Brian W Lavery PhD
@brianwlaverywriter.bsky.social
Scottish writer, journalist & university lecturer based in Hull. Author The Headscarf Revolutionaries & The Luckiest Thirteen (barbicanpress.com)
Website: brianwlavery.com
Teaches Univ. of Leeds Lifelong Learning Centre
Features writer Fishing News et al
Website: brianwlavery.com
Teaches Univ. of Leeds Lifelong Learning Centre
Features writer Fishing News et al
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Brian W Lavery | Author of The Headscarf Revolutionaries
Dr Brian W Lavery - Scottish author/journalist/lecturer in Hull. Writer of The Headscarf Revolutionaries and The Luckiest Thirteen
brianwlavery.com
Check out my website. Lots of free articles. And of course links to buy my books. If you want to!
brianwlavery.com
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Good Reads
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Good Reads
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Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Every word 👏⬇️ He’s not playing the media’s game, he’s pulling the Overton window back with his bare hands ✊
The interviewer asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social if he's worried about splitting the left vote & whether the best way to beat the right is to vote Labour.
Zack: "The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
Zack: "The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Every word 👏⬇️ He’s not playing the media’s game, he’s pulling the Overton window back with his bare hands ✊
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Delighted to share this new blog on teaching People’s Health Industrial using the fabulous work of @manchesterhistory.uk and the story of Angel Meadow. I’ve loved working on this. Thanks Dean for your incredible book.
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
World building with Angel Meadow
Teaching Industrial People's Health through the story of Victorian Britain's most savage slum
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Delighted to share this new blog on teaching People’s Health Industrial using the fabulous work of @manchesterhistory.uk and the story of Angel Meadow. I’ve loved working on this. Thanks Dean for your incredible book.
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
#historyteacher
open.substack.com/pub/petejack...
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Seen this shared loads. Liked it quite a few times. Finally watched it. 😀
Clever and on point.
Clever and on point.
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Seen this shared loads. Liked it quite a few times. Finally watched it. 😀
Clever and on point.
Clever and on point.
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I bet a million bucks he's a domestic abuser.
He has SERIOUS anger issues & insecurity up the wazoo.
He needs psychiatric help, but in MAGA, he's fucking NORMAL.
SMFH
He has SERIOUS anger issues & insecurity up the wazoo.
He needs psychiatric help, but in MAGA, he's fucking NORMAL.
SMFH
Monday Thought…Someone should be ordering DAILY WELL CHECKS ON THIS GUYS CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE HE DOESN’T HAVE THEM “ Zip tied” or chained up in his basement🥸😈🤬You know kids, they don’t always follow orders😈🤬 He definitely derives pleasure from pain! Sick man!
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I bet a million bucks he's a domestic abuser.
He has SERIOUS anger issues & insecurity up the wazoo.
He needs psychiatric help, but in MAGA, he's fucking NORMAL.
SMFH
He has SERIOUS anger issues & insecurity up the wazoo.
He needs psychiatric help, but in MAGA, he's fucking NORMAL.
SMFH
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This Thursday, all welcome.
I'll be talking about 'Made in Manchester' at Manchester Region Industrial Archaeology Society, Thurs Oct 9th 2pm, Castlefield Hotel, Liverpool Road. Visitors welcome, £2. mrias.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This Thursday, all welcome.
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Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.
The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.
The Greens say enough is enough.
The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.
The Greens say enough is enough.
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit
Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in.
After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.
The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.
The Greens say enough is enough.
The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.
The Greens say enough is enough.
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@greenparty.org.uk astonishing rise in members nationally and locally too we are nudging 500 members which is a 60% increase since the beginning of the year.
October 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@greenparty.org.uk astonishing rise in members nationally and locally too we are nudging 500 members which is a 60% increase since the beginning of the year.
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👀
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
👀
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Yes. Keep this up
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Yes. Keep this up
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Inside this week, how a last-minute phone call saved a historic clock that now has pride of place in a new Coastguard memorial recently unveiled at St Nicholas Church in Withernsea.
📸 Darrin Stevens
#Coastguard #HMCoastguard #holderness #withernsea
📸 Darrin Stevens
#Coastguard #HMCoastguard #holderness #withernsea
October 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Inside this week, how a last-minute phone call saved a historic clock that now has pride of place in a new Coastguard memorial recently unveiled at St Nicholas Church in Withernsea.
📸 Darrin Stevens
#Coastguard #HMCoastguard #holderness #withernsea
📸 Darrin Stevens
#Coastguard #HMCoastguard #holderness #withernsea
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The extraordinary interior of St. John's Anglican Church at Lunenburg in Nova Scotia.
The building is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in Canada.
The building is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in Canada.
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The extraordinary interior of St. John's Anglican Church at Lunenburg in Nova Scotia.
The building is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in Canada.
The building is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in Canada.
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Oh, that’s a good one.
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Oh, that’s a good one.
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💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!
📣 Tax the rich!
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!
📣 Tax the rich!
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Never ever ever did we have to worry if we would have another election until the felon became president.
The first time around there we guard rails.
This time nothing is stopping him and he has Putins help 💔🤬
The first time around there we guard rails.
This time nothing is stopping him and he has Putins help 💔🤬
March 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Never ever ever did we have to worry if we would have another election until the felon became president.
The first time around there we guard rails.
This time nothing is stopping him and he has Putins help 💔🤬
The first time around there we guard rails.
This time nothing is stopping him and he has Putins help 💔🤬
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I'll be giving an online talk on 'Manchester, Oldham and Lancashire Portraits - fascinating figures from the region's past' on Sat Oct 11th 2pm for Oldham and District Branch of Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
September 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'll be giving an online talk on 'Manchester, Oldham and Lancashire Portraits - fascinating figures from the region's past' on Sat Oct 11th 2pm for Oldham and District Branch of Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
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ICE is America's Biggest Terrorist Organization‼️
The 🧊"agents" & their superiors will be on trial soon for Human Rights Violations galore☠️
Time to melt some ICE with the Sunshine☀️of TRUTH ⚖️
Keep recording & being LOUD📢
They are much more afraid of us than we need be of them💪🏼
MANY more of us🌊
The 🧊"agents" & their superiors will be on trial soon for Human Rights Violations galore☠️
Time to melt some ICE with the Sunshine☀️of TRUTH ⚖️
Keep recording & being LOUD📢
They are much more afraid of us than we need be of them💪🏼
MANY more of us🌊
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ICE is America's Biggest Terrorist Organization‼️
The 🧊"agents" & their superiors will be on trial soon for Human Rights Violations galore☠️
Time to melt some ICE with the Sunshine☀️of TRUTH ⚖️
Keep recording & being LOUD📢
They are much more afraid of us than we need be of them💪🏼
MANY more of us🌊
The 🧊"agents" & their superiors will be on trial soon for Human Rights Violations galore☠️
Time to melt some ICE with the Sunshine☀️of TRUTH ⚖️
Keep recording & being LOUD📢
They are much more afraid of us than we need be of them💪🏼
MANY more of us🌊