Andy_Bilson
@bilson.org.uk
Emeritus Prof, mountain biker and Owls fan.
CoFounder of Parents, Families and Allies Network https://pfan.uk
Campaigning to transform child protection so children & families are not oppressed & social workers help them.
CoFounder of Parents, Families and Allies Network https://pfan.uk
Campaigning to transform child protection so children & families are not oppressed & social workers help them.
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma: 38d.gs/big_pharma_df
Sign the petition: End the tax break for big pharma like GlaxoSmithKline at the Autumn budget
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax break...
38d.gs
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma: 38d.gs/big_pharma_df
The government is pushing forward with something that could change life in Britain forever - a mandatory digital ID scheme. You'll need it to prove who you are, to work, to access services, to be trusted. Right now, Starmer’s plans are still in development. Sign up now 38d.gs/0h2c
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
38d.gs
October 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The government is pushing forward with something that could change life in Britain forever - a mandatory digital ID scheme. You'll need it to prove who you are, to work, to access services, to be trusted. Right now, Starmer’s plans are still in development. Sign up now 38d.gs/0h2c
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Excellent article by @bilson.org.uk & Drayak about the urgent need to withdraw the dangerous @rcpch.bsky.social FII guidance
⚠️Instead of support for complex care the system is primed for suspicion
The need for co-produced evidence based frameworks is vital
Campaign details👇
⚠️Instead of support for complex care the system is primed for suspicion
The need for co-produced evidence based frameworks is vital
Campaign details👇
‘Why fabricated or induced illness needs to be dropped as a child protection category’
By Andy Bilson and Taliah Drayak The term fabricated or induced illness (FII) was introduced in 2002 to replace the discredited idea of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP). The label was meant to…
www.communitycare.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Excellent article by @bilson.org.uk & Drayak about the urgent need to withdraw the dangerous @rcpch.bsky.social FII guidance
⚠️Instead of support for complex care the system is primed for suspicion
The need for co-produced evidence based frameworks is vital
Campaign details👇
⚠️Instead of support for complex care the system is primed for suspicion
The need for co-produced evidence based frameworks is vital
Campaign details👇
Please sign this petition to protect our national parks from changes to the planning laws being debated by government ministers
38d.gs/save-nationa...
38d.gs/save-nationa...
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:
38d.gs
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Please sign this petition to protect our national parks from changes to the planning laws being debated by government ministers
38d.gs/save-nationa...
38d.gs/save-nationa...
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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...
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...
www.cnn.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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...
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...
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...
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...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
Here's the shame of our past and current government and how we could start to end it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
September 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Here's the shame of our past and current government and how we could start to end it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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!
secure.avaaz.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Support this flotilla for peace and to end the blockade secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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...
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
‘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.’
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...
Read more from the report on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/rec...
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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
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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.
August 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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.
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...
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
August 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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...
www.thetimes.com/article/c5de...
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
July 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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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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...
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...
July 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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...
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...
No such thing as a free return for the planet!
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July 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No such thing as a free return for the planet!
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www.instagram.com/reel/DKZx62P...
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1/4 Do you know what a SLAPP suit is?
July 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
1/4 Do you know what a SLAPP suit is?
"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...
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
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"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...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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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...
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
June 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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...
Please come along if you're around
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-cant-af...
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...
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
June 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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...
Please come along if you're around
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-cant-af...
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Extremely important in terms of both gender and disability rights.
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
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
June 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Extremely important in terms of both gender and disability rights.
@ratemyadvocate.bsky.social @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk @autisticadvocacy.org @socservreview.bsky.social @serwianski.bsky.social @campaignfdj.bsky.social @cdsleeds.bsky.social @thrivingautistic.bsky.social @autisticrealms.bsky.social @embraceautism.bsky.social
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
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
May 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Reposted by Andy_Bilson
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
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
May 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
@oupacademic.bsky.social @aarongreenberg.bsky.social @barristersecret.bsky.social @ledbydonkeys.org @us.theconversation.com @cjayanetti.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
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
May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
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
May 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
Pick a side – hate or Pride
June is Pride month. So our social feeds will be awash with corporate rainbow logos performatively signalling their support for the LGBTQ+ community. But some of the same companies celebrating Pride a...
action.goodlawproject.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...