#ReleaseTheRussiaReport campaign; briefing doc. 14 November 2019

Briefing document for #ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Rationale for campaign: The report into Russian meddling in our elections is being suppressed by Number 10. It is also drifting out of public consciousness.
We need to bring it back. The public MUST know what is in it before Dec 12th.

How? With a coordinated, concentrated campaign with focused, key messaging and memes on Friday 15th/Saturday 16th November across the country covering:
• Letters to local papers
• Call ins to local and national radio
• Facebook sharing of memes plus hashtags as for Twitter
• Twitter storm between 18:30 and 19:30 on Friday night tagging key influencers (James O’Brien, Dominic Grieve, Ben Bradshaw, Carol Cadwalladr, Shamir Sanni etc) and using #ReleaseTheReport #WhatAreYouHiding and #MakeItStop
• Petition or Brexitometer style boards on street stalls: Release the Report YES/NO?
• Urging supporters to make a sign saying #ReleaseTheReport and posting selfies on Instagram/Twitter and Facebook.

Key Messaging:
• The ISC document is a wide-ranging report into the intelligence and security threat that Russia allegedly poses to the UK, and includes a section on possible Russian influence in elections and the risk of subversion of democracy and democratic processes.
• The report is complete and has been cleared for release by everyone (including the intelligence services) bar Number 10. There is NO good reason to delay its release.
• The Chair of the committee, Dominic Grieve, has said the reasons given for its suppression until AFTER the election are: “completely inaccurate, misleading and wrong”. We are being lied to. So, the question is –
• WHAT HAVE NUMBER TEN AND THE CONSERVATIVES GOT TO HIDE?
• We demand to see the report before December 12th. It is our democratic right.
Next actions: Get the memes sorted.
Draft email to supporters.
Briefing document for #ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Rationale for campaign: The report into Russian meddling in our elections is being suppressed by Number 10. It is also drifting out of public consciousness.
We need to bring it back. The public MUST know what is in it before Dec 12th.

(In a separate development - please sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/no-10-release-russia-interference-report-before-the-general-election )

See the Times article for background: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russian-tory-donors-named-in-secret-report-z98nqpkx0