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Teach history - https://www.york.ac.uk/history/people/black/ - or where, when and how politics and culture met. Or didn’t. Likes flawed red things.
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Open call for thematic issues of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: For further details and how to apply, please visit 👉 iamhist.net/call-for-pro... ✍️
Open call for thematic issues of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television – IAMHIST
iamhist.net
February 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Open call for thematic issues of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: For further details and how to apply, please visit 👉 iamhist.net/call-for-pro... ✍️
Look at this: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
FindAPhD : PhD Studentships to support doctoral research in the Arthur Scargill Archive at the University of Sheffield at University of Sheffield
Apply for a PhD: PhD Studentships to support doctoral research in the Arthur Scargill Archive at the University of Sheffield at University of Sheffield
www.findaphd.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Look at this: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Historians are cited: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s post-truth agenda beaten back as Americans refuse to accept ICE lies
Effort to manipulate killing of Alex Pretti collapsed after footage torpedoed ‘domestic terrorist’ claim – could this be a turning point?
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Historians are cited: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
bizarre detail from the nyt (I’m not amongst the 6)
“Vue, a major European cinema operator, is offering nine showings (451 seats in all) at its multiplex in York, England, from Friday through Sunday, one analyst noted. As of Wednesday, it had sold six seats.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
“Vue, a major European cinema operator, is offering nine showings (451 seats in all) at its multiplex in York, England, from Friday through Sunday, one analyst noted. As of Wednesday, it had sold six seats.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
bizarre detail from the nyt (I’m not amongst the 6)
“Vue, a major European cinema operator, is offering nine showings (451 seats in all) at its multiplex in York, England, from Friday through Sunday, one analyst noted. As of Wednesday, it had sold six seats.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
“Vue, a major European cinema operator, is offering nine showings (451 seats in all) at its multiplex in York, England, from Friday through Sunday, one analyst noted. As of Wednesday, it had sold six seats.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Have Grant Shapps joined both parties?
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Have Grant Shapps joined both parties?
I agree ban the over 16s
Let’s ban the over 16s so the under 16s can have a nice and innocent time together.
Hell of an argument for banning social media for under 16s from Kemi this.
Get kids off it so we can be free to carry on destroying our democracy and tearing apart our society without them.
Get kids off it so we can be free to carry on destroying our democracy and tearing apart our society without them.
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I agree ban the over 16s
I mean, its a relevant question… www.penguin.co.uk/books/469346...
Can Socialists be Happy?
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
No thinking person can or does genuinely keep out of politics, in an age like the present one
Unfailingly wise and often startlingly prophetic...
www.penguin.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I mean, its a relevant question… www.penguin.co.uk/books/469346...
In 1930 the OSCAR for best actor went to an actor portraying which British PM?
January 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
In 1930 the OSCAR for best actor went to an actor portraying which British PM?
Is there a link between Arnold Wesker the DC comics Batman ventriloquist and Arnold Wesker the disgruntled / brilliant playwright?
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Is there a link between Arnold Wesker the DC comics Batman ventriloquist and Arnold Wesker the disgruntled / brilliant playwright?
Stumbled upon this 1966 Joseph Strick film of hecklers at the 1964 General election. Amazing footage of hecklers and politicians in creative dialogue. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC - Adam Curtis, The Hecklers
The Hecklers
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Stumbled upon this 1966 Joseph Strick film of hecklers at the 1964 General election. Amazing footage of hecklers and politicians in creative dialogue. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Why do I instinctively dislike it when people claim a city is really just a number of villages?
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Why do I instinctively dislike it when people claim a city is really just a number of villages?
Oh no. I consumed plenty of Hayes on LBC back in, you know, the day. radiotoday.co.uk/2025/11/form...
Former LBC and Radio 2 presenter Brian Hayes dies aged 87
Brian Hayes, the broadcaster known for shaping early phone-in radio at LBC and later hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, has died
radiotoday.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh no. I consumed plenty of Hayes on LBC back in, you know, the day. radiotoday.co.uk/2025/11/form...
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A very comprehensive and informed analysis (as usual) from the Wonkhe team, helpfully putting the pieces of the English jigsaw in one place.
Budget 2025 for universities and students
Team Wonkhe unpacks an unusually consequential Budget for higher education, as a complex mix of fee rises, international student levies, and stealth costs for graduates reshape the sector’s financial ...
wonkhe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A very comprehensive and informed analysis (as usual) from the Wonkhe team, helpfully putting the pieces of the English jigsaw in one place.
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Looks interesting
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Looks interesting
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How to finance old age has been a problem since the inception of Britain’s welfare state. Why is #pensionreform so difficult?
🔓 Chris Renwick’s new Behind the Times is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...
🔓 Chris Renwick’s new Behind the Times is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...
The Problem with Britain’s Pensions
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November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How to finance old age has been a problem since the inception of Britain’s welfare state. Why is #pensionreform so difficult?
🔓 Chris Renwick’s new Behind the Times is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...
🔓 Chris Renwick’s new Behind the Times is free for 7 days
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I’d also be interested to see polling differentiating between the willingness of ex-Labour voters to hold their noses and vote Labour vs. ex-Labour members to return to the fold.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
Another thing people don’t get about Labour IMO is the innate, tribal dismissal, at all levels, of criticism from outside the party. If you’re ‘not Labour’, then tbh most won’t cares about your opinion.
Even for your average member, the feeling is ‘if you won’t work to fix this inside, then STFU’.
Even for your average member, the feeling is ‘if you won’t work to fix this inside, then STFU’.
I also understand why people stay, ofc. The grand history of ‘the Movement’, with its iconic figures and moments is a powerful emotive link and core to many if not most members’ self-understanding. “It’s our party”, etc.
If you leave, the pull remains strong - reflexively saying “we” in critiques
If you leave, the pull remains strong - reflexively saying “we” in critiques
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I’d also be interested to see polling differentiating between the willingness of ex-Labour voters to hold their noses and vote Labour vs. ex-Labour members to return to the fold.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
Interesting that the BBC is no.2. I’ve always been a fan of the weather channel: today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Trust in Media 2025: Which news sources Americans use and trust | YouGov
The American news landscape remains polarized by political party, with few news sources both used and trusted widely among Democrats and Republicans.
today.yougov.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Interesting that the BBC is no.2. I’ve always been a fan of the weather channel: today.yougov.com/politics/art...
An AI is spreading the rumour that the University of Yorkshire is planning on renaming AI, Aye Up.
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An AI is spreading the rumour that the University of Yorkshire is planning on renaming AI, Aye Up.
Things I only just learned. Rachel Bowlby, the brilliant scholar of shopping (and other things), is the other Bowlby's progeny. Who knew? Presumably everyone but me. I blame the parents.
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Things I only just learned. Rachel Bowlby, the brilliant scholar of shopping (and other things), is the other Bowlby's progeny. Who knew? Presumably everyone but me. I blame the parents.
Amusing review. TLDR: a book, not a good book.
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Dear England: Lessons in Leadership by Gareth Southgate review – an exercise in passive-aggressive self-justification
The former England coach could’ve written a great book – instead he’s produced an AI-style word-sludge of generic leadership chat
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Amusing review. TLDR: a book, not a good book.
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
interesting(ish) if this is in any way your jam: rateyourmusic.com/list/Kentuck...
rateyourmusic.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
interesting(ish) if this is in any way your jam: rateyourmusic.com/list/Kentuck...
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So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)