Euan Healey
@euanhealey.bsky.social
PhD historian and archaeologist of labour, subsistence, fisheries and environment at the University of Glasgow.
Antifascist & trade unionist. Baggies, Jags, Warriors, Canucks. Pilgrim through this barren land. he/him.
Antifascist & trade unionist. Baggies, Jags, Warriors, Canucks. Pilgrim through this barren land. he/him.
The thing that will save BBC (News) is empowering it to be a critically thinking institution, which produces significant journalism. Ceding rightward by pretending balance = avoiding truth will only give destructive power to those who've always wanted it. Cf. @stephenkb.bsky.social on.ft.com/49LUprv
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The thing that will save BBC (News) is empowering it to be a critically thinking institution, which produces significant journalism. Ceding rightward by pretending balance = avoiding truth will only give destructive power to those who've always wanted it. Cf. @stephenkb.bsky.social on.ft.com/49LUprv
Absolutely excellent, eviscerating piece (as usual from Lewis). Explains perfectly (1) though sloppy editing Newsnight merely stated a true fact that Trump caused Jan 6th; (2) how a culture of fear of the right wing political class and super rich has caused an institutional capture by stealth
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Absolutely excellent, eviscerating piece (as usual from Lewis). Explains perfectly (1) though sloppy editing Newsnight merely stated a true fact that Trump caused Jan 6th; (2) how a culture of fear of the right wing political class and super rich has caused an institutional capture by stealth
Get in kids, we're relitigating the Civil War
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Get in kids, we're relitigating the Civil War
Wrexham truly the gift that keeps on giving this Championship season. Hollywood don't make Stoke away not Stoke away.
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wrexham truly the gift that keeps on giving this Championship season. Hollywood don't make Stoke away not Stoke away.
Oh to travel this speed on more than a tiny fraction of the UK rail network
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oh to travel this speed on more than a tiny fraction of the UK rail network
Lovely hour or so in Lille (my first time), before back on board a TGV heading south
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Lovely hour or so in Lille (my first time), before back on board a TGV heading south
Rumours are circling that he's been listening his way through the mercury prize nominees
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Rumours are circling that he's been listening his way through the mercury prize nominees
Signs of Wester Ross: for when your dog goes too fast or has cold paws.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Signs of Wester Ross: for when your dog goes too fast or has cold paws.
Final lads holiday (me doing fieldwork alone) of the year yields: massive historic fish trap.
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Final lads holiday (me doing fieldwork alone) of the year yields: massive historic fish trap.
Govt incapable of not ceding all its principles to its right!
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Govt incapable of not ceding all its principles to its right!
I'm sorry but EDI groups are worth defending against the supposed moral superiority of 'promoting all views equally!'
"Minorities should be able to organise against discrimination in the workplace" is just simply not an opinion that should be protected co-equally with "no they shouldn't".
"Minorities should be able to organise against discrimination in the workplace" is just simply not an opinion that should be protected co-equally with "no they shouldn't".
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm sorry but EDI groups are worth defending against the supposed moral superiority of 'promoting all views equally!'
"Minorities should be able to organise against discrimination in the workplace" is just simply not an opinion that should be protected co-equally with "no they shouldn't".
"Minorities should be able to organise against discrimination in the workplace" is just simply not an opinion that should be protected co-equally with "no they shouldn't".
I really don't think the scale of change coming to the British political landscape in the May Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections has been properly appreciated.
September 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I really don't think the scale of change coming to the British political landscape in the May Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections has been properly appreciated.
YouGov tracker website accidentally offering this bit of incredible comedy
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
YouGov tracker website accidentally offering this bit of incredible comedy
Today's UK. Race riots and immigrants choosing to flee. A cultural failure to eviscerate fascism and racism; media and politics constantly amplifying anti-immigrant narratives; and a government clearly not on top of hate crime, paramilitaries, organised fascism, and evil organised on social media.
June 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today's UK. Race riots and immigrants choosing to flee. A cultural failure to eviscerate fascism and racism; media and politics constantly amplifying anti-immigrant narratives; and a government clearly not on top of hate crime, paramilitaries, organised fascism, and evil organised on social media.
The irony of course is that Robert has a successful youtube channel and one wonders if that is a case of reverse nepotism
June 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The irony of course is that Robert has a successful youtube channel and one wonders if that is a case of reverse nepotism
One could theoretically make a luddite argument against net zero (based on job losses, risk of poverty w/o just transition etc.) but anti net-zero tories are obviously not making that. Badenoch is friendly with the US anti-climate pro-oil dark money and they hate young people.
Anyway here's Ned.
Anyway here's Ned.
June 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
One could theoretically make a luddite argument against net zero (based on job losses, risk of poverty w/o just transition etc.) but anti net-zero tories are obviously not making that. Badenoch is friendly with the US anti-climate pro-oil dark money and they hate young people.
Anyway here's Ned.
Anyway here's Ned.
The Luddites were a working class movement (led by a mythical man in a dress no less) who destroyed machinery and killed factory owners to protect wages in the face of mechanisation and the replacement of artisans with children in factories.
Reactionary Tories are simply not the same!
Reactionary Tories are simply not the same!
June 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The Luddites were a working class movement (led by a mythical man in a dress no less) who destroyed machinery and killed factory owners to protect wages in the face of mechanisation and the replacement of artisans with children in factories.
Reactionary Tories are simply not the same!
Reactionary Tories are simply not the same!
I'm sorry bit three out of four teams in the NHL conference finals being from hot places (the American south) just feels morally wrong.
Florida? Dallas? Carolina? It's called ICE hockey people not subtropical hockey.
Florida? Dallas? Carolina? It's called ICE hockey people not subtropical hockey.
May 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm sorry bit three out of four teams in the NHL conference finals being from hot places (the American south) just feels morally wrong.
Florida? Dallas? Carolina? It's called ICE hockey people not subtropical hockey.
Florida? Dallas? Carolina? It's called ICE hockey people not subtropical hockey.
(White flaky demersal) Fish and chips have grown in popularity. The oily fish remain unpopular. Thus is this requiem for herring and mackerel. Some graphs below.
May 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
(White flaky demersal) Fish and chips have grown in popularity. The oily fish remain unpopular. Thus is this requiem for herring and mackerel. Some graphs below.
Them: The ABC Hex Map isn't real, Triangular Queensland can't hurt you
The ABC Hex Map:
The ABC Hex Map:
May 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Them: The ABC Hex Map isn't real, Triangular Queensland can't hurt you
The ABC Hex Map:
The ABC Hex Map:
Any of these guys survive the summer at wba and we riot
April 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Any of these guys survive the summer at wba and we riot
Baggies currently organising the most diabolical ending to the season imaginable. Appointing Mowbray was a disastrous move.
April 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Baggies currently organising the most diabolical ending to the season imaginable. Appointing Mowbray was a disastrous move.