neilmcrowther
@neilmcrowther.bsky.social
Social change, social care, social life.
Why we should reconnect our imagination of adult social care and wider support and policy to a broader ambition of human freedom, development and wellbeing.
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From ‘care’ to capabilities
Amartya Sen’s (unfortunately named) ‘capabilities approach’ is a framework for evaluating well-being, development, and social justice based on what people are genuinely able to be…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Why we should reconnect our imagination of adult social care and wider support and policy to a broader ambition of human freedom, development and wellbeing.
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Jennifer by Faust (1973) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh0y...
Faust - Jennifer
YouTube video by Damien House
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November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Jennifer by Faust (1973) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh0y...
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This is a great short article about a #SocialCare movement that was “born of frustration but driven by hope”
For fellow movement builders & shakers @socialcarefuture.bsky.social has shared this today - learning and reflections on several years of trying to shift a system to be more human sized and shaped thru growing narrative, people & relational power. Hope helpful socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...
Moving beyond a hashtag: how #SocialCareFuture is pushing for real change - Social Care Future
What impact has the #SocialCareFuture movement had? Today we are sharing an independent impact report as the first step in shaping our next steps together.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is a great short article about a #SocialCare movement that was “born of frustration but driven by hope”
For fellow movement builders & shakers @socialcarefuture.bsky.social has shared this today - learning and reflections on several years of trying to shift a system to be more human sized and shaped thru growing narrative, people & relational power. Hope helpful socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...
Moving beyond a hashtag: how #SocialCareFuture is pushing for real change - Social Care Future
What impact has the #SocialCareFuture movement had? Today we are sharing an independent impact report as the first step in shaping our next steps together.
socialcarefuture.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For fellow movement builders & shakers @socialcarefuture.bsky.social has shared this today - learning and reflections on several years of trying to shift a system to be more human sized and shaped thru growing narrative, people & relational power. Hope helpful socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...
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Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
How can a different narrative help build a more powerful case for long term reform and investment in adult social care?
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Making the case for investment in social care - time to change the story
Public debate about social care funding is often dominated by numbers, gaps, and crisis talk — “billions short,” “system on its knees,” “unaffordable demands.” While factually accurate, these frames d...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
How can a different narrative help build a more powerful case for long term reform and investment in adult social care?
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Public mindsets are an obstacle to winning support to change and reform adult #socialcare, but new research brings us closer to knowing how we can go about shifting them. Join the
@socialcarefuture.bsky.social
webinar on 8 December to find out more: socialcarefuture.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@socialcarefuture.bsky.social
webinar on 8 December to find out more: socialcarefuture.org.uk/wp-content/u...
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Public mindsets are an obstacle to winning support to change and reform adult #socialcare, but new research brings us closer to knowing how we can go about shifting them. Join the
@socialcarefuture.bsky.social
webinar on 8 December to find out more: socialcarefuture.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@socialcarefuture.bsky.social
webinar on 8 December to find out more: socialcarefuture.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Switched onto Big Special through their appearance on the superb new Sleaford Mods single. Their album is soooo good: open.spotify.com/album/2wHHIE...
NATIONAL AVERAGE.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Switched onto Big Special through their appearance on the superb new Sleaford Mods single. Their album is soooo good: open.spotify.com/album/2wHHIE...
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So did I
Violent crime peaked in 1995 according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales..
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So did I
The Hacienda is always the club mentioned in association with the late 80s Manchester scene but Isadora’s ‘The Hangout’ was the one I loved so what joy to find this online youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Isadora's the Hangout - YouTube
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November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Hacienda is always the club mentioned in association with the late 80s Manchester scene but Isadora’s ‘The Hangout’ was the one I loved so what joy to find this online youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Halloween in Bermondsey
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Halloween in Bermondsey
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Talking to an official at the Department of Health once about whether people responsible through their behaviour for their health conditions should still get treatment (eg smokers for lung cancer). He said ‘The NHS believes in the right to redemption.’ I feel we could do with more of this now.
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Talking to an official at the Department of Health once about whether people responsible through their behaviour for their health conditions should still get treatment (eg smokers for lung cancer). He said ‘The NHS believes in the right to redemption.’ I feel we could do with more of this now.
My memory sometimes fails me, but my instincts are ‘no, I am not this Neil Crowther’
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My memory sometimes fails me, but my instincts are ‘no, I am not this Neil Crowther’
Best band in Britain by a country mile. Sleaford Mods have done it again. Amazing: youtu.be/SyVICFIQlDg?...
Sleaford Mods Ft. Gwendoline Christie & Big Special - The Good Life (Official Video)
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October 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Best band in Britain by a country mile. Sleaford Mods have done it again. Amazing: youtu.be/SyVICFIQlDg?...
Love this. Putting forward a ‘north star’ centred on universal wellbeing has been one of the most valuable things @socialcarefuture.bsky.social has done
What's the purpose of government? I have promised optimism in my writing but this week I'm posing a rather existential question that often gets forgotten. Plus a motto and some nuggets of joy.
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What’s it all for? (And wouldn’t it be nice if we knew?)
The case for a national strategy and some nuggets of cheerfulness
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October 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Love this. Putting forward a ‘north star’ centred on universal wellbeing has been one of the most valuable things @socialcarefuture.bsky.social has done
Neil Hannon has written some beautiful songs & isn't stopping www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC2e...
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Neil Hannon has written some beautiful songs & isn't stopping www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC2e...
Went to the brilliant Grayson Perry exhibition at the Wallace Collection at the weekend & it sparked this post about loneliness, identity, its links to populism and the need for progressives to support people to be able to say ' I know who I am'
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I know who I am
Image from the Grayson Perry exhibition at the Wallace Collection, October 2025 A short post, as I struggle not just for time at the moment but the mental resources to commit ideas to writing……
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October 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Went to the brilliant Grayson Perry exhibition at the Wallace Collection at the weekend & it sparked this post about loneliness, identity, its links to populism and the need for progressives to support people to be able to say ' I know who I am'
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
Went out for a run in the lovely sunshine. Fell over, hard and hurty, resulting in bleeding knees and elbow. Went to sit on a bench to recover. Bird shat on my arm. How’s your day going?
October 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Went out for a run in the lovely sunshine. Fell over, hard and hurty, resulting in bleeding knees and elbow. Went to sit on a bench to recover. Bird shat on my arm. How’s your day going?
I think this government’s policies and record on disability is to date awful, but it’s got nothing to do with this piece of political shorthand. Can disabled people who don’t work not be ‘working class’?
The Labour party has used its annual conference to stress – once again – that its focus is on supporting “working people”, rather than disabled people who are unable to work.
#LabConf25
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#LabConf25
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Labour uses conference to sideline disabled people… unless they are working
The Labour party has used its annual conference to stress – once again – that its focus is on supporting “working people”, rather than disabled people who are unable to work. In his 6,300-word spee…
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October 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I think this government’s policies and record on disability is to date awful, but it’s got nothing to do with this piece of political shorthand. Can disabled people who don’t work not be ‘working class’?
I really love this film.
Rye Lane is on BBC2 tonight 9pm. The lovely escape you need from real life
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BBC Two - Rye Lane
Two youngsters, reeling from bad breakups, connect over an eventful day in south London.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I really love this film.
Wow, just binged the latest series of #BlueLights and it's exceptional on every front. Incredible storytelling, brilliant acting, deeply deeply human. Watch it.
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wow, just binged the latest series of #BlueLights and it's exceptional on every front. Incredible storytelling, brilliant acting, deeply deeply human. Watch it.
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Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether