Lucy Connolly

Lucy Connolly

politician United Kingdom

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
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
54,577
Power
2,258$
Sentiment
3.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
France 1 3.00 0.08% +0% 65,273,511 54,577 $2,700,000 2,258$
Totals 1 65,273,511 54,577 $2,700,000 2,258$
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Recent Mentions

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for a tweet following the Southport child killings and has become a cause celebre for her harsh sentence. 6

The Guardian: Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all | Marina Hyde

United Kingdom 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'. 2

BBC: How Lucy Connolly's racist tweet sparked a free speech row

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Lucy Connolly was jailed for two years and seven months for posting an online rant about migrants. 3

BBC: Appeal date for Lucy Connolly jailed for Northampton X post