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....

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

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...

Deep play: notes for a Bethesda dust bath.’ ?? I know nothing about birds, had to google what on earth was going on

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....

@wshcommanders.bsky.social name suggestion: the Washington Offenders?

Limehouse. But wasn’t he teetotal?

We'll be launching a book inspired by Peter's research on 26th September in Cambridge. Sign up for tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/democratis... @camhistory.bsky.social @cammbhw.bsky.social

Waiting for Lefty anyone?

Nobody asked or cares (self included), but I'm currently reading Mary McCarthy's 'The Group'. It's not exactly 'summer reading', but nor is it Philip Roth, which I have to wean myself off. It's really really good, but I cannot tell if it is slightly taking the proverbial.

The salience of Glastonbury in UK culture is interesting, no? Much greater than 30 years ago. It’s a mainstay now. An annual ritual, like… the Proms?

Look, research fellow U O Westminster. Urban and housing inequalities in modern Britain vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/hrvacancies/...

The club has today parted company with head coach Michael Carrick. Full statement ⤵️ www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/ju...

London Evening News, 3 May 1979. The day of the general election

Archie Bunker for President is now available for pre-order on the UNC Press site!! Pre-ordering is the best way of support a book so please consider heading over to the @uncpress.bsky.social site and make sure to use the code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!!

Historians of Labour and class on the Starmer Labour Government in Historical Perspective. Open access roundtable discussion in Labour History Review with Peter Gurney, Laura Beers (@fieryparticle.bsky.social), Laurence Black (@lawrenceblack.bsky.social) Martin Wright sslh.org.uk/2025/04/23/r...

NEW ISSUE | Vol 90.1 examines trade union responses to European workers in Britain 1945-1948, and a historical perspective on the Starmer labour government. @fieryparticle.bsky.social @lawrenceblack.bsky.social @martinwright97.bsky.social @slyporks.bsky.social 🔗bit.ly/LHR-90-1 @sslh.bsky.social

Congrats to Laura Beers! ORWELL'S GHOSTS is the 2025 winner of the Goldsmith Book Prize awarded to books that "improve democratic governance through an examination of the intersection between the media, politics and public policy." wwnorton.com/books/978132...

University management teams when consultancy firms give them the same advice they've given everyone else:

Perfect description of why so many historians in particular are hostile to AI

Po’ boy

We are delighted to announce a new Virtual Special Issue on The New Left. This collection of 22 articles & podcasts is free-to-access - with work on May 68, the SCUM manifesto, Spies for Peace, Women's Liberation, the ANC, the Hungarian Uprising & more. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/virtual-issu...

Went here… www.ala-dc.com amazing food plus Lebanese wine

🎉 Congratulations to @fieryparticle.bsky.social for #OrwellsGhosts being chosen as a finalist by @latimes.com Book Prize for #Biography latimes.com/bookprizes25

9 (NINE!) one-year early career fellowships at Oxford for historians working on religion and the state. Come on women's/gender/queer scholars, you know that's you too www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/koch-j... #skyhistorians. Deadline 26 Feb

In Reds (1981) - the film about John Reed - the part of Kerensky is played by… wait for it… Kerensky’s actual grandson, Oleg!

Seeing these dudes later in v v cold (in all senses) DC. Polishing my shiny silver shoes @chuckprophet.bsky.social

Blue Labour decades before that annoying (am I right?) term? amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

Jeremy Seabrook was one of Northampton’s radical working-class writers, along with Ray Gosling. A line that seems to have ended with Alan Moore. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

This seems a good first post. Went ‘skiing’. There’s a ski patrol strike and dogs on the picket.