Dr James Pickles

Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Currently a T’was (a twink that was), sweary, surly, queer

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

Some women enjoy anal sex, and it shouldn’t be a guilty pleasure. Read more about our work in @ConversationUK

https://t.co/k4DZBt5KHK

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

Hi X friends and family. I’ve been off here for a while but need help. I was hate crimed on Wednesday 2nd @BrightonMarina McDonald’s. @sussex_police are investigating. It was a homophobic hate crime @PrideBrighton - I was assaulted. If any1 can identify please help @brightonargus

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

Hi X friends and family. I’ve been off here for a while but need help. I was hate crimed on Wednesday 2nd @BrightonMarina McDonald’s. @sussex_police are investigating. It was a homophobic hate crime @PrideBrighton - I was assaulted. If any1 can identify please help @brightonargus

[Brighton UCU @BrightonUCU]

After 100+ redundancies in 2023, the VC @uniofbrighton used her first email of 2024 to announce:

👋Voluntary severance scheme

💀Plan to remove all entitlement to research time from academics

🛑Plan to remove the weekly cap on teaching hours

Haven't they caused enough damage?!

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@RaphSchlembach Thanks Raph, no it is not part of the conversation sadly

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

I would sincerely like to say soz 2 my institution. Been told this tweet a) brings UoB into disrepute, b) reveals confidential info (sent via all school email), c) is considered discriminatory, bullying, and harassment.
I understand this is the concern. NOT me feeling depressed

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@James_Treadwell Thanks for your support James :)

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@clloyd9 Thank you 🙏🏻❤️

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@Prof_AJScott I couldn’t possibly comment under such a climate of surveillance. Thanks for the solidarity.

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@SeanAWallis I didn’t even say Tory views are bad….just that trying to minimise Humanities and Social Sciences funding was out of the Tory handbook, which is simply an observation.

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@DavidSpoors Well, DARVO is a regular pattern of behaviour these days

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@YNarocroc I couldn’t possibly comment.

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@JennieDrabble It’s mentally damaging but I’m coping

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@lizzieseal Under such a climate of surveillance, I couldn’t possibly comment. *hugs*

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@AnnieFoley17 Thank you! *hugs*

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

It will be deleted by 19/2/24 to avoid a disciplinary. I need to stress that I 100% do not feel directly victimised by the management at UoB and feel grateful for their upstanding treatment of me. Every single day I walk onto campus is like walking through the gates of heaven.

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@DrJoGrady Hi Jo, not sure if you’re aware, we at Brighton largely feel like you’ve failed us. We lost our dispute, we were thrown under the bus for the MAB (which we’re still being deducted for) by you and UCU leadership, and we have a no confidence motion in you. Aberdeen deserve better

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

I mean - yeah the anti-union laws do pose significant barriers, but we’ve also not met the threshold cause the leadership of this union is just utter shite.

[UCU @ucu]

NEW: Anti-union laws stop UCU members from taking strike action.

Our ballot results show UCU members want to strike for better pay & conditions.

But anti-democratic laws that single unions out for special treatment have blocked us from taking action.

https://t.co/Dl6EsSnmKT

[Dr James Pickles @ReaditPickles]

@ucu are supporting me with £150, whilst simultaneously deducting £49.23 from my acc, for 30 days of MAB deductions. I really do feel @DrJoGrady and UCU leadership just don’t care about winning disputes. They just want the profile and campaign resources. This union is a joke

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

Gaza is under intense bombing.

Telecommunications have been cut.

We can't get through to our family who have been trapped in this war zone for almost 3 weeks.

We can only pray they survive the night.

How many more children have to die before the world says enough?