Dr Kevin D. Tennent
@kevindtennent.bsky.social
Reader in Management at the #University of York and general business history expert. Research interests include corporate governance, sport, transport and teaching and learning using history. Opinions expressed are mine, not the University's.
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Foundations of Managing British Olympics - Alex G. Gillett|Kevin D. Tennent
This interdisciplinary study examines the organisation, administration, and public benefits of Olympic Games in the United Kingdom. In particular, the study will examine the events of the twentieth century, the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games, drawing upon archive materials.
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Now out digitally and releasing in print on Wednesday - a unique narrative of how the British contributed to the Olympic Games as an institution.
🗃️ #history #sportshistory #businesshistory #managementhistory
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🗃️ #history #sportshistory #businesshistory #managementhistory
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Freudian slip the day thanks to @wonkhe.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Freudian slip the day thanks to @wonkhe.bsky.social
USS - apparently not doing quite as badly as we might think giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The questions over strategy at the UK’s largest private pension fund
High-profile losses put spotlight on the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s push into private markets
giftarticle.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
USS - apparently not doing quite as badly as we might think giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Find out about Alex Gillett and I's new book about the British influence on the Olympic movement in this week's @uoysbs.bsky.social spotlight research blog!
#bizhis #mgthis #sporthistory #mbh
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#bizhis #mgthis #sporthistory #mbh
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Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time – Spotlight on Business and Society
blogs.york.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Find out about Alex Gillett and I's new book about the British influence on the Olympic movement in this week's @uoysbs.bsky.social spotlight research blog!
#bizhis #mgthis #sporthistory #mbh
blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh...
#bizhis #mgthis #sporthistory #mbh
blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh...
Get into the new Pacer v Sprinter second generation DMU war...and find out why Pacers were rubbish into the bargain.
Hey look, it's @kevindtennent.bsky.social setting us up for a Pacer versus Sprinter face-off!
(we've been uploading new clips every day from past #Railnatter episodes, you'll definitely find something you like in there)
youtu.be/bAEs_pwJNS4?...
(we've been uploading new clips every day from past #Railnatter episodes, you'll definitely find something you like in there)
youtu.be/bAEs_pwJNS4?...
Pacers versus Sprinters
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
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February 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Get into the new Pacer v Sprinter second generation DMU war...and find out why Pacers were rubbish into the bargain.
Some good discussion of High Streets up on the Granuiad site - but what is missing from the discussion remains how much worse the problem of visible decline is in the UK compared to other European countries (or indeed Asia or Australia).
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10
Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of d...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Some good discussion of High Streets up on the Granuiad site - but what is missing from the discussion remains how much worse the problem of visible decline is in the UK compared to other European countries (or indeed Asia or Australia).
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Something is going right for towns which have played to their strengths to foster economic growth such as Wakefield, Barnsley and Doncaster. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Disposable income in 11 towns and cities has risen twice as fast as rest of UK
Study finds top performers over past decade have companies in industries such as software, marketing and finance
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Something is going right for towns which have played to their strengths to foster economic growth such as Wakefield, Barnsley and Doncaster. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Exciting new(ish) map from Railmaponline - year by year timeline of the North East from 1825 to the present. #mgthis #bizhis #mbh
www.railmaponline.com/north-east-t...
www.railmaponline.com/north-east-t...
Rail Map online - Timeline
Map of historic railways.
www.railmaponline.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Exciting new(ish) map from Railmaponline - year by year timeline of the North East from 1825 to the present. #mgthis #bizhis #mbh
www.railmaponline.com/north-east-t...
www.railmaponline.com/north-east-t...
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
Neat piece about a new book on crisp packets and their strategic significance #bishis #mgthis #mbh www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
A 10p masterpiece! The golden age of crisp packet design, from Chipsticks to Frazzles to Hedgehogs
Aliens drawn by a 2000AD artist, graphics echoing the Dark Side of the Moon cover, Dennis the Menace fronting bacon and baked bean flavour … we pop open a new 140-page celebration of the weirdest, wil...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Neat piece about a new book on crisp packets and their strategic significance #bishis #mgthis #mbh www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Two examples of needless and unthinking AI misuse in the public realm in one day.
How long before we see an AI misuse in public life that causes a disaster that costs lives?
How long before we see an AI misuse in public life that causes a disaster that costs lives?
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Two examples of needless and unthinking AI misuse in the public realm in one day.
How long before we see an AI misuse in public life that causes a disaster that costs lives?
How long before we see an AI misuse in public life that causes a disaster that costs lives?
Every year this is not done is money out of our econony, and every year the compound of the lost potential grows higher. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds
Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Every year this is not done is money out of our econony, and every year the compound of the lost potential grows higher. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Potential good news if true, now put the committment in and get on with it.
FT Exclusive: Ministers are set to promise a new version of HS2’s cancelled leg between Birmingham and Manchester as part of an overhaul of rail infrastructure in the north. ft.trib.al/dqyQS4j
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Potential good news if true, now put the committment in and get on with it.
This paper on political campaign spending is available on open access until the 21st Jan doi.org/10.1017/S002... and shows a strong correlation between candidate spending and votes that has increased since the 1880s.
It Takes Money to Make MPs: Evidence from 160 Years of British Campaign Spending | The Journal of Economic History | Cambridge Core
It Takes Money to Make MPs: Evidence from 160 Years of British Campaign Spending - Volume 85 Issue 4
doi.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This paper on political campaign spending is available on open access until the 21st Jan doi.org/10.1017/S002... and shows a strong correlation between candidate spending and votes that has increased since the 1880s.
One of the facets of this is that in Europe it seems to be just a British issue - retail stores, corporate and independent, seem to be well maintained and thriving in just about every other country.
The management of British retailers should be made to visit Spain to see how to do it properly.
The management of British retailers should be made to visit Spain to see how to do it properly.
Latest from me, on an eternally overlooked, sniffed-at issue that is politically huge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
One of the facets of this is that in Europe it seems to be just a British issue - retail stores, corporate and independent, seem to be well maintained and thriving in just about every other country.
The management of British retailers should be made to visit Spain to see how to do it properly.
The management of British retailers should be made to visit Spain to see how to do it properly.
Merry Christmas all!
December 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Merry Christmas all!
A good article about why the new GBR brand is just so, so bad. It doesn't even follow Network Rail's own 'Wayfinder' guidelines.
#TheBeautyOfTransport is looking at the newly unveiled GBR branding - not just what it is, but how we ended up with it, and how far it will actually spread. It's a long article this time, so plenty to keep you going over the holidays. Season's Greetings!
Union Flag Blues: the Branding of Great British Railways
In a blaze of publicity, the branding for Great British Railways, state-owned future operator of some of the privatised British railway network, was unexpectedly launched earlier this month, a mere four years after Great British Railways was first announced. In typical British transport policy tradition, the government almost immediately undermined its own efforts to create a unifying visual identity for the English railway network, having long since ceded the battle to brand the British railway network.
thebeautyoftransport.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A good article about why the new GBR brand is just so, so bad. It doesn't even follow Network Rail's own 'Wayfinder' guidelines.
I've always thought a botched England tour would make an excellent comedy film, sort of like a combination between Mike Bassett and Spinal Tap.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Ashes 2025-26: How England lost latest Ashes series down under in just 11 days
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt reveals the inside story of England's Ashes defeat in Australia on and off the pitch.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I've always thought a botched England tour would make an excellent comedy film, sort of like a combination between Mike Bassett and Spinal Tap.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Good little article about why archives still matter and should continue to matter.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Good little article about why archives still matter and should continue to matter.
Day night matches, shorter matches, points only for a win, teams all play each other or not....just a reminder that the County Championship has always been kicked around and experimented with, even when it was the only competition.
Daily Mail, 7 Aug. 1931, p. 15.
Daily Mail, 7 Aug. 1931, p. 15.
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Day night matches, shorter matches, points only for a win, teams all play each other or not....just a reminder that the County Championship has always been kicked around and experimented with, even when it was the only competition.
Daily Mail, 7 Aug. 1931, p. 15.
Daily Mail, 7 Aug. 1931, p. 15.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Don't expect privacy if you check into a hotel in Hastings in 1895.
"Hotel Arrivals." Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 5 Jan. 1895, p. 7.
"Hotel Arrivals." Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 5 Jan. 1895, p. 7.
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don't expect privacy if you check into a hotel in Hastings in 1895.
"Hotel Arrivals." Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 5 Jan. 1895, p. 7.
"Hotel Arrivals." Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 5 Jan. 1895, p. 7.
Personally I think good design tends to abstract the symbolism into it rather than shouting it, so this is a fail.
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled https://bit.ly/4rIz0pF
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled https://bit.ly/4rIz0pF
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Personally I think good design tends to abstract the symbolism into it rather than shouting it, so this is a fail.
Congratulations to Dr Turner, this is extremely well merited.
I am very proud to say that I have been elected a Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org. It's an honour.
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations to Dr Turner, this is extremely well merited.
Devotion to a lost cause.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Devotion to a lost cause.