Pleased to see Modern British History issue 1 has dropped!

For it, I wrote about Emily Robinson, Camilla Schofield, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite and Natalie Thomlinson's fantastic 'Telling Stories about Post-War Britain', CLPD and mandatory reselection.

academic.oup.com/tcbh/article/3…

excited to be part of this!

Very much looking forward to reviewing this, while also praying that I haven’t been scooped too much 😅

any decent academic articles (history/economics etc) that give an overview on the surge in home repossession in the 1990s?

Alongside our Beyond the Fragments conference, we are also hosting an online event on feminist print, publishing and archives ! A great way to place Beyond the Fragments in the wider context of feminist print cultures. Follow the link below to sign up!

Ahead of our in-person conference, we are also pleased to be hosting a pre-conference online event on 25 June exploring the importance of feminist print, publishing and archives!
Find out more info + sign up for free tickets here:
buytickets.at/beyondthefragm…

📢Calling all feminist print culture lovers!📚
We had so many wonderful papers submitted to our conference that we're hosting a special online event beforehand!
Sign up here: buytickets.at/beyondthefragm…

Cider Festival 2022, 35mm

📸 by Rachel Collett

Next April it is 100 years since the birth of #TonyBenn
We are organising a conference to discuss the legacy of a man who is still influential in political discourse. See website for the cfp #BennLegacyConference April 12-13 University of Westminster Prof Pippa Catterall 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺 thebennlegacy.co.uk

This is a great collection of stats!

Remarkable how much Neil Kinnock’s public reputation has changed, even in the last few years.

On 8 May, I am going to talking about the Labour Left's 'Wilderness Years' from the end of the Miners' Strike to Jeremy Corbyn at @IHR_ContBritHist's online seminar. Link below for more details and to register if you're interested!

history.ac.uk/events/escapin…

Snipers (I’m pretty sure) on the roof yesterday afternoon, 5th Avenue, NYC. There were about 30 or so students peacefully protesting down the street outside the New School.

Sophie Smith (University College, Oxford (Univ)) asks about the role of intellectual history in perpetuating the prejudices faced by women in philosophy in the London Review of Books

lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Rail renationalisation will be in the Labour manifesto, Haigh confirms, and all 10 remaining private operators will be taken into public ownership with no compensation. newstatesman.com/politics/prepa…

Feel like I could use this photo to announce a tour.

Back in 2010, Ben Jackson interviewed David Marquand in the pages of Renewal. Marquand spoke in depth about his personal political journey, his vision of a republican social democracy, and the fraught relationship between Labour and Liberalism.
renewal.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Very sad to hear this. A fascinating and very independent minded republican social democrat.