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The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
Conservatism and Unionism in the UK - History & Policy
The team of historians behind an AHRC-funded research project reflect on the fracturing of Conservatism and Unionism in the the UK in the final third of the twentieth century, and the insights into th...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
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🎧 Listen to @historyandpolicy.bsky.social's Izzy Conn on Matt Forde's Political Party podcast talking about Leading Labour.
Leading Labour is a unique audio documentary series exploring the leadership and legacies of every former post-war Labour Party Leader, from Clement Attlee to Jeremy Corbyn.
Leading Labour is a unique audio documentary series exploring the leadership and legacies of every former post-war Labour Party Leader, from Clement Attlee to Jeremy Corbyn.
Listen to @historyandpolicy.bsky.social's Izzy Conn talking to Matt Forde on his Political Party podcast about her brilliant series Leading Labour
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🎧 Listen to @historyandpolicy.bsky.social's Izzy Conn on Matt Forde's Political Party podcast talking about Leading Labour.
Leading Labour is a unique audio documentary series exploring the leadership and legacies of every former post-war Labour Party Leader, from Clement Attlee to Jeremy Corbyn.
Leading Labour is a unique audio documentary series exploring the leadership and legacies of every former post-war Labour Party Leader, from Clement Attlee to Jeremy Corbyn.
The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
Conservatism and Unionism in the UK - History & Policy
The team of historians behind an AHRC-funded research project reflect on the fracturing of Conservatism and Unionism in the the UK in the final third of the twentieth century, and the insights into th...
historyandpolicy.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
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As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts coming into force, a new policy paper by Louise A Jackson considers the impact of the legislation and suggests more needs to be done to entrench equality in the workplace. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Mobilising Women’s Workplace Rights: 50 Years of Sex Equality Legislation - History & Policy
Women and men gained formal workplace equality on 29 December 1975 when the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts came into force. Incremental change has been achieved slowly across the subsequent 50 ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts coming into force, a new policy paper by Louise A Jackson considers the impact of the legislation and suggests more needs to be done to entrench equality in the workplace. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts coming into force, a new policy paper by Louise A Jackson considers the impact of the legislation and suggests more needs to be done to entrench equality in the workplace. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Mobilising Women’s Workplace Rights: 50 Years of Sex Equality Legislation - History & Policy
Women and men gained formal workplace equality on 29 December 1975 when the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts came into force. Incremental change has been achieved slowly across the subsequent 50 ...
historyandpolicy.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts coming into force, a new policy paper by Louise A Jackson considers the impact of the legislation and suggests more needs to be done to entrench equality in the workplace. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Last chance to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this evening @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Last chance to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this evening @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Still time to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
www.history.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Still time to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Still time to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
www.history.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Still time to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Join us next week for this helpful session on developing & writing funding proposals.
Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall, Director of Research & Innovation @uolondon.bsky.social
Prof Philip Murphy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
@nlwillson.bsky.social IBAR
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Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall, Director of Research & Innovation @uolondon.bsky.social
Prof Philip Murphy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
@nlwillson.bsky.social IBAR
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Developing and Writing Funding Applications
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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join us next week for this helpful session on developing & writing funding proposals.
Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall, Director of Research & Innovation @uolondon.bsky.social
Prof Philip Murphy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
@nlwillson.bsky.social IBAR
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Dr Andrew Fairweather-Tall, Director of Research & Innovation @uolondon.bsky.social
Prof Philip Murphy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
@nlwillson.bsky.social IBAR
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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In a new policy paper for us, Robert B Williams argues that tax policies in the US have contributed to widening racial disparities in wealth over the last 60 years, and calls for a fresh approach. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Stealth (Tax) Policy and the Widening Racial Wealth Gap in the USA - History & Policy
Over the past sixty years, the wealth gap in the USA between the typical White and Black households has more than tripled, even after adjustment for inflation. Tax policies that have remained largely ...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In a new policy paper for us, Robert B Williams argues that tax policies in the US have contributed to widening racial disparities in wealth over the last 60 years, and calls for a fresh approach. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
In a new policy paper for us, Robert B Williams argues that tax policies in the US have contributed to widening racial disparities in wealth over the last 60 years, and calls for a fresh approach. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Stealth (Tax) Policy and the Widening Racial Wealth Gap in the USA - History & Policy
Over the past sixty years, the wealth gap in the USA between the typical White and Black households has more than tripled, even after adjustment for inflation. Tax policies that have remained largely ...
historyandpolicy.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In a new policy paper for us, Robert B Williams argues that tax policies in the US have contributed to widening racial disparities in wealth over the last 60 years, and calls for a fresh approach. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...
Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
www.history.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
www.history.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
www.history.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Last Thursday we hosted an excellent conference @ihr.bsky.social on the history of Industrial Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum. My colleague, Roger Jeary, has produced this report on the issues discussed. historyandpolicy.org/as-the-labou...
Trades Union & Employment Forum Conference on Employment Tribunals - History & Policy
As the Labour Government's Employment Bill neared the end of its passage through Parliament, History & Policy's Trades Union and Employment Forum organized a special conference examining the history o...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last Thursday we hosted an excellent conference @ihr.bsky.social on the history of Industrial Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum. My colleague, Roger Jeary, has produced this report on the issues discussed. historyandpolicy.org/as-the-labou...
In the @ihr.bsky.social Historical Research annual lecture this evening, my colleague @cathamclarke.bsky.social asks ‘can popular History be radical?’ (Short answer - Yes!)
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In the @ihr.bsky.social Historical Research annual lecture this evening, my colleague @cathamclarke.bsky.social asks ‘can popular History be radical?’ (Short answer - Yes!)
Last Thursday we hosted an excellent conference @ihr.bsky.social on the history of Industrial Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum. My colleague, Roger Jeary, has produced this report on the issues discussed. historyandpolicy.org/as-the-labou...
Trades Union & Employment Forum Conference on Employment Tribunals - History & Policy
As the Labour Government's Employment Bill neared the end of its passage through Parliament, History & Policy's Trades Union and Employment Forum organized a special conference examining the history o...
historyandpolicy.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last Thursday we hosted an excellent conference @ihr.bsky.social on the history of Industrial Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum. My colleague, Roger Jeary, has produced this report on the issues discussed. historyandpolicy.org/as-the-labou...
History Day 2025 @ihr.bsky.social is now in full swing.
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
History Day 2025 @ihr.bsky.social is now in full swing.
The concluding round table panel of what has been a really fascinating conference @ihr.bsky.social today on the history of Employment Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum.
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The concluding round table panel of what has been a really fascinating conference @ihr.bsky.social today on the history of Employment Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum.
Opening session of our Trades Union & Employment Forum conference on Industrial/Employment Tribunals with excellent presentations by Prof Susan Corby and Adrian Williamson QC, ably chaired by Sarah Veale.
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Opening session of our Trades Union & Employment Forum conference on Industrial/Employment Tribunals with excellent presentations by Prof Susan Corby and Adrian Williamson QC, ably chaired by Sarah Veale.
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The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
theconversation.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
theconversation.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social, has just published this article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
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Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
tcnv.link
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
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The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Espionage trials risk revealing the sometimes highly confidential methods by which evidence had been gathered against the accused.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The director of H&P, Philip
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...
Murphy @ihr.bsky.social has just published an article in @uk.theconversation.com about the risky business of bringing espionage cases to trial. theconversation.com/from-the-col...