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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I do realise AI didn’t invent lying. But at least in the past someone had to bother to do it. Now the sheer volume of made up nonsense renders it exhausting to engage with anything

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Absolutely this. All the things I used to enjoy as a bit of escapism - heartwarming celebrity backstory, fascinating fact about history, weird and wonderful animal interaction - now I can’t enjoy any of it because it’s probably made up and reading it is just giving me fact checking work to do.

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 30/07/2026

Burnham can’t take the politics out of social care reform Andy Burnham's pledge to tackle social care is an encouraging, though familiar, commitment, but he will need to face some very difficult choices to succeed says @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/burn...

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Burnham can’t take the politics out of social care reform | Institute for Government

The new PM will have to prioritise to make progress on social care during this parliament

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

PS There's debate to be had about whether major reform to anything in the UK has ever come from cross party consensus prior to it being introduced. Historically, the governing party goes for it while the opposition initially fights it tooth n' nail before realising it works and/or that it's popular.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This is nuts. Yes we need better protections online, but this is a massive overreach by Starmer. For many young people, especially marginalised ones such as trans and neurodivergent, online spaces can be a safe place for them to develop a genuine support community www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

Sources say hardline measures will also prevent young users from being to talk to strangers on gaming apps

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Such a weird selection of places. Also like - some of them are not actual meeting points. ‘The Stray’ in Harrogate is basically all of the green space in the centre - how are they meant to find each other?

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Really interesting results ⬇️

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Conference starts with a panel discussing where we start. @socialcarefuture.bsky.social’s Andy McCabe sums up the state of care as “precarious” but describes the glimmers of hope that point to a better future

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Today’s job. A little light work for a rainy Tuesday. Let’s hope it’s as easy to find our way through the discussions!

Conference venue map with heading “Sorting out social care” and King’s Fund branding

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A part of my book, Who Wants Normal?, that felt important to include was cultural prejudice around disability aids. I spoke with people who endure pain or stay indoors rather than use one. We can talk about helping people keep healthy as they age without stigmatising “ending up in a wheelchair.”

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“It’s good news if you’re *to blame*”? Bloody hell.

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Alex Smith @alexsmith1982.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We still need a huge effort to reduce loneliness and build belonging in the UK and globally. Sign up to join Tracey Crouch, Olivia Field, Trey Leveque, Liz Schwartz and me for a special TransAtlantic conversation on how to drive impact again. shorensteincenter.org/event/only-t...

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Only The Beginning: Sustainable Strategies For Tackling Loneliness - The Shorenstein Center

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I don’t! It was said in a meeting I was in. I will try to ask next time I’m in touch with them

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Was part of an interesting event with colleagues in the US grappling with this and finding there are pitfalls to trying to fix this with more connection though - as the risk is you reinforce in group mentalities. Needs really careful work

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Thanks yes! The previous US Surgeon General in his advisory on loneliness was much more explicit about the impact of loneliness on political division and disconnection than we’ve been here. But clearly there’s a huge link here.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

And I’m not sure the new rules require any more than that. So it seems to be a big fat nothing, in practice.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I think schools that rigidly enforce “no smart phones” basically force parents to buy non-smart phones to cover this eventuality. I’ve also heard of schools with elaborate locker systems that phones go in during school hours. But I think most schools just do the “phones must be off in your bag”

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

That is the best plan Haikus are silly poems In my humble view

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Phew. Much more sinister otherwise 😂

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I LOVED the first few Nevermoor but the most recent is not holding my - or my kids - attention so well. It’s much more of a “girls” book - family intrigue and a mystery - than the previous ones that have been proper adventures!

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Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Totally this. Too often we assume digital exclusion is about age. Well, the digital revolution was kicked off by people now 70+, grandma can probably manage an app if she can see the phone. We don't think nearly enough about digital exclusion caused by disability, affordability & language barriers.

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scie.org.uk @scie.org.uk · 09/03/2026

The Department of Health and Social Care is running a survey to explore the self-funder care journey and better understand how to support individuals and families in their care searches. The survey can be found here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A couple of weeks ago we brought together leaders in adult social care to work out if, and how, they could help break the logjam on reform. You can now read me & @blimeysimon.bsky.social on what happened www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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Could a more joined-up adult social care sector unlock progress on reform? | The King's Fund

Kate Jopling and Simon Bottery reflect on early steps to bring adult social care leaders together to work towards reform.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Later on Louise Casey will set out her first thoughts on her Commission on adult social care. Despite consensus that reform is needed, action has largely eluded us.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy ‘Thank-goodness-my-kids-are-too-old-for-World-Book-Day’ to all who celebrate

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Not at all comforting to see the questions being raised about the integrity of the election / result - the playbook being followed VERY closely here

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Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) @smkcampaigners.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Broadly: providing group based activities that are accessible & affordable is good for everyone. The most lonely also need 121 support to get to point of joining activities. Models in UK like social prescribing & Local Area Coordination do this & have wider benefits eg reduced health / care need

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

No. There isn’t. Those of us who work on this issue try to debunk that regularly. But there is a persistent level of loneliness that is very damaging for those who experience it - and the solutions they need bring wider good. There is also some evidence that some people’s loneliness is deepening.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Good to see this - practical proposals for addressing the loneliness that sits beneath and feeds so many of the big challenges we face today

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I’m sorry, but if ‘other people have views, and they’re annoying’ is news to you in govt, then you have not properly prepared for government www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah has shown supremacy of the Stakeholder State

My time working in No 10 showed me how much time and energy is sapped by people obsessed with fringe issues. It doesn’t have to be this way

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 02/01/2026

All this government's humiliating retreats could have been avoided if ministers had listened to lobby groups before announcing the policy, rather than waiting until afterwards.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Well, this explains a lot about Labour's travails if little else. Verging on conspiracism. Hate to break it to politicians of this and all future generations, you will be governing in a complex society. You need to factor that into your operating model. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah has shown supremacy of the Stakeholder State

My time working in No 10 showed me how much time and energy is sapped by people obsessed with fringe issues. It doesn’t have to be this way

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Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The reason for overcrowding of A&E is that too many people haven't got entirely predictable crises managed through anticipatory care and too many people then need an admission. It is not that some people with minor illnesses are there too.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 09/12/2025

We're probably going to miss our target... donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... But if you donate to this excellent cause by noon today your money will be doubled and (if you drop me an email) I'll give you free access to the members-only London Centric stories I'm working on.

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The future of adult social care relies on public understanding. So how can we shifting the way we talk to build understanding and strengthen support for investment and reform? If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5

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ADASS @adass.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

“I tell my story so that future generations don’t have to go through the box ticking I did, to be able to get the care I need.” Powerful words from Freya who shared her story as part of our Care Can’t Wait campaign. Read her story: www.adass.org.uk/campaign_art... #ncasc25 #reframingsocialcare

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Enjoying the start of my first #NCASC - @clentonf.bsky.social demonstrating his usual way with words as he argues for storytelling to engage people with social care saying “stories move people, spreadsheets don’t”

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record. @independentsage.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I think they are legally obliged to consult on most of those things. The fact that the consultations are a sham is a lot harder to prove than that they didn’t occur at all.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Progressive thought has been totally expunged from the British political mainstream, and *still* the argument is that there’s an unacceptable institutional bias to the left within the news media. It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I can’t let the real meaning of “enormity” go and constantly have to resist the urge to say “Wow! They must be a REAL arsehole then” when people (usually on LinkedIn) celebrate the “enormity” of their colleague’s achievements

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

So many echoes of my conversations with students experiencing loneliness here. The structure of freshers’ weeks etc put so much pressure on first meetings when in fact it’s through regular, repeated, low pressure contact that most of us ultimately find our people

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Befriending Networks @befriending.co.uk · 01/11/2025

Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch #BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio

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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Delighted to have worked with @tlap.bsky.social on just a few of these projects and programmes - but lots more to explore in this summary!

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ #socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport

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