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Social Worker/Probation Officer Reported to Employers for Supporting JKR Tweet

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ArranUpsideDown · 30/12/2019 15:00

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In case some of you were wondering why there are not many social workers and safeguarding professionals on Twitter my experiences may illuminate you.

Following on from my tweet supporting JK Rowling and espousing the sanctity of childhood a number of the GI crowd took umbrage.

They reported me to Social Work England the body that regulates social workers in an attempt, I assume, to bully and intimidate me into silence. They are attempting to have me removed from the register of social workers for tweeting in favour of safeguarding children. [Thread continues.]

I don't know anything about Andrew Thorne. I am heartsick of people being reported to their employers about notionally one-off comments on social media.

twitter.com/athornehere/status/1211635970644336641

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happydappy2 · 30/12/2019 17:23

Yet we still have Girl Guides dangerous policy of allowing transwomen to share overnight accommodation with young girls....when will they wake up?
Andrew Thorne is a brave man indeed.

Uncompromisingwoman · 30/12/2019 16:42

Spot on boatyardblues

It's high time the press started seriously investigating those seeking to silence people raising questions about safeguarding, ROGD, transitioning young children as well as the significant numbers of adults seeking to sexualise children. Standing by watching this happen must not be an option.

TinselAngel · 30/12/2019 16:41

Andrew gets this debate so much I'd always assumed he was a woman with a fake online male identity!

boatyardblues · 30/12/2019 16:26

Like others, I would support a crowd funded legal challenge for this brave professional, if required. Trampling over safeguarding good practice is unacceptable - the most vulnerable in our society need social workers and safeguarding professionals to be free to ask the difficult questions and push for answers.

rodgmum · 30/12/2019 16:15

I’m utterly appalled by it. He was one of the first people I found on Twitter who was questioning automatic positive affirmation. He’s great and happy to publicly chat to people about the issues. I’m guessing, but there was one particularly horrid tweeter who was giving him hassle before Christmas- wouldn’t surprise me if they were the one to complain.

Uncompromisingwoman · 30/12/2019 16:05

Safeguarding..... Not allowing people to comment on safeguarding children for fear of offending a tiny group of adults.
This is how low we have sunk.

ScrimshawTheSecond · 30/12/2019 16:05

Good for him, brave man. Thank fuck some professionals are willing to publicly talk about these issues - it's utterly terrifying that it's virtually forbidden to go against the 'affirmation' policies.

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ArranUpsideDown · 30/12/2019 16:04

whether they really want to be on the same side as people who are hounding others out of their jobs?

I doubt that they would (I like to think neither Cicely Marston nor Trisha Greenhalgh would endorse this action, no matter what they think of other topics).

That said, David Gorski is frequently reported to his employers for his skeptical activities (he has an extensive history of robust action against Holocaust deniers, quack cancer /autism remedies, and anti-vaxxers).

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RoyalCorgi · 30/12/2019 15:57

We were talking on another thread about all the medical professionals, the skeptics and the scientists who are supporting the TRA ideology.

Why don't any of them seem to ask themselves whether they really want to be on the same side as people who are hounding others out of their jobs?

Datun · 30/12/2019 15:52

Good. Very brave to be prepared to take it all the way.

I hope he starts a crowd funder. People want to help.

The numbers are increasing. Every day.

GeordieTerf · 30/12/2019 15:16

Good for him for speaking out. It sounds like he isn’t backing down either. Xmas Smile

littlbrowndog · 30/12/2019 15:15

From Andrews twitter below

I will NOT be bullied into silence and WILL take this the whole way if necessary through the courts. My role as a social worker is not to please bullying adults. It is to protect vulnerable children and adults, most often from the very adults being aggressive and abusive.

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ArranUpsideDown · 30/12/2019 15:08

It's good to see that Helen Joyce has just tweeted about it.

twitter.com/HJoyceGender/status/1211664590007947266

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RoyalCorgi · 30/12/2019 15:04

This is appalling. What a brave man to speak out. I love his Twitter bio, which says so much so succinctly:

"Qualified SW and Probation Officer. Optimism bias in safeguarding is my mortal enemy. Feminism made me the man I am today."

StillWeRise · 30/12/2019 15:03

He is right to reference Rotherham

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