Danielle Turney
@danielleturney1.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof of Social Work at QUB. Still interested in exploring theory to inform & support social work practice. Relational ethics; critical thinking/decision making; family support. Also plants & politics
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What scares me most about UK / wider politics is that it is a very slippery slope from "nothing is working" to "nothing is working because of [scapegoat]"
Obviously - try to deliver better. But resource constraints are worsening. So we must also recognise what does work.
Obviously - try to deliver better. But resource constraints are worsening. So we must also recognise what does work.
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
What scares me most about UK / wider politics is that it is a very slippery slope from "nothing is working" to "nothing is working because of [scapegoat]"
Obviously - try to deliver better. But resource constraints are worsening. So we must also recognise what does work.
Obviously - try to deliver better. But resource constraints are worsening. So we must also recognise what does work.
Start your Monday right:
I think I’ve been scammed….My Rottweilers haven’t grown in months 😱😱
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Start your Monday right:
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You can’t defeat the far right by giving them what they claim to want, bc that isn’t what they really want. What they really want- as they occasionally make clear- is racial purity. That’s why measures aimed at reducing migration are not only cruel & self-harming but pointless on their own terms
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
You can’t defeat the far right by giving them what they claim to want, bc that isn’t what they really want. What they really want- as they occasionally make clear- is racial purity. That’s why measures aimed at reducing migration are not only cruel & self-harming but pointless on their own terms
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Your lovely words made me think of this poem. I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Your lovely words made me think of this poem. I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤️
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“The kind of language he uses isn't hostile, but it's also typical of the Trump admin (shared civilisation, heritage, Christianity) and tries to give the impression of friendship and alliance while actually not offering either ("your fate will never be irrelevant to our own").”
There will be people who are understandably desperate to hear this, but it's important to be clear-eyed about Rubio himself and what the Trump administration is doing. 🧵
February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
“The kind of language he uses isn't hostile, but it's also typical of the Trump admin (shared civilisation, heritage, Christianity) and tries to give the impression of friendship and alliance while actually not offering either ("your fate will never be irrelevant to our own").”
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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on the one hand, it is terrifying that literal ethnic cleansing is becoming the consensus across the uk right factions - its easy to assume they don't 'really mean it', but look at the us, they will
on the other, this isn't brining anyone new in, if they want to split their vote, great
on the other, this isn't brining anyone new in, if they want to split their vote, great
February 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
on the one hand, it is terrifying that literal ethnic cleansing is becoming the consensus across the uk right factions - its easy to assume they don't 'really mean it', but look at the us, they will
on the other, this isn't brining anyone new in, if they want to split their vote, great
on the other, this isn't brining anyone new in, if they want to split their vote, great
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Rubio's speech at the MSC was not (and should not be) in the least bit reassuring for Europe, the fundamental substance not different to Vance last year
This US Admin and Europe no longer share the same values
This will continue to throw up risks in Ukraine, Greenland, big tech etc
This US Admin and Europe no longer share the same values
This will continue to throw up risks in Ukraine, Greenland, big tech etc
February 14, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Rubio's speech at the MSC was not (and should not be) in the least bit reassuring for Europe, the fundamental substance not different to Vance last year
This US Admin and Europe no longer share the same values
This will continue to throw up risks in Ukraine, Greenland, big tech etc
This US Admin and Europe no longer share the same values
This will continue to throw up risks in Ukraine, Greenland, big tech etc
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BBC just did a tribute to John Curry without mentioning that he was killed prematurely by AIDS like so many gay men in the late 20th century, especially those who felt they had to hide their sexuality. Never forget.
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
BBC just did a tribute to John Curry without mentioning that he was killed prematurely by AIDS like so many gay men in the late 20th century, especially those who felt they had to hide their sexuality. Never forget.
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Giving Redwood - and all those lying brexity others - peerages is such a betrayal of democracy and our country. Their legacy is disgraceful. And they won’t be held to account for that. It’s a form of political cover-up and denialism that traps us all in their relentless failure.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Giving Redwood - and all those lying brexity others - peerages is such a betrayal of democracy and our country. Their legacy is disgraceful. And they won’t be held to account for that. It’s a form of political cover-up and denialism that traps us all in their relentless failure.
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Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Truly, truly awful. How did humans get to the point of thinking they should invent such weapons, never mind contemplating and then actually using them. What a dreadful and perverted use of human intelligence and creativity.
“We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part.” Yasmin Mahani speaking about her son
Al Jazeera just released an investigation revealing how US-made bombs vaporized nearly 3,000 Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...
Al Jazeera just released an investigation revealing how US-made bombs vaporized nearly 3,000 Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Truly, truly awful. How did humans get to the point of thinking they should invent such weapons, never mind contemplating and then actually using them. What a dreadful and perverted use of human intelligence and creativity.
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Just a little reminder that 99% of the British population have more in common with with each other (no matter their background, ethnicity, religion etc.) and immigrants than they do with ‘patriotic’ Billionaires who move to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the country they purport to love.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Just a little reminder that 99% of the British population have more in common with with each other (no matter their background, ethnicity, religion etc.) and immigrants than they do with ‘patriotic’ Billionaires who move to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the country they purport to love.
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Would be good if the Prime Minister and/or Home Secretary would for once come out and describe this as the unadulterated racism and xenophobia it so clearly is.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Would be good if the Prime Minister and/or Home Secretary would for once come out and describe this as the unadulterated racism and xenophobia it so clearly is.
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My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, on bad data used in bad faith.
FOI-ing the stats myself, I didn't find a great deal of difference in sex offending rates: 5 per 10,000 Afghan men, 7 per 10,000 UK men:
FOI-ing the stats myself, I didn't find a great deal of difference in sex offending rates: 5 per 10,000 Afghan men, 7 per 10,000 UK men:
The truth about immigrants and sex crime
Corrosive innuendo about asylum seekers is helping no one
www.newstatesman.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, on bad data used in bad faith.
FOI-ing the stats myself, I didn't find a great deal of difference in sex offending rates: 5 per 10,000 Afghan men, 7 per 10,000 UK men:
FOI-ing the stats myself, I didn't find a great deal of difference in sex offending rates: 5 per 10,000 Afghan men, 7 per 10,000 UK men:
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The government's earned settlement proposals manage to be politically and morally bankrupt at the same time as being economically and fiscally counterproductive.
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
Non-working partners risk limbo with UK migration reforms, analysis finds
Research comes as ministers signal rethink of policy that could carry big fiscal cost
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The government's earned settlement proposals manage to be politically and morally bankrupt at the same time as being economically and fiscally counterproductive.
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
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I have been a little surprised that this shoe hadn't dropped already. The more that businesses become seen as extensions of a particular government's interests, the less that many other governments will want to have any relationship to them. See also the CapGemini brouhaha.
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
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#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I have been a little surprised that this shoe hadn't dropped already. The more that businesses become seen as extensions of a particular government's interests, the less that many other governments will want to have any relationship to them. See also the CapGemini brouhaha.
News alert: spineless group continue to respond spinelessly to despicable behaviour approved by Trump. Hope Americans remember that their elected reps had the chance to stop some of these excesses, but just looked away
Reposting with a working link! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
News alert: spineless group continue to respond spinelessly to despicable behaviour approved by Trump. Hope Americans remember that their elected reps had the chance to stop some of these excesses, but just looked away
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"Volunteering is, by definition, freely given. Tying it to settlement undermines its spirit, distorts its purpose, and risks damaging public trust."
The government’s ill-considered plans on ‘earned settlement’ suffer a predictable collision with reality.
The government’s ill-considered plans on ‘earned settlement’ suffer a predictable collision with reality.
UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement #Refugees
UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement
www.infomigrants.net
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
"Volunteering is, by definition, freely given. Tying it to settlement undermines its spirit, distorts its purpose, and risks damaging public trust."
The government’s ill-considered plans on ‘earned settlement’ suffer a predictable collision with reality.
The government’s ill-considered plans on ‘earned settlement’ suffer a predictable collision with reality.
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Reality of Home Secretary's proposals are that migrants will be forced to "prove themselves" in ways no-one else would accept, while being treated as second class and magic money trees.
"Mandatory volunteering" goes against the very principle of volunteering.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6976...
"Mandatory volunteering" goes against the very principle of volunteering.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6976...
UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement
The majority of UK charities say they oppose government plans to make volunteering a prerequisite to long-term settlement in the UK. This runs counter to plans that were proposed by the UK government ...
www.infomigrants.net
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Reality of Home Secretary's proposals are that migrants will be forced to "prove themselves" in ways no-one else would accept, while being treated as second class and magic money trees.
"Mandatory volunteering" goes against the very principle of volunteering.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6976...
"Mandatory volunteering" goes against the very principle of volunteering.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6976...
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After all the invertebrates we've been seeing driving dem leadership, it's so heartening to see these public servants doing their jobs with appropriate fury.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
After all the invertebrates we've been seeing driving dem leadership, it's so heartening to see these public servants doing their jobs with appropriate fury.