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Dr Hayley Bennett
@haylesben.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh. Welfare state, social security, (un)employment, poverty, policy-making. Views own, RTs not endorsements. https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/hayley-bennett

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12d
Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.

BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.

24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.

Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 14d
There are 54 pieces in a Jenga set. Instead of picking just one as being the problem (staff strikes), what about the other 53? Some of which will be about underfunding, or the inefficiency of private providers and quasi-markets, or ineffective managerialism, or out of date training pathways

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 14d
Thanks for doing and sharing this work. The SCP cliff edge is a really important issue to examine so I’m really looking forward to reading this report.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d
Christmas strikes could be ‘Jenga piece’ that collapses NHS, says Wes Streeting
Christmas strikes could be ‘Jenga piece’ that collapses NHS, says Wes Streeting
Health secretary urges resident doctors to accept pay offer as he warns of pressures on health service from flu cases Wes Streeting has warned resident doctors that strikes and a jump in flu cases over the Christmas period could be “the Jenga piece” that forces the NHS to collapse. The health secretary said the NHS faced a “challenge unlike any it has seen since the pandemic” and urged resident doctors to accept the government’s offer and end their actions. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14d
Private equity curse.

Company on Burnley bought by PE to cut staff by 90%. Loyalty counts for nothing.

Typical PE business model - cut staff/wages, high debt, asset stripping, price hikes, sweat assets, profit shifting, tax abuse, extract high returns, move on to the next victim.
Exertis UK 'to cut 90% of its staff' in distribution business | AV Magazine
The move comes amid reports of issues with maintaining credit insurance just a month after the completion of a sale to private equity buyer Aurelius.
www.avinteractive.com

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 14d
You can do this right now:

Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.

Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · 14d
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 16d
How getting home from work felt tonight #Edinburgh
a black and white photo of a man crawling in the mud
ALT: a black and white photo of a man crawling in the mud
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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 17d
- REF = we want academics to work with non-academic partners more
- funders = we want academics to work interdisciplinary or across institutions more
- universities = we want academics to create spin out companies, take on leadership, be “global superstars”
alice from alice in wonderland is standing in the woods and talking to someone
ALT: alice from alice in wonderland is standing in the woods and talking to someone
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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 17d
- Student feedback = we want more face to face time with academics
-colleagues = we want more of an intellectual community & seminars together
- Professional service colleagues = we want more meetings with academic staff
- Phd students = we want to know & see academic colleagues more

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Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 18d
BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 18d
Ultimately punitive welfare is self-defeating. And the evidence absolutely shows this. It creates a work revolving door and has negative health effects.

We've been doing this for more than a generation now. It's delivered nothing and has corroded individual trust in the system.

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 18d
Yup. You guessed it. NONE of the 45 references are real!

In journal, Scientia Psychiatrica, is out of Indoinesia, other papers seem legit. Editor did not respond to my email inquiry.

This is the AI age we live in.

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 18d
So...my undergrad thesis student is doing a quality analysis of studies found in meta-analyses. She identified a few and we contacted the authors to request their effect sizes and other variables for the studies in their papers.

Here's what happened:

scientiapsychiatrica.com/index.php/Sc...
The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis | Scientia Psychiatrica
Introduction: The proliferation of social media has raised significant concerns about its potential effects on the mental health of adolescents. This meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive asse...
scientiapsychiatrica.com

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 18d
No one does vintage Christmas decor better than an Irish airport #corkairport

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Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 21d
Silicon Valley has placed a trillion-dollar bet that gen AI can transform the global economy and pave the way for AGI. But warning signs show the marketing hype has vastly overrated what current AI tech can achieve, creating a bubble with growing costs when it pops, writes @jeremyhsu.bsky.social.
When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom
AI has buoyed the stock market and a struggling US economy but warning signs indicate a bubble that everyone will pay for when it bursts.
thebulletin.org

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 21d
📉 This morning, the government published its full Child Poverty Strategy, setting out plans to reduce hardship for children growing up in the UK by the end of the parliament.

It's a crucial commitment to delivering on one of their central manifesto promises.
Quote card showing JRF's Principal Policy Adviser Katie Schmuecker saying: 'The government has put its money where its mouth is on the manifesto commitment to reduce child poverty, and recognised the severe and acute poverty an alarming number of children are facing. This child poverty strategy will mean fewer children facing unacceptable hardship, but more will be needed to ensure every child gets the best start.'

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 21d
The Reform Party just received £9million. From a single donor. What does this donor really expect in return? Likely wants reduced regulation, tax rebates for uber-rich, poorer working conditions, more privatisation. (Doesn’t suggest party of the working people). www.reuters.com/world/uk/nig...
Nigel Farage's Reform lands one of Britain's biggest ever political donations
Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party secured 9 million pounds ($12 million) from businessman Christopher Harborne in the third quarter of this year, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday, one o...
www.reuters.com

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 22d
@clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social and I are very chuffed to be published in Policy & Politics. We found it to be a very good experience with detailed peer review and a really helpful and guided publication process. Chuffed to be listed alongside lots of great work.

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 22d
"Academic mothers are bound not only by notions of good academia but by conflicting societal ideals of good motherhood"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Agency and cruel optimism in the care obfuscations of UK-based academic mothers - Higher Education
This article introduces the concept of “care obfuscation”, developed from interviews with 32 UK-based academic mothers about their experience of the transition to parenthood. Care obfuscation refers t...
link.springer.com

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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 22d
@haylesben.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social @katharinatpaul.bsky.social @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social @jacinta.bsky.social @draccoops.bsky.social @samwarner.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @profdaverichards.bsky.social

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 23d
The folks at the @uoe-sps.bsky.social "Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP" made me into a little supervisor flyer:

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Image of Karen Gregory, sociologist at University of Edinburgh and description of her research interests, for potential applicants to the CDT in Natural Language Processing.

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 24d
"What’s missing from this is any sense of statecraft, of mobilising the Treasury and the Bank to reach a new accommodation with markets".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty
Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in society. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · 26d
So, no funding to attend academic conferences, limited heating, no printers, can’t pay tutors, no phd scholarships, not enough front line staff, pushing academics to take VR or drop paid hours, cutting academic staff who bring money in?!But there’s money for this?! www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
www.theferret.scot

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 28d
I heard a story about a female academic giving a paper at the IHR who, after receiving a long and aggressive question from a senior male professor, simply leaned back with her hands behind her head and replied “Oh, do fuck off.”
plashingvole.bsky.social Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 28d
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
sanho.bsky.social Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 29d
This path leads to chaos.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 28d
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
sanho.bsky.social Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 29d
This path leads to chaos.
Phil Gentry @pmgentry A professor of mine went to go hear Derrida speak once. The entire talk was about cows; everyone was flummoxed but listened carefully, and took notes about...cows. There was a short break, and when Derrida came back, he was like, "I'm told it is pronounced 'chaos. 11:28 AM • 4/5/21 from Philadelphia, PA • Twitter for iPhone

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 29d
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
www.bigissue.com

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bigissue.com
Big Issue @bigissue.com · 29d
🧵1/ Rachel Reeves has delivered the 2025 autumn budget, setting out the government’s economic plans amid Westminster theatre over a pre-speech leak.

If you’re wondering what the budget means for you, Big Issue journalists have you covered. Thread below. ⬇️

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bigissue.com
Big Issue @bigissue.com · 29d
We break down exactly how the end to the two-child limit on benefits will impact low-income households in the UK.
What does the end to the two-child limit mean for you?
www.bigissue.com

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bigissue.com
Big Issue @bigissue.com · Nov 26
At today’s autumn budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves scrapped the two-child benefit limit, which was first introduced in 2017 by the then Conservative government.

Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻