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Last chance to shop our Women's History Month reading list with 30% OFF, browse the titles on offer here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #readinglist #booksky
In a new episode of @debatedpodcast.bsky.social, @willbarbertaylor.bsky.social speaks to author @gsoh31.bsky.social about Tony Blair's domestic policy and his legacy as a leader and PM.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here:
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'New Labour, New Britain?' is out now! #booksky
A pleasure as always Glen!
NEW: Today I've talked to my friend @willbarbertaylor.bsky.social on the @debatedpodcast.bsky.social... About all things New Labour, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, economic policy, public services and the future of the Labour Party! You can listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6AOl...
In 1992, Betty Boothroyd made history, becoming the first and only woman appointed as Speaker of the House of Commons.
Find out more about her illustrious career below:
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Here's a whole talk and Q&A about my new book on Labour and the Blair years! And you can still buy the actual book here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
Thanks to Fiona Lane for this generous review of “Rent Strikes: A History of Tenant Actions across the World” (co-edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social and edited by @uclpress.bsky.social).
The book can be downloaded open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... (more than 2.1k downloads already🤯)
i would suggest an online safety act that can’t deal with CSAM on a widely used social network frequented by most westminster public figures isn’t doing a very good job of keeping anybody safe online
1 DAY to go until Lion & Unicorn's 🎉10th anniversary🎉, and still no word on our appeal for release from Grok Gaol.
For 10 years we've been a place for writers to post mostly unsaleable pieces they just fancied writing. Occasionally we found a readership.
Help us get to 20 by sharing & following.
hey did you know that Bismarck was the one who nicked Alsace Lorraine from France back in the 19th century
that's why historians call him............Grand Theft Otto
It’s actually pronounced bouquet
For those of us who enjoy snooping around in the archives and are #devolution anoraks, this is an interesting read that says much about the increasing electoral & political challenges facing Trimble and the UUP at that time #stormont
From Transylvania With Love #ShortStorySunday
to engage with such a diverse, rich and fascinating continent filled with people is truly bizarre. We balk at the extent of the influence of the Chinese government around the world and yet fail to offer any reasonable alternative. A dereliction of leadership and duty.
"Africa is new, revolutionary but this administration has not known that Africa has existed" so said then Senator John F Kennedy in October 1960 and not much has changed since then as Ian Linden's excellent article makes clear: www.thearticle.com/africa-as-th... The failure of western governments
I'm only saying this because it's public and everyone can see what's happening, but with its replacement freeze this is like a quarter of all staff. Dundee hasn't got a hope of clinging on if more rescue doesn't come, and who'll lend to it now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today I unexpectedly learned that scholars generally agree Pandora in fact opened a jar and not a box. The latter is due to a later Renaissance era mistranslation from the Ancient Greek. Dunno why I'm sharing this but thought folk may want to know.
Have you read Our Mutual Friend? Interesting how he reacted to accusations of antisemitism levelled against him over his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver Twist by creating a much more sympathetic and realistic Jewish characters for that book, particularly Riah.
And here's a very nice review from @willbarbertaylor.bsky.social of the new edition of Snowden's autobiography, an ideal stocking filler for the Labour-afflicted in your life
www.thesocialreview.co.uk/2024/09/29/b...
What joy it is when communities come together for the greater good! Strawberry Hill farm is now a haven for endangered wildlife, thanks to an incredible £1.5m raised via crowdfunding | Rebecca Kay
@wildlifebcn.bsky.social
Whilst this is good news, I’d also like to see government focus on the health of spiking, and how we can increase the capacity of spiking tests/supporting victims.
I was spiked in the Parliamentary bar last year, which shows more police presence isn’t everything.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3190832...
Digging the #OG Worzel Gummidge, my Pa into a compost heap ‘80 @tenacrefilms.bsky.social
🚨 Free webinar on inequalities in creative industries 🚨
Our upcoming webinar will focus on class inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, as well as in access to creative degrees.
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Hi all! I’ve just joined Bluesky- so a quick tweet about me.
🌸 I am deputy director of @centrethinktank.co.uk and in oversee policy + internal decisionmaking.
🩺 I also work in health public affairs in the charity sector.
✈️ In my free time, I love to travel and explore the world.
Seeing all the good lads arrive on here
Morning.
Great opportunity to see the archives at People’s History Museum associated with Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson.
sslh.org.uk/2024/10/22/p...
Must be difficult to find the time whilst editing The Spectator, one wonders how he has the energy…
