Paul Nugent
@nugybaby.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative African History, prone to obsession with borderlands and wine. Proudly internationalist: from Cape Town, living in Edinburgh, worked a lot in West Africa (especially Ghana/Togo) and now creeping towards the Mediterranean.
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Global Per Capita Wine, Beer and Spirits Consumption, 1961-2022
September 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Global Per Capita Wine, Beer and Spirits Consumption, 1961-2022
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As staff at Edinburgh Uni strike over job cuts, the principal is under pressure to reveal whether he’s being paid for a second job at a company with historic ties to the university.
Our latest: theferret.scot/mathi...
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Edinburgh uni boss pressured over outside earnings as job losses mount
The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As staff at Edinburgh Uni strike over job cuts, the principal is under pressure to reveal whether he’s being paid for a second job at a company with historic ties to the university.
Our latest: theferret.scot/mathi...
Our latest: theferret.scot/mathi...
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Call for Papers
18th Annual AAWE Wine Economics Conference
Perth, Australia — July 8–13, 2026. In cooperation with the University of Western Australia.
More at www.wine-economics.org
18th Annual AAWE Wine Economics Conference
Perth, Australia — July 8–13, 2026. In cooperation with the University of Western Australia.
More at www.wine-economics.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Call for Papers
18th Annual AAWE Wine Economics Conference
Perth, Australia — July 8–13, 2026. In cooperation with the University of Western Australia.
More at www.wine-economics.org
18th Annual AAWE Wine Economics Conference
Perth, Australia — July 8–13, 2026. In cooperation with the University of Western Australia.
More at www.wine-economics.org
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One unexpected detail in the revelations about Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein is they were involved in a mining deal in Congo-Brazzaville:
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September 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
One unexpected detail in the revelations about Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein is they were involved in a mining deal in Congo-Brazzaville:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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All Blacks humiliated by Springboks in record defeat in Rugby Championship
All Blacks humiliated by Springboks in record defeat in Rugby Championship
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South Africa thump New Zealand 43-10 at Sky Stadium in Wellington
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Tourists score 36 unanswered points in dominant second half
Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as a battered South Africa ran riot in a second half blitz to claim a record 43-10 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday and throw the Rugby Championship wide open.
Reeling from backline injuries in a chaotic second half, the Springboks trailed 10-0 after an early try to debutant Leroy Carter but scored 36 unanswered points in an extraordinary onslaught. Continue reading...
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September 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
All Blacks humiliated by Springboks in record defeat in Rugby Championship
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Amazing story: one of the organisers of the group putting Union Flags up around Manchester previously did time for being part of a people smuggling gang.
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Manchester’s chief flag-raiser has put his people smuggling days behind him
Flags protesting unchecked immigration have gone up across the city, led by a man caught smuggling migrants into the country in the back of a van
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August 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Amazing story: one of the organisers of the group putting Union Flags up around Manchester previously did time for being part of a people smuggling gang.
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manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...
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AI will never locate a new archive. It will never uncover a new source. It will never find a small, privately held collection of papers that can upend what we think we know about the past. It can never work with undigitized sources. It can never do real oral history or ethnography.
AI can only replace historians in the sense that it can spit out mediocre, plagiarized narrative that vaguely resembles history. It will never replace *good* historians. Unfortunately, many university presidents and CEOs don’t seem to care about the quality of work being done, only the quantity- 1/2
Just a reminder this list is drawn from a piece written by four researchers for MICROSOFT (data scientists, CS people, economists) who have never stepped foot in an archive/never taken an oral history/studied material culture, by their CVs.
Unlike them, I do my research, and don't talk out my ass.
Unlike them, I do my research, and don't talk out my ass.
August 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
AI will never locate a new archive. It will never uncover a new source. It will never find a small, privately held collection of papers that can upend what we think we know about the past. It can never work with undigitized sources. It can never do real oral history or ethnography.
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Wow, apparently I'm part of a trend, I'm an AI vegan! (To the point where I was shocked to learn that this Guardian columnist for whom I have some respect admits that AI has become part of her daily routine.)
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Meet the AI vegans | Arwa Mahdawi
They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
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August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wow, apparently I'm part of a trend, I'm an AI vegan! (To the point where I was shocked to learn that this Guardian columnist for whom I have some respect admits that AI has become part of her daily routine.)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The editorial from the latest issue of ROAPE journal, including links to freely access all the listed articles:
Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources, by Blanca Camps-Febrer & Enrique Bengochea Tirado
roape.net/2025/07/30/c...
Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources, by Blanca Camps-Febrer & Enrique Bengochea Tirado
roape.net/2025/07/30/c...
July 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The editorial from the latest issue of ROAPE journal, including links to freely access all the listed articles:
Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources, by Blanca Camps-Febrer & Enrique Bengochea Tirado
roape.net/2025/07/30/c...
Caught in the fishers’ net? The colonial plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources, by Blanca Camps-Febrer & Enrique Bengochea Tirado
roape.net/2025/07/30/c...
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Israel Waging “Fastest Starvation Campaign” in Modern History, says U.N. Special Rapporteur on Food, Michael Fakhri, to @democracynow.org
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Israel Waging “Fastest Starvation Campaign” in Modern History: U.N. Special Rapporteur on Food
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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July 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Israel Waging “Fastest Starvation Campaign” in Modern History, says U.N. Special Rapporteur on Food, Michael Fakhri, to @democracynow.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3U...
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In her first act as the new President of The British Academy, Professor Susan J Smith FBA has today written to the Prime Minister to warn that cuts and contractions are damaging the UK’s higher education system www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-aca...
New Academy President urges Prime Minister to strengthen and champion UK’s world-leading universities as higher education crisis deepens
In her first act as the new President of The British Academy, Professor Susan J Smith FBA has written to the Prime Minister to warn that cuts and contractions are damaging the UK’s higher education sy...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In her first act as the new President of The British Academy, Professor Susan J Smith FBA has today written to the Prime Minister to warn that cuts and contractions are damaging the UK’s higher education system www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-aca...
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And now the book is officially out!
My book Fractured Pasts in Lake Kivu's Borderlands can now be pre-ordered with a 20% discount
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July 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
And now the book is officially out!
Highlight of Sardinia trip for wine/climate project was bringing South Africa's esteemed viticulturist, Rosa Kruger, to Mamoiada. Luca Gungui gave tour and answered questions. Cannonau's different flavour profile to Grenache underlines how cultivars adapt to environment www.lucagungui.it/en/home-2/
July 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Highlight of Sardinia trip for wine/climate project was bringing South Africa's esteemed viticulturist, Rosa Kruger, to Mamoiada. Luca Gungui gave tour and answered questions. Cannonau's different flavour profile to Grenache underlines how cultivars adapt to environment www.lucagungui.it/en/home-2/
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Here's the full article:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o...
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here's the full article:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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New data for 2024 are in.
A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
June 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
New data for 2024 are in.
A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%
ABORNE (the African Borderlands Research Network) will host its next conference at Lagos State University in 2026. The Cfp is now open. Its not one borderland scholars want to miss
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July 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ABORNE (the African Borderlands Research Network) will host its next conference at Lagos State University in 2026. The Cfp is now open. Its not one borderland scholars want to miss
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It is very sad to hear of the death of Professor Sir Geoff Palmer. He was always a delight to speak to and a true pioneer.
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It is very sad to hear of the death of Professor Sir Geoff Palmer. He was always a delight to speak to and a true pioneer.
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As Chair of Labour Friends of Morocco, I am really pleased to see this significant step forward in the UK-Morocco partnership, including supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, economic growth, energy and of course the 2030 World Cup 🇬🇧🇲🇦
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UK-Morocco Joint Communiqué: Strategic Dialogue 2025
The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom enter an Enhanced Strategic Partnership and sign a series of agreements driving mutual growth and security.
www.gov.uk
June 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
As Chair of Labour Friends of Morocco, I am really pleased to see this significant step forward in the UK-Morocco partnership, including supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, economic growth, energy and of course the 2030 World Cup 🇬🇧🇲🇦
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Our BA project on wine, heritage and climate change is profiled in Wineland, the magazine that serves and informs the South African wine industry wineland.co.za/a-more-susta...
A more sustainable future for the wine industry - Wineland Media
Climate change presents an urgent challenge to the Cape wine industry, requiring a balance between economic sustainability, rural livelihoods, and environmental responsibility.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Our BA project on wine, heritage and climate change is profiled in Wineland, the magazine that serves and informs the South African wine industry wineland.co.za/a-more-susta...
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The Intricacies of International Trade. Not all of France's wine exports are French-made. Some are blended with foreign wines; others are re-exports—i.e., unaltered pass-throughs. Eg, France's annual Prosecco re-export value amounts to $8m. Most of it is sent to the UK; some is even going to Italy.
May 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Intricacies of International Trade. Not all of France's wine exports are French-made. Some are blended with foreign wines; others are re-exports—i.e., unaltered pass-throughs. Eg, France's annual Prosecco re-export value amounts to $8m. Most of it is sent to the UK; some is even going to Italy.
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New post for Togo president could see him rule for life
Faure Gnassingbé's new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a
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May 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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