John Munro
@johnmunro.bsky.social
Pedestrian Historian.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
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John Munro
@johnmunro.bsky.social
· Jan 5
In 2017 I started taking photos of books I've been reading: to keep a kind of record for myself and to celebrate books, authors, ideas, and pedestrian interaction with one's surroundings.
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CONFERENCE - 'Sociability & Political Life', University of York, 3rd/4th July 2026
Get your abstracts in by 14th Feb!
Get your abstracts in by 14th Feb!
📢Call For Papers📢
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
CONFERENCE - 'Sociability & Political Life', University of York, 3rd/4th July 2026
Get your abstracts in by 14th Feb!
Get your abstracts in by 14th Feb!
Also worth noting that this completely obvious observation is being made by someone from outside the UK academic system.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
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Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Also worth noting that this completely obvious observation is being made by someone from outside the UK academic system.
The best way to understand REF is to behold the facial expressions of academics in other countries when you try to explain it to them.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
The best way to understand REF is to behold the facial expressions of academics in other countries when you try to explain it to them.
I'd add the Lower Thames Crossing, but Palestine remains at the core of it all.
When Labour refused to support a ceasefire when it might have made the difference, and when given a second chance colluded with the Speaker to derail the relevant SNP motion, for me it was over. And I'm not alone.
When Labour refused to support a ceasefire when it might have made the difference, and when given a second chance colluded with the Speaker to derail the relevant SNP motion, for me it was over. And I'm not alone.
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
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Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
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Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
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February 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I'd add the Lower Thames Crossing, but Palestine remains at the core of it all.
When Labour refused to support a ceasefire when it might have made the difference, and when given a second chance colluded with the Speaker to derail the relevant SNP motion, for me it was over. And I'm not alone.
When Labour refused to support a ceasefire when it might have made the difference, and when given a second chance colluded with the Speaker to derail the relevant SNP motion, for me it was over. And I'm not alone.
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The Stuart Hall Archive Project Readings Seminars provide an opportunity to read and listen to a selection of Stuart Hall’s unpublished lectures, interviews, and letters, discussing his life and work and our own times.
3. Wed 11 February Education: Maximising Difference
buytickets.at/stuarthallar...
3. Wed 11 February Education: Maximising Difference
buytickets.at/stuarthallar...
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The Stuart Hall Archive Project Readings Seminars provide an opportunity to read and listen to a selection of Stuart Hall’s unpublished lectures, interviews, and letters, discussing his life and work and our own times.
3. Wed 11 February Education: Maximising Difference
buytickets.at/stuarthallar...
3. Wed 11 February Education: Maximising Difference
buytickets.at/stuarthallar...
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Prime Minister Carney, silence is not an option when Trump attacks sovereign nations in the Americas. Canadians expect you to stand up for human rights, international law, and against the bullying of smaller nations by a rampaging superpower.
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Prime Minister Carney, silence is not an option when Trump attacks sovereign nations in the Americas. Canadians expect you to stand up for human rights, international law, and against the bullying of smaller nations by a rampaging superpower.
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Imagine when it’s Tower Bridge’s turn.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Imagine when it’s Tower Bridge’s turn.
Cyclists and pedestrians, including children, are routinely put directly in harm's way by dangerous street design that prioritizes car-owner convenience.
And yet the police very rarely even admit this, let alone call for infrastructural interventions that would enable safety.
And yet the police very rarely even admit this, let alone call for infrastructural interventions that would enable safety.
Cops intervene to discourage benches, footpaths, cycle lanes etc as all these encourage people interacting with one another.
The more the police is involved, the less community we get, the worse the loneliness crisis becomes.
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The more the police is involved, the less community we get, the worse the loneliness crisis becomes.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSSFepR...
phinharper on Instagram: "Not many people know how much the police are involved in the design of homes in the UK or the harm their involvement causes to comm…"
Not many people know how much the police are involved in the design of homes in the UK or the harm their involvement causes to communities. I went to the House of Lords to explain why the police should not be influencing architecture.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Cyclists and pedestrians, including children, are routinely put directly in harm's way by dangerous street design that prioritizes car-owner convenience.
And yet the police very rarely even admit this, let alone call for infrastructural interventions that would enable safety.
And yet the police very rarely even admit this, let alone call for infrastructural interventions that would enable safety.
Got plans for #InternationalWomensDay2026?
Joining the Big Ride for Palestine in support of Midlands Together Against the Far Right looks like a pretty good way to mark the occasion!
Joining the Big Ride for Palestine in support of Midlands Together Against the Far Right looks like a pretty good way to mark the occasion!
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Got plans for #InternationalWomensDay2026?
Joining the Big Ride for Palestine in support of Midlands Together Against the Far Right looks like a pretty good way to mark the occasion!
Joining the Big Ride for Palestine in support of Midlands Together Against the Far Right looks like a pretty good way to mark the occasion!
“Cars ruin cities. People in Surrey in their Range Rovers are not welcome to drive into London because it imposes social costs on people.”
What a quote to get into the newspaper! Well done, @crisortunity.bsky.social.
What a quote to get into the newspaper! Well done, @crisortunity.bsky.social.
Good morning, nearly everyone!
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
Hammersmith Bridge would cost £250m to reopen — but should it?
Campaigners want the west London crossing kept car-free, but MPs and residents say the closure is harming families and the local economy
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
“Cars ruin cities. People in Surrey in their Range Rovers are not welcome to drive into London because it imposes social costs on people.”
What a quote to get into the newspaper! Well done, @crisortunity.bsky.social.
What a quote to get into the newspaper! Well done, @crisortunity.bsky.social.
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I do not understand how anyone could ever expect me to vote for this. Nothing they can do tweaking worker rights or who owns trains can ever make up for this
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I do not understand how anyone could ever expect me to vote for this. Nothing they can do tweaking worker rights or who owns trains can ever make up for this
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So many people in positions of power all around the world should look at what’s happening in Paris with a deep sense of shame and embarrassment.
Avant / Après la métamorphose de la Place Félix Eboué dans le 12ème arrondissement de Paris
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
So many people in positions of power all around the world should look at what’s happening in Paris with a deep sense of shame and embarrassment.
"We've been really inspired by the Parisian model."
Thank you, @annehidalgo.bsky.social, for showing us what is possible. What you are doing for Paris has global implications.
Thank you, @annehidalgo.bsky.social, for showing us what is possible. What you are doing for Paris has global implications.
West Midlands Combined Authority plans safe school walking project
Infrastructure changes and parking bans near schools could be implemented across the West Midlands.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"We've been really inspired by the Parisian model."
Thank you, @annehidalgo.bsky.social, for showing us what is possible. What you are doing for Paris has global implications.
Thank you, @annehidalgo.bsky.social, for showing us what is possible. What you are doing for Paris has global implications.
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Free them all.
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Free them all.
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Remembering Cllr Waseem Zaffar Tonight’s “Circle the City” ride. 6PM Hippodrome Square. Here’s Waseem with the Saheli Riders at Let’s Ride Birmingham back in June 2019
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Remembering Cllr Waseem Zaffar Tonight’s “Circle the City” ride. 6PM Hippodrome Square. Here’s Waseem with the Saheli Riders at Let’s Ride Birmingham back in June 2019
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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lol he’s so good at this
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
lol he’s so good at this
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They're trying to tell us that they always get what they want. That there is nothing so hideous that they won't do it, even if it's kidnap a five year old child and then, when they lose, really try even harder to make him suffer more.
Fuck them.
Fuck them.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
They're trying to tell us that they always get what they want. That there is nothing so hideous that they won't do it, even if it's kidnap a five year old child and then, when they lose, really try even harder to make him suffer more.
Fuck them.
Fuck them.
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I just got a copy of my cover for my forthcoming book! It features a postcard from Fez by the Moroccan Jewish photographer Joseph Bouhsira. Bouhsira was the first Moroccan to establish his own commercial photography studio, and many of his images featured the Jewish community in Fez.
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I just got a copy of my cover for my forthcoming book! It features a postcard from Fez by the Moroccan Jewish photographer Joseph Bouhsira. Bouhsira was the first Moroccan to establish his own commercial photography studio, and many of his images featured the Jewish community in Fez.
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Moseley is lucky to have a councillor like @izzyknowles.bsky.social ❤️
#BrumTogether #MoreInCommon
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#BrumTogether #MoreInCommon
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February 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Moseley is lucky to have a councillor like @izzyknowles.bsky.social ❤️
#BrumTogether #MoreInCommon
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#BrumTogether #MoreInCommon
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Not for the first time, Paris proves that the liberty of private property doesn't always have to take precedence over the communal luxury of public space for all.
This is for @johnmunro.bsky.social . Believe the hype! The new bikeable Paris is truly amazing. I’ve been riding here for twenty-five years and the recent changes are incredible.
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Not for the first time, Paris proves that the liberty of private property doesn't always have to take precedence over the communal luxury of public space for all.
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And if you park in a cycle lane (even if it's not actually a cycle lane and is just a painted insult stripe on the road) it should be mandatory by law that cyclists have to key your car as they pass. That law would *actually* make cycling safer
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
And if you park in a cycle lane (even if it's not actually a cycle lane and is just a painted insult stripe on the road) it should be mandatory by law that cyclists have to key your car as they pass. That law would *actually* make cycling safer
What Reform and its allies want for the UK.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
What Reform and its allies want for the UK.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Interested in the relationship between social movements and the politics of mobility?
Movements & Mobility is looking for short essay, video, and multimedia guest posts from activists, artists, and academics, and students. Get in touch!
Movements & Mobility is looking for short essay, video, and multimedia guest posts from activists, artists, and academics, and students. Get in touch!