Far too many women have been on the receiving end of harassment, abuse and violence for far too long. With violence against women and girls declared a ‘National Emergency’, we need our male allies to stand up and call out troubling behaviour when they see it. #JustDont

Act Now heading to a politician near you!

Drawing: Possible causes of your problems. I've been appalled at the scenes we've witnessed over the last few days. It's utterly unacceptable that people should have to live in fear because of the colour of their skin. [Polite comments only, please.]

Not sure for how much longer I can be part of X. Saddens me, being an early-adopter of Twitter. Great memories of networking and appreciating great academic colleagues. Let’s see. #qualitativeresearch #participatoryactionresearch #deleuze #visualmethods

Thanks to all our new followers. When we hit 500 we’ll start posting a series of short threads summarising the key points from each policy chapter. Chapter 1 is ‘A social safety net’, with emphasis on Universal Basic Income. Give us a follow and repost! #UBI #BasicIncome

Love a new book - happenings, baby!

If relevant to you, and you can help, or share to support this work, a please do 🙏🏼

Someone close to me did well in their results today. The results won’t seem “impressive” for most people, but they chose to see their courses through despite trauma and a very difficult time. Success lots like lots of things. #adoption #inclusion #kindness #lifelonglearning

Amazing to spend time in #Iceland looking at social enterprise, health/social care organisation. An amazing culture w/possibilities for a new kind of community organising and mutuality…but not here to import ours! #dialogue #coproduction #Ísafjörður Northumbria Uni SWECW Northumbria

The Taliban has banned women from speaking to one another. Khalid Hanafi, Taliban’s minister for virtue and vice, declared it forbidden for adult women to let their voices be heard by other women, further restricting existing bans on speaking and showing their faces in public.

Remembering fondly and with thanks the life of Professor Keith Shaw who kindled my (academic) passion for public administration, urban politics and generally being a good human. What a great guy. Thank you Keith. Northumbria Uni northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

I put some of my images on Picfair. Want something different for your wall? Yes you do! > coastalvibes.picfair.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0…

Hey friends. If you are headed to #Bluesky find me: bsky.app/profile/ianrob…

How can we support better cardiovascular health in areas of deprivation? Research jointly led by NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria & Health Innovation NENC in collaboration with Deep End NENC calls for a tailored approach to lipid management, more flexibility, and more support⬇️ tinyurl.com/lipid24