I see that my book made it into @adamtooze.bsky.social “Chartbook”. If you like long discussions of the political ramifications of British wartime food policy it’s the book for you!

The speaker line-up is out! Come see @kitkowol.bsky.social speak about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem” at We Have Ways Fest this September. wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/

Brexit ideology was shaped in the 1990s, when great power conflict was largely over, European security was no longer at issue & the US underpinned a global free-trading system. It was applied in a world more like the '70s, defined by great power conflict, resurgent protectionism & an unreliable US.

“Absorbing and original” Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Knowing I was being reviewed in the @lrb.co.uk may have given me a few sleepless nights… So chuffed to see the book described as“absorbing and original”!

80 years ago a bus strike meant many people had to walk to central London for #VEDay. A potent marker of how Churchill had fought a Tory War but the peace would belong to Labour. Read more in my book: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I think I might have found the world’s best Wikipedia article. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_h...

Maybe we're asking the wrong questions about gender part #3578

The indefatigable Patrick Porter and I have a piece in The Critic on flaws in the Chagos deal, progressive realism, and how a superior version of the latter - that could yet dodge the pitfalls of the former - is still there for the taking. thecritic.co.uk/has-the-chag...

Does anyone know if it is possible to look at back issues of the now defunct “Right Now!” magazine - @evansmithhist.bsky.social I wonder?

Probably not the most popular first foray on here, but - under the urgings of people I respect - here's something done elsewhere... The Left-Wing Case Against the Chagos Deal 🧵

100% the content / shade I am here for.

For all the talk of a deal with the UK, Tories need to recover their skepticism about America. As imperialists in WW2 like Beaverbrook and Amery knew America seeks its own “economic lebensraum” at the expense of others they are not “friends”.

And the book exists online! Available in July this year manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526140128/

Now all Boston needs is a giant milk explosion and they will be halfway to making a decent cup of tea.

Well worth a read - it's free and to-the-point - of you want to get an insight into the prosaic social democratic historical 'vision' (dread word) of Keir Starmer.

Honoured to be reviewed by Richard Evans (and to be called a young historian!). I’m glad he found it enjoyable and that it “provides a stimulating and thought-provoking reassessment of Tory thinking in the war years.” Some of the critiques are fair but I want to push back against the main one (1)

Had a great chat on the New Books Network podcast about Blue Jerusalem talking everything 1945 General Election, appeasement, Lord Beaverbrook, conservative realism, liberal militarism and why WWII was as much the “Tories war” as a “People’s War” podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/n...

Another session battling the hedge while listening to We Have Ways pod and another shoutout from @almurray.bsky.social for Blue Jerusalem. I should garden more often!

Come to my book launch! Its on 28 February at the University of Liverpool with a fantastic all star line up featuring Patrick Joyce, Abi O'Connor (@abioconnor_ ), Janaya Pickett and Elsa Devienne. Free wine and discussion! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-...

I did not have the space to include it, but @kitkowol.bsky.social's Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War shows that British Conservatives had ideas about what post-Second World War Britain should look like, and they were spectacular. A call to action.

This is a smashing set of articles and it’s great to be among the writers. Many thanks to @pjsloman.bsky.social and @colmpm.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute.

It's gratifying to see the first few articles of @politicalquarterly.bsky.social's forthcoming special collection on the 2024 general election trickle out online - and in open access form! Available to read right now are... 🧵

If you play your cards right you can watch 14 hours of uninterrupted test cricket today.

Chuffed to see my book reviewed in the @wsj.com ! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Now I’m based in Queensland (see the hat) I made my first foray into discussing Australian politics thanks to @politicalquarterly.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 1/

So this is where you have all been…