When politicians have presided over economic decline, it has been easier for many of them to blame migrants. Decades of demonising "the other" be they migrants or Muslims has led us to this point. Taking on the far-right means you have to confront their ideology, not adopt it.

Say what you like about Owen Jones, he's certainly brought the receipts on this one

UK, today say it. Say it loud. Say it clear. Refugees are welcome here. Love and solidarity with all. ❤️👊🏼

The longest sentence handed down to a violent racist rioter this week is shorter than the sentences imposed on entirely peaceful environmental protesters last month. Labour must repeal the Tory laws that treat peaceful protest more severely than violent disorder and assault.

The science is clear, the U.K.’s Cass Review is a complete nonsense. It has been debunked by 4 expert groups in peer reviewed papers & here you see, one of the world’s most respected journals, Scientific American, making clear it’s harmful! scientificamerican.com/article/the-u-…

Our paper Dr Tom Nadarzynski is Sexual Health Editors choice paper: The impact of Chatbot-Assisted Self Assessment on intentions for sexual health screening in people from minoritised ethnic groups at risk of STIs Dr Deborah Husbands Professor Damien Ridge University of Westminster Kinsey Institute at IU

After the shameful way that anti-trans activists have attacked Imane Khelif ask yourself who ultimately benefits from their demand that women conform to traditional stereotypes of femininity?

With 195 publicly LGBTQ athletes competing at #Paris2024 #TeamLGBTQ would currently be in 8th place on the medal table. That’s ahead of every country that criminalises homosexuality. Data: Outsports #OlympicGames outsports.com/2024/8/10/2409…

In a new Sociology of Health and Illness Journal paper Roberta Pala & Dr Katherine Kenny explore how microbiome research reframes motherhood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Drawing on advice for Australian parents, the paper analyses messaging about securing the future-child's health by managing the maternal microbiome

The fight against antisemitism, Islamophobia, the hatred of Black and Brown people, immigrants and asylum seekers is the same, everlasting fight. Those of us who reject hate should allow no one to divide us. We stand against all forms of racism.

Come and join us at the wonderful University of Westminster in the heart of London. Still some places available on each of our courses: Psychology, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Forensic Psychology, Counselling Psychology. You are guaranteed a warm welcome and an exciting education

With the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, it is vital to ensure that public health responses and care are provided in non-stigmatising ways, and centres the needs of people who are directly affected. See our article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Wow.

One two-hundredth of your brain is now plastic. Just mind-boggling. Does anyone out there actually think that this is not harmful? theguardian.com/environment/ar…

In a new Sociology of Health and Illness Journal article, Shiva Chandra and co-authors examine the current management of sexually transmitted infections in the context of rising antimicrobial resistance through the lens of ‘treatment cultures’. doi.org/10.1111/1467-9…

New article with my wonderful colleagues i.e., Dr Michelle Peterie Alex Broom Professor Damien Ridge ! Thinking about treatment of STIs through the lens of 'culture' and what this means for antibiotic resistance. In short: transformation is possible to curb resistance.

Treatment ‘cultures’, sexually transmitted infections: "rising antibiotic resistance in STIs necessitates thinking about treatment as a cultural production to further develop a panoramic...understanding of the transformations that can curb resistance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

That the vast majority of those who call themselves gender critical have no history of, qualifications related to, or professional expertise in, anything to do with gender theory or politics.