Dr Susan Watson
@suwatson
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Social Policy | School for Business & Society | University of York. Specialist on social media and gender-based violence.
York, England (via Battersea)
Joined March 2009
Today my book is published online and Open Access. Print copies are available from 10 November, but to read it now FOR FREE - follow this link https://t.co/qvAkPYZ8QI
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One week until the Open Access version of my book is published! Find out more details here: https://t.co/dznT4Tl7dV
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Currently reading about the actress Bette Davis, whose husband Ham, upon filing for divorce in 1938, testified that she had read books “to an unnecessary degree”…
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Excited to see the final design of the cover of my (first) book - published in October 2025
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Travelling to @portsmouthuni for @BSCPortsmouth25 looking forward to a thought provoking week by the sea! #bsc25
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It is clear that the UC & PIP Bill cannot and must not be saved. Any concessions will still cause harm to disabled people. The only option is to withdraw the Bill, rethink and start to rebuild trust with disabled people. Not to is not Labour.
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“Forget the MPs who rebel over cutting disabled people’s benefits - remember those who don’t. Just as Iraq was for Blair, disability cuts is the moral stain that will mark Starmer and his government for years to come, whether they succeed or not.” My col.
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Opposition is mounting and No 10 is preparing a raft of concessions. But whatever happens next, the moral stain will remain, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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I apologised to the members of the Assisted Dying Bill committee tonight as I had to leave early. I didn’t want to but had to because my hearing aids need to recharge after 15 hours use and without them I cannot hear or take part in the committee. Hearing isn’t a choice for me.
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did you know that if you look up 'how to weigh myself as a wheelchair user' the main advice is to go to the vets and get on the dog scale? truly a life of glamour I lead
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Best news of the year so far: £1.2m seized from Andrew Tate will go to support victims of violence against women and girls. ➡️ https://t.co/NG2oRsjMa8
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Hi @V_and_A please STOP locking the accessible toilet adjacent to the members' room. I found it locked *again* on Friday, though it was in perfect working order. This is discriminatory, & it's very annoying & upsetting to have to seek staff and 'ask permission' to use the toilet.
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Yes, really! John Prescott’s coffin & his family arrive at his funeral at Hull Minster in … two Jags!
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This column has been the second most read on the whole Guardian site today and it’s all credit to Rosy who literally used her last voice to speak out about this country’s care crisis. Please do continue to read and share.
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Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet NHS assessors think it’s fine to leave her alone for hours at a time, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Dr Rachel Clarke (Palliative care doctor): If we don't address the state of palliative care, some people will "choose" to end their life through assisted suicide because we as a society don't care enough to give them the care that might make life worth living. (@doctor_oxford)
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If you’re upset about Michelle Obama’s decision not to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, wait until I tell you about the time Donald Trump refused to accept the results of the election he lost, plotted a coup & incited an insurrection before deciding not to attend Joe Biden’s.
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The online abuse of women in public life has escalated in recent years. As York researcher @suwatson writes in @ConversationUK, the experience of @jessphillips MP highlights how online abuse is designed to silence women. Read on: https://t.co/GHrnj3K8Q0
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Researchers at Warwick now think more women are driven to suicide by their domestic abuse perpetrator than are murdered by him. Often the police don't make the link https://t.co/kGsiBnonub
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Ryan Wellings has been found guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour after a trial.
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