Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat)
@moffski.bsky.social
Historian of war & society in WWII Scotland/Britain
Proud NZer 🇳🇿
Research Assoc. @Manchester Met Uni
FRHistS
Loves sewing, coffee, cycling & squirrels
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scottish-society-in-the-second-world-war.html
Proud NZer 🇳🇿
Research Assoc. @Manchester Met Uni
FRHistS
Loves sewing, coffee, cycling & squirrels
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scottish-society-in-the-second-world-war.html
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Looking forward to speaking at the Institute of Historical Research Seminar in King's College London next Wednesday evening. I will present research from the @erc.europa.eu COLVET project. Open to all but pre-registration required to attend. Thanks to the organisers www.eventbrite.ie/e/colonial-v...
Colonial Veterans and Citizenship in the French Empire
Presenting research from the project, Ex-Soldiers of Empire; Towards a Comparative History of Colonial Veterancy in the Interwar Period.
www.eventbrite.ie
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Looking forward to speaking at the Institute of Historical Research Seminar in King's College London next Wednesday evening. I will present research from the @erc.europa.eu COLVET project. Open to all but pre-registration required to attend. Thanks to the organisers www.eventbrite.ie/e/colonial-v...
Thinking of my friend Jacinda today, who lost her life serving in Afghanistan in 2012.
We will remember them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08...
We will remember them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08...
Woman among three slain New Zealand soldiers
New Zealand PM John Key vows not to "cut and run" from Afghanistan after three soldiers, including a woman, die in a huge roadside bomb blast.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Thinking of my friend Jacinda today, who lost her life serving in Afghanistan in 2012.
We will remember them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08...
We will remember them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08...
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🗣️ When we speak of camps in Sudan, we mean thousands of people fleeing atrocities to live in fields, putting straw on sticks or mud bricks, foraging for vegetation, fruit and even rats to eat.
📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-sudan-...
📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-sudan-...
Why Sudan is the worst humanitarian situation in the world right now
The story of El-Fasher’s fall is being told by aid workers, satellite images and fleeing survivors, building a picture of something horrifying and historic in scale, writes Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
channel4news.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🗣️ When we speak of camps in Sudan, we mean thousands of people fleeing atrocities to live in fields, putting straw on sticks or mud bricks, foraging for vegetation, fruit and even rats to eat.
📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-sudan-...
📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-sudan-...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
Timeline cleanse! Lovely holiday in Scotland two weeks ago, visiting Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Timeline cleanse! Lovely holiday in Scotland two weeks ago, visiting Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
Your Saturday need some spicing up? 😄 Via the link below you can read my latest article (open access) on surveillance of the Scottish public during the Second World War. Enjoy!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A country with “its own special problems”: domestic surveillance in Scotland during the Second World War
In the early years of the Second World War, rising workplace discontent, perceived communist influence, and war weariness sparked a suite of investigations into civilian mood and behaviour in the v...
www.tandfonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Your Saturday need some spicing up? 😄 Via the link below you can read my latest article (open access) on surveillance of the Scottish public during the Second World War. Enjoy!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Glasgow (and nearby) friends - on Wednesday night, I'm speaking about leisure during the war, Alexandria Library. See you there! Tickets via link below.
If you're in West Dunbartonshire on Wed 8 October, come hear me speak about WWII Scotland 🥳
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
Leisure and Pleasure: Everyday Life in Second World War Scotland
Leading historian Michelle Moffat explores leisure and pleasure in wartime Scotland, uncovering the ways people found to enjoy life and express themselves during this time of hardship.
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Glasgow (and nearby) friends - on Wednesday night, I'm speaking about leisure during the war, Alexandria Library. See you there! Tickets via link below.
Actually really sad to hear that Nigel Latta has passed away. His work on parenting, and his TV shows on difficult topics were really thought-provoking and challenged me to think differently.
Stupid cancer.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/01/p...
Stupid cancer.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/01/p...
Psychologist Nigel Latta dies: 'You've spent your life helping others in need'
"Nigel passed away with the same dignity and positivity that he carried through life."
www.1news.co.nz
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Actually really sad to hear that Nigel Latta has passed away. His work on parenting, and his TV shows on difficult topics were really thought-provoking and challenged me to think differently.
Stupid cancer.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/01/p...
Stupid cancer.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/01/p...
If you're in West Dunbartonshire on Wed 8 October, come hear me speak about WWII Scotland 🥳
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
Leisure and Pleasure: Everyday Life in Second World War Scotland
Leading historian Michelle Moffat explores leisure and pleasure in wartime Scotland, uncovering the ways people found to enjoy life and express themselves during this time of hardship.
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you're in West Dunbartonshire on Wed 8 October, come hear me speak about WWII Scotland 🥳
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
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🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
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1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
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Customer feedback this week;
‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’
Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’
Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
September 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Customer feedback this week;
‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’
Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’
Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
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Just finished this terrific book from @moffski.bsky.social. It’s the first social history (hope that’s right) I’ve read and I recommend it to you. It’s added a new layer to my knowledge of the UK and the SWW. As historians often say, it’s a bit more complicated than you think. #histbookchat
September 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just finished this terrific book from @moffski.bsky.social. It’s the first social history (hope that’s right) I’ve read and I recommend it to you. It’s added a new layer to my knowledge of the UK and the SWW. As historians often say, it’s a bit more complicated than you think. #histbookchat
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Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
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It’s my birthday and I’ll give away books if I want to.
Spend £20 on books at bertsbooks.co.uk today and I’ll send you a paperback I think you’ll love - at no extra cost!
Excludes subscriptions, UK only.
Spend £20 on books at bertsbooks.co.uk today and I’ll send you a paperback I think you’ll love - at no extra cost!
Excludes subscriptions, UK only.
August 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It’s my birthday and I’ll give away books if I want to.
Spend £20 on books at bertsbooks.co.uk today and I’ll send you a paperback I think you’ll love - at no extra cost!
Excludes subscriptions, UK only.
Spend £20 on books at bertsbooks.co.uk today and I’ll send you a paperback I think you’ll love - at no extra cost!
Excludes subscriptions, UK only.
🥳 Have you been waiting for my book to come out in paperback? Later this month your wish will be granted! Pre-order via EUP website and use the code PAPER30 for a 30% discount 🥳
Signed copies can be purchased from me for £24 (incl postage in UK). Comment /DM if interested or international.
Signed copies can be purchased from me for £24 (incl postage in UK). Comment /DM if interested or international.
August 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🥳 Have you been waiting for my book to come out in paperback? Later this month your wish will be granted! Pre-order via EUP website and use the code PAPER30 for a 30% discount 🥳
Signed copies can be purchased from me for £24 (incl postage in UK). Comment /DM if interested or international.
Signed copies can be purchased from me for £24 (incl postage in UK). Comment /DM if interested or international.
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'Further questions have been raised about decisions made by the university’s marketing team, including placing expensive advertorials in glossy magazines, overseas trips and celebrity partnerships.' 1/3
Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’
Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
'Further questions have been raised about decisions made by the university’s marketing team, including placing expensive advertorials in glossy magazines, overseas trips and celebrity partnerships.' 1/3
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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Some of the best anti-Trump protest signs in Scotland greeting Trump. This one has Photos of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that says "best Friends forever." The other says Trump was "shite" in Home Alone 2.
July 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Some of the best anti-Trump protest signs in Scotland greeting Trump. This one has Photos of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that says "best Friends forever." The other says Trump was "shite" in Home Alone 2.
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She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…
—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
from Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)
Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#poem
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…
—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
from Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)
Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#poem
July 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…
—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
from Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)
Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#poem
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…
—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
from Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)
Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#poem
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People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
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If you’re looking for a signed copy of #TheGoodFather, you can get one from the Book Nook in Stewarton and support a fantastic local indie bookshop…💙📚
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney - SIGNED COPY! — The Book Nook
“Heart-stopping and heart-rending, this is Liam McIlvanney's best novel yet' VAL MCDERMID WHEN A CHILD DISAPPEARS, NO SECRET IS SAFE . . . THE POIGNANT AND BRILLIANTLY CLEVER NEW THRILLER FROM AWARD...
www.booknookstewarton.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
If you’re looking for a signed copy of #TheGoodFather, you can get one from the Book Nook in Stewarton and support a fantastic local indie bookshop…💙📚
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June 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My book publisher wrote to me to ask my permission for my work to be used to train generative AI.
I fundamentally disagree with this, but want to explain to them how wrong headed I think this is. Does anyone have experience of this or an example of how they responded to their publisher?
I fundamentally disagree with this, but want to explain to them how wrong headed I think this is. Does anyone have experience of this or an example of how they responded to their publisher?
June 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My book publisher wrote to me to ask my permission for my work to be used to train generative AI.
I fundamentally disagree with this, but want to explain to them how wrong headed I think this is. Does anyone have experience of this or an example of how they responded to their publisher?
I fundamentally disagree with this, but want to explain to them how wrong headed I think this is. Does anyone have experience of this or an example of how they responded to their publisher?
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On its website Crushmate claimed to specialise in “crafting an AI girl of your dreams”, but on social ads it promoted a tool for making nonconsensual nude images of real women. @koltai.bsky.social & @melzxy.bsky.social pull back the layers of the “CrushAI” network. www.bellingcat.com/news/america...
New Companies Linked to 'Nudify' Apps That Ran Ads on Facebook, Instagram
Meta is suing Joy Timeline HK Limited, the entity it says is behind the CrushAI apps. But Bellingcat has linked these apps to two other companies.
www.bellingcat.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On its website Crushmate claimed to specialise in “crafting an AI girl of your dreams”, but on social ads it promoted a tool for making nonconsensual nude images of real women. @koltai.bsky.social & @melzxy.bsky.social pull back the layers of the “CrushAI” network. www.bellingcat.com/news/america...