Nick Cook
@nickcookuk.bsky.social
Director of Young People’s Services for @childrenssociety.bsky.social | He/Him pronouns | Trustee Rees Foundation | Curious about social change and tackling social inequality | Avid coffee drinker | Views all mine
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Children's wellbeing is the missing national measure. It's time for the government to #MeasureWhatMatters
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February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Children's wellbeing is the missing national measure. It's time for the government to #MeasureWhatMatters
@oasisuk.bsky.social
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TfL has long championed art and design in our capital, and poetry is no exception.
Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Poems on the Underground at 40: public art to be proud of | Editorial
Editorial: This simple idea has travelled around the world, bringing hope and inspiration to millions
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
TfL has long championed art and design in our capital, and poetry is no exception.
Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This year has certainly been different - but surely that’s because we’re now more familiar with the format and know what’s likely to come next?
Still exceptional TV though. For the next series, keeping the #SecretTraitor secret for longer would be good.
#TheTraitors
Still exceptional TV though. For the next series, keeping the #SecretTraitor secret for longer would be good.
#TheTraitors
I think we can disregard those articles saying that #TheTraitors had lost it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This year has certainly been different - but surely that’s because we’re now more familiar with the format and know what’s likely to come next?
Still exceptional TV though. For the next series, keeping the #SecretTraitor secret for longer would be good.
#TheTraitors
Still exceptional TV though. For the next series, keeping the #SecretTraitor secret for longer would be good.
#TheTraitors
I was @todayyearsold.bsky.social when I realised it’s “The Regent’s Park” and not just “Regent’s Park” 🤯
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I was @todayyearsold.bsky.social when I realised it’s “The Regent’s Park” and not just “Regent’s Park” 🤯
100% this 👇🏻 A genius move to have it on three times a week across January.
Silly, I know, but hard to overestimate how great #TheTraitors has become for getting us through miserable January. Proper public service broadcasting.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
100% this 👇🏻 A genius move to have it on three times a week across January.
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Great to welcome Home Office Minister Lord Hanson to @childrenssociety.bsky.social to meet colleagues working to disrupt young people being financially exploited, and share our youth voice report. A good conversation on how government can do more to safeguard young people from this type of harm.
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Great to welcome Home Office Minister Lord Hanson to @childrenssociety.bsky.social to meet colleagues working to disrupt young people being financially exploited, and share our youth voice report. A good conversation on how government can do more to safeguard young people from this type of harm.
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New year, new challenge!🏃
Are you ready to do something new this year AND help children across the UK feel less alone?
Run a half marathon for The Children’s Society. With registration fee discounts, now is the perfect time to sign up.
Join us: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-...
Are you ready to do something new this year AND help children across the UK feel less alone?
Run a half marathon for The Children’s Society. With registration fee discounts, now is the perfect time to sign up.
Join us: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-...
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
New year, new challenge!🏃
Are you ready to do something new this year AND help children across the UK feel less alone?
Run a half marathon for The Children’s Society. With registration fee discounts, now is the perfect time to sign up.
Join us: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-...
Are you ready to do something new this year AND help children across the UK feel less alone?
Run a half marathon for The Children’s Society. With registration fee discounts, now is the perfect time to sign up.
Join us: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-...
I am appalled - like many - that X’s AI assistant is still able to manipulate and create explicit images of people.
Pleased the UK Government is talking about banning X. It is vital we take action to protect women and children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pleased the UK Government is talking about banning X. It is vital we take action to protect women and children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
X could face ban in UK over deepfakes, minister says
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I am appalled - like many - that X’s AI assistant is still able to manipulate and create explicit images of people.
Pleased the UK Government is talking about banning X. It is vital we take action to protect women and children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pleased the UK Government is talking about banning X. It is vital we take action to protect women and children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#TheTraitors this week has been 🔥 As an entertainment show it is exceptional.
But it’s also a compelling social experiment full of human psychology, relational and group dynamics and manipulation.
Fiona is the epitome of a bad Traitor. But can Rachel survive? 🤔
But it’s also a compelling social experiment full of human psychology, relational and group dynamics and manipulation.
Fiona is the epitome of a bad Traitor. But can Rachel survive? 🤔
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
#TheTraitors this week has been 🔥 As an entertainment show it is exceptional.
But it’s also a compelling social experiment full of human psychology, relational and group dynamics and manipulation.
Fiona is the epitome of a bad Traitor. But can Rachel survive? 🤔
But it’s also a compelling social experiment full of human psychology, relational and group dynamics and manipulation.
Fiona is the epitome of a bad Traitor. But can Rachel survive? 🤔
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Beep beep! We're proud to announce a new partnership with Kia UK 🚗
As part of the partnership, Kia UK will donate £1 for every card sold.
Together, we’ll tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing young people today 🧡
As part of the partnership, Kia UK will donate £1 for every card sold.
Together, we’ll tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing young people today 🧡
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Beep beep! We're proud to announce a new partnership with Kia UK 🚗
As part of the partnership, Kia UK will donate £1 for every card sold.
Together, we’ll tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing young people today 🧡
As part of the partnership, Kia UK will donate £1 for every card sold.
Together, we’ll tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing young people today 🧡
I love @thetraitors.bsky.social - it’s exceptional TV. But it’s important to acknowledge the obvious racial bias - this article from @the-independent.com touches on this being a clear problem both for The Traitors and other reality TV shows. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Even reality TV as brilliant as The Traitors can’t escape this troubling cliche
Yet again, minority ethnic players are being booted off in the early stages of ‘The Traitors’. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at why this is becoming a bleakly predictable pattern
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I love @thetraitors.bsky.social - it’s exceptional TV. But it’s important to acknowledge the obvious racial bias - this article from @the-independent.com touches on this being a clear problem both for The Traitors and other reality TV shows. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻
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The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
January 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
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Well that's in my head for the rest of the day then.
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Well that's in my head for the rest of the day then.
An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻
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To say goodbye to 2025, we want to thank every single supporter, volunteer and member of staff. Thanks to you, our services were there for over 57,000 children and young people. Together, we're building a fairer society for all children. 🎉💛
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
To say goodbye to 2025, we want to thank every single supporter, volunteer and member of staff. Thanks to you, our services were there for over 57,000 children and young people. Together, we're building a fairer society for all children. 🎉💛
Is the 28th December… and I’m yet to spot a single Easter Egg. Usually the shelves are full by now.
two chocolate eggs are sitting on a purple background
ALT: two chocolate eggs are sitting on a purple background
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December 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is the 28th December… and I’m yet to spot a single Easter Egg. Usually the shelves are full by now.
Lovely to spend time with our @childrenssociety.bsky.social West Hampstead charity shop team this morning - I arrived with lots of donations and chocolates.
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lovely to spend time with our @childrenssociety.bsky.social West Hampstead charity shop team this morning - I arrived with lots of donations and chocolates.
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The #VAWGStrategy published today is a step towards addressing the horrifying scale of serious harm faced by women and girls.
We know that early action is vital, so we are pleased to see a focus on child sexual abuse and exploitation and the prioritisation of education.
We know that early action is vital, so we are pleased to see a focus on child sexual abuse and exploitation and the prioritisation of education.
December 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The #VAWGStrategy published today is a step towards addressing the horrifying scale of serious harm faced by women and girls.
We know that early action is vital, so we are pleased to see a focus on child sexual abuse and exploitation and the prioritisation of education.
We know that early action is vital, so we are pleased to see a focus on child sexual abuse and exploitation and the prioritisation of education.
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Girls' mental health is getting worse.
With gender norms, academic stress and social media comparisons, the pressures are building.
Earlier this year, we held a workshop in Westminster to ask: What’s working? And what needs to change?
Read our findings: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
With gender norms, academic stress and social media comparisons, the pressures are building.
Earlier this year, we held a workshop in Westminster to ask: What’s working? And what needs to change?
Read our findings: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Girls' mental health is getting worse.
With gender norms, academic stress and social media comparisons, the pressures are building.
Earlier this year, we held a workshop in Westminster to ask: What’s working? And what needs to change?
Read our findings: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
With gender norms, academic stress and social media comparisons, the pressures are building.
Earlier this year, we held a workshop in Westminster to ask: What’s working? And what needs to change?
Read our findings: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
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The #ChildPovertyStrategy has been published 🔍
The commitments laid out have the potential to transform children’s lives. Now we must turn these promises into concrete action: food on tables, stability at home and hope for every child.
The commitments laid out have the potential to transform children’s lives. Now we must turn these promises into concrete action: food on tables, stability at home and hope for every child.
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The #ChildPovertyStrategy has been published 🔍
The commitments laid out have the potential to transform children’s lives. Now we must turn these promises into concrete action: food on tables, stability at home and hope for every child.
The commitments laid out have the potential to transform children’s lives. Now we must turn these promises into concrete action: food on tables, stability at home and hope for every child.
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The #TwoChildLimit is finally gone.
This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.
After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!
This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.
After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The #TwoChildLimit is finally gone.
This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.
After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!
This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.
After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!
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Today’s #Budget comes at a time when families are facing some of the hardest pressures.
We warmly welcome today’s decision to lift the two-child limit. It is the right thing to do and represents a significant course correction towards our system working for every child.
We warmly welcome today’s decision to lift the two-child limit. It is the right thing to do and represents a significant course correction towards our system working for every child.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today’s #Budget comes at a time when families are facing some of the hardest pressures.
We warmly welcome today’s decision to lift the two-child limit. It is the right thing to do and represents a significant course correction towards our system working for every child.
We warmly welcome today’s decision to lift the two-child limit. It is the right thing to do and represents a significant course correction towards our system working for every child.
It was lovely to talk to @skentelbery.bsky.social yesterday about our @childrenssociety.bsky.social’s installation at our store in Newquay and what young people’s wishes are this Christmas.
This week, we unveiled a new installation at our store in Newquay town centre to reflect young people's Christmas wishes.
We talked to BBC Cornwall about the growing pressures teenagers are facing this festive season.
Read more: cornishstuff.com/mental-healt...
We talked to BBC Cornwall about the growing pressures teenagers are facing this festive season.
Read more: cornishstuff.com/mental-healt...
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It was lovely to talk to @skentelbery.bsky.social yesterday about our @childrenssociety.bsky.social’s installation at our store in Newquay and what young people’s wishes are this Christmas.
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It's #AntiBullyingWeek, and we're using our #PowerForGood! ⚡️
Let's empower young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online.
Share and show your support! bit.ly/4mN5Ous
Let's empower young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online.
Share and show your support! bit.ly/4mN5Ous
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It's #AntiBullyingWeek, and we're using our #PowerForGood! ⚡️
Let's empower young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online.
Share and show your support! bit.ly/4mN5Ous
Let's empower young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online.
Share and show your support! bit.ly/4mN5Ous