the changes would probably lead to more miscarriages of justice because people were more likely to qualify for legal aid in a Crown Court than a magistrates’ court.” telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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Labour’s jury reforms could lead to more miscarriages of justice, the leader of solicitors in England and Wales has warned @TheLawSociety @AlexJJNorris @sarahsackman @NJ_Timothy @JakeBenRichards @TheCriminalBar @JamesDRossiter @VeraBaird @thebarcouncil @PoliceInspForum @DannyShawNews @PoliceChiefs @NotThatBigIan @CPhilpOfficial @shamichakrabar1 telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Burnham’s jury reforms ‘risk more miscarriages of justice’

Burnham’s jury reforms ‘risk more miscarriages of justice’

Right to a fair trial could be undermined while magistrates’ courts are pushed to breaking point, Law Society says

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25,000+ people have signed. Join them. Trew’s Law would require independent reviews of convictions linked to officers jailed for serious misconduct to prevent miscarriages of justice. Add your name: ow.ly/XuZQ5101jyL
Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Winston Trew was framed by a racist and corrupt police officer in 1972. It took nearly 50 years to clear his name. Thirteen people framed by the same officer spent a combined 623 years wrongfully...

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📺 Tonight at 9pm on Crime+Investigation, @WillMellor explores Sam Hallam’s case. After 7 years in prison, his conviction was overturned, but the fight for compensation continues. @MattFoot2 🔗 shorturl.at/vrk6H
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The Guardian commissioned a forensic biologist to examine the bloodstain patterns from the crime scene at White House Farm. Her findings suggest that Jeremy Bamber's sister Sheila took her own life with the rifle theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i…
The White House Farm massacre - exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed...

The White House Farm massacre - exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed...

In 1985, Bamber was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing five members of his family. Now analysis of crime scene photographs by a leading forensic biologist could exonerate him. Warning: this...

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Helen Steel@helensteel12Oct 21
New #Spycops documentary on former Tory councillor Andy Coles. In early 90s he was a married 32 year old cop infiltrating animal rights campaigns when he exploited ‘Jessica’, then a teenage activist, for sex and cover. His actions were an abuse of power. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
Scams & Scandals - Sex, Lies & Spies

Scams & Scandals - Sex, Lies & Spies

For decades, undercover police infiltrated protest groups to gather intelligence.  Some deceived women activists into sexual relationships. One former officer faces explosive allegations he denies.

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People wrongly convicted of crimes can spend decades fighting to prove their innocence. Trew’s Law would give them a fairer route to justice. We’ve now hit 25,000 signatures - keep sharing Trew’s Law! @APPEALcharity_ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Winston Trew was framed by a racist and corrupt police officer in 1972. It took nearly 50 years to clear his name. Thirteen people framed by the same officer spent a combined 623 years wrongfully...

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The Guildford Four were released on this day 1989. They spent 15 years in prison for something they didn’t do. Their only crime was being Irish.
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This Wednesday sees the launch of a new #spycops documentary on iPlayer, which follows my friend Jessica on her long fight for the truth about undercover cop, Tory councillor and sex pest, Andy Coles (who was outed by his brother Reverend Richard Coles) share.google/05fb8wY3yZPdJfz…
BBC News - Scams & Scandals, Sex, Lies & Spies

BBC News - Scams & Scandals, Sex, Lies & Spies

A former undercover police officer denies a sexual relationship with a teenage activist.

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Tom Hayes@robilypjOct 15
Without comment wsj.com/opinion/libor-fraud-…
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Replying to @Mellor76
@Mellor76 investigates wrongful convictions in the new Crime+Investigation documentary series Convictions Gone Bad, meeting people whose lives have been changed by miscarriages of justice. The case of APPEAL client Andy Malkinson features in episode 2.
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Tom Hayes@robilypjOct 11
For the last 14 years I listened to people calling me guilty. For the last year I listened to people saying I was not exonerated and we won on a technicality. Well Friday changed that. The case in law we were subjected to was so egregious it could not even withstand a guilty plea
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keith flett@kmflettOct 6
Paul Foot on Jeffrey Archer kmflett.blog/2026/10/06/paul…
Paul Foot on Jeffrey Archer

Paul Foot on Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer who has died aged 86 was not a lovable rogue but a serial liar who ended up being sentenced to 4 years in prison for perjury. Even The Times lengthy obituary gives full details. Befo…

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⚖️ Want to use your legal expertise to challenge miscarriages of justice? APPEAL is hiring a Barrister/Solicitor. 💷 £52–60k 📍 London | Full-time 🤝 Secondment opportunities 🌱 Training & professional development Apply by 30 Oct 2026 👇 appeal.org.uk/barrister_soli… #LegalJobs
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Another significant day in righting a major miscarriage of justice. The Court of Appeal’s decision to quash five more Libor trader convictions confirms what we have said for years: these prosecutions were fundamentally flawed. Individual traders were cast as scapegoats to appease public anger and turn focus away from the failings of the banks and the government. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g…
Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed

Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed

Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.

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📢 Join us this November for the @CrimApLawAssoc /APPEAL Conference. Bringing together lawyers, campaigners, journalists & those who have challenged wrongful convictions to discuss miscarriages of justice and how we can drive change. 🎟️ Book your place: appeal.org.uk/cala-appeal-co…
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TREW'S LAW. The case for automatic review of imprisoned police officers' files for miscarriage of justice. I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Justice for victims of corrupt police officers

Winston Trew was framed by a racist and corrupt police officer in 1972. It took nearly 50 years to clear his name. Thirteen people framed by the same officer spent a combined 623 years wrongfully...

you.38degrees.org.uk
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‘Defending Dissent’ - public meeting for Rajiv Menon KC on 20 October 2026 at Unison Centre, London. Speakers include: Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Andrea Egan, General Secretary of UNISON and members of the Hillsborough Families Campaign.
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What if a police officer is imprisoned, but no one goes back and reviews the cases they worked on? Our new animation explains the problem, and how Trew’s Law could change that. appeal.org.uk/trews-law/
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Very good @MattFoot2 article on the Court of Appeal's grudging reluctance to rectify miscarriages of justice. Malkinson, Plummer, Sullivan ..... Will Letby be added to that list? lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n17/…
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