You cannot claim you have to follow public perception when the public perception is based on misinformation. That should be a given, although obviously it isn't, in policymaking, as with anything else. You definitely cannot frame a poll to gauge public perception based on misinformation, as here. 3/

Reading this made me tear up, and that's really special because we Germans only get to tear up twice a year. Professor Peter Fonagy, Chair of the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism (2026), with his letter to a young person.

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

You might like this adapted Foreword www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

This thread is A RIDE and makes me nostalgic for olden days Twitter when this sort of saga used to unfold in real time frequently. More of this watercooler event posting we can all gather round please

sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social · last mo.

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

On Sunday, I was one of a few people first on the scene of a horrible car accident with a fatality. I saw some stuff I didn't especially want to see, though not the worst of it, and didn't really do anything of much help to anyone. But I've learnt some stuff that genuinely astounds me...

The data report from the first three months of the Australian social media ban has now been released: www.esafety.gov.au/research/soc... Some thoughts:

Aside from the wilful ignorance of not understanding how poverty works, here we also have the usual insistence that those on low incomes should be happy with the most basic of basic items like pound shop toothbrushes and a cheap bar of soap, and just be grateful for a lower standard of living.

LBC@lbc.co.uk · 3mo ago

"You're telling me people in this country can't afford a 50p toothbrush?" "Yes." @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social is in disbelief at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest study into the cost of living.

New paper! Values such as openness, transparency, collaboration, clarity about conflict of interests have been promoted by women for *decades*, and now we have reframed this around the branding of 'open science' that we start to take them seriously. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Women as the First Open Scientists: Five Stories of the Neglected Contributions of Women in (Social) Science Reform History - Madeleine Pownall, 2026

Recent years have seen growing emphasis on “Open Science,” a movement to enhance research transparency, robustness, and accountability. Prompted by concerns ove...

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Here we go. Your regular reminder that being neurodivergent is not in itself a reason, or indeed an excuse, to commit murder. A neurodivergent person is no more a danger to the public than anyone else - it is uncomfortable to see it flagged like this as a possible line of enquiry.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation

This is an unspeakably tragic story (and a brilliantly written one). Among other things it serves as a cautionary tale as to how far people will go in defence of their beliefs, whatever they may be. The unthinkable becomes possible when there is such misguided strength of conviction.

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 4mo ago

America gets a lot easier to understand once you comprehend how many Americans hold the view that the preventable deaths of children are considered a legitimate expression of their personal freedom. This is a Pulitzer-worthy longread about that. tw child abuse, deaths, religious fanaticism

#TheFootball

Man's Tired Fall in Hallway

Alt: Man's Tired Fall in Hallway

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I have not been this animated past midnight in about 20 years

Incredible autistic energy from this guy refusing to take part in a whimsical thing that everyone else is doing because it's not "factually correct"

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”

Wrong Fork is real!

Ann Memmott@annmemmott.bsky.social · 4mo ago

www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... Really useful new research into why some cutlery (knives, forks, spoons) is hell for some neurodivergent people. Much needed, given how often it's a part of helping solve e.g. eating disorders.

At last, the white smoke #Farage

Nigel Farage reaction just in:

Playing a Tiny Violin

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"Making money is not a crime" says Man of the People Nigel Farage

Obsessed by the woman sitting behind Erdogan having to translate Trump's ramblings directly into Erdogan's ear

Today's instalment in the ongoing demonisation of neurodivergent people (although solidarity with the ADHD community from Harry for also missing a deadline):

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 4mo ago

The Times going after people with ADHD on their front page today

"Hendo just fell over there" like he's the team mascot or something The Jordan Henderson fiasco is single-handedly (no pun intended) getting me through today

Emily✨@emilyoram.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m in absolute bits I’m so sorry if you went to bed and didn’t see this live

If we are pinning all our hopes on Anthony Gordon, we are truly screwed #England

Thoughts and prayers with the teachers on my son's school residential trip, who have to entertain a bunch of year 6 kids who know an England game is on at a time they would have been able to watch it but are in the middle of the only 48 hours of the year they don't have any screen time #TheFootball

1/6 Today’s DfE guidance on inclusion bases matters. It recognises something many mainstream schools already know - that some pupils need more than ordinary classroom adaptation, but still deserve to belong in their local school community.

Hannah Fearn@hannahfearn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If, like me, you like politics and you like the 90s I'm sure you will also enjoy this image of Andy Burnham and his wife in their uni days (image via @thetimes.com)

I think it shows in parents celebrating the ban as something they are pleased about for their children that the benefits of the ban for them outweigh the downsides. It means they generally aren't worried about how their child is able to socially interact in other ways or access other activities.

Population policies like bans can have side harms even if they do well for the primary outcome. But there’s not even evidence for social media bans improving kids’ mental health, let alone all their likely disbenefits of privacy infringement & social isolation. www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05...

‘We cannot ban our way out of a youth mental health crisis’: social media bans for teenagers lack evidence and pose risks, scientists say

Bans on teenagers’ social media use are gathering pace worldwide. Their proponents claim that social media bans will improve young people’s mental health, but w

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Here's a word cloud of what chldren said they get from social media ("friend, family, informatin, connection, learning") and will lose with a ban

I think this is the crux of why I feel so annoyed by the ban. Young people finding their communities, belonging, and support online is an actual lifeline, but this is so easy for the govt to dismiss when the needs of these groups who most benefit are largely ignored or vilified in society anyway.

Rachel Kemp@rkemp1974.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I am so angry I can barely speak, vulnerable LGBT+ and neurodiverse children being ripped from their info sources and support networks. Also banned from essential coding and software YT videos. Because of mass campaigns of hate on X, Mumsnet and Facebook, which all remain unrestricted for adults.

This is exactly it - the tone of the announcement was so self-congratulatory, like "Aren't we amazing for saving all these kids from terrible harms", when the idea that stopping a teenager from going on Snapchat is suddenly going to solve all their problems and make parents' lives easier is just mad

Kate Devlin@drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm so mad about this for so many reasons, but the selling of it as a reward to campaigners is particularly nauseating. It's exploiting people's genuine concerns, unsupported by evidence at scale, and it's being done so an ineffective PM can have a legacy.

I feel almost irrationally irritated by this whole thing this morning. You know what else stops children doing their homework? Living in a house with no heating, or not having anything to eat, or not having their own bedroom or personal space, or not having the right support at school, or....

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Starmer just said infinite scroll "stops children doing their homework" ahead of banning all u16s from being able to access YouTube to do their homework.