Michael Graham (he/him)

Left: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home

Right: Nigel Farage's Reform UK advertising a job which is working form home

Social workers vote to strike as ‘morale is shot to bits’ 'There's still time to get back round the table and avoid strike action. But the result of the ballot couldn't be clearer.'

Social workers vote to strike as ‘morale is shot to bits’.

Staff in children’s services department at Bath and North East Somerset Council vote 100% to strike action, on a turnout of 94%.

“There's still time to get back round the table and avoid strike action," UNISON

Few places for our 1-day workshop with #PMAs and #PNAs at the RCN London on 30th March. Focus on practicalities of restorative clinical supervisions.
#Nursesky #Midwifesky
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Once had privilege of listening to Ian McKellen perform at Oxford. Seemed timely then - even more so now.

Understanding neurodivergent attention profiles to harness learning:
An evening exploring how learners process information. For educators & inclusion professionals.
With drinks & nibbles.

Thursday, 26 Feb 2026
6:30pm
UCL IOE, London
Free
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A UN Convention will help us to act, advocate and empower. For this #GlobalRally I write about why a convention for older people matters to #socialwork @basw-uk.bsky.social @researchip.bsky.social @ageinternational.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3nnzsfwz

Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than heterosexual’s, ONS finds LGB+ men in England and Wales have 1.2 years lower life expectancy than straight men, at 59.4 years and 60.7 years respectively Life expectancy for people who identify as gay, bisexual, or another sexual orientation in England and Wales was approximately a year lower than their heterosexual counterparts, according to the first-ever analysis of its kind by the Office for National Statistics. The life expectancy for men who identified as LGB+ was 1.2 years lower than men who identified as straight, at 59.4 years and 60.7 years respectively. Continue reading...

Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than heterosexual’s, ONS finds

here's my entry!! #Comics4Liam

This is a really thought provoking conversation about social justice, political philosophy Rawls and Aristotle.

The Art of Breathing: The Inspiring, Practical Guide to Living Mindfully The Art of Breathing: The Inspiring, Practical Guide to Living Mindfully

'Small but perfectly formed introduction to mindfulness of the breath as a path to easing life's struggles. The author has a great reputation in the field of secular mindfulness and know's his stuff. The book may be short, but is has hidden depth..'

"1 in 5 pupils are getting a SEND diagnosis..the vast majority then trip into the benefit system because they get child disability allowance allowance.'

This is completely false from Milburn. He's supposed to be reviewing this issue and he's just making things up. Inexcusable.

"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God, for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice, your mediocrity and materialism, your sensuality and selfishness that have killed his faith." - Thomas Merton

To make the most of the World Inequality Database, consult the DINA Guidelines and other resources: wid.world/methodology/

This 3rd edition includes improved or new:
🔹macro aggregates
🔹income and wealth definitions
🔹data-quality flags
🔹sections on wealth distribution and gender inequality

Sir James Munby, was a giant of justice. A mind of rare clarity,courage & heart rooted in humanity. I was privileged to meet him,witness his wit, wisdom&unwavering commitment to human rights. He made me better by showing what integrity looks like. Steely when needed, compassionate & profoundly fair.

Oh, I do love this. They weren't wrong back in 1979.

I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.

Disability benefits and Carer’s Allowance should be a lot higher, actually.

And it would be the best thing a Government could do to support us, prevent poverty, and reduce some of the strain on health and social care.

Disability benefits could be reformed to get more people into work, says UK minister Sir Stephen Timms argues that a better system is possible without ‘rapidly continuing increases in spending’

Interesting that the Disability Confident Scheme is starting to be strengthened. Finding ways to shift employer behaviour at scale is going to be crucial to achieving the government's aims.
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New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform How to stop Farage...

Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.

His first question was: “who funds him?”

Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇

As we sit at the cusp of the greatest progress in tax justice in a hundred years, a threat is looming: money, Or rather, the lack of it. Read our CEO's blog about the outlook for the Tax Justice Network and the wider struggle for tax justice. taxjustice.net/2025/12/17/t...

Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.

Mark Zuckerberg earned just $1 at Meta in 2024. Elon Musk made $0 at Tesla. They're not alone. A tax law professor explains how the ultrawealthy legally avoid income taxes while their wealth grows by billions annually.

Inequality and social work Published in Journal of Social Work Practice: Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and the Community (Ahead of Print, 2025)

For anyone interested in inequality and social work, I've just had my first publication, a book review of Rick Hood's 'Inequality and social work'. The first 50 people can access it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TYKQN...

You can seek to understand where you are, listen, & think of a next step. What are our options here? Then maybe the picture changes a bit & you can review.

If there's any change it's emergent & you can't know what it'll look like until you're there. This is realistic & comes with no guarantees 2/2

Yes, money alone won’t fix the NHS.

But without money you don’t have beds, theatres, or staff - and without those, “productivity” collapses.

Calling that inefficiency just shows how spectacularly the Telegraph misunderstands the system.

Care workers are increasingly unhappy with their pay, despite the significant lifting of the wage floor in recent years.

@charliemccurdy.bsky.social breaks down why that might be the case ⤵️

BREAKING: The UK Government has published their homelessness strategy.

It’s a step in the right direction with much to be applauded. But it falls short of what’s desperately needed to end Britain’s homelessness crisis.

I proposed an idea today that everyone working in NHS should have access to regular reflective practice, & it'd need to be organisationally prioritised.

I knew as I said it I sounded crazy & it could never happen in reality. But surely what's actually crazy is that we still don't prioritise this?

NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1 April 2025

An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
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Applying decolonial thought to the study of racial microaggressions The term ‘decolonisation’ is widely used in social work, but its meaning and the implications of committing to decolonised practice are often unclear. This article suggests pluriversality, a concep...

Everyone interested in decolonial and anti-racist thinking go and read this excellent paper by Mary Francis. The fusion of psychosocial research and decolonial thought highlights Black African social worker's lived experiences and racist microaggressions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

World Inequality Report 2026 | Coming out soon - WID - World Inequality Database World Inequality Report 2026 | Coming out soon On December 10, 2025, the World Inequality Lab will release the 2026 World Inequality Report

Coming next week.
Stay tuned.
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