3/3 When Reform UK talk about policies to prevent UK school kids being “taught to hate their country”, ironically enough, they’re inspired by this Eastern European’s anti-liberalism. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

To this doleful list we must now add Derby and Lincoln, so that's ten universities making redundancies. In a week. Ridiculous and pitiful.

University of Derby faces mass job cuts as management plans to make half of senior academics redundant. Please spread the word. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1398...

Out now! Part 1 of a double podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy, with historian @marcusrediker.bsky.social. Pirates fought every colonial empire, and created their own ways of living free from authority. Listen here and support us on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/e103-p...

Launch events now sorted for Manchester, London, and Cambridge, and online in June and July. I have a bit of space to do more so now is a good time to ask. Otherwise, more details about the events and fellow speakers soon. For now, you can preorder Vanished here. www.penguin.co.uk/books/309254...

To recap, the government’s own analysis shows its cuts would leave: 250,000 people in poverty by 2030—including 50,000 children. 1 in 5 families with a disabled member worse off. 3.2 million people £1,720 worse off. They must abandon these cruel plans.

The people who deal with the effects of bad policy know this is going to get bad 👇🏻

Today I took a message to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury: it's time to rebalance the economy. A #WealthTax on multi-millionaires and billionaires would raise £24billion - nearly 5 times as much as the government is trying to save by taking support away from disabled people.

Hooray! Keywords is working again this morning, so if you want to look up the possible reason this cow was called 'Moor' you can do. See entry 'Blackamoor/Moor' #EarlyModern 🗃️ library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

The PIP assessment is already gruelling and it often isn’t awarded to those who need it. Now, new eligibility rules will shut off vital support from up to 1.2 million disabled people. I’m urging the government to drop this policy.

Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits — forcing more disabled people and children into poverty — the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over £10 million. It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts. This is austerity 2.0

#OnThisDay, 18 Mar 1979, the first National Black Women’s Conference started in Brixton, London, arranged by the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD). Over 300 women attended. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BritishHistory #London 🗃️ 1/2

Not a single item on BBC News last night but we had day 2 of a story about a tourist in Australia scaring wombat.

I’m doing two things for the BA summer showcase, but looking forward to this session even more: ‘Number 11: Know Your Place: A whistlestop tour of the extraordinary yet underappreciated landscape and cultural histories of Birmingham, as seen from its iconic circular Number 11 bus.’

People with learning difficulties from across the capital have delivered a powerful call to the government over threatened cuts to disability benefits, and warned they could take “drastic” action if ministers do not listen to their concerns.

Yesterday, I visited Knowledge is Power at Hackney BSix, a programme run by History Teacher Lucy Capes. This evening, I’ll be discussing this vital programme on a roundtable about the state of Black British history in 2025 with @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social and Rob Waters at the @ihr.bsky.social

From the creation of lectureships to the closure of postgrad programmes, the last five years represent a tumultuous period within the study of #BlackBritishHistory Join us for a roundtable: Black British History in 2025 🗓️ 6th March ⏰ 17:30 📍 IHR Wolfson Room NB01 www.history.ac.uk/events/black...

The charity Magpie Project based in Newham provides support to mums and young children in unsafe and insecure housing, and advocates for their rights. They are running a “no child housed without a kitchen” campaign; sign the petition here to support them themagpieproject.org/hope-for-a-h...

A wonderful book by a wonderful historian. Worth reading for anyone interested in modern debates about race, nation, and empire. A huge congratulations to Shahmima!

My book - Liverpool and the Un-Making of Britain - is out today! Here is a thread I made earlier of extraordinary facts about the city's history to get everyone excited.

Want to know how our community-curated exhibition came to life? This feature dives into our approach to co-creation, the #CommunityCurators who shaped Inside/Outside and All In Between exhibition, and how we’re building a #MigrationMuseum with and for the community. 📖 Read it here: bit.ly/3EOwJpe

We are delighted to offer 12 PGR and ECR bursaries for people presenting at our 2025 conference! ⏰Deadline to apply: 31 March 2025 🌟Bursary: Free registration and £220 towards costs of accommodation & travel For more information and to apply: socialhistory.org.uk/events/bursa... 🗃️

Interested in researching migration and refugee narratives? This online research training session will introduce participants to a wealth of resources and is free to attend. 🗓 20 March 2025 🕰 14:00-15:30 BST 🖥 Online Register today via: https://buff.ly/3ZgvjdC

Our project blog is BACK. Our new series focuses on #EarlyModern health experiences of enslaved and free members of the African diaspora. With thanks to Lexie Cook for our first post... www.mmor.co.uk/blog/sealing...

Today: last day to respond to the UK Government's open consultation on #copyright and #AI. Please make your views know if you care about the quality of content of any sort, about paying creators fairly, or about the #education of a citizenry. #Books #art #authors 🗃️ 1/4 www.gov.uk/government/c...

This is not a computer science course. It’s a humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world. Neither instructor nor students need a technical background. Our instructor guide provides a choice of activities for each lesson that will easily fill an hour-long class.

The Marcus Garvey Centre offers vital support to African, Asian and Caribbean elders. Nottingham City Council must be shown we care about this place so they rectify years of neglect and safeguard the centre’s future. chng.it/dxVngZwQBD

NEW on Wonkhe: Why does it take the British Academy to plot subject geographies? https://bit.ly/413qRQd

#BLOGPOST: A current member of YHP shares their thoughts on the lack of Black British History in the UK National Curriculum, and how YHP plays a role in addressing this epidemic prevalent in the UK education system. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿 www.younghistoriansproject.org/single-post/...