Sociologist. Feminist. Ethnographer. Lecturer. Events Manager. Research Interests: Inequality, Social Class, Hospitality. Raised in Poverty. Views All My Own
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Let me introduce you to my Grandma: Valerie Cullen! She joined the circus at 17, toured around Europe in the 20s & 30s in a dance troupe & rode through the streets on a horse as Lady Godiva.
You know who doesn't get asked where their parents were or where their extended family was?
Men who sexually abused children.
Or where were the other adults working in children's homes who allowed it to happen?
Those questions are reserved for survivors of child sexual abuse.
I'm sure you know of this author and book, but if not, I highly recommend
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This is terrible. My thoughts are with her family, friends and community.
A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed.
Katie Fox, 34, was targeted outside the Bullring shopping centre on Friday.
Thank you very much to Marc Garrett @marcgarrett20 who has sent me a copy of his book: Feral Class.
I really look forward to reading it!
Just thinking about the time I attempted to talk about some of the relentless social class discrimination and bullying I was experiencing within academia, and a professor of social class inequalities told me I needed to ‘grow a thicker skin to make it in academia'.
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And so the editor responsible for this front page is on tv now lecturing BBC on journalistic ethics
Weird
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This crisis began during Covid & accelerated immediately afterwards due to shortage & dependence on ruthless private landlords
Once off the rental ladder it’s extremely difficult to get back on.
‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle
It is a constant stream of rough sleepers, workers sleeping in their car or sofa-surfing, families reeling from an eviction notice, people fleeing domestic violence
theguardian.com/society/2025…
A top New Zealand ex-police official pleads guilty to viewing child sexual abuse material at work
The case against has prompted scrutiny for law enforcement and an independent review of the security measures on police technology.
independent.co.uk/news/new-z…
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The loss of youth centre in this once well resourced country explains so much about why this is a neoliberal hell-hole.
Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, is a social space for eight- to 25-year-olds that also offers services including counselling, employment advice and life skills sessions.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Mass evacuations as nearly one million brace for Super Typhoon Fung-wong in the Philippines
independent.co.uk/tv/news/ph…
‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle
It is a constant stream of rough sleepers, workers sleeping in their car or sofa-surfing, families reeling from an eviction notice, people fleeing domestic violence
theguardian.com/society/2025…
Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, is a social space for eight- to 25-year-olds that also offers services including counselling, employment advice and life skills sessions.
theguardian.com/environment/…
A study from Crisis revealed that almost 300,000 families and individuals across England are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness, including sleeping on the streets, in tents or squats, or stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation such as B&Bs and hostels.
The type of older model charity based housing association used?
Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
“We don’t want to do this, but if nobody else is going to provide housing, we’ll do it ourselves.”
theguardian.com/society/2025…
I think many men also weren't given a choice, especially in compulsory conscription.
But yes! Animals are often forgotten about. One of my great grandfathers worked with the horse cavalry during the WW1.
Today is Remembrance Sunday. It is a time to think about those who often had no choice but to perform heroic acts on our behalf. I’m thinking of my hero, Simon
pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/anima…
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You all know my story
I'm an ex-drug addict, two years on the streets
This is why, I think, @ZackPolanski's new approach to drugs needs to be taken seriously
Addiction is a disease, compassion is the cure
thecanary.co/opinion/2025/11…