Emeritus Professor of Child Welfare. Personal account, RTs not necessarily my views.
Joined June 2011
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Sadly, obituary of my much loved wife, Sue Barker, a wonderful woman @socialworksusie theguardian.com/society/2025…
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I was on BBC Breakfast this morning discussing poverty and tragedy chanting.
I hope @premierleague Chief Executive Richard Masters was listening. We need to work together to educate supporters about the hurt these chants cause and make clear they have no place in our game.
Football fans are among the 14 million people in this country going hungry. Clubs and the @premierleague must work with us at the #RightToFoodCommission to tackle hunger in all our communities get one simple message across.
Hunger is a political choice.
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
#RightToFood
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
George Madgwick, Reform UK’s Hampshire leader who repeatedly tweeted about alleged migrant rape cover-ups in Portsmouth and the need to protect women and girls, has now been charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape.
Allegations involve four complainants (then 16–17) between 2008–2021. Suspended from the party; court date 25 Nov.
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
Hi @SuellaBraverman, is he still a trooper?
He's just been charged with multiple counts of rape and offences involving indecent images of children.
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
How about you spending two minutes researching Miliband's parents and finding out that they were part of the anti-Stalinist left? Neither were ever members of the CPGB. Stalinist regimes would have shot them.
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baby giving a kiss to a golden street performer and then getting a magical "life" reaction is everything you need to see today. ✨💛
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This video matches a common AI-generated template of a baby kissing a gold-painted living statue rather than real footage.
alici.ai/formulas/media…
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Very interesting about whether ‘autism’ is overdiagnosed or not. A must read!
theguardian.com/society/2026…
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
🔴DIDO HARDING: Test and Trace
'Did we ever get to the bottom of this❓
The whole thing seems to have disappeared without a trace, @didoharding.'
- @LeftRig57257476
@Conservatives @UKLabour
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
What time is Chris Mason investigating why the BBC continue to give Reform and Farage disproportionate coverage despite them crashing down the polls?
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
Having read today’s Daily Mail, the most awful revelations around Meghan’s father, I am with Richard Kay here: She now emerges as truly heroic, brave and worthy of all our compassion and affection.
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
"Yorkshire Water CEO Nicola Shaw to step down after four and a half years in charge."
In those 4 and a half years Nicola Shaw was paid over £3 million including £1.3 million which was paid via an offshore company.
Everybody say aww!
yorkshirepost.co.uk/business…
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
I had a spare five mins, so I made a fun little chart which I will continue to update.
Top appearances on @bbcquestiontime since the 2024 election.
MPs:
Labour — 404
Conservatives — 118
Lib Dems — 71
Independent — 11
SNP — 8
Reform UK — 8
Greens — 5
Zia Yusuf — not an MP
In other news, Laura K has a new book to sell.
Laura Kuenssberg suggests male minister may have wanted a threesome with her
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/l…
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
J.K. Rowling has become an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, including the right of women and girls to fair competition in sports and protection of female-only spaces.
Despite intense public criticism from a loud minority, Rowling has refused to back down from speaking about biological reality and the harm caused by denying it, particularly to women and vulnerable young girls.
Women and girls deserve advocates who will stand up for them, regardless of the backlash.
Prof Richard Barker retweeted
Dear the BBC Question Time
Zia Yusuf? Again.
The party of eight MPs puts up an unelected money man for the ninth time in two years.
Any chance you could find someone else?
Thanks in advance. The UK.
Tomorrow, join Question Time in Warwick
On the panel: Emma Reynolds, James Cartlidge, Daisy Cooper, Zia Yusuf, and Alastair Campbell
Apply now: eu.castitreach.com/ag/mentor…
Thurs 29th Oct, 9pm on @BBCiPlayer, @BBCSounds, and the @BBCNews channel
#bbcqt
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So which fearless political journalist is going to doorstep @michaelgove and question him about his ex-partner being charged with possessing images of child abuse?
@lewis_goodall? @Peston? @bbclaurak? @AndrewMarr9?
How strange that this story has disappeared.
