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Reflections from the Classroom

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · 11d

This week’s, we explored Guy Standing’s “Precariat” and how neoliberalism creates insecurity in work, housing, and identity.
Students made powerful connections between theory and lived experience.
Read more here
#Precariat #Neoliberalism #Sociology #Precarity
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/teaching-t...

Teaching the Precariat:

Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · 15d

The authoritarian regime rolls in....

BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.

Back in the Classroom: Neoliberalism, Precarity, and the Stories We Tell

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · 18d

New Blog: students on Precarity & Insecure Lives—how neoliberalism produces everyday insecurity.
From food banks to gig work, we unpacked the lived realities of precarity.
Read it here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/back-in-th...
#neoliberalism #precarity #criticalpedagogy #sociology

The first week back teaching always brings a mix of anticipation and reflection.

Banksy artwork showing judge beating unarmed protester covered up

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Sep 9

You can hide Banksy's work. You can even remove it, but the message is still the same and has been made.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5W...

YouTube video by Daily Record

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social and Lucie Middlemiss for giving me the pleasure of reading and reviewing their new book with Bristol Uni Press @brisunipress.bsky.social

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Sep 2

@zackpolanski.bsky.social congratulations Zack!

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks to everyone for their support!

YouTube tells me that I have Just joined the 100 subscribers on YouTube club.

If you have not yet subscribed, please do (or at least refer a friend 🤣).

Only another millionbillion to go
👇👇👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1...

That Sociologist

I'm an academic Sociologist with a Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy and currently working as a lecturer in a UK University. This channel is for you if you are struggling to understand some of the...

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 28

BBC news just discussing 'enforced disappearances' of Palestinians at food queues.
Surely a 'enforced disappearance' is simply a Kidnapping

Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 28

Many households are already struggling to pay, not just this bill, but other bills that have risen too.
Now things are steadily getting worse. It's like death by a thousand cuts
BBC News - Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The £35 a year increase for a typical household is twice what analysts had predicted.

Stabilising the 'Wobbly Pillar'?

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 26

Housing in the UK is in crisis.
In todays blog I argue that we could take massive advances in housing security via a #UBI open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

Housing and UBI

Labour membership falls by 200,000 in five years

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 22

Starmer is a deeply unpopular party leader.

His inability, along with other cab members to stick with socialist principles, on which the party was founded, has caused this.

People want a clear separation between left & right.

Not 2 cheeks of the same arse.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour remains the UK's largest political party with 333,235 members, according to new figures.

🎧 Grand Finale: Our Podcast on Labour’s First Year and the Future of Social Policy!

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎧 Just published the final episode of our podcast. We look back at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social first year in government and consider what it means for the future of social policy.

Listen: 👇
#SocialPolicy #UKPolitics @davidellis95.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

This is the final installment of mini-series based on our recent article

Tax the Bots? A Moral Case for AI Accountability & Need for UBI

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 20

Blog pt 2
AI is creating billionaires while displacing workers.
Dr. David Ellis (@leedstrinity.bsky.social) makes a compelling case for taxing automation profits and introducing #UBI to protect society. #AI #Automation #SocialJustice

🔗 drdavebeck.substack.com/p/tax-the-bo...

Part 2 of this weeks blog mini-series.

A Difficult Start for the UK Labour Government, But Time Still on Their Side

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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · Aug 19

Wage growth for America’s poorest workers is sinking FAST, while the wealthy keep pulling further ahead.

The gap is widening, and without higher wages and fair taxes on the ultra-wealthy, millions of working families will be left behind.
thehill.com/business/545...

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 19

Blog post (pt2) of our mini-series!

"A Difficult Start for the Labour Party @teamlabouruk.bsky.social, But Time Still on Their Side"

Dr Hefin Gwilym argues Labour’s early challenges and solutions.

📖 Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

#UKPolitics #Sociology #PoliticalAnalysis #Substack

Part 1 of a week long mini-series - guest author Dr Hefin Gwilym (Prifysgol Bangor University)

🗞️ Labour - A Difficult Start, But Time Is Still on Their Side

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 18

Welcome-the first installment of this blog mini-series celebrating the publication of our new article in the Journal of World Affairs, titled “A Difficult Start for the UK Labour Government, But Time Is Still on Their Side.”
#Wiley
Click to follow
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Introducing Our New week long mini-series

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 15

Visit to Castell Caernarfon to see the sun setting.

The Precariat and Food Insecurity During the Pandemic

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 11

Part 4 of my mini-series on precarity, food insecurity and poverty for the brilliant book by Greogory and Iafrati.

Final part next week! - P.S. all parts are still available too!
@academiclee.bsky.social

The Precariat and #FoodInsecurity During the Pandemic open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

This blog is part 4 of a 5 part mini-series. Final part next week!

Austerity Measures and Their Consequences

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 7

I live in a tiny village in North Wales, and this Bridge in Glasinfryn has caught my eye over the years. finally decided to get a closer look

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨 Pt 3 blog post out now!
"Austerity Measures and Their Consequences" – Part 3 of my mini-series exploring the real impact of UK austerity on public services, food insecurity, and inequality.
🔗 Read here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/austerity-...

#SocialPolicy #Austerity #FoodInsecurity #HE

This blog is part 3 of a 5 part mini-series. Part 4 next week!

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 5

A decent standard of living should be available to everyone. Now is the time to act and make meaningful change.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @itvnewspolitics.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social
@skynewsrss.bsky.social

UBI Lab Network 🌍🌎🌏 @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social · Aug 5

The members of the UK Basic Income Movement welcome the public commitment of the new Living Standards Coalition to ensure that every person in the UK can afford a decent standard of living. We are calling on the Coalition to engage with the persuasive body of discussion, evidence and... 1/2

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UBI Lab Network 🌍🌎🌏 @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social · Aug 5

The members of the UK Basic Income Movement welcome the public commitment of the new Living Standards Coalition to ensure that every person in the UK can afford a decent standard of living. We are calling on the Coalition to engage with the persuasive body of discussion, evidence and... 1/2

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Aug 1

Good news day - My new module Environmental Justice has been nominated for a 'Next Gen Learning & Skills' Green Gown Award!

Several years of hard work from the SocSci team, & to have the module recognised is pretty awesome as this is the 1st year this module has run!
@salforduni.bsky.social

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 30

Photography day 3 blog: Cwm Idwal is a glacial bowl the heart of Eryri. You can see some picture and read the blog here:
open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

Llyn Ogwen & Cwm Idwal

Photography Week – Day 3

Photography Week – Day 2: The Lone Tree, Llyn Padarn, Llanberis

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 29

Day two of my photography break from work.
This is the Lone Tree, which can be found at Llyn Padarn in the village of Llanberis, North Wales. Its generated quite a lot of interest, so I thought I'd put together a short blog: open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

Lone Tree, Llyn Padarn

I got stranded (shipwrecked) taking photos of the Manx Rose, Dulas Bay, Ynys Mon

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 29

Last week I went to photograph the Manx Rose shipwreck - but didnt check the tide times. I have made a short video about this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4n6...

YouTube video by That Sociologist

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Council in Peterborough turns experienced worker into AI chatbot

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 29

The advanced in A I will soon render most jobs obsolete.
In the next General Election each party should have a strong position in the manifesto about UBI

BBC News - Council in Peterborough turns experienced worker into AI chatbot - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Geraldine Jinks's knowledge has been used to develop a virtual tool to offer advice to colleagues.

Social Class and Inequality in the Neoliberal Era

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Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 28

Part 2 of my long form blog post about my recent book chapter co-authored with Hefin Gwilym for @academiclee.bsky.social & Steve Iafrati for their book Diversity & Welfare Provisions (@PolicyPress)
@salforduni.bsky.social & @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

This blog is part 2 of a 5 part mini-series. Part 3 next week!

Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal

Dr Dave Beck @drdavebeck.bsky.social · Jul 26

NeoLabour 's Reeves on the side of the people (in banking and finance) 🤬
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Exclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers

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