Peter Beresford
peterberesford.bsky.social
Peter Beresford
@peterberesford.bsky.social

Activist, writer, researcher UK interested in disability, mental wellbeing, sustainability and welfare state, wants to see a better more sharing, kind and cooperative world

Peter Beresford OBE, FAcSS, FRSA is a British academic, writer, researcher and activist best known for his work in the field of citizen participation and user involvement, areas of study he helped to create and develop. He is currently visiting professor and senior research fellow in the School of Health & Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia, emeritus professor of citizen participation at the University of Essex and emeritus professor of social policy at Brunel University London. Much of his work has centred on including the viewpoints, lived experience and knowledge of disabled people, mental health and other long term service users in public policy, practice and learning, and working for a more participatory politics. .. more

Education 31%
Public Health 22%

RIP Jesse Jackson
A frail mortal but a change making symbol for civil rights of Black people and more
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Jesse Jackson obituary
One of the US’s most prominent civil rights leaders who was a protege of Martin Luther King and a presidential hopeful
www.theguardian.com

time to recognise the madness we are all caught up in and do something serious about it
not least thinking it all through again

this headline is a reminder of the reality - the intimate tie ins between the ruling elite, neoliberalism and the epstein and other filth

know that i rabbit on, but i can't get over the kindness, respect, and equality with which you are treated by workers in the NHS.
maybe quicker if you can afford the private sector - as they've starved the NHS, but equal and warm, no
its the cash thats the bottom line there

got reviewers comments back for peer review article.

looks like loads of hard work here
but they seem also to have put a load of work in, so doin't think i can complain!!!

how interesting that the squalid hate maker Farage is linked with the Epstein horrors.
he is a human who seems without love or kindness - Farage - and doubtless Epstein too
preying on our difficulties - to make them worse and profit from them

Andy Burnham supports PM to get him to do better.
a lot more helpful than the others now making selfish bids for power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham backs Starmer but urges him to be bolder and more inclusive
Greater Manchester mayor calls for unity while setting out what he thinks the government’s platform should be
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isnt this beautiful in so many senses.
Thanks Stormzy and everyone

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Google Search
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the real story about Epstein and co
it is the ultimate expression of neoliberalism and wouldnt have been possible without this curse
check this out
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-antidote
The Antidote
The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice; The Antidote explores what we can learn from the equalisation of personal roles and relationships to make possible ...
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

if you just want to feel a bit better
then watch this
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Robbie Williams - Feel ( Live at Knebworth )
YouTube video by Maybien
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the epstein filth has highlighted how important it has been for me to try and make sense of and lay bare neoliberalism in The Antidote
check it out
www.amazon.co.uk/Antidote-Peo...
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k
take me through it
name the freedoms that Brexit has given you?
...for your business to fail, your job to go, to rent to rise, your prospects to diminish, the solution of all your racist immigration fears
go on lets hear the achievements!

i see that ex prince Andrew features strongly on the front pages again.
by the time anything happens to him he would probably be the age of rip van winkle
so much for justice and women's rights!!

i see that ex prince Andrew features strongly on the front pages again.
by the time anything happens to him he would probably be the age of rip van winkle
so much for justice and women's rights

or put another way it won't be proper brexit until this country is destroyed and those three creeps have taken it all

its a pity Starmer can't stand up so determinedly for any Labour principles, policies, against presidents or for the rest of us!!!

tragedy

@LabourParty
@labourlewis

give us all a chance with Andy Burnham
@labourlewis
@LabourParty

hurrah hurrah hurrah
Andy Burnham to stand for Manchester seat as westminster MP

hope at last

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social

RIP John Knight
his politics werent mind but he was a decent person to work with and I'm sad he was taken before his time.

lets hope heaven is more accessible and inclusive xxx all the best John
@TheGuardianTzO1
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find out more about
How not to do user involvement

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1.Peter Beresford on How Not to do service user involvement
YouTube video by Shaping Our Lives
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Trump is like an unfunny version of Mr Punch
time he got his eh
and the executuoner or at least crocodile appeared!!!

Sheila Bernette RIP
what a showbiz career - lasted nigh on 90 years
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Sheila Bernette obituary
Singer and actor who appeared in theatrical variety and worked on TV light entertainment programmes such as Candid Camera and The Leslie Crowther Show
www.theguardian.com

have you been to bongo bingo?
yesterday evening walked past queues of fun friendly young people about to play it at Clapham Junction. they told us its like bingo only a lot louder!!! sounds great

RIP Dr Aggrey Burke
a psychiatrist committed to rights and anti-racism who worked to make a difference
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Dr Aggrey Burke obituary
Consultant psychiatrist who blew the whistle on racist admission policies at London medical schools
www.theguardian.com

the only difference that really matters
difference in power
because it is used by the powerful to set one powerless group against another

the exodus of failed tory bigwigs from a failing tory party to the Reform party really reminds us that it is very different from past politics

NOT!!!!

Eva Schloss a truth teller from the holocaust RIP

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Eva Schloss obituary
Holocaust survivor, educator and bestselling author who was a co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust UK
www.theguardian.com

A sad loss especially at this terrible time
RIP Gerry Gable a determined anti fascist
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Gerry Gable obituary
Founder of Searchlight magazine who was a formidable figure in the fight against fascism and the extreme right
www.theguardian.com