Kieran Connell
@kieranconnell.bsky.social
Historian and Writer at Queen’s University Belfast. MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY out now with Hurst: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/multicultural-britain/
Agent: Salma Begum/Greyhound Literary
Website: https://www.kieranconnell.com
Agent: Salma Begum/Greyhound Literary
Website: https://www.kieranconnell.com
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Kieran Connell
@kieranconnell.bsky.social
· Sep 30
2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
A free Xmas day dinner put on by my local Belfast Bengali restaurant for people by themselves during the holidays #EverydayMulticulturalism
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A free Xmas day dinner put on by my local Belfast Bengali restaurant for people by themselves during the holidays #EverydayMulticulturalism
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I enjoyed speaking to @fieryparticle.bsky.social and @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN, and its relevance for the politics of today
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
Multicultural Britain with Kieran Connell
open.spotify.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I enjoyed speaking to @fieryparticle.bsky.social and @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN, and its relevance for the politics of today
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
I enjoyed speaking to @fieryparticle.bsky.social and @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN, and its relevance for the politics of today
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
Multicultural Britain with Kieran Connell
open.spotify.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I enjoyed speaking to @fieryparticle.bsky.social and @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN, and its relevance for the politics of today
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
open.spotify.com/episode/59aX...
It’s obvious to me that Reform UK is gunning for the Race Relations Act - the pioneering legislation that outlawed the incitement of racial hatred.
“Insane” says Goodwin. We were in the throes of civil unrest & this twat told ppl to “Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground”
Goodwin wants us to believe it was merely an “anti immigration tweet” rather than reality: incitement to riot/murder.
Goodwin wants us to believe it was merely an “anti immigration tweet” rather than reality: incitement to riot/murder.
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It’s obvious to me that Reform UK is gunning for the Race Relations Act - the pioneering legislation that outlawed the incitement of racial hatred.
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I've asked the Chief Ex of the Housing Executive to open an emergency shelter over the winter in Belfast City Centre. 2 deaths last week & over 50 rough sleepers nightly.
Meanwhile our MLAs have taken a 4 week Xmas break.
What are the 20 MLAs in the city doing to tackle homelessness?
Meanwhile our MLAs have taken a 4 week Xmas break.
What are the 20 MLAs in the city doing to tackle homelessness?
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I've asked the Chief Ex of the Housing Executive to open an emergency shelter over the winter in Belfast City Centre. 2 deaths last week & over 50 rough sleepers nightly.
Meanwhile our MLAs have taken a 4 week Xmas break.
What are the 20 MLAs in the city doing to tackle homelessness?
Meanwhile our MLAs have taken a 4 week Xmas break.
What are the 20 MLAs in the city doing to tackle homelessness?
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My review of Salman Rushdie’s new collection of short stories, THE ELEVENTH HOUR, is in today’s Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie: A new collection rich with pathos and reflection
The warmth with which Rushdie’s revisits the landscapes of his life results in humour and genuine sadness
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My review of Salman Rushdie’s new collection of short stories, THE ELEVENTH HOUR, is in today’s Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
My review of Salman Rushdie’s new collection of short stories, THE ELEVENTH HOUR, is in today’s Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie: A new collection rich with pathos and reflection
The warmth with which Rushdie’s revisits the landscapes of his life results in humour and genuine sadness
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My review of Salman Rushdie’s new collection of short stories, THE ELEVENTH HOUR, is in today’s Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
What’s up, babe? You’ve barely touched your Christmas Chip dinner
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What’s up, babe? You’ve barely touched your Christmas Chip dinner
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Desperately sad to hear of the death of the wonderful Martin Parr. I had the pleasure of doing the text for A Fair Day in 1984 and again for his recent collection of Irish photographs. He was warm, funny, brilliant and utterly dedicated to his art. His infinite curiosity will linger infinitely.
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Desperately sad to hear of the death of the wonderful Martin Parr. I had the pleasure of doing the text for A Fair Day in 1984 and again for his recent collection of Irish photographs. He was warm, funny, brilliant and utterly dedicated to his art. His infinite curiosity will linger infinitely.
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I had a lot of fun at the Wolfson History Prize ceremony last night, fuelled by a bottomless supply of free champagne.
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I had a lot of fun at the Wolfson History Prize ceremony last night, fuelled by a bottomless supply of free champagne.
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
I had a lot of fun at the Wolfson History Prize ceremony last night, fuelled by a bottomless supply of free champagne.
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I had a lot of fun at the Wolfson History Prize ceremony last night, fuelled by a bottomless supply of free champagne.
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
Congratulations to Hannah Durkin for a well deserved win!
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Congrats - and best of luck - to friend and colleague @kieranconnell.bsky.social who features on this fantastic list!
This evening, the winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 will be announced live!
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
Join us in celebrating outstanding history. We will be posting live from the winner ceremony, so make sure you're following @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social and #WolfsonHistoryPrize for live updates throughout the night.
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Congrats - and best of luck - to friend and colleague @kieranconnell.bsky.social who features on this fantastic list!
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Ahead of Tuesday’s shindig, here’s a video of me talking about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and what it means to be shortlisted for the @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social prize.
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ahead of Tuesday’s shindig, here’s a video of me talking about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and what it means to be shortlisted for the @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social prize.
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
Ahead of Tuesday’s shindig, here’s a video of me talking about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and what it means to be shortlisted for the @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social prize.
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ahead of Tuesday’s shindig, here’s a video of me talking about MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and what it means to be shortlisted for the @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social prize.
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
A big thank you to Gordon, the videographer who somehow made me sitting in my tiny office look cinematic 🎬
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"The most obvious cause for Britain's difficulties is Brexit," says Salman Rushdie. "Yet nobody of any political party is willing to say that."
The author on life, death, the 'dumb' BBC and how a brutal stabbing in 2022 gave him "another act"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/salm...
The author on life, death, the 'dumb' BBC and how a brutal stabbing in 2022 gave him "another act"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/salm...
Salman Rushdie: ‘The BBC continues to be really stupid – and there's no cure for stupidity’ | The News Agents
Author Salman Rushdie, who The News Agents describe as a man who "spent probably half of his life under the threat of death" discusses his new book, the root cause of problems in UK society, and the…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"The most obvious cause for Britain's difficulties is Brexit," says Salman Rushdie. "Yet nobody of any political party is willing to say that."
The author on life, death, the 'dumb' BBC and how a brutal stabbing in 2022 gave him "another act"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/salm...
The author on life, death, the 'dumb' BBC and how a brutal stabbing in 2022 gave him "another act"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/salm...
The far right flag-ification of England - as seen from the top deck of a bus near Bristol
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The far right flag-ification of England - as seen from the top deck of a bus near Bristol
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"I want to know what it was like to live in those multicultural societies at different points in time."
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"I want to know what it was like to live in those multicultural societies at different points in time."
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@kieranconnell.bsky.social on his approach to writing 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
Reposted by Kieran Connell
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Reposted by Kieran Connell
Home Office: How dare people say we are acting like the far-right?
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Home Office: How dare people say we are acting like the far-right?
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
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Finally got my review of @kieranconnell.bsky.social's Multicultural Britain together for @midlandhistory.bsky.social - spoiler alert, I thought it was fab.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Multicultural Britain: A People’s History
Published in Midland History (Vol. 50, No. 2, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Finally got my review of @kieranconnell.bsky.social's Multicultural Britain together for @midlandhistory.bsky.social - spoiler alert, I thought it was fab.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....