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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm not sure I see much evidence of psychologists leading a quiet revolution of change. Maybe the revolution is a bit too quiet. But I pretty much agree with Norman Lamb, eg 'there's a lot we do in the MH system that has no evidence base to it'.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This piece argues that wealthier people pay for private assessment+diagnosis. But it doesn't explain why 'There is no evidence of similar trends in learning disability, depression, anxiety or physical conditions.'

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Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We certainly must work on reducing the sources of stress, distress and trauma throughout society. And prioritise it above things like appeasing Elon Musk or allowing dogma about the national curriculum to make our decisions for us.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I had some respect for Tom Watson. It's been completely wiped out by this news.

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cps10001.bsky.social @cps10001.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Terrible. Palantir are interested in making money NOT improving public services.

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Shirley @ztarfizh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‘If you’re taking money from a company what are they getting out of it? At least print the contract. Tell us what you are being employed for” Ian Hislop, Committee on Standards 2022. Tom Watson is not being paid for his wisdom or insight. He has sold his House of Lords vote to #Palantir

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@naomiaklein.bsky.social perfect analogy: 'The neoliberal age – for brevity let’s call it the period between the end of the cold war and Covid – was “capitalism lying on the couch in its underwear, going ‘what are you gonna do, leave me?’'

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Excellent podcast discussing what the Guardian has called the most controversial show of the year - Channel 4's 'The Great AHDH Myth: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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BONUS: The Great ADHD Myth? with Lucy Johnstone

Podcast Episode · Let's Talk Neurosense: the psychology of neurodiversity · S2 Bonus · 1hr 8min

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank God for Marina Hyde: 'It’s so unfashionable, of course, but I have to say I’m a big, big believer in pushing it all down.' ... and other great answers!

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank God for Marina Hyde: 'It’s so unfashionable, of course, but I have to say I’m a big, big believer in pushing it all down.' ... and other great answers!

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For people interested in the discussions about the Channel 4 documentary and those about neurodiversity in general, the Midlands Psychology Group has just added a rather old paper by our member, Paul Moloney, about the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. midpsy.uk/2026/08/20/h...

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How can a chord be weird if it expresses your soul?

We’ve added this paper by MPG member, Paul Moloney, published in Disability and Society 13 years ago, as sometimes it’s worth going back and seeing whether perspectives have shifted or …

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Excellent podcast discussing what the Guardian has called the most controversial show of the year - Channel 4's 'The Great AHDH Myth: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

podcasts.apple.com

BONUS: The Great ADHD Myth? with Lucy Johnstone

Podcast Episode · Let's Talk Neurosense: the psychology of neurodiversity · S2 Bonus · 1hr 8min

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

midpsy.uk

How can a chord be weird if it expresses your soul?

We’ve added this paper by MPG member, Paul Moloney, published in Disability and Society 13 years ago, as sometimes it’s worth going back and seeing whether perspectives have shifted or …

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This does not mean Burnham will do what he says! It also doesn’t mean I like everything he says (Gaza, immigration, questions on benefits to name a few so far). But it does mean in even saying some of the big problems can be fixed, he’s diverting from the script that holds up unequal societies.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

You can doubt Burnham is going to do what he says, you can think he’s not left wing enough (I feel the same on many issues), but by any objective definition, Burnham’s position on most issues is much further left than most mainstream politicians and media. Relative v absolute, I suppose!

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Peace to Bonnie Tyler. Hers is one of my favourite versions of this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskV...

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I Put a Spell on You

YouTube video by Bonnie Tyler - Topic

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It would be so lovely to see a legal alien, Count Binface, win against Farage. countbinface.com/help-binface

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HELP COUNT BINFACE — Count Binface

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

If you've been struggling to cope with the heat in Europe this week, in a home that's not cut-out for record breaking high temperatures, think how much harder it must be for people who can't afford fans, have no nearby access to green spaces, or can't even get out of the house.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It’s crazy that resistance today is just about reminding the world of its values,” she said. “And that doing so seems like a radical stance.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth

US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Legrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Every day feels more and more like we're living in a dystopian novel. We are sleep walking into some horror.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Horrific indeed. This has been going on far too long. Where I live in Shropshire it's no different. Thank you @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for bringing this to everyone's attention.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What miles we've travelled since Shirley Valentine! In these days where everyone is a product, and neoliberalism sells the idea of perfection, maybe eventually Zac Barnett will be proved right: 'I think what audiences are going to want to see more and more is the truth, which is imperfections.'

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

No politician, however well-meaning, can enter the institutions of the capitalist state and escape unchanged. They will be pushed and pulled, until their original ambitions have been warped and contorted – an inevitable consequence of trying to get things done in a highly unequal society.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The headline for this piece is distracting. Ken Loach has many important things to say and it's worth everyone listening. 'The people who have nothing are always blamed, and the people who got rich on the system escape.'

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Yes. Like other New Labour characters, Wes Streeting quickly adopted the art of spin to sell a good story about himself. Most people who work in the NHS are well aware of the cans he has kicked down the road.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Horrific indeed. This has been going on far too long. Where I live in Shropshire it's no different. Thank you @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for bringing this to everyone's attention.

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I Am I - Earth @iami.earth · 12/05/2026

That's the hard bit because community organising is slow, local, and doesn't scale the way policy does. But it's also the only thing that makes policy stick. Without the organised base, reforms get reversed the moment political winds shift.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Myown take: AI can't yet feel. Ergo, it can't yet write.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A neat summary of where we're at. For me, as a critical and community psychologist, I think this is the hardest bit: 'we need community organising to deliver the kind of mutual aid that has always protected workers from crises caused by capital.' I just don't know how to do this!

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Not only do I read @graceblakeley.substack.com because I trust her judgement on economic matters, but I also enjoy her wry humour. BP is today's king in the altogether.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I don't necessarily agree with either side, but I do know what it's like to face constant pressure in a job. I even wrote a novel about the pressure I faced as a clinical psychologist in the NHS. I tried not to cave in to it. www.madintheuk.com/2025/03/pape...

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Papering over the cracks, obscuring the problem. A review of Penny Priest's debut novel 'Team of One' - Mad in the UK

A review of Penny Priest's debut novel 'Team of One' by Clinical Associate Applied Psychologist trainee Conor McMullin

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This morning, @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social activists turned his golf course on the west coast of Scotland into a wind farm. Sign the petition: action.greenpeace.org.uk/renewable-re... CHOOSE WIND. DUMP TRUMP.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The history of madness is the history of power. Because it imagines power, madness is both impotence and omnipotence. It requires power to control it. Threatening the normal structures of authority, insanity is engaged in an endless dialogue—a monomaniacal monologue sometimes— about power.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Wow... Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1st ATM in the UK. And now people are often just paying with their phones. www.theguardian.com/money/2007/j...

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Forty years on - now we're all up and at'm

The hole in the wall gang are celebrating their anniversary. Sean Coughlan looks back at the withdrawal symptoms ...

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The difference between AI and a real human being is a bit like the difference between Quorn/soy/meat substitute and real meat. It might taste ok at first but then it becomes a bit unpalatable.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Sometimes you have to go back to go forward.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

On World Storytelling Day and the spring equinox, 20th March 2026, some words from the great story teller, Michael Morpurgo: We must sing and we must hope.

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

'...even a ‘good death’ through palliative care cannot take away the loss of dignity and prolonged suffering.' www.itv.com/news/2026-03...

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams – this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness, and maddest of all: to see life as it is and not as it should be." Cervantes, Don Quixote

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

@graceblakeley.substack.com is spot on as usual. We’re human beings. Our imaginations are one of our most defining human characteristics. We can imagine a better world. And we can inspire each other in the process of doing so. Who knows what powerful acts of resistance could emerge from us?

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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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