Rob Balfour: Truth Walker

If there is one positive cause at the moment worth a donation this brave young women and her fellow grooming - rape gangs survivors hope for a positive event to celebration their courage in speaking truth to power with an authentic intregity www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/survivors-...

“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”

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Labour must choose differently on child poverty In a country as wealthy as the UK, allowing child poverty to deepen is a political choice. Labour must choose differently. Sign the petition below calling on the Conference Arrangements Committee t...

I just signed the @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social petition calling on Labour’s Conference Arrangements Committee to allow party delegates a debate on ending the two-child benefit limit.

We must tackle the scourge of child poverty. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...

All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.

Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.

I salute you, sir! 🫡

Get involved | Mainstream Labour Mainstream is the home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change

To transform the country and take on the populist right, Labour must heed the voices of its radical realists - and build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.

Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.

www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved

Get involved | Mainstream Labour Mainstream is the home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change

To transform the country and take on the populist right, Labour must heed the voices of its radical realists - and build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.

Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life.

www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved

YouTube video by ItsCourtenayMmhm "Staying Alive" (1983) - The Final Strut

Well 65 orbits completed (not sure how I'm still here 😂 ) But I get to do this one more time ... here's to 66 🖖 youtu.be/V1e5h9YSe_k?...

Stunning footage of a rare dark coloured deer, with estimates suggesting they make up less than 1% of all deer.

This month I will be presenting my perspectives on my academic publication journey using Autoethnography to almost all the leading Professors in the world exploring its possibilities as a tool to understand experience from the inner reality of people experiencing mental health distress. 🖖

You're welcome - I really liked your podcast - you might like the following article journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SW...

The on demand replay of my play about the healing power of Doctor Who will be available for one week starting today. To get an email with the link, click below and make a small donation in support of the show.

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This interactive play is a testimonial to the healing power of Doctor Who. Survivor Michael Broussard tells the story of the abuse he experienced as a child and of the great solace and strength he later found through his involvement in Doctor Who fandom.

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Unmasking the mind “Psychology should be based on empirical evidence and scientific methods,” claimed the founder of its modern form, cognitive psychology.  Yet critics argue it's unknown whether psychology really has m...

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Crisis in the academy Universities, long celebrated as sanctuaries of free thought and intellectual rigour, have for centuries been regarded as the best way to educate and conduct research. But increasingly, this assumptio...

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Young men have pretty positive views on manhood There's too much moral-panicking and blaming going on around young men

Young men have pretty positive views on manhood
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YouTube video by Richard J Murphy What is GDP — and why is it so wrong?

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Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem The narrowness of this field is bad news for diversity – we need greater breadth and depth when it comes to British culture and those who produce it.

Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem
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What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics Casey’s audit highlights the huge gaps around ethnicity data.

What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics
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Nazir Afzal: Cowardice and inaction left children to be a... Professionals tasked with safeguarding young people chose inaction. They permitted rape rather than risk controversy

"The failure was not in the children. It was in the state. These girls were targeted precisely because the system did not care. " observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

How to protect yourself from narcissists’ weapon of choice – passive aggression Passive aggression is appealing to narcissists because it is hard to prove.

How to protect yourself from narcissists’ weapon of choice – passive aggression
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Does Therapist Gender Matter When Working With Men? Exploring men's preferences for therapist gender, and therapists' gendered confidence working with men

Does Therapist Gender Matter When Working With Men?
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Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform Last week’s elections were a wake-up call for more reasons than one.

"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform"

✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social

Boys Are in Trouble. Here’s What We Can Do About It. From classrooms to careers, boys and men are falling behind—Richard Reeves explores why it’s happening and how we can turn things around.

Boys Are in Trouble. Here’s What We Can Do About It.
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Stop employers covering up abuse Hey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of miscondu...

NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

When You Are Blacklisted Because of A (Necessary) Act of Defiance Timely Thoughts on Societal Deficits in Courage

When You Are Blacklisted Because of A (Necessary) Act of Defiance
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Keanu Reaves saying “I don't want to be part of a world,where being kind is a weakness.”

Ever so timely