Ceri McKay-Smith

ESRC-funded PhD candidate at @KingsCollegeLondon @KingsECS. Homelessness in discourse, narrative and interaction. Linguistic ethnography & representation

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

Under @BorisJohnson’s new rules anyone earning less than £25.6k is an unskilled worker.

NHS starting salaries:

Nurse £24.2k
Paramedic 24.2k
Midwife £24.2k
Radiographer £24.2k
Care assistant £17.6k
Physiotherapist £24.2k
Occupational therapist £24.2k
https://t.co/yYdpuNxu2B

[Gloria De Piero @GloriaDePiero]

. @BBCNewsnight Why do the women leadership candidates appear to be standing behind the male leadership candidate in this graphic?

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

@BBCPanorama I've just watched your programme Universal Credit: One year On. I'm wondering why in the opening five minutes you show multiple closeup shots of the dirt on the hands of a claimant? Shouldn't we move beyond damaging stereotypes of those in #poverty? I expected better

[Catrin Williams @Catrin_Bethan]

Chwilio am sylwadau sydd wedi bod ar y #Gymraeg a #neoryddfrydiaeth neu unrhyw farn sydd gan unrhyw un am hyn ogydd!

I'm looking for comments about #Welsh and #neoliberalism or any opinions anybody may have about this please! #Cymraeg #ymchwil #diolch! #PhDchat #thanks!

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

Huge thanks to @DeborahFW and @GuiltFemPod Just bossed a meeting to determine the future of my PhD. Stood tall, strong and safe in the knowledge that I have a voice and it should be heard. Recommended listening for all women, especially those in academia #phdchat #phdlife

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

@gerryhowley Working on the application now!

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

Forever amazed at the diverse forms of research my PhD requires. Today’s contribution? An hour long chat with my parents about homeownership, right to buy and how the housing market has changed in their lifetime. Question: can I cite my dad as a reference? #phdchat #phdlife

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

How refreshing (and powerful) it would be to have a party leader who has witnessed the brutal reality of #homelessness and #addiction

https://t.co/7HVW2eSCjx

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

I’m standing to be the next Labour Leader. Politics needs honest voices. Only when we are honest again, with ourselves & with the country, will we become the people who get to make the decisions. I can’t do this alone. Join me to help make things better at https://t.co/BCJG9DjidP

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

The only consolation on this dark day is that @jessphillips is still an MP. There is hope. Take care of yourselves today

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

@Elle_Murphy_ I’ve been asking myself exactly the same question. We do people a disservice when we imply that their personal success stories, however big or small, fall short of the established standard

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

I end my first full year of #homelessness research with mixed emotions: exhausted by the suffering witnessed, mourning those lost and admiring the strength and hope of incredible individuals.

If I am qualified to say anything, it is that we must confront the fork in the road

[Sixteen Films @KenLoachSixteen]

There’s a fork in the road & a mighty choice is coming this Thursday - #GeneralElection2019

Amid the #GE2019 noise we wanted to share #AForkInTheRoad - a message of hope, empathy & compassion from screenwriter #PaulLaverty & the team behind Ken Loach's @SWMYfilm & @idanielblake

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

Thank you @BBCRadio4 So refreshing to see that even within a constricting Twitter character limit, it is possible to avoid dehumanising phrases like “the homeless” & “the vulnerable”

More of this please. How we talk about those who are marginalised matters

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

Phil first turned to the Connection when he was homeless himself. Now he volunteers there helping homeless and vulnerable people. Find out more about Phil, the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal and how you can help: https://t.co/ofGbi7C2dM #R4XmasAppeal

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

If you know little about British gang culture and how easy it is for young people to get sucked in, then I urge you to watch #BlueStoryMovie. A devastating story (and incredible soundtrack) with the power to educate us all. Hats off to @RealRapman

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

@Lucyluliu @Catrin_Bethan @A_Foccaert Thank you!

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

Yes I passed my upgrade. And yes I am celebrating with whiskey cake (& in case you were wondering, yes my colleagues are THE BEST) @Catrin_Bethan @A_Foccaert

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

This is despicable

[The Independent @Independent]

Tory Home secretary Priti Patel insists the government can't be blamed for poverty

[Ceri McKay-Smith @cerimckaysmith]

We keep asking ‘what’s wrong with you?’ instead of ‘what’s happened to you?’

A reconceptualisation of #addiction as simply the result of #trauma would be applicable to every conversation that I have ever had with someone facing #homelessness and grappling with substance use

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

Why do some people become addicts and not others?

@DrGaborMate says addiction is a response to emotional pain