A visit to Senate House @icws-sas.bsky.social this evening by the CARICOM Reparations Commission led by Sir Hilary Beckles. On the panel with him are Prof Verlene Shepherd, Eric Phillips & Dorbrene O’Marde.

A very special event @ihr.bsky.social this evening: ‘Britain's WW2 “Brown Babies” in conversation: Remembering Holnicote House’. Former residents Carol Edwards, Ann Evans and Deborah Prior share their stories.

What a huge treat to see Tony Robinson in conversation with my brilliant colleague @clairelanghamer.bsky.social at the Chalke Valley History Festival today. A PACKED Guildhall marquee...

The famous Senate House tour from Professor Philip Murphy, Director of @historyandpolicy.bsky.social, as part of our @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. We enjoyed learning about the #history of the building, including as the WW2 Ministry of Information, and spotting film locations!

The launch this evening of Information at War, a new history of the Ministry of Information in its wartime home, Senate House.

100 Years Ago Today….

Some of the lovely items on display right now in the Senate House Library exhibition ‘The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond’.

A rare sighting of a fox, sunning itself outside Senate House today. Even better - it’s agreed to write us a policy paper about Labour’s 2025 Animal Welfare Strategy.

To what extent is there a gap between rhetoric and reality in the commitment of the UK’s research funders to ‘partnership’ and ‘collaboration’. A new policy paper for us by the Newcastle Oral History Collective claims there is, and suggests ways of bridging it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Communities commonly participate within frameworks they did not design towards outputs they do not control. Our new @ohcollective.bsky.social paper for @historyandpolicy.bsky.social

A fascinating piece by our colleague @cathamclarke.bsky.social juxtaposing the victor’s history in the Bayeux Tapestry with a contemporary written account, The Life of King Edward, which ‘shows us an alternative ending: loss, grief and desolation for the English.’ theconversation.com/the-bayeux-t...

To what extent is there a gap between rhetoric and reality in the commitment of the UK’s research funders to ‘partnership’ and ‘collaboration’. A new policy paper for us by the Newcastle Oral History Collective claims there is, and suggests ways of bridging it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

To what extent is there a gap between rhetoric and reality in the commitment of the UK’s research funders to ‘partnership’ and ‘collaboration’. A new policy paper for us by the Newcastle Oral History Collective claims there is, and suggests ways of bridging it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

To what extent is there a gap between rhetoric and reality in the commitment of the UK’s research funders to ‘partnership’ and ‘collaboration’. A new policy paper for us by the Newcastle Oral History Collective claims there is, and suggests ways of bridging it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Misinformation might sound like a very twenty-first century problem. But in a new opinion article for us, Rachael Haslam demonstrates that attempts to protect against the reputational damage caused by false claims have a much longer history. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

Misinformation might sound like a very twenty-first century problem. But in a new opinion article for us, Rachael Haslam demonstrates that attempts to protect against the reputational damage caused by false claims have a much longer history. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

Terrific @vch-home.bsky.social annual lecture by Andrew Ziminski, stonemason, church conservator and author, on ‘Church Going - Hidden Missives from within God's Acre’, introduced by our colleague @cathamclarke.bsky.social.

Terrific @vch-home.bsky.social annual lecture by Andrew Ziminski, stonemason, church conservator and author, on ‘Church Going - Hidden Missives from within God's Acre’, introduced by our colleague @cathamclarke.bsky.social.

In June 1963 as Harold Macmillan’s premiership was faltering, Tory MP Nigel Birch quoted Browning’s The Lost Leader: ‘Life's night begins: let him never come back to us! There would be doubt, hesitation and pain, Forced praise on our part—the glimmer of twilight, Never glad confident morning again!’

We’re delighted to publish a new policy paper by one of H&P’s founders, Professor Pat Thane, on gender inequality in Britain and how to overcome it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

We’re delighted to publish a new policy paper by one of H&P’s founders, Professor Pat Thane, on gender inequality in Britain and how to overcome it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Our new exhibition Remembering Humberside is up-and-running @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social and @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social. If you're lucky enough to be on Humberside it's well worth a visit. For everyone else, there's a nice write-up in The Hull Story. www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/...

We start the working week with a new policy paper by one of H&P’s founders, Professor Pat Thane, on gender inequality in Britain and how to overcome it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

We start the working week with a new policy paper by one of H&P’s founders, Professor Pat Thane, on gender inequality in Britain and how to overcome it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

A new piece in @uk.theconversation.com by H&P’s director, Philip Murphy, on King Charles’s address to Congress. theconversation.com/how-king-cha...

A great event today @ihr.bsky.social organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum to mark the launch of Jonathan Schneer’s new book about the General Strike on its 100th anniversary. Among the panellists was Paul Novak, the current general secretary of the TUC.

At @stedmundhall.bsky.social Oxford today for an excellent conference on ‘Food and Nutrition in Wartime in the Modern World’ organised by Chloe Pieters, Rebekah Hodge and Christopher Batten. The theme of starvation as a weapon of war is horribly topical.

At @stedmundhall.bsky.social Oxford today for an excellent conference on ‘Food and Nutrition in Wartime in the Modern World’ organised by Chloe Pieters, Rebekah Hodge and Christopher Batten. The theme of starvation as a weapon of war is horribly topical.

It has arrived! The 200th volume in the Manchester University Press Studies in Imperialism series. A landmark study of the afterlives of Caribbean slavery in Australia. Come and help us celebrate while discussing imperialism, past, present & future? www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The director of History & Policy, Philip Murphy, has a letter in @theguardian.com this morning advocating a new EU referendum. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The director of History & Policy, Philip Murphy, has a letter in @theguardian.com this morning advocating a new EU referendum. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

To be frank, History & Policy is struggling to find a precedent for this. But we’re waiting to hear back from Suetonius who’s promised us a policy paper.

On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Following Angela Rayner’s claim that the government’s immigration proposals are “un-British" we publish a new paper by Nilakshi Das arguing for a radical rethink of policy in this area. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Following Angela Rayner’s claim that the government’s immigration proposals are “un-British" we publish a new paper by Nilakshi Das arguing for a radical rethink of policy in this area. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

What light can history throw on the current attack on Iran? Next Thursday, 26 May, @royalhistsoc.org will be convening an online panel of experts on the history of the Middle East to discuss the issue. Register below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historical...

Following Angela Rayner’s claim that the government’s immigration proposals are “un-British" we publish a new paper by Nilakshi Das arguing for a radical rethink of policy in this area. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Following Angela Rayner’s claim that the government’s immigration proposals are “un-British" we publish a new paper by Nilakshi Das arguing for a radical rethink of policy in this area. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Timely historical insights by @chrismeth.bsky.social from our research network

'In order to draw useful #ColdWar lessons for Europe, [...] a look at the Cold War history of the regions then referred to as the ‘Third World’ is required.' Historian @chrismeth.bsky.social @prif.org publishes a policy paper @historyandpolicy.bsky.social: historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

A very good deep dive comparing area-based social policies under both Harold Wilson and Keir Starmer here from @historyandpolicy.bsky.social. Strong recommend. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

What are the similarities and differences between the ways in which Labour in the 1960s & today approached the issue of social cohesion? A new policy paper by Camille Perbost considers this with reference to major speeches by Harold Wilson & Keir Starmer. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

I wrote a policy paper during my fellowship @prif.org #PATTERN

What are the similarities and differences between the ways in which Labour in the 1960s & today approached the issue of social cohesion? A new policy paper by Camille Perbost considers this with reference to major speeches by Harold Wilson & Keir Starmer. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

New out today @ihr.bsky.social

Is it possible for European leaders to learn lessons from the Cold War given their growing estrangement from the US? A new policy paper by Christian Methfessel suggests focusing on how post-colonial states negotiated a path between the Cold War superpowers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...