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Louise Platt

@drluplatt.bsky.social
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Reader in Place Experiences mainly interested in processions and place. Managing work and SEND mum life. Manchester, UK. Www.cpcuk.net

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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I am extending my procession map to “North West England” (fight amongst yourselves about what that means…I’m super flexible on that!). Please add a procession (old or new) and share! Www.cpcuk.net/map
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Map — CPCUK
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We would be grateful if people could take two mins to sign this petition re retaining legal rights of SEND children. The proposed reforms threaten the legal backstops parents have.
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Blacklikewho @blacklikewho.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The university is a killing field. It is fully culpable. It must be said. Regardless of his deception. The neoliberal university made that happen. We don’t have to excuse his behavior to see how unevenly distributed resources and fucked star systems makes the university a killing machine.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Whitsuntide Procession in Manchester, painting by Helen Bradley (1900-1979), recalling her Edwardian childhood. Miss Carter is wearing pink.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I might be on radio4 in the morning talking about the Whit Walks. I might be coherent. I might not. For someone with a drama degree I find this all very cringe. 😬
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I’ve just finished my submission to the SEND reform consultation but honestly it feels so pointless when we know they have already decided to reduce our children’s rights and spent (rumoured to be) £90m gaslighting SEND parents through shiny PR. It slowly drags you down.
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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Birmingham City is trying to shut down its MA in Black Studies and Global Justice, calling the staff into a meeting with just 24 hours notice. Co-sign this petition and make it clear that this kind of expertise cannot be wiped out without scrutiny. #UKHE
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Save Black Studies at Birmingham City University
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is horrifying!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
‘Bravo! We expect this will be the first of many legal challenges. All of this could have been prevented if the government and its proxies had listened to families. Unfair and unlawful’ SEND consultation facing legal challenge
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
And if you want even more on the SEND reform plan, here's a piece on my (free!) Substack maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/the-govern...
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The government's SEND reform plan: good intentions, progressive instincts – and a terrifying loss of rights
The eventual scything-down of Education, Health and Care Plans threatens to leave families stranded
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Anyone suggest where I can listen to the education secretary speech this morning re SEND reform?
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Hilary Davidson @fourredshoes.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Superb reporting from @estheraddley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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‘Beyond worried’: the families waiting to hear how Send reform will change their lives
Already struggling to get help, families with children with special needs are concerned changes could make things worse
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Working on this paper took time and a few major head scratching moments trying to get it all to come together with so many disciplines involved but we did it and I’m really proud of this and LOVED this gang of women 💪
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Latest from me, and one of the most important pieces on Special Needs I've written so far: "In fifteen years of political journalism, I don’t think I have seen anything quite like this: a mad game of briefing, counter-briefing and official stonewalling." maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...
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Why the politics of media leaks, briefings and "sources" is only spreading dread and fear
The painfully long story of the government's SEND reforms has pushed exactly those buttons, among people already used to a level of anxiety that may soon get even worse
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
NEW POST: Under questioning from MPs at this week's Education Select Committee's SEND Inquiry hearing, Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell repeatedly refused to guarantee SEND legal rights. @catrionamoore.bsky.social bravely watched it all for SNJ. Your thoughts? www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
image shows official Alison Ismail with dark long hair and Minister Catherine McKinnell with short wavy hair
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
If you know of parades or processions of any type in GM or Lancashire please see below. There is a link in here to add events to the map. We are missing so much (past and present) practice.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
We made a map (well it’s ongoing… please add!) of parades and processions in GM and Lancashire with zero GIS skills but I’m open to learning (and trial and error) and I’m pretty pleased storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8d6d...
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Processional Cultures
Greater Manchester and Lancashire
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The Longcut @thelongcut.com · 20/06/2025
Twenty years ago we released our second EP, A Quiet Life, on Deltasonic Records. To mark the anniversary, we’re releasing the original EP on streaming services and our first ever cassette. Available on Bandcamp and limited to 100 copies. thelongcut.bandcamp.com/album/transi...
A Quiet Life EP on cassette, case and cassette side by side with A Quiet Life artwork.A Quiet Life EP cassette case, showing A Quiet Life artwork.A Quiet Life EP on cassette, case and cassette side by side with Transition artwork.A Quiet Life EP cassette case, showing Transition artwork.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Another parade cancelled. This is something I’m really concerned about and building into my research. I’ve not focused on Pride really as mainly looked at traditional heritage events but this news is so worrying for the community and for processional practices.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
after a year the LA finally agreed his EHCP..four days before our tribunal hearing. It is a massive waste of time and resource and I’m too angry to celebrate yet. A place at a SEN school was agreed in Oct (to start in Sept) but we wanted SLT intervention added. It took til now to get that.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I’m still hoping got more responses! I know all the local Pride parades are missing but also there must be lots of village and small town parades out there (historical or contemporary). Please share! (I promise to get more active on here 🙈).
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
An excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social in The @newstatesman.com on his family's SEND struggles. High praise for SNJ's "battle-hardened SEND veterans" ”Don’t take away children’s rights, because if you do, you'll have a hell of a fight on your hands.” www.newstatesman.com/politic...
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The special needs trap
What one parent’s experience reveals about a system on the brink of collapse.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I am mapping processions and parades in greater Manchester and Lancashire. Can you help me by adding any you know about/remember! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Microsoft Forms
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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The second call for papers for LSA 2025 is available! To submit your abstract, please access templates and instructions @ leisurestudies.org/lsa2025/ and email your abstract to lsa2025@yorksj.ac.uk. Updated Conference Updates: www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/50th-...
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50th Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference | York St John University
The 50th Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference provides opportunities for researchers and practitioners to examine a range of social and spatial justice issues.
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The Longcut @thelongcut.com · 20/12/2024
The original Transition EP is now available on streaming. Listen here: music.lnk.to/Vy2nzq Cath Aubergine from the legendary ManchesterMusic.co.uk has written a few words reflecting on the release, far better than we could. Link below: thelongcut.com
The Longcut - Transition artwork
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Prof. Rebecca Finkel @rfinkel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Check out our new book: Creative Methods in Critical Event Studies. Great working with @drluplatt.bsky.social and Dr Briony Sharp as always, and such interesting and innovative research highlighted by chapter authors. www.routledge.com/Creative-Res...
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Creative Research Methods for Critical Event Studies
This timely and innovative book offers an introduction to a range of creative methods, providing both empirical and conceptual guidance.  Based upon existing empirical work and richly illustrated thro...
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The Longcut @thelongcut.com · 29/11/2024
It’s 20 years today since we released the Transition EP. Recorded in a studio in Liverpool, above a garage, where Space would periodically come in to grab equipment from their rehearsal room next to the live room, and released by the legendary Deltasonic Records. 🧵
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Patisserie week on bake off is not the one when you have high blood pressure 🫣
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Garry Crawford @cultsociologist.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
CFP: Leisure Studies special issue on Leisure & Technologies. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Leisure and Technologies
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Our autistic son sings more words than speaks so certainly adding this to my reading list @louderlouder.bsky.social
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Garry Crawford @cultsociologist.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Do you play video games? We’re after people over 18 to complete our pilot survey for our #GAMEHEARTS research here: Please share. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Gamers' experience: Information sheet and consent form
Dear gamer, We are a research team from The University of Salford who are interested in the experiences of being a gamer. 1. About the Survey The following survey is part of a broader project called...
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Check out our new project on display at Holmfirth Library. Co-created with walking families from 6months old upwards! The families created a mural picturing their walks and we captured child/buggy eye view footage!for more see … Www.familyroutesproject.wordpress.com
On the left is a mural of a rural scene collage with flowers, cars, bins, animals. In the middle is a board with photos of families walking. A red post box is on the right with post it notes stuck to it. A tv screen split into 4 with stills of go-pro footage of walks. The images are of streams and footpaths from the height of a small child.
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind | John Harris
The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Muffin energy captured perfectly here
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Just scrap Safety Valve now! Let my child access education he can thrive in and not just cope. Is it naive to read this and feel hopeful? @sharonlsmith.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-emergen...
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The SEND “Emergency” debate: scrap safety valve, write-off high needs debt and stop piling trauma on to families - Special Needs Jungle
The SEND “Emergency” debate: scrap safety valve, write-off high needs debt and stop piling trauma on to families
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Really sad news to read this morning.
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
Latest from me: on the dangers of new austerity, and the fight already underway for children with special educational needs, and the basic rights of their families www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In this new austerity moment, a fight is on: for the rights of children with special educational needs | John Harris
Cuts ruin lives and raise costs. This scandal is already playing out in the system, and it should be a warning to Labour, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 24/08/2024
On me hols! Autistic son in element as holiday house has a swing ❤️Pretty sure we might be still out here at midnight 😂 Wales never disappoints
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
I loved working on this paper and feel very proud of it.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
From Jan 2024 I will be taking on co-editorship of the International Journal of Event and Festival Management. Excited to help grow this journal!
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Krishnan, Layton and Ellie got my votes tonight.
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
I’m behind due to bedtime but Ellie for the win. Always get behind the man class but she nailed that 💪
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
Behind watching strictly but I love Lauren and Krishnan so much. I love his commitment to this and Lauren is just 🔥🔥
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Today our 17 month wait for speech therapy for our son comes to an end! Having been told 20 weeks in May 2021 and then 8 more weeks when I chased in Jan it’s been an epic wait!
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
I now work on Mondays after like 3 years of compressed hours and it’s so confusing because I thought today was Tuesday and I was gutted when I realised bake off wasn’t on. But on the upside it means I can be organised and buy viewing cake tomorrow 💪
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Sarah Marie Hall @smhall.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
✊️🔥✊️🔥✊️🔥✊️🔥✊️🔥✊️🔥 Please sign and share this open letter to Routledge, in solidarity with the chapter authors and editors of this important book. (Content warning) 👇 www.buala.org/en/mukanda/o...
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Louise Platt @drluplatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
I’m going to use my first post to announce I’m watching Schitts Creek again. It actually never stops being totally emotional.
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