And furthermore do not put in the newspaper that I got mad

Second session is on Haringey, where I live! The Joyce Butler Archive. Butler was MP for Wood Green from 1955 to 1979, and was an important figure in promoting women's activity in politics in those years #HAP26

At History & Archives in Practice #HAP26 at the University of Sheffield. First session is on "Navigating the Politics of/within the Archive". This first paper is on Oswald Mosley and the archive of the British Union of Fascists.

Conservative "philosopher" STUNS law enforcement offical with one weird Magna Carta trick

if anyone important said anything, their invite to the Spectator garden party might get lost in the post

Tim_Robinson_hotdog_guy.jpg

I watched it recently and it’s very good, to be viewed with The Jonathan Meades Collection on DVD. The Germaine Greer And Dan Cruikshank episodes were excellent, and I enjoyed the glimpses of that lost world, the 1990s

I read that one and then A Maggot as a teenager, 1500 pages of reading I’ll never get back

Is there a good way to buy your book in the UK avoiding Amaz0n?

Malevolent Eggs also a force in Silicon Valley tech circles, e.g. Marc Andreessen. We're living in the Dr Robotnik world that Sonic the Hedgehog battled so hard to prevent!

When oh when will there be a ban on the Malevolent Eggs of the Fleet Street/Westminster politico-media complex?

Jan Morris' wonderful travel memoir/work of speculative fiction "Hav" is set in a parallel universe version of Trieste and is well worth a read (if you haven't already!)

That Palace EP is a good ‘un

Inter library loan system in Middle Earth evidently somewhat lacking

“Radical right wing radicalism” is exactly what this is, and more

“And furthermore, please don’t put in the newspaper that I got mad”

serious "please kill me" vibes

"I will not be silenced" says man who is literally never out of the news promoting some new vexatious nonsense

Haha turns out this was written by noted hard man Janan Ganesh

Counter-point: a) this is terrible writing and b) why on earth should librarians be singled out for being less physically able, than, for example, newspaper columnists?

Dr Stupidlove

Doctor, thank goodness you are here

IHR Ian Roy Mid-Career IHR Library Bursary The Ian Roy Mid-Career IHR Library Bursary is offered with the generous support of the estate of Ian Roy.

We are reaching out to mid-career historians who specialise in 17th-century British history! 📜 The IHR Ian Roy Mid-Career Library Bursary offers support for travel and accommodation for research using the IHR's incredible library collections in London. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

Enjoying the @thequietus.com Low Culture Podcast on Suicide's debut album. I got an original vinyl copy at a record fair in Bristol in 2000 for the princely sum of £1, it has been a favourite ever since.

Why would you assume librarians don’t have thick skins?

Top three all time album for me, on the right day number one

The GOAT

Our fantastic library team have been working hard to make our collections even more accessible. Another reason to join @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-Career Researchers The Dr Williams’s Trust has generously provided funds to support the work of mid-career historians researching the British Protestant dissenting traditions.

Are you a mid-career historian researching 17th & 18th-century British Protestant dissenting traditions? 🏛️ Apply for the Dr Williams's Trust Library Bursaries at the IHR! Three awards of £3,500 are available to support your research in London libraries and archives www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

Important thread on the practicalities of actually dealing with with these issues