Lucy Connolly
Lucy Connolly, a former childminder from Northampton, gained notoriety after being jailed for two years and seven months for posting inflammatory messages on social media that incited racial hatred. Her controversial post on X, which suggested that hotels housing asylum seekers should be set on fire, coincided with a tragic incident involving the stabbing of three girls in Southport. Connolly's case has sparked significant media attention, particularly as she is appealing her sentence.
Born on Jan 01, 1982 (43 years old)
Global Media Ratings
Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3.50 | 0.09% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 58,296 | $2,700,000 | 2,319$ |
| United States | 1 | 5.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 331,002,651 | 130,883 | $21,000,000 | 8,304$ |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 7,082 | $700,000 | 573$ |
| Romania | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 19,237,691 | 14,607 | $250,000 | 190$ |
| Ireland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 3,857 | $5,100 | 4$ |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 4,822,233 | 3,659 | $210,000 | 159$ |
| Totals | 7 | 436,633,208 | 218,384 | $24,865,100 | 11,549$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
United Kingdom:
Lucy Connolly was jailed for stirring up racial hatred through her tweets.
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New Zealand:
Lucy Connolly was jailed for inciting racial hatred during the riots triggered by the Southport killings.
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United States:
Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months over a racist tweet that called for mass deportations.
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Romania:
Lucy Connolly is a British woman convicted of inciting racial hatred.
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Switzerland:
Lucy Connolly was sentenced to 31 months in prison for inciting violence but expressed regret for her actions.
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Ireland:
Lucy Connolly was jailed last year after calling for hotels accommodating asylum seekers to be set on fire.
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United Kingdom:
Farage cited the case of Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for sending a tweet urging people to 'set fire' to hotels housing asylum seekers.
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France:
Lucy Connolly has become a controversial figure on social media for her extreme views against migrants and other groups.
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United Kingdom:
Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for a tweet following the Southport child killings and has become a cause celebre for her harsh sentence.
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United Kingdom:
Lucy Connolly called for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire and wrote 'if that makes me racist, so be it'.
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