Alan Connolly

PhD candidate @LancasterUni (@SociologyLancs) and Researcher @UCC Research focus on inequality, poverty, health and social policy.

[Alan Connolly @connolla]

See my new article in @DiscoverSoc:
'Complex Causes: The Dog-Whistle Politics of Austerity'.

Here I discuss the Conservative govt's attempts to deflect responsibility for the crisis levels of poverty in the UK today.

@SociologyLancs @LJMUSociology @ESRC
https://t.co/WTp5gFUkbG

[TILLY ROBINSON-MILES FRGS (she/her) 🌻 @TRobinsonMiles]

"As a progressive nation, this [malnutrition and food insecurity] is not just something that we should have a moral obligation to tackle. It should be a legal one too."

Thanks to @heraldscotland for running this piece of the #RightToFood

Article here: https://t.co/ro3pWdAzMH

[Sustain @UKSustain]

Do you want to stimulate local authority action on good food in your region? Apply to be Sustain's new project partner as we roll out our #GoodFoodforAllLondoners approach to other parts of the UK. Apply by 30 June. https://t.co/RehjE7twkc

[IFAN @IFAN_UK]

You can read the new @scotgov plan Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks at https://t.co/fsZaC9xWyX and news of the publication at https://t.co/4eIhaAqd4P #CashFirst

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

One of the worst parts of the British broadcast media is that the only qualification for commentating on politics is “having an opinion.” It becomes entirely normal for an ex-candidate off The Apprentice to analyse socio-economic policy. She can say some words and that’s enough.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

💷 Universal Basic Income is an ongoing payment made to everyone with no conditions attached.

🤝 It has the potential to lift people out of poverty and improve public health.

💚 We would introduce a Universal Basic Income for all, to help build a fairer, greener country.

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

There has been a worrying rise in the number of young people who are not working due to ill health.

We cannot afford to leave these young people behind.

Latest RF report from @_louisemurphy, funded by @HealthFdn.

Read now ⤵️https://t.co/mcMoSF59JH

[Rebecca Rennison @RebeccaLRenn]

‘Deductions’ are an innocent sounding way of top slicing people’s benefits, often to repay money to the DWP. 🧵https://t.co/ECQ4ad4Guz

[Big Issue @BigIssue]

People in the North East and London will receive £1,600 a month for two years as part of England’s first proposed basic income pilots

https://t.co/glMOsoM1Am

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

Great to see #UniversalBasicIncome trending! It has come a long way, as I reflected @GreenWorld_UK

#UBI
https://t.co/Xemqs0EUqJ

[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

🗣️ "For Rishi Sunak to say that it's a government of honesty and integrity is absolutely laughable when it's a government that routinely seeks to obfuscate, delay and deny their involvement in absolutely any wrongdoing." @BootstrapCook on #BBCQT ⏬

[Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler]

Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared worse at GCSEs, study finds https://t.co/5gDaThZqVJ via @sweale

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

DWP hid vital evidence from starvation death inquiry, safeguarding board confirms.
#DeathsByWelfare #BenefitDeaths #ErrolGraham
@Debbie_abrahams @alison71359459 @stephenctimms @EHRC @DeathsByWelfare
https://t.co/n88jumTXXn

[Tom Pollard @PollardTom]

"It seems incredible that the level of [Universal Credit] isn’t set with reference to the actual essentials of life, but that’s the situation"

Important @FT piece by @TrussellTrust's @Helen_Barnard on how inadequate social security drives food bank use https://t.co/aTIGPdQIvk

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

Could degrowth be an alternative to the current economic situation?

Expert explains.

"In contrast to the pursuit of endless growth, degrowth puts both climate action and human wellbeing at its heart."

https://t.co/S5se4Ms4vl

[Sabine Goodwin @sabineegoodwin]

Just as demand for food banks and other charitable food aid increases yet further, thanks to @stephenctimms for reminding us that @RishiSunak would like to see a country where ideally no one would need to use a food bank…#CashFirst

[Lucy Bannister @LucyJLBannister]

"this doesn’t look like a wage-price spiral to me. It looks like a living standards bloodbath."

Great as always from @sarahoconnor_ on why workers have not benefited from the tight labour market and living standards are still dropping.
https://t.co/VHyygGUz30

[Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie]

I am proud to be part of @FoodPolicyCity , who have just issued this jointly written Position Statement on the multiple global crises currently impacting
#FoodSystems, reflecting our beliefs, values + commitment to action. Read it here: https://t.co/e6XRVRJr1r

[In-Touch @InTouchEU]

Excellent blog piece by @connolla et al. on cultural differences & ACP for nursing home residents w/ dementia:
-Views of staff from 4 countries
-Staff should receive cultural awareness training specific to end-of-life care/ ACP

@unito @LUMC_Leiden @AIIHPC
https://t.co/V7BMGX7mfy

[Smart Thinking @SmartThinktanks]

🤓NEW REPORTS! This past week has seen new policy research and recommendations published from @IIED @CentreforCities @jrf_uk @csjthinktank @instituteforgov @ukonward @reformthinktank on a wide range of topics. To catch up, read the reports again here: https://t.co/XZE29FHqxD

[Dr Shani Dhanda @ShaniDhanda]

A disabled person is 4 times more likely to be in work if their accessible housing needs are met.
At the current rate of building in England, a wheelchair user joining the list today could wait up to 47 years for a new home that meets their needs. https://t.co/c7gsvvrVQm