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Hi all, I have a new regular(ish) blog available based on my research. Please give me a follow for discussions on Sociology, Social Policy, Food Poverty, Universal Basic Income, and much more: drdavebeck.substack.com

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Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

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#ClimateEmergency - the state we are in www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

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Imagine a world with #basicincome and free school meals for ALL where parents didn’t have to suffer the indignity of revealing their poverty. @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social @citizennetwork.bsky.social @carefull.bsky.social @scottsantens.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and intrinsic capacity at older ages: get active www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... With regard to intrinsic capacity, whatever the question.... the answer = sweat more and lift stuff As ever, "prevention" is always "someone else's responsibility"

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Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind. Today's data insight: ourworldindata.org/data-insight... Data from @ember-energy.org.

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Spot on… Gratitude to those behind this account keeping the wisdom of David Graeber alive.

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Privatised water is failing, but the Government’s ‘once-in-a-generation’ review is just more false solutions dressed up as reform. That's why we’re backing @labourlewis.bsky.social’s call. Public ownership works. Let’s put it back on the table. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...

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In #sheffield @citizennetwork.bsky.social @weareopus.bsky.social DML and VAS have been working on ideas to grow the City’s capacity to tackle the profound crises we face. My work focuses on the role #neighbourhoods could play. What do you think? www.linkedin.com/posts/simonj...

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Join me and Can't Buy My Silence to end the oppressive use of NDAs that silence victims of abuse and discrimination. url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oUZQC1WJ8F...

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@louisehaighmp.bsky.social : "We don't work for the Government, the Government works for us." Massive applause from the audience as Lou mentions the need for a wealth tax. #RadicalRenewal

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For the third time in recent weeks, here's @rbreich.bsky.social again pushing for higher taxes on the very rich for universal basic income and healthcare. This is the populism we need. Decades of productivity growth has not been widely shared and finally must be. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Join us in Leeds as we explore next steps for Yorkshire Devolution on 7th June. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks...

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An important point about Universal Basic Income.

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Some think inequality is fine if those with the least are getting a bit more than before, But inequality in resources means inequality in power, & any widening power gap is a threat to us: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

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This encouraging from the co-op party - showing that people are ready for a power shift to community. The Labour Party talked in these terms before the election - but the Devolution White Paper was extremely disappointing. I hope this encourages a rethink. party.coop/community/le...

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At San Lorenzo El Escorial #shoplocal @citizennetwork.bsky.social

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Neocolonialism in one report "Companies from the Global North seize resources and profits, while social and ecological harms are imposed on the Global South" #ReparationsNow #ResourceCurse phys.org/news/2025-05...

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Liz Carr speaks about the upcoming #AssistedDyingBill, and how only when the systems are put in place to give us dignity, choice and control in life can we have them in death.

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Current proposals on welfare reform will increase levels of poverty among disabled households. As part of the Disability Charities Consortium, we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves to ask for a cross-governmental strategy to lift disabled people out of poverty.

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We do not have to choose btw authoritarian 'strongman' politics and laissez faire 'anything goes' individualism. Communitarianism points to a deliberative approach to build inclusive and cooperative communities: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2025... @uniofbathipr.bsky.social

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What kind of society gets all alarmist about suggestions to tax those with considerable wealth a little bit more, & yet puts up with the endless droning on about the 'necessity' to cut support for the poorest? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #GoodOnRayner

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"We have huge disparities in living standards in the north. It feels like we're living in a different country. The north-south divide is no accident – it's national policy" – @andyburnham.bsky.social speaking at our event with @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and @itsbethperry.bsky.social last night.

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❣️We're super excited to share our new guides to Citizen Network. 🙌 @claretarling.bsky.social‬ has done a fantastic job designing the guides in #EasyRead, using fabulous illustrations by Ester Ortega 👓 Read in English & Español, check them out 👉 buff.ly/BaVxk17 #Inclusion #EverydayCitizenship

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Finally finished youngest kid's DLA form. It's taken 200 pages and two printer cartridges. I feel like this is as good an argument for universal basic income as any.

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🌊KKR cannot be allowed to take over Thames Water - or we’ll be drowning in it. We're calling on @london.gov.uk Mayor Sadiq Khan to act - and bring forward a real, democratic alternative. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...

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Imagine a basic income experiment that explored the impact of UBI on those working at least 3 jobs and over 60 hours a week. I would hope and expect participants to work less, and yet I'm sure plenty of people would claim that UBI clearly makes people lazy, even if everyone dropped to one 40-hr job.

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This recipe has always been missing a dividend component. Ultimately, we as citizens are the stockholders. Public funding is what makes all of this prosperity possible. That prosperity should be universally shared as universal basic income, not concentrated into the hands of the 1%.

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People need a sense of belonging and supportive community connections. The way to do that is through more active, inclusive community hubs: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2024/04/rein...

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Nicki, one of the people taking a complaint to the UN about the proposed Assisted Dying Bill, spoke at the press conference yesterday about her concerns. 'I strongly believe the UK should not be asking questions about assisted dying until every service we need is in place.'

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Reform & trust 📊 New YouGov polling on trust commissioned by @sortitionnow shows people who voted Reform n the 2024 General Election trust citizen assembly members more, and members of parliament less, than other voter groups www.858.org.uk #HouseOfCitizens #UKPolitics

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New episode of The Basic Income Show dropped. Learn about the late Pope Francis and how he was pulling for UBI. m.youtube.com/watch?v=10Hw...

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I made an existential decision… Profiteroles s’il vous plaît

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Yet more evidence that the kids are, in fact, alright

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TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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Amazon has bragged that warehouse automation has reduced costs by 25%, and one has to exercise willful disbelief to conclude that those savings are not in labor costs. Amazon is employing 750,000 robots today versus their 200,000 just 5 years ago. It's not to upskill workers and pay them more money.

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Why do powerful 'populists' fuel hate & resentment against the weak & vulnerable? Because if they were seen as the real threat, Their dominance would wane. To safeguard democracy, Close the power gap: citizen-network.org/library/the-...

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If this is true then the lurch to the right from UK Labour is in full swing. A pathetic attempt to placate Farage and co.

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🚨NEWS🚨 'Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer' The biggest rebellion Starmer has faced to date, backbench MPs have called for a change in direction ahead of the parliamentary vote next month👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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@campaignjane.bsky.social - great article in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk - we’re big fans of Yorkshire Devolution too @citizennetwork.bsky.social - and are working with other campaigners - would you like to connect? yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/new...

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From: 'Culture as creative refusal.' (2013 by David Graber) davidgraeber.org/papers/cultu...

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