Juliette Wilson-Thomas

Here's me thinking there is such a thing as 'commi con' i.e. communistic convention, but Alexei Sayle is actually talking about being at Comic Con 😂 open.spotify.com/episode/7qRc...

thesociologicalreview.org/fiction/look... I painted this in the same theme as my short story. The contrasts in Manchester and rapidly changing skyline never cease to stop me in my tracks.

A critical race theory analysis of top-down and ground-up regulatory documents in early years practice The ‘pervasive silence and hesitancy to address racism and its manifestations’ (The Child Safeguarding Practice Review (HM Gov., 2025a) and how this renders invisible the safeguarding needs of Black, ...

If you are interested in anti-racist issues in early years education and care, please take a look at my article with Josephine Gabi on the differences between top-down and grass-roots guidance www.j-ces.com/index.php/jc...

Ireland rolling out a basic income for artists, woo! UBI UBI UBI

Images of learning spaces taken by students

Student goals i.e teacher, travel.

Image of a protest sign design by a student, about their passion for young mental health

Protest signs designed by students

The highlight of the last two weeks has been being with students again; hearing their stories about what brought them to uni, and exploring their goals and passions. (Lowlight, all the administration around teaching and uni bureaucracy)

Crazy scary

Saw this the other day in a school....

Space commodity: How the Blue Origin flight left feminism floating in a most peculiar way The neoliberal feminism of the elite Blue Origin space mission by celebrity women. Satirical poem from consumer culture researcher Jennifer Takhar.

'Putting the ‘ass’ into ‘astronaut!’”
The Pop Idol said to the Activists,' Read the latest issue of @thesociologicalreview.org magazine considering the 'Ladies Astral Luncheon' thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/sep... by Jennifer Takhar

"A vintage green typewriter with a blank yellow sheet of paper inserted, set against a solid red background."

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Austin Gave Poor Families a Basic Income. It Changed Their Lives. For one year, low-income families in Austin, Texas, received $1,000 a month to do whatever they wanted; they spent it on rent and “substantially" improved their situations.

At the end of my PhD I came to the conclusion that universal basic income was a better way to start to address Inequalities than much else. Trials seem to confirm this www.vice.com/en/article/a...

In the wake of my local MP resigning, I'm reading Iris Pissaride's poignantly observed story about Turkish occupied Cyprus thesociologicalreview.org/authors/iris...

The SEDA Blog Supporting and leading educational change

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Great to see our SEDA blog out today - Reflecting on Facilitating Student Voice in Creative Critical Assessment

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Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... shocking, and it's coming for nurseries too.

“How can we as academics endure? How can we nurture a sociological life in increasingly hostile environments? It’s essential that we have the means to theorise & evidence better ways of understanding one another.”

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Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example

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Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

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My response to the spending review for the Early Childhood Studies Degree network www.ecsdn.org/news-events-...

From skiing in melting Alpine snow and the sociology behind far-right plotlines in Hollyoaks, to the end of the world and beyond: editors Iris Pissaride and @juliettephd.bsky.social introduce a wide-ranging June issue of The Sociological Review magazine.

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June 2025

Really proud and happy to share our latest issue of The Sociological Review Magazine. In this issue we explore neoliberal universities, workers unions, apocalyptic futures and climate change, and I interview Jayshree Patel in bringing sociology to TV soaps thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...

Why a ‘rip-off’ degree might be worth the money after all – research study Higher education is about more than just income.

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The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite | Andy Beckett Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented Guardian analysis exposes lack of action taken despite major reports published over the past 40 years

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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report

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Headteachers’ union takes legal action against Ofsted over inspection changes NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system

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‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law Ade Adedeji, 21, from Manchester, served three years for a crime he did not commit before his conviction was quashed

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may... Good news, but a horrific injustice that needs to be investigated

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The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger | Editorial Editorial: Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschool

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... shocking but predictable that safety issues are on the rise when EY policy focuses on costs and spaces rather than care and education