'Unjust and Uncaring': Live Tweeting a report about benefit sanctions

Over the course of three days this week I have been ‘live tweeting’ a devastating report into sanctions by the Citizens Advice Bureau in West Dunbartonshire.

Over next few days I'm planning to live tweet a report on sanctions by #WestDunbartonshireCAB Pls read & RT #sanctions #CABX .
— Paul Hebden (@prformativcontr) February 24, 2014

Citzens Advice centres around the UK have been doing an excellent job of covering the issue of sanctions, but this report struck me as different and I wanted to make sure it was widely shared.

The ‘factional’ live tweets of @immigrant_X @immigrantY and @immigrant_Z in recent weeks have made me think about the creative potential using Twitter to challenge ideological beliefs through fiction.

And, when he first started up, I was riveted by @peterjukes use of the medium to reproduce the drama of the ‘Hacking Trial.’

So I was moved to try something different from the traditional link-to-story approach that I generally use on Twitter. There are so many demands on people’s attention, that I doubt many get to engage with a full report like this.

I wanted to get people to engage with the report’s subject matter over the course of 100 or so 149 character tweets.

I cut and pasted a good selection of the report, not just the best bits, but enough to give the full picture without losing readers. I think it was a success.

Anyway, here's a link to the Twitter feed.

(1) ‘it’s time to call to account those responsible for these specific policies’ #sanctions #WestDunbartonshireCAB #CABX
— Paul Hebden (@prformativcontr) February 24, 2014