Anna Bocking-Welch
abiedoubleyou.bsky.social
Anna Bocking-Welch
@abiedoubleyou.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain, activism, charity, everyday politics and international engagement.

Currently on maternity leave.

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BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.

Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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UPDATE: OPEN LETTER - HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS

In just 10 days, over 700 historians signed to demand MPs stand up for trans rights. I'll send the emails to MPs tomorrow, so you have until 5pm GMT *today* to sign + share.

Thank you all 🏳️‍⚧️🫂🏳️‍⚧️

Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs
​​Dear Members of Parliament, As historians, we write to you today to express our alarm at and opposition to the attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community emanating from the current government. Years of hos...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS

Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!

Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs
In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM