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@lawrenceblack.bsky.social
Teach history - https://www.york.ac.uk/history/people/black/ - or where, when and how politics and culture met. Or didn’t. Likes flawed red things.
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I’d also be interested to see polling differentiating between the willingness of ex-Labour voters to hold their noses and vote Labour vs. ex-Labour members to return to the fold.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
Another thing people don’t get about Labour IMO is the innate, tribal dismissal, at all levels, of criticism from outside the party. If you’re ‘not Labour’, then tbh most won’t cares about your opinion.
Even for your average member, the feeling is ‘if you won’t work to fix this inside, then STFU’.
Even for your average member, the feeling is ‘if you won’t work to fix this inside, then STFU’.
I also understand why people stay, ofc. The grand history of ‘the Movement’, with its iconic figures and moments is a powerful emotive link and core to many if not most members’ self-understanding. “It’s our party”, etc.
If you leave, the pull remains strong - reflexively saying “we” in critiques
If you leave, the pull remains strong - reflexively saying “we” in critiques
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I’d also be interested to see polling differentiating between the willingness of ex-Labour voters to hold their noses and vote Labour vs. ex-Labour members to return to the fold.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
For many (not all), leaving Labour is a last resort, deep decision. A key cord is cut & that release can feel visceral.
Interesting that the BBC is no.2. I’ve always been a fan of the weather channel: today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Trust in Media 2025: Which news sources Americans use and trust | YouGov
The American news landscape remains polarized by political party, with few news sources both used and trusted widely among Democrats and Republicans.
today.yougov.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Interesting that the BBC is no.2. I’ve always been a fan of the weather channel: today.yougov.com/politics/art...
An AI is spreading the rumour that the University of Yorkshire is planning on renaming AI, Aye Up.
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An AI is spreading the rumour that the University of Yorkshire is planning on renaming AI, Aye Up.
Things I only just learned. Rachel Bowlby, the brilliant scholar of shopping (and other things), is the other Bowlby's progeny. Who knew? Presumably everyone but me. I blame the parents.
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Things I only just learned. Rachel Bowlby, the brilliant scholar of shopping (and other things), is the other Bowlby's progeny. Who knew? Presumably everyone but me. I blame the parents.
Amusing review. TLDR: a book, not a good book.
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Dear England: Lessons in Leadership by Gareth Southgate review – an exercise in passive-aggressive self-justification
The former England coach could’ve written a great book – instead he’s produced an AI-style word-sludge of generic leadership chat
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Amusing review. TLDR: a book, not a good book.
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
I wonder if it touches on his utterly hopeless management of Middlesbrough?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
interesting(ish) if this is in any way your jam: rateyourmusic.com/list/Kentuck...
rateyourmusic.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
interesting(ish) if this is in any way your jam: rateyourmusic.com/list/Kentuck...
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So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
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If you’re a postgraduate student or ECR researching any aspect of post-1914 European history (including the UK and Europe’s overseas empires), we’d love to hear from you. To submit a blog idea, or for more information about New Voices, please email cehnewvoices@gmail.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you’re a postgraduate student or ECR researching any aspect of post-1914 European history (including the UK and Europe’s overseas empires), we’d love to hear from you. To submit a blog idea, or for more information about New Voices, please email cehnewvoices@gmail.com
A rival to 'Labour isn't working'...? (1978)
October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A rival to 'Labour isn't working'...? (1978)
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FT columnist Janan Ganesh recently wrote of his conversion to the 'Great Man' theory of history - but only a minority agree
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
FT columnist Janan Ganesh recently wrote of his conversion to the 'Great Man' theory of history - but only a minority agree
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
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A personal opinion is that if an archive is moving to ‘structured content releases’, it is no longer an archive but a private comms repository. What an incredible loss to our understanding of UK culture and heritage.
"The BBC has clanged their doors shut on those histories, those stories, those lives and ways of working that are revealed through the joint industry of the historian and the archivist." @helenwheatley.bsky.social on the devastating decision to limit access to BBC archives. tinyurl.com/y4tnyw9a
Defending the WAC: All the things I haven’t (yet) written by Helen Wheatley
People following the last few weeks of the Critical Studies in Television blog will have seen my brilliant colleagues discussing the essential work that they have been able to do thanks to the…
cstonline.net
October 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A personal opinion is that if an archive is moving to ‘structured content releases’, it is no longer an archive but a private comms repository. What an incredible loss to our understanding of UK culture and heritage.
Isn’t this extended opening hours idea straight outta Crosland?
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Isn’t this extended opening hours idea straight outta Crosland?
Or boiling lobsters...
I'll be putting a tie on... shoddily x
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Or boiling lobsters...
I'll be putting a tie on... shoddily x
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died
Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.
The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'll be putting a tie on... shoddily x
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We offer #bursaries up to £500 for final-year undergraduates or taught Masters students to support archival and library research that will contribute to a dissertation on a labour history. Find out more sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
Bursaries
The Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support to PhD students, post-graduate researchers and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research, as well as to BA and…
sslh.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We offer #bursaries up to £500 for final-year undergraduates or taught Masters students to support archival and library research that will contribute to a dissertation on a labour history. Find out more sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
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The Modern British City 1945-2000 is out on November 28th, and is available for pre-order from @lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/the....
July 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Modern British City 1945-2000 is out on November 28th, and is available for pre-order from @lhartbooks.bsky.social: www.lundhumphries.com/products/the....
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Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
tinyurl.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
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And you can now read the (just published) book for free on the @uolpress.bsky.social website uolpress.co.uk/book/democra... !
August 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And you can now read the (just published) book for free on the @uolpress.bsky.social website uolpress.co.uk/book/democra... !
Interesting... newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Zarah Sultana, The Alternative — Sidecar
On Britain’s new left party—3.
newleftreview.org
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Interesting... newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Deep play: notes for a Bethesda dust bath.’ ?? I know nothing about birds, had to google what on earth was going on
August 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Deep play: notes for a Bethesda dust bath.’ ?? I know nothing about birds, had to google what on earth was going on
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Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
@wshcommanders.bsky.social name suggestion: the Washington Offenders?
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@wshcommanders.bsky.social name suggestion: the Washington Offenders?