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Mike Waite: mediation / training / facilitation / research: social cohesion, community relations, populism, deindustrialisation. Author: On Burnley Road (2021)
Scotland / Northern England
Joined June 2016
Truth / politics - book review: https://t.co/uKSGw6U8gR / @PrincetonUPress @PollyBeaE @ewa_2m @jcallahanbryant @CaskeyOlivia @MargauxViot @shannonkneis @TheTLS @GassnerG_ @demonologian @chrisschuringa @irit_katz @AntonJaegermm @AShesterinina @_annagell @BridgetRBarry
processnorth.co.uk
Michael Patrick Lynch, On Truth in Politics: Why democracy demands it, Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ / London, 2025, pp xii and 252. Reviewed by Mike Makin-Waite It’s a telling feature of...
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What happens in a local council when people seen as 'right wing' populists are elected? / @LW_Books @SoundingsJourn @PopulismUpdates @LGANews @Solace_UK @LGiU What pressures do council officers face? What options do they have?
lwbooks.co.uk
On Burnley Road explores the rise of the BNP in Burnley in 2001.
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Issues to address (not necessarily as @CentreforCities suggests): https://t.co/eqo62UWwrZ / @deindustrialpol @OliverRyanUK @afrasiab_anwar @bwilky23 @kevingopal @HindleyLancs @leepaulv @J_ClassCulture @fhpitts @AWCAcademics
theguardian.com
Regional inequality means annual pay in the capital almost £20,000 higher than in the lowest-paid places in UK
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A good man gone: amongst his many works, Seabrook's 1971 City Close Up was a remarkable study of Blackburn: https://t.co/ZQjaHarZ3P / @deindustrialpol @BwDDenise @leepaulv @bwilky23 @jackiefloyd17 @NightsafeJan @RichBrowntown @AnthonyShaw91 @radiolancgirl @FionaWild68
theguardian.com
Social and political commentator whose work focused on the environment and the marginalisation of poor people
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In 1976 Stuart Hall interviewed CLR James for the BBC. The tape, made by Mike Dibb, was sadly wiped unaired. This is the full transcript of their conversation, with intro by me, a glorious illustration by @mollycrabapple, and 🔥 editing by @elusivecorporal
https://t.co/wC2kksrGH7
nybooks.com
In May 1976, the Jamaican-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall sat down in the BBC’s studios in West London to interview the Trinidadian-born intellectual
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'Experts call for national strategy to prevent riots' - @EasternEye reports on last week's Social cohesion summit from @britishfuture @BelongNetwork @togethercoalit
https://t.co/0W8LDNjpcv
easterneye.biz
The event brought together practitioners and specialists to discuss solutions following the recent racist disturbances across Britain.
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Great final session with @TedCantle Dame Sara Khan @JYDenham @sundersays at today’s Social Cohesion Summit. Plus a packed room of practitioners and everyday experts. Challenges to cohesion are clear, but so are solutions, and many stand ready to implement them.
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What is a 'difficult conversation', actually? https://t.co/dC8CGzZzAP / @EleAla @PeterTColeman1 @EddieBarnes23 @Marc_Sinan @RobByronMUP @EndaYoung @CathalPMc @rhiannon_turner @Griffini_mari @kevingopal @MadeleineMosse @schreiber_jul @dr_aisling_od @ProfLauraSilva @simonbarrow
processnorth.co.uk
Gina Martin, “No Offence, But …”: How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change, Bantam / Transworld Publishers (Penguin / Random House), London, 2023, pp 337. Katarzyna Fleming and Fufy...
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As one of the editors, I'm excited to share that the Call for Proposals for The Palgrave Handbook on Frantz Fanon is now out. The submission deadline is February 1, 2025. For more information, visit here: https://t.co/d4WzzGptSj
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'Focuses in so well, and so rigorously, on particular things happening at a particular time in a particular place in England'. Still on sale @LW_Books out in the real world (spotted this week @ThePortico , Manchester)
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What is a 'difficult conversation?' Books reviewed: https://t.co/d5TIZ7MEwD / @ginamartinuk @DemissieFufy @kfleming100 @penguinrandom @BloomsburyAcad @BloomsburyAcEd @Beyond_Equality @solutiontalkuk @harrietvickers_ @GrahamBoyack @MsJoBillington @GraceLockrobin @michaelhand571
processnorth.co.uk
Gina Martin, “No Offence, But …”: How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change, Bantam / Transworld Publishers (Penguin / Random House), London, 2023, pp 337. Katarzyna Fleming and Fufy...
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Building capacity, skills & confidence: Belong works with local councils to support organisational development & sure-footedness in tackling issues and promoting integration and cohesion. It was great to explore good practice with @ManCityCouncil colleagues this week.
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What is a 'difficult conversation?' Books reviewed: https://t.co/d5TIZ7MEwD / @ginamartinuk @DemissieFufy @kfleming100 @penguinrandom @BloomsburyAcad @BloomsburyAcEd @Beyond_Equality @solutiontalkuk @harrietvickers_ @GrahamBoyack @MsJoBillington @GraceLockrobin @michaelhand571
processnorth.co.uk
Gina Martin, “No Offence, But …”: How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change, Bantam / Transworld Publishers (Penguin / Random House), London, 2023, pp 337. Katarzyna Fleming and Fufy...
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Rage / populism - piece by Josh Cohen : https://t.co/EeZfLKAQHy / @RebeccasBooks @_ISRF @EddieBarnes23 @gscheiring
@JoshHalliday @kevingopal @bengidley @lisabortolotti @EndaYoung @CathalPMc @DrLucyStroud1 @rhiannon_turner @HannaPMunden
theguardian.com
Anger has come to define the public mood – felt in the posts of social media warriors and harnessed by populist agitators such as Trump and Farage
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I filed this just as the Southport riots were breaking out so it's either prescient or period piece. Either way, thanks to @processnorth and @trillingual for the insights it's built on
@theleaduk @LukeBeardsworth @jamie_lopez1 And we've had a good response to @kevingopal feature looking at the far right in Burnley
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Rage / populism - piece by Josh Cohen : https://t.co/EeZfLKAQHy / @RebeccasBooks @_ISRF @EddieBarnes23 @gscheiring
@JoshHalliday @kevingopal @bengidley @lisabortolotti @EndaYoung @CathalPMc @DrLucyStroud1 @rhiannon_turner @HannaPMunden
theguardian.com
Anger has come to define the public mood – felt in the posts of social media warriors and harnessed by populist agitators such as Trump and Farage
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After the riots This paper by @togethercoalit @britishfuture @BelongNetwork offers a useful analysis of the recent riots, uncovering longer-term trends that underpinned the violent outbreaks. Now, more than ever, we need to be building bridges, not walls https://t.co/dfVt4OiFuk
belongnetwork.co.uk
This paper looks at the 2024 riots in the UK and examines some of the causes of the disorder and, recommends the key elements that should be included in the Government’s strategic response, as it...
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'After the riots' - a new joint paper from the Belong Network, @britishfuture & @togethercoalit published today - sets out a 12-point plan of policy proposals to address what it calls a “vacuum on communities policy”. https://t.co/htHBFKiQdj
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Latest @SoundingsJourn @LW_Books includes my review of Satnam Virdee & @BrendanMcGeever @ManchesterUP : https://t.co/sSYtOcQKTG / @Sathnam @DavidOlusoga @_ISRF @evansmithhist @HannaPMunden @H_Randall137 @DrLucyStroud1 @CatsPoliticsETC @LSCornelissen @DrElaineSwan1 @shannonkneis
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We are pleased to announce Julie Siddiqi MBE as a guest speaker on our Shared Ground programme, starting later this month. Julie is a mentor, consultant & activist with a focus on gender issues, Jewish-Muslim relations & social action. Ltd spaces avail⬇️ https://t.co/XVu3S3Rvlq
belongnetwork.co.uk
shared ground Belong community tensions Promoting interfaith relationships, women's rights and leadership News conflict resolution
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