Dr Dave Beck
@drdavebeck.bsky.social
Sociologist & Lecturer of Social Policy (uni of Salford) Food poverty, food banks, social security, and UBI.
Socialist and Republic of Cymru.
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Socialist and Republic of Cymru.
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Dr Dave Beck
@drdavebeck.bsky.social
· Jan 26
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Sociologist and Social Policy Academic. Also an amateur photographer.
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Starmer is a deeply unpopular PM. He purged the left, pandered to the right, and what's it done for the labour movement...? Destroyed it. Pushed many to the Greens and moved those in Wales and Scotland over to independence parties. He needs to be removed
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prime Minister will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Starmer is a deeply unpopular PM. He purged the left, pandered to the right, and what's it done for the labour movement...? Destroyed it. Pushed many to the Greens and moved those in Wales and Scotland over to independence parties. He needs to be removed
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
On first 1st, I thought this was satire, but it's not.
Woe is me, and the world's smallest violin comes to mind.
You (for profiting) & the government ARE to blame.
‘I’m tired of being blamed for Britain’s housing crisis. Landlords aren’t the villains’ share.google/uwP8Wv5OiIVd...
Woe is me, and the world's smallest violin comes to mind.
You (for profiting) & the government ARE to blame.
‘I’m tired of being blamed for Britain’s housing crisis. Landlords aren’t the villains’ share.google/uwP8Wv5OiIVd...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On first 1st, I thought this was satire, but it's not.
Woe is me, and the world's smallest violin comes to mind.
You (for profiting) & the government ARE to blame.
‘I’m tired of being blamed for Britain’s housing crisis. Landlords aren’t the villains’ share.google/uwP8Wv5OiIVd...
Woe is me, and the world's smallest violin comes to mind.
You (for profiting) & the government ARE to blame.
‘I’m tired of being blamed for Britain’s housing crisis. Landlords aren’t the villains’ share.google/uwP8Wv5OiIVd...
BBC news with a headline which totally disregards the people hurt.
But yeah, let's make this all about him 🤬
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But yeah, let's make this all about him 🤬
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
BBC news with a headline which totally disregards the people hurt.
But yeah, let's make this all about him 🤬
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But yeah, let's make this all about him 🤬
BBC News - Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hey UBI and Bsky friends, I'm working hard between my son and private life. But I have an update on the Basic Income Action site, finalizing Event features and staging for launch.
Between sports and politics trending, I need help testing and feedback. 🤞🫠
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Between sports and politics trending, I need help testing and feedback. 🤞🫠
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Universal Basic Income for Everyone | Basic Income Action
Join thousands around the globe working to make guaranteed income a reality
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October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hey UBI and Bsky friends, I'm working hard between my son and private life. But I have an update on the Basic Income Action site, finalizing Event features and staging for launch.
Between sports and politics trending, I need help testing and feedback. 🤞🫠
truistic-teofila-unseparably.ngrok-free.dev
Between sports and politics trending, I need help testing and feedback. 🤞🫠
truistic-teofila-unseparably.ngrok-free.dev
A fresh round of Industrial Action is being balloted for across UK HE.
Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/strike-str...
Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/strike-str...
Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
But We’re Treated Like We’re Disposable
drdavebeck.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A fresh round of Industrial Action is being balloted for across UK HE.
Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/strike-str...
Strike! Strike! Strike! - We Are the University
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/strike-str...
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3. SED also encourages a rethinking of social housing - assessing how allocation practices can potential reinforce rather than reduce inequality and the need to invest in social housing.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
3. SED also encourages a rethinking of social housing - assessing how allocation practices can potential reinforce rather than reduce inequality and the need to invest in social housing.
Reposted by Dr Dave Beck
1. the socio-economic duty reinforces the need to measure poverty after housing costs.
2. The duty also requires the removal of the two-child limit.
2. The duty also requires the removal of the two-child limit.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
1. the socio-economic duty reinforces the need to measure poverty after housing costs.
2. The duty also requires the removal of the two-child limit.
2. The duty also requires the removal of the two-child limit.
Reposted by Dr Dave Beck
New post on Transforming Society with @drdavebeck.bsky.social and @VanessaBoon - our argument regarding the socio-economic duty and how it should be drawn upon in developing the child poverty strategy by the UK government. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/10/21/a...
Three key take-aways:
Three key take-aways:
Applying the socio-economic duty to tackle child poverty - Transforming Society
Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for urgent, bold, and coordinated action—including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty—to address the alarming rise in child povert...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New post on Transforming Society with @drdavebeck.bsky.social and @VanessaBoon - our argument regarding the socio-economic duty and how it should be drawn upon in developing the child poverty strategy by the UK government. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/10/21/a...
Three key take-aways:
Three key take-aways:
Reposted by Dr Dave Beck
#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy
Today I'll be speaking at the Salford CVS annual conference about work and it's relationship to research on universal basic income
October 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today I'll be speaking at the Salford CVS annual conference about work and it's relationship to research on universal basic income
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Today I'll be speaking at the Salford CVS annual conference about work and it's relationship to research on universal basic income
Whoop Whoop!
Just received a book contract from Liverpool Press.
Im going to be writing a book about the Poverty Industry!
Just received a book contract from Liverpool Press.
Im going to be writing a book about the Poverty Industry!
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Whoop Whoop!
Just received a book contract from Liverpool Press.
Im going to be writing a book about the Poverty Industry!
Just received a book contract from Liverpool Press.
Im going to be writing a book about the Poverty Industry!
The fact that he owns a Bentley, paid for by his supporters, should stop them in their tracks. He's bought this with your ££ support. Dictionary definition of a Grifter.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tommy Robinson police stop at Channel Tunnel unlawful, court hears
The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.
www.bbc.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The fact that he owns a Bentley, paid for by his supporters, should stop them in their tracks. He's bought this with your ££ support. Dictionary definition of a Grifter.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fix the economy, Starmer.
We have no power over changing the economy; to blame universities for its ills and using it to hit us (& get ever more culture warriors on us) is just bullying.
We have no power over changing the economy; to blame universities for its ills and using it to hit us (& get ever more culture warriors on us) is just bullying.
'A “challenging” graduate labour market in the UK could further erode trust in the higher education sector, with the “bad times” showing little sign of ending.'
All the more reason to have a serious, nationwide discussion of what universities do and what they are for.
All the more reason to have a serious, nationwide discussion of what universities do and what they are for.
Faith in universities ‘at new low’ as graduate jobs dry up
Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Fix the economy, Starmer.
We have no power over changing the economy; to blame universities for its ills and using it to hit us (& get ever more culture warriors on us) is just bullying.
We have no power over changing the economy; to blame universities for its ills and using it to hit us (& get ever more culture warriors on us) is just bullying.
My new chapter on Food & Social Class, available in the
Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society:
www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
@salforduni.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society:
www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
@salforduni.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My new chapter on Food & Social Class, available in the
Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society:
www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
@salforduni.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society:
www.elgaronline.com/display/book...
@salforduni.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
I often visit the pier in Bangor. It looks different today because of #StormAmy however, here is a short photo essay I wrote last week 👇
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Garth Pier, Bangor
A Walk Through Time and Community
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October 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I often visit the pier in Bangor. It looks different today because of #StormAmy however, here is a short photo essay I wrote last week 👇
open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...
open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...
This week’s, we explored Guy Standing’s “Precariat” and how neoliberalism creates insecurity in work, housing, and identity.
Students made powerful connections between theory and lived experience.
Read more here
#Precariat #Neoliberalism #Sociology #Precarity
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/teaching-t...
Students made powerful connections between theory and lived experience.
Read more here
#Precariat #Neoliberalism #Sociology #Precarity
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/teaching-t...
Teaching the Precariat:
Reflections from the Classroom
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This week’s, we explored Guy Standing’s “Precariat” and how neoliberalism creates insecurity in work, housing, and identity.
Students made powerful connections between theory and lived experience.
Read more here
#Precariat #Neoliberalism #Sociology #Precarity
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/teaching-t...
Students made powerful connections between theory and lived experience.
Read more here
#Precariat #Neoliberalism #Sociology #Precarity
drdavebeck.substack.com/p/teaching-t...
The authoritarian regime rolls in....
BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme
The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The authoritarian regime rolls in....
BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hi all, I have a new regular(ish) blog available based on my research. Please give me a follow for discussions on Sociology, Social Policy, Food Poverty, Universal Basic Income, and much more: drdavebeck.substack.com
Dr Dave Beck (ThatSociologist) | Substack
Social Policy academic, Food Poverty disrupter and UBI arguer. Click to read Dr Dave Beck (ThatSociologist), a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
drdavebeck.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hi all, I have a new regular(ish) blog available based on my research. Please give me a follow for discussions on Sociology, Social Policy, Food Poverty, Universal Basic Income, and much more: drdavebeck.substack.com
New Blog: students on Precarity & Insecure Lives—how neoliberalism produces everyday insecurity.
From food banks to gig work, we unpacked the lived realities of precarity.
Read it here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/back-in-th...
#neoliberalism #precarity #criticalpedagogy #sociology
From food banks to gig work, we unpacked the lived realities of precarity.
Read it here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/back-in-th...
#neoliberalism #precarity #criticalpedagogy #sociology
Back in the Classroom: Neoliberalism, Precarity, and the Stories We Tell
The first week back teaching always brings a mix of anticipation and reflection.
drdavebeck.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
New Blog: students on Precarity & Insecure Lives—how neoliberalism produces everyday insecurity.
From food banks to gig work, we unpacked the lived realities of precarity.
Read it here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/back-in-th...
#neoliberalism #precarity #criticalpedagogy #sociology
From food banks to gig work, we unpacked the lived realities of precarity.
Read it here: drdavebeck.substack.com/p/back-in-th...
#neoliberalism #precarity #criticalpedagogy #sociology
You can hide Banksy's work. You can even remove it, but the message is still the same and has been made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5W...
Banksy artwork showing judge beating unarmed protester covered up
YouTube video by Daily Record
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September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You can hide Banksy's work. You can even remove it, but the message is still the same and has been made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5W...
Thanks to @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social and Lucie Middlemiss for giving me the pleasure of reading and reviewing their new book with Bristol Uni Press @brisunipress.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thanks to @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social and Lucie Middlemiss for giving me the pleasure of reading and reviewing their new book with Bristol Uni Press @brisunipress.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social congratulations Zack!
September 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social congratulations Zack!
Thanks to everyone for their support!
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I'm an academic Sociologist with a Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy and currently working as a lecturer in a UK University.
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Thanks to everyone for their support!
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Only another millionbillion to go
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BBC news just discussing 'enforced disappearances' of Palestinians at food queues.
Surely a 'enforced disappearance' is simply a Kidnapping
Surely a 'enforced disappearance' is simply a Kidnapping
August 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
BBC news just discussing 'enforced disappearances' of Palestinians at food queues.
Surely a 'enforced disappearance' is simply a Kidnapping
Surely a 'enforced disappearance' is simply a Kidnapping
Many households are already struggling to pay, not just this bill, but other bills that have risen too.
Now things are steadily getting worse. It's like death by a thousand cuts
BBC News - Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Now things are steadily getting worse. It's like death by a thousand cuts
BBC News - Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
The £35 a year increase for a typical household is twice what analysts had predicted.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Many households are already struggling to pay, not just this bill, but other bills that have risen too.
Now things are steadily getting worse. It's like death by a thousand cuts
BBC News - Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Now things are steadily getting worse. It's like death by a thousand cuts
BBC News - Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...