Donations surge for fundraiser to buy RNLI new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name
The fundraiser sits at around £400,000 raised. Donations have surged for a fundraiser set up to buy the RNLI a new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name. In recent days, there has been a surge in far-right protests in the south of England. Areas in Hampshire and Dover have seen protestors block roads and try to […]
3 weeks ago
RNLI station forced to close due to anti-migrant protestors
Protestors have managed to get a lifeboat station closed. The work of true patriots… The RNLI has been forced to close its Portsmouth lifeboat station as a result of huge anti-migrant protests in the city. Volunteers at the station have been branded “traitors”, had their home addresses shared online and even suffered physical abuse in […]
1 month ago
OnlyFans model taking naked shots in a cave rescued by RNLI after tide came in
‘I was looking at the sea getting closer, thinking oh that’s pretty and sparkly’ An OnlyFans model who was taking naked shots in a cave had to be rescued by the coastguard after the tide trapped her. Michaela Ogilvie was watching the sea “sparkle”, while taking nudes for social media, before noticing the tide had […]
3 years ago
RNLI sees record fundraising year after rightwing attacks on Channel rescues
Online donations have increased by more than 50% After more than a year of targeting from the right of the political spectrum, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) have now recorded their highest ever donations tally in their near-200-year history. As reported by The Guardian, the institution, founded all the way back in 1824, is […]
5 years ago
Asylum seekers caught while crossing Channel did not break law, court finds
Judges labelled their prosecution ‘legal heresy’ The UK Court of Appeal has found that a group of asylum seekers who arrived in the UK during the Channel crossings earlier this year did not break the law, setting a precedent for a number of cases. In the court papers on Tuesday, judges dismissed the charges levelled […]
5 years ago
RNLI vows to continue Channel rescues amid Britain First hate campaign
We’ll say it again: People, not migrants The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has reiterated its commitment to rescuing those attempting to cross the channel and find safe passage to the UK. This firm stance and reinforcing of the charity’s core values comes after reports of a new hate campaign headed up by far-right group […]
5 years ago