Liberal Worlds James Bryce (1838-1922) was a leading figure in Britain's Liberal Party and a distinguished historian, a versatile scholar-politician who moved seamlessly betwe

Half-price offer, time-limited
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Being reviewed by Stefan Collini is not for the faint-hearted, but I can hardly complain about this one drb.ie/article/havi...

'We apologise for this delay, which is due to the wrong kind of driver'

Contorted with hate

Good. They should stay away more often

How wonderful @lauracforster.bsky.social ...

Huge if true

It's a bit late for Mandelson to come out as a human being now

Liberalism, Democracy and Public Opinion: Intellectual Histories | Events at The University of Manchester Discussant: Emily Jones (History, University of Manchester) – author of the forthcoming The Disraeli Myth: The Making of a Conservative Tradition (Princeton UP, 2026)

Manchester on Tuesday: please sign up if you can come events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

Copies of a new book on a table, with portait of the subject of the book

At @trinityoxford.bsky.social yesterday evening for the official launch of tinyurl.com/26fx4h8j. Generously hosted by @eparpillee.bsky.social. Unusually, there were far fewer copies left at the end @princetonupress.bsky.social

The animals, however, have repudiated her

Badenough wanted to put Nigel Biggar and Sharron Davies on

Also tagging @leverhulme.ac.uk, which funded the research

Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect by H. S. Jones

H. S. Jones

Head to @trinityoxford.bsky.social next week, 12 Mar at 5:00pm GMT to celebrate the launch of @stuartjones.bsky.social's new book, Liberal Worlds! Grab a drink and learn more about this incredible work—plus use code P327 to get 30% off your copy!

RSVP for this free, in-person event: buff.ly/KAVSCf2

Maybe he should have consulted a pollster

So...it finally arrived 🥳

A Cultural History of Higher Learning in the Age of Industry

Edited with @capandgown.bsky.social and published with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

With contributions from @tomasirish.bsky.social, @stuartjones.bsky.social, @echomikeromeo.bsky.social and others

#histed

'You won't have seen those family voters. They went to a different polling booth'

He actually wrote it using the Allister Heath headline generator

Oswald Mosley jostled to the ground in Gorton, Manchester

That Goodwin speech in full

Bar chart showing Green victory in Gorton & Denton

Starmer: Greens will turn playgrounds into crack dens.
Voters of Gorton & Denton:

I'm pretty sure that's an authentic one

Well they didn't have AI to write their assignments...

They went to Girton by mistake

Please come if you are around Oxford/Manchester on those dates. Even better: sign up to help manage numbers

Liberalism, Democracy and Public Opinion: Intellectual Histories What three new books have to tell us about the intellectual histories of liberalism, democracy, and public opinion

17 March, Manchester, research symposium www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liberalism...

Stuart Jones's Book Launch Please come and celebrate the publication of Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect

Book events coming up:
- 12 March, Oxford, launch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stuart-jon...

And a lamp

Bishop Rick

When Isaiah Berlin wrote “what is interesting is to read the enemy, because the enemy penetrates the defences,” he meant studying Maistre and Sorel, not that every racist blogger had to be debated in the Sheldonian.

Good news: it's your 66th birthday and you're looking forward to exploring Norfolk with your new bus pass.
Bad news: oh...