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thesmallplaces.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Social Care Law and Policy, University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies. Socio-legal research on: disability, legal capacity, human rights, sovereignty, governmentality and other stuff. Small Places Blog.
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Some really interesting data on participation of the person in court proceedings under the Irish Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act www.hse.ie/eng/about/wh... cc @openjusticecop.bsky.social @capacitylaw.bsky.social

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One of my lovely students sent me this article from 2008, asking whether the government would deliver on its Independent Living Strategy by 2025. She commented 'I guess they didn't?' 😥https://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/mar/05/disability.equality

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Widespread media coverage about a recent study suggested over half of Gen Z want the UK to be run by a dictator. But our research suggests it's more like only 6% who hold this view in reality. @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @pmorini.bsky.social explain why this matters for @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️ 🧵

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This piece, on patrimonialism, the governing style of Trump 2.0, just nails it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... (cc @tomoshea.org )

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History never repeats itself, but it rhymes... cc @misssarahwise.bsky.social

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All disabled people should ask the government: where did "Better Life Chances for Disabled People" go? Because we want it back.

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Heartbreaking what's happening at Cardiff University: voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

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Interesting! This is the complete(ish) list of amendments to the Mental Health Bill that the Lords will debate on Monday. Not a *single one* addresses the problems with the interface with the Mental Capacity Act, which I explained to the JCHR earlier this month bills.parliament.uk/publications...

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Bristolians! The Arnolfini is running an Accessibility & Environment Film Festival on 1 March 2025. lots of shorts and things. Co-founded by disability activists and groups in Bristol area. arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/aeff...

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Can anyone recommend a website or book that has basic writing advice for students, such as when to use capital letters, guidance on punctuation, and basic tips about constructing paragraphs, sentences and structure? Something like the excellent CiteThemRight but for writing not citation. Thanks!

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Is there some sensible way to work out what Hansard Volume a recent HC debate is in? I can't see it on the @ukparliament.parliament.uk website for the debate, although I can see columns hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

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Remember when National Conservatives claimed to be non-imperialist? That aged well #Gaza

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Really useful and interesting compilation of experts giving evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of life) Bill publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Reigniting debate - researchers, self-advocates and family carers have produced this grim timeline of failed promises to Transform Care since Winterbourne View bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...

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A petition in support of the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy at Cardiff, who are being threatened with job cuts that would be devastating for staff, students, and the university

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Two interesting briefings from POST about AI and mental health - opportunities and delivery post.parliament.uk/research-bri... and then ethical and regulatory considerations post.parliament.uk/research-bri...

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@thekingsfund.bsky.social Hi there, your (brilliant) digital library is missing one of your most important publications! The record for An Ordinary Life is there but it's missing the pdf. archive.kingsfund.org.uk/concern/publ...

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Could there be a better metaphor for this moment than an ad on X with a fake news story trolling British establishments, that is promoting a financial scam?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

X is completely down the toilet now - I used to get adverts for weird shoes and underwear, but now I get adverts for fake 'BBC' news stories purporting to be about Peston being sued by the Bank of England, which are actually promoting a financial scam app fullfact.org/online/fake-...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

This is just awful. Devastated for my former colleagues at Cardiff University about these course closures and job losses.

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments