@ThatSociologist

🚩🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sociologist & Social Policy Geographer. Foodbank, UBI and 4-day Week research. Socialist. Gogledd Cymru. https://xitter.cf/t.co/fhTR9VfICs

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Joined April 2023
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Blogging, YouTubing, Academic Writing, Photography, Podcasts, Interviews & probably more (that's my ADHD) For everything me; See and Subscribe here: linktr.ee/thatsociologist #UBI #FoodPoverty #Poverty #HigherEducation #AcademicTwitter

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Sociologist and Social Policy Academic. Also an amateur photographer.

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Food banks are an emergency response to income failure, not a solution to it. Job loss, insecure work, disability, caring and housing costs expose the same gap: no reliable floor. UBI + UBS, including Right to Food, would prevent crisis.
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It's not right that people are having to turn to food banks just to survive. But together, we can change this. 💚
A pie chart titled "Why people actually need food banks" lists the following reasons: Job losses and redundancy, not enough income for essentials, rising housing costs, insecure work, unable to work due to disabilities or caring responsibilities, not getting enough support from social security, facing unexpected life events like illness or a death in the family, and experiencing domestic abuse. The chart has a dark green background.

ALT A pie chart titled "Why people actually need food banks" lists the following reasons: Job losses and redundancy, not enough income for essentials, rising housing costs, insecure work, unable to work due to disabilities or caring responsibilities, not getting enough support from social security, facing unexpected life events like illness or a death in the family, and experiencing domestic abuse. The chart has a dark green background.

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#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy
Dr Dave Beck@ThatSociologistAug 3
Our latest article is now published "Reimagining food security through income security: the potential role of universal basic income in the UK" @rpj_peters @glbridge1 @FrancisPoitier 🔗 frontiersin.org/journals/nut… #UBI #FoodInsecurity #FoodPoverty #SocialPolicy

Frontiers | Reimagining food security through income security: the potential role of universal...

Food insecurity is increasing across the United Kingdom, driven by rising living costs, welfare retrenchment, and increasingly insecure incomes. Current poli...

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Our latest article is now published "Reimagining food security through income security: the potential role of universal basic income in the UK" @rpj_peters @glbridge1 @FrancisPoitier 🔗 frontiersin.org/journals/nut… #UBI #FoodInsecurity #FoodPoverty #SocialPolicy

Frontiers | Reimagining food security through income security: the potential role of universal...

Food insecurity is increasing across the United Kingdom, driven by rising living costs, welfare retrenchment, and increasingly insecure incomes. Current poli...

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As we are witnessing the impending coronation of the next PM, here I ask - it's Burnham a populist, drawing on northernism. drdavebeck.substack.com/p/fr… open.substack.com/pub/drdave… – at Llandygai, Wales
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Last week I wrote of the forthcoming 'coronation' of the next PM. This week I ask questions and ask you to think about this as a form of populism 👇Burnham as a New form of Populism? open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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Thanks for the glowing endorsement! – at Llandygai, Wales
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This is one to read and share. A sharp working-class case for UBI — not as abstract welfare reform, but as a way to put power back in people’s hands. Report: journals.uwyo.edu/index.php/… @ThatSociologist, Hefin Gwilym @BangorUni, Nghiêm Phương Anhis, OUCRU (Vietnam)
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As a member of #GenerationRent I've finally done the (almost) impossible. I've bought a bloody house! – at Llandygai, Wales
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In 2023 @AndyBurnhamGM sat down with @ThatSociologist to discuss all things UBI. "Dr Dave Beck in conversation with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham discussing Universal Basic Income" youtube.com/watch?v=QrpIYrLm…

Andy Burnham On UBI

ThatSociologist in conversation with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy ...

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I have a new 4-part series about the recent changes in UK politics. Today is part 1, available here. Parts 2, 3 and 4 will be available over the coming weeks, so, check out my new post, leave a comment, share it with all your friends and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy
Dr Dave Beck@ThatSociologistMay 22
This new essay revisits my work on the Finnish UBI experiment through a fresh lens. LJ Pearce-Coca brings insights from neurodivergence, to show how unconditional income might not just reduce poverty, but reshape how minds can flourish within society. open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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This new essay revisits my work on the Finnish UBI experiment through a fresh lens. LJ Pearce-Coca brings insights from neurodivergence, to show how unconditional income might not just reduce poverty, but reshape how minds can flourish within society. open.substack.com/pub/drdave… – at Bangor, Wales
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As the local elections are just around the corner, one of the most pressing issues is still the levels of (food) poverty experienced by millions in the UK. A new short article about this here: Please share! #poverty #foodbank #foodpoverty #foodpolicy open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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I Just been mentioned by @josh_widdicombe (in a sort of way)! I was listening to his podcast Museum of Pop Culter a few weeks ago, and he was discussing Mr Blobby as a fascinating study of society in the 1990s 📷 So i thought i'd email him about it. 📷 instagram.com/reel/DXe8Nemg_…

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Last friday I was part of a penal of amazing speakers including Ken Loach, @MaddieWheeldon of the @TheCanaryUK and @ianbfawu of the @BFAWUOfficial discussing what #Socialism means today. You can read about it here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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The Overton Window has clearly shifted to the right, as politics of authoritarianism, nationalism, division, etc. seem to dominate voter choice. How far to the right has it moved? Can it ever be brought back to the centre, or, even to the Left? 👇👇 open.substack.com/pub/drdave…
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Dr Dave Beck@ThatSociologistApr 8
I’ll be on a panel in Wigan on 24 April with: 🎬 Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake etc) 🥖 @ianbfawu (BFAWU Ian Hodson) ✍️ Maddie Wheeldon Talking social justice, labour, inequality, and lived experience. QR Code below 👇 Looking forward to it ✊ @SalfordUni
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I’ll be on a panel in Wigan on 24 April with: 🎬 Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake etc) 🥖 @ianbfawu (BFAWU Ian Hodson) ✍️ Maddie Wheeldon Talking social justice, labour, inequality, and lived experience. QR Code below 👇 Looking forward to it ✊ @SalfordUni
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Given recent news (& previous) - Time to leave this cess pool. If you want to keep up with my political work, you'll find me here. You'll also find my photography on the profile too open.substack.com/pub/drdave… – at Y Felinheli, Wales
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How do we make Wales prosperous? By finally playing to our strengths share.google/IFpvoWItrdVgm6n… – at Llandygai, Wales

How do we make Wales prosperous? By finally playing to our strengths

Franck Banza Wales is at a crossroads. For too long, our economy has drifted without a clear destination. We are not manufacturing enough. We are not producing enough. Our connectivity is weak....

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News from the BBC. Come on. It's clear as day now. Andrew Windsor, asking for 'inapproriate friends' to join him. #DownWithTheCrown #NotMyKing bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3e0y1vq… – at Liverpool, England
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