David Orr

Irish Born - Edinburgh Resident - Social Worker - Committed to Tottenham Hotspur, Social Justice, Murph the Cockapoo and The Wire's unparalleled greatness

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

I should have done this ages ago but that is it for my time on Twitter. With Trump/Elon inseparable, I am out.

[Rod Earle @rod_earle]

Runnymede get it.

[Lesley Riddoch @LesleyRiddoch]

Brilliant, creative, searing critique of JD Vance & Republicans - all sung sweetly to an Abba hit. Amazing how the Biden/Harris leadership change has re-energised American progressives.

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

@BardiTEI La Bétonnière

[David Challen @David_Challen]

My thoughts today remain with the lives stolen from this world by yet another violent man:

Carol Hunt, 61
Louise Hunt, 25
Hannah Hunt, 28

We must name it, again and again:

Male violence against women and girls.

This has to stop.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

My book is out today!

So today's post is an exclusive extract.

It's from the chapter "Contract Killings" - on our growing reliance on a handful of private companies to deliver state services, even though they keep messing up.

(Free to read)

https://t.co/2WP4Ja5GPp

[Jack Pitt-Brooke @JackPittBrooke]

1-0 lads, park the bus.

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

This is so outrageous: Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it? https://t.co/Udrv8p2uXG

[Adam Ramsay @AdamRamsay]

Jeffrey Donaldson is innocent until proven guilty of these crimes. It would be extremely foolish to imply otherwise. But entirely separately of these allegations, and in a way that oughtn’t to be prejudicial in his case; he is a little shitebag: https://t.co/DRhwIEY0nY

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

https://t.co/C42Wtfz5bN

[Martin Barrow @MartinBarrow]

Kent ‘extremely close to capacity’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

https://t.co/8Kbjxplp6o

[Martin Barrow @MartinBarrow]

Companies profiteering over children's care - Hampshire boss claims https://t.co/83a24t4zpJ

[Prof. Carlene Firmin @carlenefirmin]

It's great to see how the evidence I & others gave to the Jay Review of Criminal Exploitation has been used, adding to calls for
- an end to the criminalisation of all exploited children
- an alternative child protection pathway
- resourced responses
- partnerships with parents

[Stuart Allardyce @Sallar1]

Really excited by this opportunity - PhD focusing on risk assessment tools and harmful sexual behaviour. Please share! @Lucy_Faithfull_ @LucyFaith_Scot

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

@carlenefirmin @nickyjanehill @friendshouseldn @AvantiWestCoast @HamptonByHilton Seems a curious position from The Quakers to be both anti-slavery and anti-refrigerated breast milk! Not a great look.

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

Meeting Risks Outside The Home: Detached youth work, Decent housing, Tackling school exclusion and Increased youth-friendly social spaces are the essentials for improving outcomes

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

Quality start to the day at the #ContextualSafeguarding24 one day conference - "Battered but continuing to grow" sums up the social work experience pretty nicely!

[Poppy Wood @poppyeh]

Want to know why Michelle Donelan was forced to make an extraordinary apology to two academics earlier today?

It's a bizarre tale involving Policy Exchange, a secret government dossier and a libel case paid for by the taxpayer

A short thread (1/10)

[David Orr @daveboyorr]

@DebbieAnne84 @DebbieAnne84 payment for your positive promotional activities in the post as discussed...

[GGEC @ggectee]

Today the #ICJ accepted the validity of South Africa’s claims of genocide against Israel, and ordered it to take appropriate actions.

In this spirit, we ask that you use your “gift” as @LordProvostGCC to stand with Gaza and fly the Palestinian flag from the City Chambers. 🇵🇸🇿🇦