The Society for the Study of Labour History stands in solidarity with those affected and emphasises the importance of protecting history and humanities departments from the threat of closure at the University of Hertfordshire, and elsewhere. Read our statement: sslh.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

Call for Papers New Left Histories and Historiographies: Mapping a Renewed Research Field Workshop to assess the current state of research on the New Left. Cfp for an event to be held in November at QMUL. Info here www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

A reminder that Labour History Review Volume 88, Issue 1 (2023) @livunipress.bsky.social is available to read online for free. The issue includes articles from João Lázaro, Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh, and @gregorybillam.bsky.social Read the issue here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/lhr/88/1

Total utter and complete madness. Historians, or ‘the unemployed’ as they are now known.

To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Migrants already "earn the right to settlement" through extortionate visa costs, which can run into tens of thousands of pounds. They prop up key services, including through the Immigration Health Surcharge. Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Migrants already carry out work for their communities, it’s called ‘having a fucking job’ and it’s mandatory because we aren’t eligible for benefits

I was one of the examiners of Gregory’s thesis on the Communist Parties of Great Britain and Australia in the early Cold War period, and thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Congratulations to Gregory on his thesis completion on British and Australian communism. He recently published an article in Twentieth Century Communism on the CPGB's empire conferences in 1947 and 1954, which was published in issue 26. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/tcc/vol-2024...

I've finally moved over from the other unnamed hellscape to shamelessly plug my newly finished PhD thesis on British and Australian communism. A special mention to my fantastic supervisor, Dan Gordon, and my examiners, Evan Smith and James Renton. research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/studentTh...