My new short article is now out in no. 3-4, vol. 59 of @pop-jrnl.bsky.social. In the piece, I reflect on the experience of designing & delivering what was *probably* the first module on whiteness in modern British history in a UK university history department. The module is running again in 2026-27.

Interview with the great Laleh Khalili on Iran, oil politics and the chaos of US hegemony in decline Recorded a couple of weeks ago, yet perhaps even more timely today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Fh...

#StoptheSteal www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

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

You can visit the Rebellion! exhibition on protest at Newcastle City Library from tomorrow. First impression from visitors yesterday is that it’s going to stimulate a lot of debate and people seemed fascinated by the video.

Tomorrow is the first in our online series commemorating the centenary of 1926! Don’t miss out on a fantastic line up of speakers, including: David Featherstone, @joeredmayne.bsky.social & Fatima Chorfi Remember to register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Exciting new exhibition on the 1926 General Strike at the University of Newcastle. Find out more: sslh.org.uk/2026/05/27/e...

The first session will explore new perspectives on 1926, including papers from David Featherstone, Joe Redmayne & Fatima Chorfi 🤔💭 📆 Saturday 30 May 🕰️ 10am 📍 Online Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

We’ve got a busy summer ahead! ☀️ Don’t miss out on our new online summer series on 1926 and coalfield community ⛏️ Full programme: www.llafur.org/events/and-t...

Life at sea can be isolating, demanding, and relentless-but its impact on mental health is often overlooked. This story by Anna Grybenyuk-Pickett explores the realities seafarers face, from being away from loved ones to high-pressure working conditions. heritage.lrfoundation.org.uk/stories/trou...

In the centenary year of the 1926 General Strike, did you know that the ICU in Southern Africa sent £50 and supportive resolutions to striking British miners? Read more about Henry Dee and David Moorhead's journey to retrace the footsteps of Clements and Eva Kadalie: sslh.org.uk/2026/05/20/r...

Happy International #WomeninMaritime Day 🌊 Across India’s maritime sector, women are shaping the future of shipping—on land and at sea. 🌊 Explore the stories of women working across the Indian maritime industry 🔗 heritage.lrfoundation.org.uk/stories/shes...

Preparing materials today for the installation of the first Rebellion! exhibition later this month at Newcastle City Library. It’s all coming together.

The exhibit to commemorate the centenary of the British General Strike launched last Friday at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Phillip Robinson Library. A later installation will also feature oral histories collected that explore themes of postmemory and the meaning of 1926 within current trade unions.

The exhibit to commemorate the centenary of the British General Strike launched last Friday at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Phillip Robinson Library. A later installation will also feature oral histories collected that explore themes of postmemory and the meaning of 1926 within current trade unions.

One of the Collective's PhD students, Lily Tidman, is recruiting interviewees for her project! Lily is interested in interviewing people who volunteered in hospitals in Cumbria, Northumberland, and County Durham, 1979-1997. For more info, get in touch with Lily via email. #oralhistory

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the 1926 #GeneralStrike. Originally printed in our newly released issue: Striking Back, @joeredmayne.bsky.social 's article 'Their hour of glory' looks at the role of trades councils in this historic moment. Read now ⬇️ www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

OTD: HMS Wallace, HMS Vancouver and HMS submarine L22 moored near food ships anchored in the Tyne. Trade union members under trade permits abandoned their work because of the introduction of OMS volunteers and the presence of the admiralty. #GeneralStrike100 www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

Happy May Day! The indomitable Peter Cole traces the contested memory of one of the most dramatic, best-known episodes in U.S. and international labor history – the Haymarket Affair – through the story of three competing physical monuments in Chicago longhaulmag.com/haymarket-af...

A century and a half of history encased in more than 1,500 archive boxes After three years, conservation and cataloguing of the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has been completed...

Some good and well-organised people in Newcastle are crowd-funding to get a left-wing bookshop off the ground - we haven't had one for forty years, which for a city this size is bonkers. They'e into the last hours of the appeal, so please throw them some spare cash if you've got it:

A huge thank you to everyone who has shown support to the workers on strike at the National Coal Mining Museum since last August. Visiting the picket line, donating to the strike fund or just beeping when driving past - it's kept spirits up throughout. Solidarity ✊

Cases filled and exhibition ready! 'Nine Days in May: Remembering the 1926 General Strike' will run until 5 June - featuring archives on the strike, its causes and consequences Want MORE General Strike content? Our digitised sources and resources are free online at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

🚨 Conference booking open 🚨 Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain from the 19th century to the present 18 June 2026, University of Warwick Booking form and additional information about the programme available at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

It's time Newcastle had a radical bookshop again! Support the crowd funder if you can! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/booksfromb...

@newcastleuni.bsky.social will be hosting the British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research conference on 7-8 May. Tickets (no charge) for the event go live today at 9am. We have an excellent programme of speakers. Supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk @sslh.bsky.social @ialhi.bsky.social

@newcastleuni.bsky.social will be hosting the British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research conference on 7-8 May. Tickets (no charge) for the event go live today at 9am. We have an excellent programme of speakers. Supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk @sslh.bsky.social @ialhi.bsky.social

Are there any #historians going to the UK National Archives at Kew soon who could photograph a short file for me? #histsky discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...

Collective Researcher @joeredmayne.bsky.social is giving a talk entitled Chopwell: From the Miners' Lockout to the General Strike, 1925-'26 in Chopwell THIS FRIDAY 13th March! There are only a handful of (free!) tickets left - don't miss out! Get tickets: ticketsource.com/booking/sele...

Red Pepper returns to print. 'Striking back' explores 100 years since the 1926 General Strike, migration justice, repression in Latin America and wars for oil in Nigeria and Iran. Culture critics take on film, TV, music and books. Order by 5 March to guarantee pre-launch delivery to your door!

New Video! 📽️ Collective researcher @silviefisch.bsky.social discusses the Byker Community Archive, the history of the Estate, and the work being done to transform the space in the near future! 📃 Watch on the OHC YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEw... #oralhistory #byker

I’m helping PhD student, Vyshakh Thaliyil, with their film comparing the politics and industrial militancy of Pattiam in Northern Kerala and Chopwell in North East England. I will be speaking about worker resistance against the ConsettIronCo. Please do come along www.ticketsource.com/chopwell1925...

#𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Brought to you by the GS100 national partnership. Pledge to visit your nearest partners and historical sites here: bit.ly/VisitaGS100s... 1/5

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🎪 🗓️13 March, 10am Chopwell: From the Miners’ Lockout to the General Strike, 1925–26 Venue: The Red House, Newcastle 🗓️14 March, 10am Manchester Women and the General Strike: 100 years on Venue: Mechanics Institute, Manchester 2/5

@politicdormouse.bsky.social My friend @jostanley.bsky.social's book is now out. If you have any interest in #maritimehistory or #womenshistory you will want to buy this. She is THE expert on these topics. thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... #historybook #history

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

Three scholarships for PhD in Arthur Scargill Archive - quite the opportunity. Believe me when I say that I am sure that some of the stuff in here will be quite the eye-opener! (if the good stuff hasn't been already shredded or slapped with an embargo)

It is always a pleasure to read about Margaret Calvert. Absolute legend. Her contribution to the look of modern Britain is immense. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

As the General Strike centenary gets closer, we've been boosting our digitised content! 560 original documents have now been digitised & are free to access, including strike bulletins, radio transcripts, union communications & more... #GeneralStrike100 cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Just over a week or so left to submit your abstracts. It’s shaping up to be an excellent conference from the papers already submitted, as well as with confirmed keynote speakers Prof. David Featherstone and Dr. @kasperbrasken.bsky.social. Please share with colleagues and networks! #GeneralStrike100

Just over a week or so left to submit your abstracts. It’s shaping up to be an excellent conference from the papers already submitted, as well as with confirmed keynote speakers Prof. David Featherstone and Dr. @kasperbrasken.bsky.social. Please share with colleagues and networks! #GeneralStrike100

"Three Palestine Action members end 73-day hunger strike | UK News | Sky News" news.sky.com/story/palest...

What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change? Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.

In our continuing series on places in labour history, Quentin Outram recounts the story of the Northumberland miners who came to be known as the Cramlington train wreckers sslh.org.uk/2025/12/19/c...

Jimmy Cliff was touring the clubs of Wolverhampton in the year Enoch Powell made his Rivers of Blood speech. 50 years later artists Anand Chhabra, Jagdish Patel and Vanley Burke responded with the exhibition Many Rivers to Cross, the title of Cliff's 1969 track. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9Q...

We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership . Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via https://bit.ly/VisitaGS100site #GFTU

Call for papers #CFP Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present 18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... Deadline: 25 Jan 2026

The newest issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social (22:3) is online! Featuring essays on transnational solidarity, war, food, activism, and more! View the TOC and read the issue introduction, freely available: buff.ly/JczGGqn

See the recent book review by Joe Redmayne of 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century' by Ravi Ahuja (Verso, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...

The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊