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Dr Dave Beck
@drdavebeck.bsky.social

Sociologist & Lecturer of Social Policy (uni of Salford) Food poverty, food banks, social security, and UBI.
Socialist and Republic of Cymru.
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Sociologist and Social Policy Academic. Also an amateur photographer.
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On first 1st, I thought this was satire, but it's not.

Woe is me, and the world's smallest violin comes to mind.

You (for profiting) & the government ARE to blame.

‘I’m tired of being blamed for Britain’s housing crisis. Landlords aren’t the villains’ share.google/uwP8Wv5OiIVd...
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BBC news with a headline which totally disregards the people hurt.

But yeah, let's make this all about him 🤬

BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
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Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
www.bbc.com

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Hey UBI and Bsky friends, I'm working hard between my son and private life. But I have an update on the Basic Income Action site, finalizing Event features and staging for launch.

Between sports and politics trending, I need help testing and feedback. 🤞🫠

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Join thousands around the globe working to make guaranteed income a reality
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A fresh round of Industrial Action is being balloted for across UK HE.

Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University

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Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
But We’re Treated Like We’re Disposable
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3. SED also encourages a rethinking of social housing - assessing how allocation practices can potential reinforce rather than reduce inequality and the need to invest in social housing.

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1. the socio-economic duty reinforces the need to measure poverty after housing costs.
2. The duty also requires the removal of the two-child limit.

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New post on Transforming Society with @drdavebeck.bsky.social and @VanessaBoon - our argument regarding the socio-economic duty and how it should be drawn upon in developing the child poverty strategy by the UK government. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/10/21/a...

Three key take-aways:
Applying the socio-economic duty to tackle child poverty - Transforming Society
Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for urgent, bold, and coordinated action—including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty—to address the alarming rise in child povert...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk

Today I'll be speaking at the Salford CVS annual conference about work and it's relationship to research on universal basic income

Cheers Simon, will do

Thanks very much!

Whoop Whoop!
Just received a book contract from Liverpool Press.
Im going to be writing a book about the Poverty Industry!

Haha, probably the same people who he has fooled for the last 15 years. Usually found putting up flags on lampposts - in his honour, and who certainly don't have a Bentley.

The fact that he owns a Bentley, paid for by his supporters, should stop them in their tracks. He's bought this with your ££ support. Dictionary definition of a Grifter.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tommy Robinson police stop at Channel Tunnel unlawful, court hears
The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.
www.bbc.com
'A “challenging” graduate labour market in the UK could further erode trust in the higher education sector, with the “bad times” showing little sign of ending.'

All the more reason to have a serious, nationwide discussion of what universities do and what they are for.
Faith in universities ‘at new low’ as graduate jobs dry up
Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda
www.timeshighereducation.com

My new chapter on Food & Social Class, available in the
Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society:
www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
@salforduni.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

I often visit the pier in Bangor. It looks different today because of #StormAmy however, here is a short photo essay I wrote last week 👇
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Garth Pier, Bangor
A Walk Through Time and Community
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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:
Reflections from the Classroom
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The authoritarian regime rolls in....

BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
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Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme
The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk

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
Back in the Classroom: Neoliberalism, Precarity, and the Stories We Tell
The first week back teaching always brings a mix of anticipation and reflection.
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You can hide Banksy's work. You can even remove it, but the message is still the same and has been made.

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Banksy artwork showing judge beating unarmed protester covered up
YouTube video by Daily Record
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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

@zackpolanski.bsky.social congratulations Zack!

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

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...
Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
The £35 a year increase for a typical household is twice what analysts had predicted.
www.bbc.co.uk

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
Stabilising the 'Wobbly Pillar'?
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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 membership falls by 200,000 in five years
Labour remains the UK's largest political party with 333,235 members, according to new figures.
www.bbc.co.uk

🎧 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

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🎧 Grand Finale: Our Podcast on Labour’s First Year and the Future of Social Policy!
This is the final installment of mini-series based on our recent article
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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...
Tax the Bots? A Moral Case for AI Accountability & Need for UBI
Part 2 of this weeks blog mini-series.
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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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