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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Wonderful to find #Tayto crisps for sale in Melbourne, but at $6 (£3) a packet - THREE QUID😱😡.

Australia, how could you 🥲🥲

@jdev65.bsky.social @jojofinchers.bsky.social

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Brilliant analysis by @cwarzel.bsky.social of the socio-political dynamics surrounding a blue denim jeans ad campaign and the production of Sydney Sweeney as a cultural object. Applies to how so many cultural moments are confected internet / social media driven spectacles.

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · Jul 30

I wrote about the Sydney Sweeney jeans discourse and broken informations systems that make talking to each other impossible (in fact it's not even the goal). Context collapse is just how people (and brands!) communicate now. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The Internet Loves Sydney Sweeney

That’s not necessarily a good thing.

www.theatlantic.com

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Jun 1

😂😂😂 That’s brilliant John!!

And very true. No amount of negotiation, processes, summits … will ever sort it.

Moreover, it’s a conflict waged within the self as we swing between favouring one over t’other. At least I do!!!

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British Association of Social Workers @basw-uk.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Campaign success!

The Scottish Government announces an uplift in bursary support for postgraduate social work students in Scotland!

Well done to @scotssocialwork.bsky.social and @swu-uk.bsky.social for all their campaigning on this issue.

🔗 Read more: gov.scot/news/social-work-bursary-increase

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · May 17

A jackpot of £129 million and the “You’ve won” email arrives.

… 3 minutes of anticipation as you log in to see the prize, 3 mins of fantasising about all the charities you’d give it to (and ok houses and cars … to buy)

And then it happens: “You’ve won £2.80”

Closes Rightmove. Buys tissues

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Jan Marc Morawe @janmarcmorawe.bsky.social · Feb 26

My second journal article is out in Culture, Health & Sexuality. It is the final paper of the MANFOKUS project. Our paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691058.2025.2458719

‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany

This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...

www.tandfonline.com

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · May 13

This is a great paper, based on excellent research that deserves to be widely read by all in social work.

Dr Mark Gregory @swkresearcher.bsky.social · May 12

My paper on supervisory spaces has hit 1500 views. It's open access so can be used by social workers and supervisors to think about how they engage with supervisory support.

#AcademicSky #SocialWorkSky

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Supervision as a Dispersed Practice: Exploring the Creation of Supervisory Spaces in Day‐to‐Day Social Work Practice

Supervision is integral to social work practice; however, how it operates in day-to-day practice remains poorly understood. Existing research mainly comprises quantitative and qualitative accounts of...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · May 12

Hard to say how disappointing this morning‘s speech really was. Morally AND intellectually.
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇

Starmer is as bad as those who came before him. What a bitter disappointment

Echoing the far right on immigration, his moral and intellectual stature has fallen away

inews.co.uk

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · May 12

Starmer is simultaneously detoxifying Reform and toxifying the Labour Party.
I ask again, what is he playing at?

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · May 13

Utterly appalling and so so disappointing Lisa. All hope has gone now 😭😭

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · May 13

Spot on Zoe.

Just when you think Starmer and this Labour Party/ government can’t lurch any further to the right, injustice and sheer stupidity, they go and unleash a ton more anti-migrant - ‘foreigner’ hate and inflict further damage on adult social care. It’s absolutely sickening.

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · May 12

I wrote an op-ed for @lbc.co.uk about Labour's immigration white paper today & how chasing Nigel Farage will take them nowhere
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Keir Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration warning is a xenophobic dog whistle

Sir Keir Starmer is blowing a dog whistle, warning that we are at risk of becoming an ‘island of strangers’ because of immigration.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · May 8

Wish I could be there. To congratulate you in person and be back in the wonderful city where I did my SW degree and that I loved. Have a great celebration 🎉

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · May 1

If this is the case, we know this man is on an all fluoride diet.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 30

RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Apr 23

And that is what Adrian should have said, really.

The Greens have good, popular policies on taxing the hyper-rich.
That is the 1% with actual power, the 1% making us all poorer & using trans people & migrants as wedges to divide us & stop us noticing them. #r4today

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’ve had 2 liver transplants- one in 2004 and the other in 2023. The generosity of my donors and their families has kept me alive. Please support #OrganDonation and let your wishes be known.

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Apr 19

#NoStateVisit

#TrumpOut

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Apr 19

Follow @ukstoptrump.bsky.social to join our movement against the oligarchs 💪💪💪

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@WildMelissaHart @wildmelissahart.bsky.social · Apr 10

I'd suggest reading this while wearing your inflatable T-rex costume and eating cookies. You can find The Roots of Buddhist Psychology on Hoopla through your local library. I promise, this lecture series is a profound hoot and a half! therevealer.org/meeting-chao... #psychology #philosophy #Buddhism

Meeting Chaos with Compassion and Humor through “The Roots of Buddhist Psychology” — The Revealer

The 30th anniversary of Jack Kornfield’s famed lecture series on Buddhism and how it resonates today amidst social and political upheaval

therevealer.org

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Apr 10

Never thought I’d be applauding Ronald Reagan’s wisdom!

www.instagram.com/reel/DIAJLh9...

Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Well done Kim! And what a piece to present it!!!

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Do psychiatrists as a rule do home visits? Or is it down to individual psychiatrists?
Is there a literature on it Matthew?

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Jon Glasby @jonglasby.bsky.social · Mar 30

New research on what happens to older people, families and care staff when care homes close - policy and practice guide & training video via www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/soci...

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Seán Moncrieff @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social · Mar 31

Wel played, Ikea.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Mar 29

‘Staff assessed the moral worth of families through inspection and case-work, often relying on local gossip and judging families on their ability to keep up appearances. A dirty home meant a deviant family life.’

Mary Hannity on the Waifs and Strays Society: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Mary Hannity · Worse than Orphans: Waifs and Strays

What power does a child have? You could refuse your food or try to run away or escape into your imagination. You could...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Harry Ferguson @profharryferguson.bsky.social · Mar 30

A wonderful life story and extraordinary career by the incomparable Lindsey Hilton - great interview on Desert Island Discs by @laurenlaverne.bsky.social

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · Mar 18

Drastic cuts to PIP will affect as many as 1 million disabled and ill people, pushing them into severe hardship, worsening physical and mental health, and isolation. There is no credible argument for pulling help from people shouldering the high costs of disability. Cruelty dressed up as reform.

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