At least they make a poor effort to challenge his point. 2014-2024 saw a 10% increase in 'lower working' class 18-20 year olds attending university, and even with the shit show of an economy they endure, stagnant pay is better than no pay or worse pay. social-mobility.data.gov.uk/intermediate...

If you're feeling anxious about the news, try starting your sunday scaries early and worry about work on monday instead

Sometimes I tell myself I don't have issues with time perception and others I login and realise I booked 4 events for the first week back and double booked on the following week. December just said 'there'll be time in Jan, it's ages away!' And crossed her fingers apparently

Day for reflecting

Remarkable vs Kindle (for both handwriting notes and e-book reading) - which is best?

I was so sure I had to be back at work tommorow (/today, cheers insomnia)

Do you care about the sharp decline in children reading for pleasure in the UK? Here’s your chance to make a difference by responding to the call for evidence (3,000 words max) to the House of Commons Education Committee inquiry. Often the most compelling evidence is not from the « usual suspects »

Oh WAIT they won’t actually need to get jobs because they’re already loaded by birthright. What a shame they’re losing their legislative privileges as well. Such an unjust country.

Much as I like Pride & Prejudice I find it impossible to deny that this is the greatest review of it of all time.

*Mariah Carey voice* 'it's timmeee!'https://youtu.be/Nn2KZOiYgUY?si=wTx10IbcjfMSp-SK

Seeing as the call for submissions is now open, what would you select as a part of 'intangible cultural heritage' in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland? livingheritage.unesco.org.uk/get-involved...

Eat your veggies 🥕

Nearly time for my favourite part of Christmas! (when it's over and it's new year)

And to think people are arguing about whether it's ok to call his rhetoric 'toxic masculinity' so we get men and boys on side, as if Tate isn't just a symptom of the system rather than the sole cause

Having to tell your Dad who is complaining about the old people walking slowly around the supermarket that he is the old people walking slowly around the supermarket

www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/... Just discovered 'tinsel prints.' Love!

Big day for sunlight lovers (the shortest day of the year is today, meaning it only gets brighter)

Helpful research from @cassiarowland.bsky.social @instituteforgovernment.org.uk suggesting scrapping of jury trials would save 1.5-2.5% of time currently spent in courts www.ft.com/content/8a9f...

I enjoyed the Maps exhibition currently at the BL!

The @histchild.bsky.social conference is coming to the @sheffielduni.bsky.social in July 2026. Call for papers has been extended until Monday 22nd December. Please share - especially with research students and ECRs! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.

I reported a student who made sexual comments abut my body before trying to glorify Tate in a lesson once - the harassment got ignored, and I got told by admin after they followed up 'he told us he knows some of it is bad, but in some cultures, women do stay at home.'

Came to give blood just to find out my blood type and there's a 12 person backlog/ queue, everyone has a kindle or book, I have a phone with 19% battery and a toddler's level of impatience. Who will win?

My brother met a member of the royals after work today I went to the UON book party to hear from UON History royalty @drewdgray.bsky.social and @historymatt.bsky.social after work today ..so did basically the same thing

Absolutely crazy given the DfE published this in July and construction is one of the industries they're most associated with! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6863f1...

Last delivery/ workshop of the year tommorow! (Just admin & catching up over christmas) 😎

Family history hunting. My grandad is at the front, with the pipe. The handwritten letter describes a few ships he was on and Dunkirk

I write a newspaper column about Scottish history, historians and heritage. I’m keen to feature more Early Career Researchers. Their work might not otherwise be publicised to a wide audience. Do you know anyone who might like to be in the column?

Decent report on @ITV highlighting high private rent, freezing housing benefit and homelessness. How are private landlords even allowed to be providing social housing, and why do politicians only ever address housing issues from a first time buyer/new builds perspective?

How many days left until we can hide work laptops in the cupboard and drink whilst binge watching TV?

I hate christmas (and everyone knows it) so I started buying tree ornamnents on holidays to create a bit of excitement around it and there are my favourites

Finally appeasing everyone and doing the family history thing. First two newspaper articles I've found are reporting arrests. Ffs

In a world saturated with images, learning to think about what we see is vitally important. ‘Letting art history become endangered and drift further into elite status is not only unfair, it’s also perilous,’ writes Helen Barrett

I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too: "There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done." All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.

And yet this is the news over the past few months. Fucking pathetic is the only way to describe them at this point

Ironic that ADHD isn't a mental health condition but the depression I had before getting treatment for it bc I was terrible at everything is a mental health problem

Back in bed for a sick day after delivering an assembly this morning. God bless the child who kept putting his hand up and nodding along

Tonight Helen Wilson will speak at a joint session of the IHR’s Parliaments, Politics and People and British History in the Long 18th Century seminars, discussing her paper on 'Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850'. You can attend online or in-person:

We are running a free workshop at @tandfresearch.bsky.social's office in South London on 30 January 2026 to support early career scholars in developing their work into a publishable journal article. Expressions of interest due by 16 January. See here for more details (and please share widely!)

Maybe they should consider changing the name of the party.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm not interested in the 'who's suffering the most' budget chat (and have two parents who'll need to live on the state pension, so I am sympathetic) but when the budget helps out pensioners then cuts salary sacrifice *and* freezes plan 2 thresholds, it's hard not to see it as an obvious vote grab

Going to a black tie event with work on friday night (I'm a seat filler for sure) but who doesn't like a free dinner

What are your top tips for switching off after work? Other than repeating 'nobody dies if it isn't done' under your breath and scrolling on your phone whilst watching TV?

I'm trying to grow saplings from some acorns I collected and this cold snap came at the perfect time

With the horrible weather, today felt very 'maybe I should have replied to that headhunter on Linkedin about a job in Dubai'

Noise cancelling headphones got snapped today - might have to call in sick

Hate Netflix for presumably being the reason Frankenstein had such a limited cinema release because I want to see that on a big screen 😭

Morning in Cheedale

Crazy how many people join a torch lit procession and ignore requests not to give the open flame to their child, who is holding it at the exact height of everyone's coat tails

Me two years ago: 'Can't wait to not feel stressed all the time when I'm no longer studying and just working' Me now (after stupidly going back to work at the University and not even as an academic): lol