Prof Gráinne McKeever
@mckeevergrainne.bsky.social
Law Professor at Ulster Uni, Belfast. Co-Editor of Journal of Social Security Law. Former Vice-Chair of Social Security Advisory Committee. Writing a book on 'Legal participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial.'
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Delighted we'll be publishing our book on 'Legal participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial' w @hartpublishing.bsky.social in 2026, following the footsteps of @leader-kate.bsky.social, @jessmant.bsky.social & others, building on our @nuffieldfoundation.org research.
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📢Integration. Integration. Integration.
Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social
📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO
#LAGMag
Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social
📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO
#LAGMag
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢Integration. Integration. Integration.
Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social
📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO
#LAGMag
Politicians of all stripes insist migrants have a duty to integrate. So why are they promoting policies that will have the opposite effect and instead marginalise whole communities, asks Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social
📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/kbuO
#LAGMag
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#AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty argue that a budget guided by the socioeconomic duty would harness existing data to assess the #Inequality impacts of government decisions, ensuring policies actively reduce rather than worsen socioeconomic disadvantage.
https://ow.ly/jWeG50XwVAn
https://ow.ly/jWeG50XwVAn
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty argue that a budget guided by the socioeconomic duty would harness existing data to assess the #Inequality impacts of government decisions, ensuring policies actively reduce rather than worsen socioeconomic disadvantage.
https://ow.ly/jWeG50XwVAn
https://ow.ly/jWeG50XwVAn
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As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Abolishing the Two-Child Benefit limit and overall Benefit Cap is good policy not just for ethical reasons but because investment in children pays off.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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A child poverty strategy with the 2-child limit in place would *not* be a credible child poverty strategy. *All* of the growth in child poverty since the 2011/12 low point is for children in scope of this policy.
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A child poverty strategy with the 2-child limit in place would *not* be a credible child poverty strategy. *All* of the growth in child poverty since the 2011/12 low point is for children in scope of this policy.
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BBC News went behind the scenes at six county courts across England to witness housing repossession cases unfold.
Along the way, they met Law Centre housing lawyers: the people on the front line fighting every day to stop homelessness. (1/2)
Along the way, they met Law Centre housing lawyers: the people on the front line fighting every day to stop homelessness. (1/2)
BBC reports live from court as more people face losing their homes - special report
Court figures show the number of mortgage repossession orders in England and Wales reached a five-year high in 2024-25.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
BBC News went behind the scenes at six county courts across England to witness housing repossession cases unfold.
Along the way, they met Law Centre housing lawyers: the people on the front line fighting every day to stop homelessness. (1/2)
Along the way, they met Law Centre housing lawyers: the people on the front line fighting every day to stop homelessness. (1/2)
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Less than 48 hours till the budget. Today, I'm sharing Christina's account of how the two-child limit affects every aspect of her and her children's lives.
We know the harm the two-child limit does. Let's get rid of it @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF4...
We know the harm the two-child limit does. Let's get rid of it @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF4...
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YouTube video by Aaron Reeves
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November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Less than 48 hours till the budget. Today, I'm sharing Christina's account of how the two-child limit affects every aspect of her and her children's lives.
We know the harm the two-child limit does. Let's get rid of it @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF4...
We know the harm the two-child limit does. Let's get rid of it @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF4...
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I can’t envisage a child poverty strategy which garners any credibility without fully scrapping the two-child limit.
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I can’t envisage a child poverty strategy which garners any credibility without fully scrapping the two-child limit.
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
Unconvinced? Check out (even better share) this summary of the peer-reviewed evidence base @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social
largerfamilies.study/publications...
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NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
We’re pleased to contribute to this systematised review on estimating disability-related extra costs, published in The European Journal of Health Economics.
It has been a long time coming, and we’re excited for how useful it will be.
Here: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
We’re pleased to contribute to this systematised review on estimating disability-related extra costs, published in The European Journal of Health Economics.
It has been a long time coming, and we’re excited for how useful it will be.
Here: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
We’re pleased to contribute to this systematised review on estimating disability-related extra costs, published in The European Journal of Health Economics.
It has been a long time coming, and we’re excited for how useful it will be.
Here: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
We’re pleased to contribute to this systematised review on estimating disability-related extra costs, published in The European Journal of Health Economics.
It has been a long time coming, and we’re excited for how useful it will be.
Here: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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Brilliant guest blog from @LukeTryl & @Moreincommon_ for @trusselluk.bsky.social setting out why lifting the two child limit is a smart move for Labour and can help build public support (despite headline polling on the topic). www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Britons and the two-child limit | Trussell
Luke Tryl, Executive Director of More in Common, explains why lifting the two-child limit can help Labour to build public support.
www.trussell.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Brilliant guest blog from @LukeTryl & @Moreincommon_ for @trusselluk.bsky.social setting out why lifting the two child limit is a smart move for Labour and can help build public support (despite headline polling on the topic). www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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And this exercise obviously just looks at the economic returns But we've looked at a lot of the wider benefits of research in humanities/social sciences/arts which stretch far beyond economic returns to support law, education, culture, inclusion & health
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
From NHS innovations to addressing inequalities in the labour market: new report reveals real-world impact of humanities and social sciences research
A new report sheds light on the tangible impact of UK SHAPE (Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy) research on the wellbeing of society, culture and the economy, through...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And this exercise obviously just looks at the economic returns But we've looked at a lot of the wider benefits of research in humanities/social sciences/arts which stretch far beyond economic returns to support law, education, culture, inclusion & health
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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This day 1966, #aberfan disaster. 116 children killed when a tip collapsed on school. Hillsborough Law would mean Coal Board liars faced criminal prosecution for breach of duty of #candour. Follow us as we research the #hillsboroughlaw journey through Parliament www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJT...
Hillsborough Law: Justice Not Delivered
YouTube video by Centre for Peoples Justice
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October 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This day 1966, #aberfan disaster. 116 children killed when a tip collapsed on school. Hillsborough Law would mean Coal Board liars faced criminal prosecution for breach of duty of #candour. Follow us as we research the #hillsboroughlaw journey through Parliament www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJT...
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The Three Liars. Our research we found them all: Fakers! Hiders! Deniers! Will Hillsborough Law make them come clean?
#ukpolitics #Labour #hillsboroughlaw #LiverpoolFC #postofficescandal #infectedblood #nucleartestveterans #labrats #aberfan #grenfelltower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLZ...
#ukpolitics #Labour #hillsboroughlaw #LiverpoolFC #postofficescandal #infectedblood #nucleartestveterans #labrats #aberfan #grenfelltower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLZ...
The Three Liars! Can Hillsborough Law stop them?
YouTube video by Centre for Peoples Justice
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The Three Liars. Our research we found them all: Fakers! Hiders! Deniers! Will Hillsborough Law make them come clean?
#ukpolitics #Labour #hillsboroughlaw #LiverpoolFC #postofficescandal #infectedblood #nucleartestveterans #labrats #aberfan #grenfelltower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLZ...
#ukpolitics #Labour #hillsboroughlaw #LiverpoolFC #postofficescandal #infectedblood #nucleartestveterans #labrats #aberfan #grenfelltower
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLZ...
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As the government gives an update on the Timms Review, read our new report setting out how to fix PIP
We find the broken model of an assessment as a 'check' is deeply counterproductive & needs overhauled
We find the broken model of an assessment as a 'check' is deeply counterproductive & needs overhauled
NEW: Politicians say it's too easy to qualify for PIP. Our new research suggests the opposite is true, showing how the punitive PIP assessment system has created a culture of fear among disabled people.
Read the report here: https://z2k.org/pip-report/
Read the report here: https://z2k.org/pip-report/
Ending the Culture of Fear - Z2K
Ending the Culture of Fear: Reforming the PIP assessment system to get decisions right first time Much of the political and media debate about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has focused on the idea that it’s too easy to qualify. A new report from Z2K – Ending the Culture of Fear: Reforming the PIP assessment system
z2k.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
As the government gives an update on the Timms Review, read our new report setting out how to fix PIP
We find the broken model of an assessment as a 'check' is deeply counterproductive & needs overhauled
We find the broken model of an assessment as a 'check' is deeply counterproductive & needs overhauled
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Great to be at powerful @turn2us.org.uk report launch in Parliament today, alongside @jrf-uk.bsky.social colleagues! Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need support, and treat people with compassion, dignity and respect #StopTheStigma
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Great to be at powerful @turn2us.org.uk report launch in Parliament today, alongside @jrf-uk.bsky.social colleagues! Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need support, and treat people with compassion, dignity and respect #StopTheStigma
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Somebody at HMRC needs to be canned for this idiotic ‘fraud-detection’ idea. And I fear future use of AI in welfare cases might well produce this kind of story regularly (as they have in Nevada for example).
UK woman who booked Oslo flight but did not fly loses child benefit ‘because she emigrated’
Exclusive: HMRC told Lisa Morris-Almond there was no record of her return to UK, but she did not take the trip
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Somebody at HMRC needs to be canned for this idiotic ‘fraud-detection’ idea. And I fear future use of AI in welfare cases might well produce this kind of story regularly (as they have in Nevada for example).
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Our head of policy Sophie Howes spoke to the Commons Treasury Committee yesterday about why social security is so important for addressing child poverty.
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Our head of policy Sophie Howes spoke to the Commons Treasury Committee yesterday about why social security is so important for addressing child poverty.
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This from X is a striking example of what I argue in today’s column. Reform and the Tories are out here gleefully saying disabled people on Motability should be forced to drive a 3-wheeler, like a scarlet letter. The stigma is not an accident - it’s the design.
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This from X is a striking example of what I argue in today’s column. Reform and the Tories are out here gleefully saying disabled people on Motability should be forced to drive a 3-wheeler, like a scarlet letter. The stigma is not an accident - it’s the design.
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Frustrated but hardly surprised by this growing build up of child benefit mishandling cases. They reflect systemic issues with the way our welfare services engage with claimants.
No prior engagement re issues. No chance to correct bad data. Just automatic suspension of payments (1/2)
No prior engagement re issues. No chance to correct bad data. Just automatic suspension of payments (1/2)
UK woman who booked Oslo flight but did not fly loses child benefit ‘because she emigrated’
UK woman who booked Oslo flight but did not fly loses child benefit ‘because she emigrated’
Exclusive: HMRC told Lisa Morris-Almond there was no record of her return to UK, but she did not take the trip
A woman who booked a flight from London to Oslo but never checked in or travelled has had her child benefit stopped by the UK government. Tax authorities told her their records showed she had emigrated.
Lisa Morris-Almond is one of thousands of people who have had their child benefit frozen as part of a botched crackdown on benefit fraud. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Frustrated but hardly surprised by this growing build up of child benefit mishandling cases. They reflect systemic issues with the way our welfare services engage with claimants.
No prior engagement re issues. No chance to correct bad data. Just automatic suspension of payments (1/2)
No prior engagement re issues. No chance to correct bad data. Just automatic suspension of payments (1/2)
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Professor Patrick is one of the leading experts on child poverty in the UK and is on the government's child poverty expert group.
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Professor Patrick is one of the leading experts on child poverty in the UK and is on the government's child poverty expert group.
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You may think you know how bad this policy is but it's really worth reading the full details. I do think the title is justified.
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
You may think you know how bad this policy is but it's really worth reading the full details. I do think the title is justified.
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New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Dispiriting report on gender equality in architecture: harassment, unequal pay, long hours, power imbalances. Sexism remains "woven into the fabric of practice life." New study by RIBA/@fawcettsociety.bsky.social. www.ribaj.com/intelligence...
Why architecture can’t afford another decade of gender inequality
Despite good intentions and pockets of progress, gender inequality remains deeply embedded in the architecture sector’s culture and structures, a RIBA-commissioned study by the Fawcett Society has fou...
www.ribaj.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dispiriting report on gender equality in architecture: harassment, unequal pay, long hours, power imbalances. Sexism remains "woven into the fabric of practice life." New study by RIBA/@fawcettsociety.bsky.social. www.ribaj.com/intelligence...
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UK government will impose student number limits on universities offering poor quality courses as it moves to give the OfS greater powers
#highered #EduSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm...
#highered #EduSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm...
Government to back student limits for ‘low-quality’ universities
Higher education institutions could be penalised if they offer courses deemed subpar as universities await Labour’s reform plans
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
UK government will impose student number limits on universities offering poor quality courses as it moves to give the OfS greater powers
#highered #EduSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm...
#highered #EduSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/governm...
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Coming up in Parliament ...
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68570
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68570
October 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Coming up in Parliament ...
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68570
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68570