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Ed Pybus

@epybus.bsky.social

social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.

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Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · 2d ago

We also need investment in and support of small scale growing, which requires access to land. Crofting provides excellent examples of how this can work, but with no support for horticulture, and very limited access for new entrants it's not, yet, able to play its part.

Fionna O’Leary@fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 2d ago

The future of farming & food production in times of climate change”whiplash”. “Fields require comparatively little infrastructure but are highly exposed to weather. Greenhouses provide greater control but require investment, energy and secure water supplies.“… theconversation.com/fields-green...

Ursula K. Le Guin Bot@leguinbot.bsky.social · last wk.

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · last wk.

I recently published a critique of @danneidle.bsky.social's claim that Scotland’s 48% tax reduced revenue. Dan has now updated his analysis in response, arguing it doesn't invalidate his findings. I don’t think he resolves the central problem – here’s why. 🧵

Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨 NEW: @danneidle.bsky.social claims Scotland’s 48% tax rate has lost public revenue. But is this actually true? My new deep-dive says no – Dan’s analysis doesn’t prove anything. It’s a long read, so buckle up 🧵

Frances Ryan@francesryan.bsky.social · last mo.

“The purpose of such interrogations has never been to determine whether someone needs disability benefits, but to make them reluctant to apply for it.” Today’s col. on Pip, its impending overall - and what a humane and effective system could actually look like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here's what a truly progressive system could look like | Frances Ryan

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

theguardian.com

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · last mo.

RANT! So is there any way to turn of useful AI overview in Gmail, yet retain the categorised tabs in your inbox? No? no! WTF! Maybe I;m late to this, but Phhfft...

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · last mo.

Good piece about shifting the narrative around social security, and it got me thinking, the negative messaging around social security constantly comes from government. When was the last time a national UK government was talking positively around social security? 1/n

A screen shoot of a news paper headlines that says "Disabiliity Benefits systems 'not working' Timms review finds" in black text on a white background, with the title "Benefits" in red text above. On the right is a photo of a group of disability campaigners at a rally of with handmade cardboard signs, one of which reads "Personal Independence Payments are VITAL for our SURVIVAL"
Ellie Harwood@ellieharwood.bsky.social · last mo.

I've written a piece for @resolvepoverty.org, exploring how shifting the narrative around social security could build public support for better policymaking. New evidence that framing social security as a source of collective wellbeing increases public support for the system and those who use it.

Ian Wiggett@wiggett-ie.bsky.social · last mo.

In 2007 Norway’s governing body for sport revised the eight “rights” to protect the participation, safety and joy of every child playing sport. The rules are mandatory and read like heresy to those embedded in the talent-funnel culture found almost everywhere else in world sport.

No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil

The country’s model prioritises joy while offering youngsters choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works

theguardian.com

Ellie Harwood@ellieharwood.bsky.social · last mo.

Think it's important to note that working-age means-tested benefits are also a crucial part of keeping people *in* work - especially reimbursing childcare costs, helping people afford rents that would otherwise be 50%+ of their take home pay, and meeting the extra costs of working when disabled

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · last mo.

The way to reduce the working age means tested welfare bill is to increase wages, and note: even paying the 'real living wage' only lifts people to a reasonable income standard when COMBINDED with benefit entitlement - it doesn't necessarily lift people above the means tested benefit threshold.

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · last mo.

This needs saying again and again - most people in poverty are in households that are in work and disability benefits are available to people in work. Getting people into work doesn't move people 'off welfare'...

Screen shot of text from a newspaper article that reads "Milburn said the problem with Labour's attempt to reform welfare last year was that it became framed as a cost-cutting measure. Instead, it should be getting people off welfare and into work, he said"
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last mo.

“Academics want to promote their research outside of the university....However, in an increasingly queerphobic and transphobic public environment, this is becoming more difficult and riskier for researchers working on LGBTQ+ topics and they often face a backlash.” (Dr Charlotte Jones) 1/3

Academics researching LGBTQ+ topics face hostility and career risks, study finds

They say all publicity is good publicity, but new research has revealed the significant challenges academics researching LGBTQ+ topics face when bringing their work into the public eye.

swansea.ac.uk

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Bluesky #film what should I watch this afternoon? Kids are away, can't go out in the sun cos of antibiotics. I haven't watch any recent films. What should I put on? Something interesting! Could be political, or not! Suggestions please.....

Ed Pybus@epybus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I realise I've missed a trick calling my paper the rather prosaic "Capital Limits and the Hidden Wealth Tax in Universal Credit", much better would have been....

A AI generate mock up of a cover a book that reads 'The Unequal, Un-kool assets means test', in the style of teh Tom Wolf book "The Electric, Kool-Aid Acid Test". The title is written in a psychedelic font in green a blue, on a dark blue background, their is a multicolored bus in the bottom right hand corner.