Jon Mendel

Geographer researching environmental info, the internet, surveillance, trafficking and policing. Views my own.

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

"Politics without principle: Potential borders and the ethics of anti-trafficking online" - new @envplanc paper with @KirilSharapov https://t.co/mkwTy5xDul We critique how anti-trafficking has been spreading by combining claims of principle with focus on potential

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

@MartinSLewis Thanks for highlighting that scams can affect anyone. The misconception that only 'idiots' get scammed makes it harder for people to seek help when they need it, and is also disrespectful to those who have been scammed.

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

@TimNewburn You're welcome!

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

@gmhales Re your final question, I'd delete the 'when'. With what we currently know, it seems quite plausible that force mergers won't achieve savings

[FLEX @FocusOnLabour]

Labour exploitation in the fishing sector is not simply a matter of individual bad actors; it is underpinned by legal and regulatory gaps.

Our new report, out on #HumanRightsDay, provides an in-depth analysis of the seafarer visa, and the impact on migrant fishers.

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

@doctorow Reminds me of de Sousa and Dennett's criticism of some theology as like 'intellectual tennis without the nets'. Constraints can help us think, discuss and play better.

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

I use these data as an example to students of how much attitudes have changed within my and their lifetimes

[NatCen @NatCen]

Public attitudes toward same-sex relationships have changed dramatically.

In 1983, just 17% said they were “not wrong at all”. By 2022, it was 67%.

A powerful shift over 40 years.

#BritishSocialAttitudes #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #PublicAttitudes #Data

[FLEX @FocusOnLabour]

The Spending Review commits to starting the Fair Work Agency, and yet there is nothing on its resources.

If the government truly wants to tackle labour exploitation, they must begin by ensuring their flagship workers' rights measure will have enough resources to function.

[EFF @EFF]

“There are people who would like to get all sexual material offline,” EFF’s David Greene told @404MediaCo. “So in some ways it's laughable, but if it does gain momentum, this is really, really dangerous.” https://t.co/MxMteI872A

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

Very pleased to be part of this special issue!

[Ayushman @ayushmanbhagat]

Thrilled to announce that our Special Issue on "Contested Geographies of Trafficking Borders" is now officially published in Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space - and all articles (except one) are open access :)

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

@doctorow Would this help? With all the twiddling HP does, I've paid anything from £0 to £30 for a cartridge

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

Made it to Dundee ahead of a vital meeting of our members here tomorrow. They are fighting back against proposed job cuts and it is vital they know the whole union stands with them.

Three weeks of strikes commence tomorrow. We can win this.

@DundeeUCU

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

I've found @ATRJournal excellent to publish with - would recommend submitting!

[GAATW @GAATW_IS]

Reminder: Call for Papers! @ATRJournal seeks submissions for its Special Issue on Corporate Accountability & Forced Labour in Value Chains. We want insights on how trade laws & import bans impact workers, especially in the Global South. Link below:

[Dejan Stjepanović @dejanstjepanov1]

In Dundee UCU recent ballot three quarters of members support strike action and over 90% are in favour of Action Short of a Strike (ASOS).

Dundee UCU members have voted for three weeks of strike action, starting on 24th February, with ASOS beginning Thursday 20th February.

[Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler]

My @Guardian story: DWP "computer says yes" program that allows landlord to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit without checking with the claimant ruled illegal. https://t.co/0xW7slzIcj

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

"The way in which a request I made to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) about Suella Braverman’s use of private emails whilst in ministerial office has to win some sort of award for being handled in the least applicant blind manner possible" via @rosenbaum6

[George Greenwood @GeorgeGreenwood]

It took me nearly two years to report on Suella Braverman's use of private email accounts in government.

I've obtained some of the government emails around my FOIs, showing attempts at obfuscation and the request by an official to "gather intel" on me.

https://t.co/x2FTgiKdrF

[GAATW @GAATW_IS]

Our new website is live! We’re excited to share a refreshed space to highlight the work of our members, key issues for migrants, trafficked persons, & women workers, & provide resources for advocacy.
Explore it here: https://t.co/J7cf3ZvjVG
We’d love your feedback!

[Jon Mendel @JonMendel]

There was lots of deeply objectionable, really stupid and cool stuff online. Increasingly, the good stuff is destroyed or made harder to find

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

Lots of these were either deeply objectionable or really stupid, or both, but there was also so much cool *stuff* on the old, good internet.

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