Dr Marc Collinson
@marccollinson.bsky.social
Political historian, Lecturer at Bangor University, Yorkshireman-in-Wales. Book on Smethwick politics in preparation for Routledge.
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News | Welsh Museums Festival takes joy as its theme
More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration
Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp
More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration
Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
News | Welsh Museums Festival takes joy as its theme
More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration
Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp
More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration
Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp
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Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October.
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
Research Grants - The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire
www.hslc.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October.
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
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This year's volume of our peer-reviewed history journal covering Lancashire and Cheshire from all historical periods is now available, in print and online
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...
Contents | Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 174,
Policing in Liverpool before the arrival of the ‘New Police’ in 1836 has been routinely characterised as one of manifest inefficiency, corruption, and drunkenness with signs of police effectiveness ignored. This revisionist paper argues that the ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This year's volume of our peer-reviewed history journal covering Lancashire and Cheshire from all historical periods is now available, in print and online
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...
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Yr hyn y gallai isetholiad Caerffili ei ddatgelu am #Reform, #Llafur a dyfodol gwleidyddiaeth Cymru – darllenwch flog diweddaraf cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Robin Mann, a @marccollinson.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3J0C0fX @bangorhistory.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Yr hyn y gallai isetholiad Caerffili ei ddatgelu am #Reform, #Llafur a dyfodol gwleidyddiaeth Cymru – darllenwch flog diweddaraf cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Robin Mann, a @marccollinson.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3J0C0fX @bangorhistory.bsky.social
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What the #Caerphilly byelection could reveal about #Reform, #Labour and Wales’ political future – read the latest blog post by WISERD co-director, Robin Mann and @marccollinson.bsky.social from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social on @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/4otCRVg @bangorhistory.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What the #Caerphilly byelection could reveal about #Reform, #Labour and Wales’ political future – read the latest blog post by WISERD co-director, Robin Mann and @marccollinson.bsky.social from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social on @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/4otCRVg @bangorhistory.bsky.social
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There's no pretending that Reform didn't do well - look how steep that line is! BUT the fact it didn't *win* is still important because it impacts on the media's "unstoppable momentum" narrative. Think back to Runcorn and Helsby, when it did beat Labour, albeit by just six votes. A different story.
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
There's no pretending that Reform didn't do well - look how steep that line is! BUT the fact it didn't *win* is still important because it impacts on the media's "unstoppable momentum" narrative. Think back to Runcorn and Helsby, when it did beat Labour, albeit by just six votes. A different story.
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Voters in Caerphilly are heading to polls today for only the 5th (& most likely final before Senedd reform) by-election for a Senedd constituency since 1999.
Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing
to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of
49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)
Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing
to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of
49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)
What is the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly and who can vote?
On 23 October Caerphilly will decide who will be their MS for the next six months.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Voters in Caerphilly are heading to polls today for only the 5th (& most likely final before Senedd reform) by-election for a Senedd constituency since 1999.
Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing
to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of
49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)
Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing
to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of
49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)
Great to see Robin Mann and my new article published via the Conservation about next week's Caerphilly byelection and the impact of political history and changing sociological trends @bangorhistory.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social #BangorPolitics
theconversation.com/what-the-cae...
theconversation.com/what-the-cae...
What the Caerphilly byelection could reveal about Reform, Labour and Wales’ political future
The Senedd byelection tests shifting loyalties in postindustrial Wales, and the strength of Labour, Plaid Cymru and Reform.
theconversation.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great to see Robin Mann and my new article published via the Conservation about next week's Caerphilly byelection and the impact of political history and changing sociological trends @bangorhistory.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social #BangorPolitics
theconversation.com/what-the-cae...
theconversation.com/what-the-cae...
A great resource for those interested in understanding how a politicians background might influence their actions. RIP.
The History of Parliament team were very sad to hear of the recent death of Professor Michael Rush.
A pioneering scholar of parliament, Professor Rush's work on the social background of MPs and resulting Database stands as a fundamental source for generations of historians and political scientists.
A pioneering scholar of parliament, Professor Rush's work on the social background of MPs and resulting Database stands as a fundamental source for generations of historians and political scientists.
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A great resource for those interested in understanding how a politicians background might influence their actions. RIP.
A worthwhile read ahead from Ben Jackson. An apparent historical pattern is not necessarily an accurate prediction...
Nigel Farage is no Ramsay MacDonald, keen to secure establishment respectability for his movement and class, argues Ben Jackson. The Labour line has to be hardened in a way that makes the political and moral stakes much clearer to voters.
Nigel Farage is no Ramsay MacDonald: Comparing the Rise of Reform with the Rise of Labour
It is hard not to suspect that arresting the rise of Reform could be beyond the powers of both current party leaders.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A worthwhile read ahead from Ben Jackson. An apparent historical pattern is not necessarily an accurate prediction...
If something like this plays out next Thursday, it will be quite a result. However, it will be interesting to see if this changes over the next week. #Caerphilly #Byelection
Massive Caerphilly by-election poll!
Survation/Camlas poll makes it a two horse race:
Reform 41.61%
PC 38.29%
Lab 12.37%
Con 3.65%
LD 1.35%
Green 2.72%
Labour previously had an 18 point majority here and 46% of the vote.
The Tory vote has collapsed. 70% of their voters now going to Reform.
Survation/Camlas poll makes it a two horse race:
Reform 41.61%
PC 38.29%
Lab 12.37%
Con 3.65%
LD 1.35%
Green 2.72%
Labour previously had an 18 point majority here and 46% of the vote.
The Tory vote has collapsed. 70% of their voters now going to Reform.
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If something like this plays out next Thursday, it will be quite a result. However, it will be interesting to see if this changes over the next week. #Caerphilly #Byelection
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Yesterday we displayed items from the Elsi Eldridge (wife of the poet RS Thomas) collection to members of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales with a talk by Prof Tony Brown about the artist.
The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.
The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yesterday we displayed items from the Elsi Eldridge (wife of the poet RS Thomas) collection to members of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales with a talk by Prof Tony Brown about the artist.
The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.
The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.
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'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...
You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...
You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.
September 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...
You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...
You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.
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Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on!
📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall
🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...
📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall
🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...
October 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on!
📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall
🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...
📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall
🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...
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We’re delighted to announce that a collection of papers based on History & Policy’s recent seminar series in partnership with the FCDO Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the journal ‘Diplomacy and Statecraft’. historyandpolicy.org/new-collecti...
New collection of articles based on History & Policy seminar series - History & Policy
A collection of papers based on our seminar series in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the re...
historyandpolicy.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We’re delighted to announce that a collection of papers based on History & Policy’s recent seminar series in partnership with the FCDO Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the journal ‘Diplomacy and Statecraft’. historyandpolicy.org/new-collecti...
A fascinating History & Policy event. The 1960s and 70s were a creative period for the development of sophisticated industrial relations in Britain - Wish I could make it!
On Thursday 30 October our Trades Union & Employment forum is hosting a special conference @ihr.bsky.social to mark the 60th anniversary of the introduction of industrial tribunals in the UK. You can register for it now via the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A fascinating History & Policy event. The 1960s and 70s were a creative period for the development of sophisticated industrial relations in Britain - Wish I could make it!
I joined the @royalhistsoc.org during my PhD. Their research support and RHS Circular, which advertises conferences, events, and grants, were invaluable #RHS
If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck
Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.
Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.
September 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I joined the @royalhistsoc.org during my PhD. Their research support and RHS Circular, which advertises conferences, events, and grants, were invaluable #RHS
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A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...
Just seen the first cover image of my new book, which is due out just before Christmas.
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...
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Just Chips Grandad, painting by Geoff Butterworth, Rochdale-based artist. #NorthernArt #FishandChipArt
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just Chips Grandad, painting by Geoff Butterworth, Rochdale-based artist. #NorthernArt #FishandChipArt
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#OTD 1892: John Morley is appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in William Gladstone's last administration, having briefly served in this post in 1886. He was famous for writing monographs on Voltaire, Rousseau, Edmund Burke and Robert Walpole, as well as a three-volume biography of Gladstone.
August 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#OTD 1892: John Morley is appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in William Gladstone's last administration, having briefly served in this post in 1886. He was famous for writing monographs on Voltaire, Rousseau, Edmund Burke and Robert Walpole, as well as a three-volume biography of Gladstone.
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Last year @alfiesteer.bsky.social looked at Benn's campaign for the right to renounce his peerage and the events of the subsequent elections.
Watch the video via our TikTok channel:
www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...
Watch the video via our TikTok channel:
www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...
#OTD 1963 Tony Benn was re-elected as an MP. But why had he been removed in the first place? Here’s Alfie with the story! #HistParl #OTD #history #historytok #parliament #historytiktok #westminster #e...
TikTok video by History of Parliament
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August 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Last year @alfiesteer.bsky.social looked at Benn's campaign for the right to renounce his peerage and the events of the subsequent elections.
Watch the video via our TikTok channel:
www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...
Watch the video via our TikTok channel:
www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...
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Great opportunity for recent graduate #skystorians with the Hakluyt Society Essay Prize!
Please pass on to anyone you might think interested.
#earlymodern
Please pass on to anyone you might think interested.
#earlymodern
Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2026 - submissions now welcome, closing date 31 March 2026
www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...
www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...
The Hakluyt Society annual essay prize for graduate students
The Hakluyt Society awards an annual essay prize of up to a total of £1,000. The competition is open to any registered or recent graduate students
www.hakluyt.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Great opportunity for recent graduate #skystorians with the Hakluyt Society Essay Prize!
Please pass on to anyone you might think interested.
#earlymodern
Please pass on to anyone you might think interested.
#earlymodern
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Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA
We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians
We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians
Vacancy: the Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator - RHS
The Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join its professional Office based at University College London. The post will help support and develop...
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA
We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians
We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians
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Just a few days to go before the deadline - 25 August.
There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate in Early Modern Global History:Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Just a few days to go before the deadline - 25 August.
There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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#OTD 1873: Gladstone makes a radical choice for his new Chancellor of the Exchequer - himself, thus becoming one of very few individuals to hold two substantial offices of state simultaneously.
August 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#OTD 1873: Gladstone makes a radical choice for his new Chancellor of the Exchequer - himself, thus becoming one of very few individuals to hold two substantial offices of state simultaneously.