Steven Fielding

@polprofsteve2024.bsky.social

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Emeritus Prof, writing (slowly) about Labour’s existential struggles since 1976 for Polity. Knows stuff about politics & culture.
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Steven Fielding is an academic in the School of Politics at the University of Nottingham where he is professor of political history and director of the Centre for British Politics. His most recent work A State of Play sets out the qualified constructivist view that how individuals regard real politics can be shaped by fictional works about politics. .. more

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 5d

What is Labour’s record on multiculturalism & how does this government measure up? We talk to the author of this highly recommended book. www.progressivebritain.org/multicultura...

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 7h

Professor Emeritus No.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 11h

I’d definitely like to hear what he thinks is the reality of the war’s politics!

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 11h

I suspected as much but it’d be interesting to see him articulate it. I’ve not seen it described as such before but in the terms you describe it, it’s a version of the politics of the war which over-reaches somewhat. Like all history ‘it’s a bit more complicated than that’.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 11h

I shouldn’t have done this, as it only feeds the beast, but I wonder if I’ll get a response? The historian in me is just curious.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 16h

A hidden gem.

Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 16h

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 16h

He gives you a visceral sense of a PM under pressure - and his hatred for the left is almost comic.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 16h

I’m not his agent, but I can tell you that the hardback of this history wasn’t impossible to read and as far as I was concerned, it was an instructive read. amzn.eu/d/dUslZtg

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 16h

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 17h

Only Gaitskell wrote a diary and the published one is ok but I don’t remember it being esp illuminating. As somebody once suggested the best diaries are written by those who observe the people at the centre of power not the people themselves: one reason why the Mullin’s diaries are really good.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 17h

Yes.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 17h

Oh yes very good for Wilson and especially Callaghan - not read his New Labour ones yet.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 18h

I have to say that I don’t recall that.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 18h

And, in a very different direction, if you can get hold of cheap copies, the Goebbel’s diaries are often bizarre and show a remarkable lack of insight into who he was while Count Ciano’s highlight how impossible it was to work with Mussolini if you were vaguely rational.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 18h

Gyles Brandreth’s similarly.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 18h

Oona King’s is unexpectedly insightful and funny.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 19h

Every little helps, I suppose.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 20h

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How to Turn Your iPhone Screen Black and White (And Why)

Make your iPhone less distracting by removing all its color.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 20h

After reading this, I’ve turned my IPhone to black-and-white as I really need to reduce my time on it. 🤞🏾https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1._k8.ze2C.VRFuUdLAa1_6&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Opinion | I Killed Color on My Phone. The Result Shocked Me.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 1d

🎅🏾 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...

Opinion | What Your Loved Ones With Dementia Are Picking Up On

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 2d

Private optimism; public pessimism. 🧐

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 3d

How good do Britons think 2026 will be for...

Themselves personally
Good: 39%
Average: 33%
Bad: 15%

The UK
Good: 9%
Average: 26%
Bad: 52%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 2d

‘Britain is going to the dogs; but I’m ok thanks’.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 2d

A paradox?

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 3d

How good a year do Britons say 2025 was for...

Themselves personally
Good: 36%
Average: 35%
Bad: 27%

The UK
Good: 6%
Average: 24%
Bad: 66%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 3d

The sex and/or gender of that person is irrelevant to me.

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 3d

How good do Britons think 2026 will be for...

Themselves personally
Good: 39%
Average: 33%
Bad: 15%

The UK
Good: 9%
Average: 26%
Bad: 52%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Reposted by Philip Cowley, Steven Fielding

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 3d

How good a year do Britons say 2025 was for...

Themselves personally
Good: 36%
Average: 35%
Bad: 27%

The UK
Good: 6%
Average: 24%
Bad: 66%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 3d

Surprisingly, these ships are *not* going to be wind-powered.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

President Trump announced on Monday the construction of a new “Trump class” of warships that would anchor what he called a “golden fleet” for the U.S. Navy. Officials said the vessels would notionally have the ability to launch hypersonic and nuclear-armed cruise missiles. trib.al/4radC5n

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 3d

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 3d

In fact can. It was a few months before the last election & someone from stop the war (who only turns up to raise certain issues & who I’ve not seen since) got the meeting to narrowly support a motion that called for labour to reduce its defence spending commitments.

Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 3d

I can’t remember the last time we had any.

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