Interested in writing as a way of 'doing' politics? Then read this new collection of essays, Writing Politics in Modern Britain, edited by @richardtoye.bsky.social & @garylove.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

My own chapter in our new edited volume Writing Politics in Modern Britain focuses on Conservative political writing and cultures of publishing from the 1940s to the 1970s. It builds on previous work I did in this area on the interwar period. It was also my only chance to get ‘Octopus’ in a title

Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900, edited by Gary Love & Richard Toye, has now been published by CUP in Hardback & Paperback. Delighted to get my copies. Thanks to all the wonderful contributors who have helped us to bring the broader subject to life

The press release for our book: Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900, is edited by Professor Gary Love, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Professor Richard Toye, from the University of Exeter. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

It’s not long now until the official publication of the Hardback and Paperback versions of our new edited volume (29 Jan) entitled ‘Writing Politics in Modern Britain’. In anticipation of publication day a blog has been produced and is now live on the CUP website: cambridgeblog.org/2026/01/what...

I cant say its an absolute bargain, but the 40% MUP sale does being the price down to £57 and make it a bit more of an affordable investment. Sale lasts until end of January: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176851/

Thanks to @timbale.bsky.social for his positive and very clear review of our edited book on the history of the centre-right in Northwest Europe. Available on Early View in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social for those who have access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Historians. Do any of you use a historical timeline feature in your teaching at the lower levels where students can collectively add to it? We can’t use Padlet here so I’m wondering what alternatives are out there. Any experiences to share?

I know this has done the rounds already but I want to put it out there again because it basically speaks my heart and position on genAI. an absolute shame on those of you who use it and push for its use, regardless of context, but especially in education.

New & upcoming titles include: ➡️Conservatism, Christian Democracy and the dynamics of transformation by @garylove.bsky.social & Christian Egander Skov ➡️ 'Survival Capitalism' and the Big Bang by Emma Barrett ➡️ The paperback of Rethinking right-wing women Find out more: bit.ly/4h2pWqI

Heard a bit about this over the weekend. Looks like a really interesting book.

On 19th November at 5.30pm @garylove.bsky.social will be presenting online on Researching Conservatism and Christian Democracy in Britain and North-West Europe, 1945-91: comparative and transnational perspectives, part of his recent co-edited volume manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176851/

Finally got my hands on a copy. I will discuss the book & my work in this area at the Contemporary British History Seminar at the IHR on 19 November. Sadly I’ll have to do it online because I’ve used up my travel quota (have a small baby). But thanks to @helenglew.bsky.social for the invitation

Jonas Gahr Støre will now face an extremely difficult task of trying to satisfy 4 other parties in SV, Rødt, MDG & particularly SP in coalition &/ or budget talks. Yet, the ‘bourgeois’ side does not look any easier to align & for a centre party like SP. The negotiations will take time.

Norwegian FrP projected to have 23.9%. Now second largest party after the Labour Party (27.9%). Høyre (Conservatives) down to 14.5%. Looks like a Labour minority gov’t or a leftist majority coalition. Centre-right & market liberals in trouble

Norway’s radical right party FrP text 430,000 young men today to warn them against voting for parties on the left in the Norwegian general election on election day. I’m pleased to say at almost 44 years of age that they consider me to be one of those young men :)

Norwegian general election day 🇳🇴 I’ve voted and looking forward to seeing an exit poll before I have to go to bed and get up bright and early to travel to the U.K.

It’s finally publication day for our ed. volume on Conservatism and Christian Democracy in North-West Europe! I don’t have my own copies yet but when they arrive I plan to post more about the book. I’d be grateful if you would recommend it to your university libraries. We hope to achieve a paperback

British women’s history (WW2) folks, can I pick your brains on sources? I have a student in Norway who would like to do a small project on women’s roles in the war & she’s interested in WAAF, WVS, etc. are there any records or sources available online that would be useful? Places to start? Thanks 🙏

I lament the academic use, but what terrifies me the most is existing in some sort of fake world where nobody really knows anything for real. Personally, I’ll be okay because I’m a technological dinosaur, but I worry about my 1 year old and his education: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Pleased to see that our book Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900 now has a cover and will be out with Cambridge University Press in January! @richardtoye.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org www.cambridge.org/no/universit...

Modern European History folks, where do you mostly tend to read book reviews these days in terms of journals? We have a book coming out and I don’t want to neglect a key platform if I can help it

“Sometimes history is called the queen of humanities. I'd go beyond that; historians are interested in all aspects of human life. They draw on all other disciplines. History helps us to understand the interactions between all parts of human life.” Peter’s enthusiasm for History has been infectious

As a contributor, I'm obviously biased, but this edited volume really should be on your radar if you have any interest in the transnational centre-right in Europe. It really pushes the literature beyond just the EPP/European integration and the limits of the national case study.

Excited to see details of our forthcoming edited volume up on the MUP website. Scheduled for publication in July 2025. And we have a cover: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176851/

This isn’t a bad start for 2025.

We the editors are delighted to have submitted ‘Conservatism, Christian democracy and the dynamics of transformation’ to @manchesterup.bsky.social today. Here is a peak of what’s to come in the New Perspectives on the Right series

Me: ‘This time when I write new lectures I will not write a manuscript because that’s so outdated & pedagogically old fashioned’. Weeks later: ‘I literally am incapable of writing lectures without writing manuscripts, sigh’.

Looking forward to reading @richardtoye.bsky.social ‘s new book The Age of Hope about the Attlee governments, especially as it is particularly relevant to current affairs. Here’s an interview with the man himself that offers a taster

Watching Director @AllenPackwood introduce 50th anniversary conference of @ChuArchives from Trondheim. Commitments here meant I couldn’t be there, but I’ve always greatly appreciated the Centre & the support of Allen, his staff, & the college. It’s a great place to do research

Thanks to @cathfeely.bsky.social for sharing her access code so I could gain entry to this space. It feels refreshing, especially as I’m seeing so many historians joining. This already seems less daunting than the alternatives