Social work, child protection, research into practice, fatherhood, ethnography, gender-based violence. Liver transplant recipient 2004 and 2023 and advocate for organ donation - https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/ferguson-harryhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lw6sd2h4ek2oWonderful to find #Tayto crisps for sale in Melbourne, but at $6 (£3) a packet - THREE QUID😱😡. Australia, how could you 🥲🥲 @jdev65.bsky.social @jojofinchers.bsky.social12 Aug 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6sd2h4ek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lv6x4ucnis2jBrilliant analysis by @cwarzel.bsky.social of the socio-political dynamics surrounding a blue denim jeans ad campaign and the production of Sydney Sweeney as a cultural object. Applies to how so many cultural moments are confected internet / social media driven spectacles. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6x4ucnis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lpdu6wssek25A jackpot of £129 million and the “You’ve won” email arrives. … 3 minutes of anticipation as you log in to see the prize, 3 mins of fantasising about all the charities you’d give it to (and ok houses and cars … to buy) And then it happens: “You’ve won £2.80” Closes Rightmove. Buys tissues17 May 2025 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdu6wssek25https://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lozrihayjc2jThis is a great paper, based on excellent research that deserves to be widely read by all in social work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lozrihayjc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lozqhx7qjc2jSpot on Zoe. Just when you think Starmer and this Labour Party/ government can’t lurch any further to the right, injustice and sheer stupidity, they go and unleash a ton more anti-migrant - ‘foreigner’ hate and inflict further damage on adult social care. It’s absolutely sickening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lozqhx7qjc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3ln7akyqhdk2uI’ve had 2 liver transplants- one in 2004 and the other in 2023. The generosity of my donors and their families has kept me alive. Please support #OrganDonation and let your wishes be known. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19PmjP4ETY/?mibextid=WC7FNe19 Apr 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln7akyqhdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3ln5u7mhqws2u#NoStateVisit #TrumpOut [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5u7mhqws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lmh76pmyz22sNever thought I’d be applauding Ronald Reagan’s wisdom! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIAJLh9xmp-/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==10 Apr 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmh76pmyz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lllm4lmvts2aA wonderful life story and extraordinary career by the incomparable Lindsey Hilton - great interview on Desert Island Discs by @laurenlaverne.bsky.social30 Mar 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lllm4lmvts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/profharryferguson.bsky.social/post/3lkohncjl222lTotally agree John. Little wonder so many disabled people are very distressed about the prospect of being further impoverished. By a Labour government?! It’s appalling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:33ihfhjjresflttpymcx2xm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkohncjl222l