Katie Küken

Copy of the new book Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science on a floor.

The difficult second book is landing on doormats (or lovely herringbone floors) and @capacitylaw.bsky.social approves… And breathe
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
@elaineljames.bsky.social

Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare

Or maybe… just maybe… society is making people more physically unwell, mentally unwell, and compassion fatigued. Should we consider improving it? Looking forward to seeing @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social psychiatric qualifications.

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PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield Labour MPs describe ‘breaking point’ in relations, calling for Keir Starmer to stand by party’s manifesto commitments

If Government were to approve #Rosebank oilfield, it would be an unforgivable act of environmental vandalism & simply can’t be squared with #climate commitments. Anyone else recall Reeves’s pledge to be first Green Chancellor? How long ago it seems now…@stopcambo.bsky.social

Picture of apex theatre. The screen shows Merlin Sheldrake and ‘Fungi: The Web of Life’ with a QR code

Fabulous evening with Merlin Sheldrake. Would highly recommend ‘Fungi: The Web of Life’ (available on iPlayer!!) 🍄‍🟫🕸️🍄

Window is closing to apply for this - check it out 👇🏽

More evidence the whole water sector is totally broken. Utterly toothless regulators & privatisation resulting in £80bn lining shareholders’ pockets since 1990 & raw sewage entering waterways for 3.6m hours last year, double amount recorded the year before #publicownershipnow @we-own-it.bsky.social

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PowerPoint slide from ARU university reading: Social Work Degree Apprenticeship Pre-Placement day. There is also a photograph of a group of people celebrating at graduation

Slide reading : Thoughts, feelings, questions, reflections? There is a giraffe with a speech bubble saying: ask a silly question and be a fool for a minute. Never ask the question and remain a fool for a lifetime.

Great morning discussing all things practice learning with apprentices and practice educators

Universal Credit is falling short.

Our social security system should support all of us, especially when we need it most.

Together with @mindcharity.bsky.social , We Are Carers, Turn2Us, @trusselluk.bsky.social and over 100 orgs, we delivered the news to the UK government that it's time to act 📢

The poster for the film ‘I Could Never Go Vegan’. The image is of a single cow looking over a fence. The text includes “Coming to US streaming platforms December 3” with the logos for Prime Video and Apple TV.

If you missed the UK cinema run earlier this year, this is finally crossing the pond on multiple US streaming platforms on December 3rd. Watch it, it’s smashing. And I’m in it very briefly.
More info here: geni.us/ICouldNeverG...

a man in a blue jacket is standing in a room with the hashtag cinetale on the bottom Alt: a man in a blue jacket is standing in a room he turns around and says “this whole thing, all of this, it’s all about me”

*I did panic on the way home that LDs would lose the seat by one vote. The ego will ego. Worked out okay.

If nothing else, just the hope of never having a candidate pitch themselves as ‘Not That Party’ again.

How the 2024 election could have looked with proportional representation And the results are out. This election has the biggest difference ever between how we voted and the MPs that now represent us.This was the first election ever where four parties got ove

Every time I walk to the ballot box, I am acutely aware of how privileged I am to be able to do so, but it would be nice to walk there with some hope?

www.electoral-reform.org.uk/how-the-2024...

Dozens of new Labour MPs join group pushing for electoral reform Exclusive: All-party parliamentary group on fair elections argues proportional voting system would help restore trust

I found nothing more disheartening than being told “Labour won’t win here, so you should vote LibDem” during the last election. I voted Green*, maintaining an 18 year streak of never getting what I vote for.

Labour MPs join group pushing for electoral reform www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Beyond envious of your zone! Trying to find mine!

*Busyness. Sometimes even spell check cannot save me ✨🧠

Photo of a computer screen with a reflexivity slide showing. There are six separate images with the words socially mobile; university drop out; social worker; PDT; course director; and researcher beneath them respectively.

Hidden from the storm outside, and focussed on calming the inside storm of procrastination(and business!) this weekend! #EdD #reflexivity ☕️

Despite talent and hard work, professionals from working-class backgrounds earn significantly less than their peers. It’s unacceptable.

Let's work together to close this gap and ensure fair opportunities for all. #ClassPayGapDay
#SocialMobility

People Like Us: Trauma, Social Class and Poverty | Relational Change A conversation between award winning writer, columnist, social commentator and rapper Darren McGarvey and Miriam Taylor, Gestalt therapist, trauma specialist and writer.

I'm delighted to be part of this important discussion with Darren McGarvey, award-winning writer, social commentator, broadcaster and performer about poverty, class and trauma. Tickets are going fast - time to book your place! Please repost and share widely. www.relationalchange.org/training-and...

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⭐️ Book a free place on our social media training, taking place at 10:00-12:00 on Wed 11 Dec

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#EqualPayDay is sooner this year because that gap has widened, with men earning an average of £631 more than women per month, and even more for black, minoritised and disabled women.

The Government must take urgent action to reduce the pay gap.

COP29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say experts Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a 'gift of God'

‘At the last COP, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered representatives of scientific institutions, Indigenous communities and vulnerable nations’ C Figueres (ex UN) . We don’t have time for this corrupt and inept fiasco - we are being failed www.bbc.com/news/article...

Time to carefully curate a timeline of funny cats and heckin good dogs

It was with the utmost confidence that I repeatedly told my husband that blue sky was a type of thinking. Like he didn’t know that. 😬