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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · 1d

Please sign this petition to protect our national parks from changes to the planning laws being debated by government ministers
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Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

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David Wright @davidwright6.bsky.social · 3d

NEW:

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is wading into a state Supreme Court race this fall that both parties say has far-reaching implications for the 2028 presidential race, upcoming midterms and future redistricting in the premier battleground state.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/p...

Josh Shapiro wades into a Pennsylvania court campaign with major 2028 stakes | CNN Politics

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is wading into a state Supreme Court race this fall that both parties say has far-reaching implications for the 2028 presidential race, upcoming midterms and future redi...

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · 25d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · 25d

Here's the shame of our past and current government and how we could start to end it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown

Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · 29d

Support this flotilla for peace and to end the blockade secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Sumud Flotilla – Safe Passage Now

They’re risking their lives to break the blockade on Gaza - join to demand safe passage and an end to the siege!

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Aug 30

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate

Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Aug 30

This is an important set of questions and the lack of services show the problems of short term thinking that plague the child protection system

j-maynard.bsky.social @j-maynard.bsky.social · May 2

‘A family justice system that removes the fourth, fifth or sixth child from families without doing anything about the reasons for removal is a failing system.’

Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social · May 2

This new report updates the 2021 edition and gives five key areas for reflection. We also examine effective ways of working.

Read more from the report on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/rec...

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Aug 30

I totally agree

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Mr D Brian @dbrian2.bsky.social · Aug 24

Timely and important book that covers/uncovers the difficulties/trauma experienced by families when they are blamed for the illnesses/disabilities of their children. Plenty of coverage of false FII allegations. Parents of children failed by the SEND system will find the content all too familiar.

Understanding Parent Blame edited by Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Aug 15

Sadly one of many such stories

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Aug 10

Another article in the @thetimes.com on the awful impact of a false suspicion of fii on a dying young woman. Heartbreaking
www.thetimes.com/article/c5de...

As my daughter died of ME, the state met in secret to blame me

Maeve Boothby O’Neill’s mother had no idea she was being accused in private of causing or fabricating the illness that would take her life aged 27

www.thetimes.com

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jul 19

My press release on my research is www.lancashire.ac.uk/news/fii-ser...

Expert calls for new official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) for children

New official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) in children are needed after research has found previous guidance to be inaccurate

www.lancashire.ac.uk

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jul 19

Article in Sunday Times looking at miscarriages of justice due to misidentification of fii. Covers my research showing no deaths contrary to guidance suggesting high mortality rates

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350 Europe @350europe.bsky.social · Jul 9

BREAKING: New polling from @yougov.co.uk shows 75% of Brits support taxing extreme wealth.

But today Keir Starmer once again brushed off calls for higher taxes on the super-rich.

When will the PM stop siding with billionaires and listen to the British public instead? 350.org/tax-their-bi...

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jul 7

No such thing as a free return for the planet!
www.instagram.com/reel/DKZx62P...

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · Jul 2

1/4 Do you know what a SLAPP suit is?

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 30

The government inaction on the 2 child benefit cap is continuing to keep 250,000 children across the UK in poverty

Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 30

"Rising rates of child poverty have led to a growing burden on hospitals, with the knock-on cost to the NHS comparable to the annual defence budget"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say

Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty

www.theguardian.com

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

Here are details of my talk at Ulster University on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00 - 13:00 BST
Please come along if you're around
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-cant-af...

We can’t afford Child Protection: An international perspective

Findings from investigations into the systemic problems leading to continued failings to either support or protect children, including in NI

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

A video showing a brief review of the evidence that child protection does not reduce harm to children
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Does child protection reduce harm?

This is "Does child protection reduce harm?" by Andy Bilson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

For more detailed information on why We Can’t Afford Child Protection see my web resource with Taliah Drayak on the PFAN website www.pfan.uk/we-cant-affo...

We Can’t Afford Child Protection – Parent, Family and Allies Network

www.pfan.uk

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

A video putting an international slant on why we can’t afford child protection as it currently operates is bilson.org.uk/2024/11/19/w...

We Can’t afford Child protection | We Can’t afford Child protection – Professor Andy Bilson

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

If you can't make it to Derry some of what I'll be saying is in this and the following posts
basw.co.uk/about-social...

We’re investigating more but not protecting children better

Leading social work academic Professor Andy Bilson highlights the evidence

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Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Jun 17

Here are details of my talk at Ulster University on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00 - 13:00 BST
Please come along if you're around
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-cant-af...

We can’t afford Child Protection: An international perspective

Findings from investigations into the systemic problems leading to continued failings to either support or protect children, including in NI

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Cheryl @cheryl-blue.bsky.social · Jun 3

Extremely important in terms of both gender and disability rights.

Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · May 29

Here's my new article on mortality due to Fabricated or Induced Illness in England. It challenges the exaggeration of mortality in procedures which say up to 10% die and found no deaths in England over a 12 year period. Please rt
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Fabricated or induced illness in England: Examining mortality and serious harm

Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a term used in England since 2002 to describe situations where a parent or caregiver either exaggerates a child’s sy

academic.oup.com

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