Margaret Thatcher famously backed Augusto Pinochet until the end. What's less known is that, under the Labour Party, Britain interfered in Chile's elections in an effort to prevent Salvador Allende from gaining power. My article in @cbhjournal: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to share a new article with Karl Dewey in Contemporary British History - exploring the one of the most intriguing political assassinations of the Cold War: that of Georgi Markov, allegedly with a ricin-tipped poison umbrella, on Waterloo Bridge in London in 1978. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New analysis explores the evolution of the UK's 'tampon tax' policies 🩸 📜Based on 25 years of parliamentary debates, EU directives and more Read about the politics that led to its abolition 👇🏽 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Matthew Flinders Dr. Gary Lowery Contemporary British History #TamponTax

I recently reviewed Amy Edwards new book, 'Are We Rich Yet?', for Contemporary British History. I think it blends economic, social, cultural and political histories of popular 80s capitalism together in an ideal manner. There's a link here, if you've got a pass (1/3): tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Pleased to publish my latest article 'The British Conservative Party, the Scandinavian Conservative Parties, and Inter-Party Cooperation in Europe, 1949-78' Open Access with Contemporary British History tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

So excited my article on the group 'Women Against the Common Market' is now out in Contemporary British History. Led by left-wing Labour MP Anne Kerr, WACM staged a variety of bold/outlandish stunts, which got them deported from France, to stop Ted Heath. Free to read! tandfonline.com/eprint/MH42YUB…

In case you missed it, my latest article has been published in the new issue of Contemporary British History It documents the links between the Br Conservative Party & Scandi Conservatives, as well as their roles in forming the European Democrat Union with Christian Dems: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Delighted to see my new article 'The politicisation of the CFSP in the British domestic debate on Brexit: a challenge to EU-UK foreign and security cooperation' is now out in Contemporary British History Contemporary British History 50 free copies: tandfonline.com/eprint/WVA9TA3…

Why is Scotland so anti-nuclear? A new study by Ewan Gibbs and Dr Linda Ross unpacks this ongoing topic. In Contemporary British History, they show how planning policies have been used to block the power - despite the rest of the UK utilizing it. 1/2 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

‘No status – no census!’ The causes and consequences of the 1971 and 1981 Northern Ireland census boycotts Read @BhamPOLSIS Dr Laurence Cooley's article in Contemporary British History ⬇️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Read the article, 'Chancellor Churchill: the Treasury, party politics and the reinvention of Budget Day, 1924–1929' by Robert Yee, our David Richards Junior Research Fellow in Economic History, in Contemporary British History: doi.org/10.1080/136194… Contemporary British History Oxford History

As the Chancellor is set to unveil the long-awaited budget, I am excited to share my Contemporary British History article on the emergence of the modern Budget Day in the 1920s: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We're excited to see one of our SCGH members Matt Graham latest article on anti-apartheid activism in Wales published in Contemporary British History. The article argues for a multi-layered and nationally distinct analysis of activism grounded in a Welsh context tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…