Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE
@clentonf.bsky.social
Professional Revolutionary,for Social Justice. I call it the 'invisible factor'4 overcoming fears & obstacles to living a life. #TLAP1 #DRUK#NDTI
#IMPACT
#IMPACT
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Personal Health Budgets (PHB) change people’s lives & offer value for ££. New @commcats.bsky.social report packed with people's stories 👇 @tlap.bsky.social @martinwalkersds.bsky.social @juestanny.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Personal Health Budgets (PHB) change people’s lives & offer value for ££. New @commcats.bsky.social report packed with people's stories 👇 @tlap.bsky.social @martinwalkersds.bsky.social @juestanny.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications...
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Powerful response to Thursday's story on disability hate crime and racism from @clentonf.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mZOumv
He says: 'Racist and disablist abuse against Inclusion London’s hate crime campaign is a wake up call.'
@inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/racist-respo...
bit.ly/4mZOumv
He says: 'Racist and disablist abuse against Inclusion London’s hate crime campaign is a wake up call.'
@inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/racist-respo...
Racist responses to disability hate crime campaign signal ‘deeply worrying’ trend
Campaigners calling for government action on disability hate crime were horrified when their posts on social media led to a string of racist and disablist responses, some of them from disabled peop…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Powerful response to Thursday's story on disability hate crime and racism from @clentonf.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mZOumv
He says: 'Racist and disablist abuse against Inclusion London’s hate crime campaign is a wake up call.'
@inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/racist-respo...
bit.ly/4mZOumv
He says: 'Racist and disablist abuse against Inclusion London’s hate crime campaign is a wake up call.'
@inclusionlondon.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/racist-respo...
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As much as we say we do
If there are two things you can get everyone in social care to agree on, it’s that coproduction is a good thing in theory, and that it’s hard in practice. The first part of that seems self-evident: social care involves putting people who seek help and people who offer help…
If there are two things you can get everyone in social care to agree on, it’s that coproduction is a good thing in theory, and that it’s hard in practice. The first part of that seems self-evident: social care involves putting people who seek help and people who offer help…
As much as we say we do
If there are two things you can get everyone in social care to agree on, it’s that coproduction is a good thing in theory, and that it’s hard in practice. The first part of that seems self-evident: social care involves putting people who seek help and people who offer help into close, often intimate, relationships. Those relationships aim to achieve dignity, wellbeing and a fulfilling life.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
As much as we say we do
If there are two things you can get everyone in social care to agree on, it’s that coproduction is a good thing in theory, and that it’s hard in practice. The first part of that seems self-evident: social care involves putting people who seek help and people who offer help…
If there are two things you can get everyone in social care to agree on, it’s that coproduction is a good thing in theory, and that it’s hard in practice. The first part of that seems self-evident: social care involves putting people who seek help and people who offer help…
Still unsure about hope? I was too.
Then I learned:
– It’s not soft. It’s a muscle.
– It moves with pain, not around it.
– It doesn’t wait. It works.
Hope means believing tomorrow can be better if we make it so.
#HopeIsADiscipline #CareIsResistance #DisabilityJustice
Then I learned:
– It’s not soft. It’s a muscle.
– It moves with pain, not around it.
– It doesn’t wait. It works.
Hope means believing tomorrow can be better if we make it so.
#HopeIsADiscipline #CareIsResistance #DisabilityJustice
July 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Still unsure about hope? I was too.
Then I learned:
– It’s not soft. It’s a muscle.
– It moves with pain, not around it.
– It doesn’t wait. It works.
Hope means believing tomorrow can be better if we make it so.
#HopeIsADiscipline #CareIsResistance #DisabilityJustice
Then I learned:
– It’s not soft. It’s a muscle.
– It moves with pain, not around it.
– It doesn’t wait. It works.
Hope means believing tomorrow can be better if we make it so.
#HopeIsADiscipline #CareIsResistance #DisabilityJustice
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@tomshakespeare.bsky.social #keynote
"If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently."
#TCC2025
"If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently."
#TCC2025
June 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@tomshakespeare.bsky.social #keynote
"If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently."
#TCC2025
"If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently."
#TCC2025
This isn’t about budgets. It’s about belonging.
Not timelines truth.
Dignity isn’t negotiable.
Tell your MP: We need a system that protects everyone not just the lucky few.
This isn’t a climbdown. It’s a climb-over.
Red tape or belonging? Fairness for all?
#DisabilityRights #PIP P5
Tell your MP: We need a system that protects everyone not just the lucky few.
This isn’t a climbdown. It’s a climb-over.
Red tape or belonging? Fairness for all?
#DisabilityRights #PIP P5
June 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This isn’t about budgets. It’s about belonging.
Not timelines truth.
Dignity isn’t negotiable.
Tell your MP: We need a system that protects everyone not just the lucky few.
This isn’t a climbdown. It’s a climb-over.
Red tape or belonging? Fairness for all?
#DisabilityRights #PIP P5
Tell your MP: We need a system that protects everyone not just the lucky few.
This isn’t a climbdown. It’s a climb-over.
Red tape or belonging? Fairness for all?
#DisabilityRights #PIP P5
If this is a concession, it’s one only a spreadsheet could love.
Same need, different treatment? That’s not fairness. That’s failure.
It’s like handing out lifejackets after the flood, or refusing to fight a fire because it started too early.
That’s what this feels like.
#PIP #DisabilityRights P4
Same need, different treatment? That’s not fairness. That’s failure.
It’s like handing out lifejackets after the flood, or refusing to fight a fire because it started too early.
That’s what this feels like.
#PIP #DisabilityRights P4
June 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If this is a concession, it’s one only a spreadsheet could love.
Same need, different treatment? That’s not fairness. That’s failure.
It’s like handing out lifejackets after the flood, or refusing to fight a fire because it started too early.
That’s what this feels like.
#PIP #DisabilityRights P4
Same need, different treatment? That’s not fairness. That’s failure.
It’s like handing out lifejackets after the flood, or refusing to fight a fire because it started too early.
That’s what this feels like.
#PIP #DisabilityRights P4
The government says it’s backing down.
But really, they’re backing away.
From fairness. From responsibility. From the truth.
This isn’t a fix. It’s a fudge. A cut dressed up as a concession. A press release pretending to be protection. A system where timing matters more than need. P3
This isn’t a fix. It’s a fudge. A cut dressed up as a concession. A press release pretending to be protection. A system where timing matters more than need. P3
June 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The government says it’s backing down.
But really, they’re backing away.
From fairness. From responsibility. From the truth.
This isn’t a fix. It’s a fudge. A cut dressed up as a concession. A press release pretending to be protection. A system where timing matters more than need. P3
This isn’t a fix. It’s a fudge. A cut dressed up as a concession. A press release pretending to be protection. A system where timing matters more than need. P3
Support should be based on what you live with not when you applied.
But this policy says: “Wrong date? No help.”
That’s not protection. That’s exclusion.
3.7M get PIP.
Only 1.5M are protected.
1.3M on DLA many with lifetime awards get nothing.
3.5M still at risk.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP P2
But this policy says: “Wrong date? No help.”
That’s not protection. That’s exclusion.
3.7M get PIP.
Only 1.5M are protected.
1.3M on DLA many with lifetime awards get nothing.
3.5M still at risk.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP P2
June 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Support should be based on what you live with not when you applied.
But this policy says: “Wrong date? No help.”
That’s not protection. That’s exclusion.
3.7M get PIP.
Only 1.5M are protected.
1.3M on DLA many with lifetime awards get nothing.
3.5M still at risk.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP P2
But this policy says: “Wrong date? No help.”
That’s not protection. That’s exclusion.
3.7M get PIP.
Only 1.5M are protected.
1.3M on DLA many with lifetime awards get nothing.
3.5M still at risk.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP P2
Not a Concession. A Cut.
3.5 million disabled people are still being left out. Here's what the PIP “climbdown” really means and why we must not be fooled.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #SocialCare P1
June 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Not a Concession. A Cut.
3.5 million disabled people are still being left out. Here's what the PIP “climbdown” really means and why we must not be fooled.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #SocialCare P1
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#SocialCare Reform in England: taking stock and setting the agenda
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Everyday phrases can carry the weight of history. Some uplift, some exclude.
If we want co-production and care and support that includes everyone, we need to talk about language.
Read @clentonf.bsky.social's latest blog bit.ly/4liL1hU
If we want co-production and care and support that includes everyone, we need to talk about language.
Read @clentonf.bsky.social's latest blog bit.ly/4liL1hU
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Everyday phrases can carry the weight of history. Some uplift, some exclude.
If we want co-production and care and support that includes everyone, we need to talk about language.
Read @clentonf.bsky.social's latest blog bit.ly/4liL1hU
If we want co-production and care and support that includes everyone, we need to talk about language.
Read @clentonf.bsky.social's latest blog bit.ly/4liL1hU
The PM says welfare “must be pushed through.” But for 1.3m Disabled people, this isn’t reform its removal. PIP isn’t a bonus. It’s a lifeline. Cuts dressed as reform are still cuts. We need justice, not judgement. Dignity, not denial.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #LivedExperience
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #LivedExperience
Government’s welfare plans must be pushed through, Starmer says
PM voices determination to press ahead with bill despite threat of Labour revolt over disability benefit cuts
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The PM says welfare “must be pushed through.” But for 1.3m Disabled people, this isn’t reform its removal. PIP isn’t a bonus. It’s a lifeline. Cuts dressed as reform are still cuts. We need justice, not judgement. Dignity, not denial.
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #LivedExperience
#DisabilityJustice #PIP #LivedExperience
My mum got a Black service, not an NHS service.
These words from Lord Victor Adebowale are not just personal they are political. Powerful. Painfully familiar.
This isn’t one case. It’s a pattern. A system. A truth we must name to change. p1
#TruthToPower #NHS#TruthToPower #BuildTheWorldWeNeed
These words from Lord Victor Adebowale are not just personal they are political. Powerful. Painfully familiar.
This isn’t one case. It’s a pattern. A system. A truth we must name to change. p1
#TruthToPower #NHS#TruthToPower #BuildTheWorldWeNeed
Senior health figure accuses NHS of racism over care given to dying mother
Victor Adebowale says failure to detect his mother’s cancer was example of ‘black service, not NHS service’
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My mum got a Black service, not an NHS service.
These words from Lord Victor Adebowale are not just personal they are political. Powerful. Painfully familiar.
This isn’t one case. It’s a pattern. A system. A truth we must name to change. p1
#TruthToPower #NHS#TruthToPower #BuildTheWorldWeNeed
These words from Lord Victor Adebowale are not just personal they are political. Powerful. Painfully familiar.
This isn’t one case. It’s a pattern. A system. A truth we must name to change. p1
#TruthToPower #NHS#TruthToPower #BuildTheWorldWeNeed
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@clentonf.bsky.social and @nicksinclair.bsky.social are back and have relaunched the Changing It Up podcast! First guest is Isaac Samuels, who reflects on Equipment Matters, exploring all things community equipment and coproduction @angelacat.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/1mlPotC...
Changing it Up
Podcast · Community Catalysts · In our new podcast series 'Changing it up', hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the country who have dedicated their lives to chang...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@clentonf.bsky.social and @nicksinclair.bsky.social are back and have relaunched the Changing It Up podcast! First guest is Isaac Samuels, who reflects on Equipment Matters, exploring all things community equipment and coproduction @angelacat.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/1mlPotC...
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Only 9% of tech workers come from lower socio-economic backgrounds, compared to 29% in finance. This stark reality hit me hard. Tech can change lives, but only if everyone has access. Change is critical, and it’s on us to make it happen.
August 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Only 9% of tech workers come from lower socio-economic backgrounds, compared to 29% in finance. This stark reality hit me hard. Tech can change lives, but only if everyone has access. Change is critical, and it’s on us to make it happen.
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#MentalHealth responses must be tailored to community and population needs -
gle.world/mental-healt...
@steveappleton.bsky.social
gle.world/mental-healt...
@steveappleton.bsky.social
gle.world
May 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#MentalHealth responses must be tailored to community and population needs -
gle.world/mental-healt...
@steveappleton.bsky.social
gle.world/mental-healt...
@steveappleton.bsky.social
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Melanie Williams @adass.bsky.social reflects on her year as President of the Directors Association. ‘Coproduction is written through’ ADASS and its next Presidents.
@tlap.bsky.social @socialcarefuture.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social
@tlap.bsky.social @socialcarefuture.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Melanie Williams @adass.bsky.social reflects on her year as President of the Directors Association. ‘Coproduction is written through’ ADASS and its next Presidents.
@tlap.bsky.social @socialcarefuture.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social
@tlap.bsky.social @socialcarefuture.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social
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Woo Hoo! My copy has finally arrived. So very proud to be involved in this book which has brought together some of social work’s richest thinkers and most expressive writers to create an essential’How to’ for anti-racist practice @nimaljude.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social @coproisaac.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Woo Hoo! My copy has finally arrived. So very proud to be involved in this book which has brought together some of social work’s richest thinkers and most expressive writers to create an essential’How to’ for anti-racist practice @nimaljude.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social @coproisaac.bsky.social
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High level opening of the Global Disability Summit #GDS2025 in Berlin today with Olaf Scholz German Chancellor. This is the first time I’ve heard a world leader say #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs making a commitment to 15% of development projects having 15% of their funding specifically for Disability
April 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
High level opening of the Global Disability Summit #GDS2025 in Berlin today with Olaf Scholz German Chancellor. This is the first time I’ve heard a world leader say #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs making a commitment to 15% of development projects having 15% of their funding specifically for Disability
Govt says welfare spending is “out of control”but OBR data shows it stays at 10.9% of GDP. With cuts? Drops to 10.8%. A 0.1% change.Not a crisis a choice. And disabled people pay the price. 🤔
#TruthNotSpin #DisabilityJustice #SupportDontPunish #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#TruthNotSpin #DisabilityJustice #SupportDontPunish #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
April 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Govt says welfare spending is “out of control”but OBR data shows it stays at 10.9% of GDP. With cuts? Drops to 10.8%. A 0.1% change.Not a crisis a choice. And disabled people pay the price. 🤔
#TruthNotSpin #DisabilityJustice #SupportDontPunish #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#TruthNotSpin #DisabilityJustice #SupportDontPunish #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
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The recent history and possible future of strengths based practice is taking shape at the Birmingham University IMPACT summit… great to see @clentonf.bsky.social @commcats.bsky.social @ewandking.bsky.social @lynromeo.bsky.social @jonglasby.bsky.social @nicksinclair.bsky.social @ndtihello.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The recent history and possible future of strengths based practice is taking shape at the Birmingham University IMPACT summit… great to see @clentonf.bsky.social @commcats.bsky.social @ewandking.bsky.social @lynromeo.bsky.social @jonglasby.bsky.social @nicksinclair.bsky.social @ndtihello.bsky.social
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Getting started Day 1 …AI in Social Care Summit with Oxford University @tlap.bsky.social Digital Care Hub & a room full of lived experience, tech industry as well as social care expertise too.
With @clentonf.bsky.social @kate Jopling #NCAG and our coproduction groups
With @clentonf.bsky.social @kate Jopling #NCAG and our coproduction groups
March 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Getting started Day 1 …AI in Social Care Summit with Oxford University @tlap.bsky.social Digital Care Hub & a room full of lived experience, tech industry as well as social care expertise too.
With @clentonf.bsky.social @kate Jopling #NCAG and our coproduction groups
With @clentonf.bsky.social @kate Jopling #NCAG and our coproduction groups
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☆Room full of local govt folks
☆People sharing their experience of equipment
☆ Debut showing of an excellent talking heads video
ft @coproisaac.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social et al
☆ Coproduction principles at ❤️
☆Importance of simple community equipment key message
☆ A challenge for better
☆Room full of local govt folks
☆People sharing their experience of equipment
☆ Debut showing of an excellent talking heads video
ft @coproisaac.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social et al
☆ Coproduction principles at ❤️
☆Importance of simple community equipment key message
☆ A challenge for better
March 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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☆Room full of local govt folks
☆People sharing their experience of equipment
☆ Debut showing of an excellent talking heads video
ft @coproisaac.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social et al
☆ Coproduction principles at ❤️
☆Importance of simple community equipment key message
☆ A challenge for better
☆Room full of local govt folks
☆People sharing their experience of equipment
☆ Debut showing of an excellent talking heads video
ft @coproisaac.bsky.social @clentonf.bsky.social et al
☆ Coproduction principles at ❤️
☆Importance of simple community equipment key message
☆ A challenge for better
Reposted by Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE
Slashing benefits to meet an arbitrary fiscal target would be unethical, short sighted and illogical. ❌
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Slashing benefits to meet an arbitrary fiscal target would be unethical, short sighted and illogical. ❌
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3
2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship.
This means they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3