New Cold War or 'World Civil War'? Wertkritik and the Critical Theory of Capitalism in an Age of Conflict New paper forthcoming in the European Journal of Social Theory. Academia: academia.edu/116951864/New_… ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/37…

Our new State of the Coalfields 2024 report is out today! It shows former coalfields continue to struggle with a lack of quality jobs - with only 57 jobs per 100 people. Darren in #Goldthorpe has been out of work for 5 years and told his story to BBC Sheffield 🧵 continues👇

New piece from Dr Gregory Stiles and me on Starmer and Sunak's one-upmanship on defence spending and what this election 'arms race' can tell us about about failed industrial strategy in the UK and the historic role of Yorkshire #steel.

Northern lights from Mapplewell tonight

Nigel Farage posts a fancam of himself to the backdrop of 'Without Me' by Eminem (2024)

Coal mining in the Barnsley area during the 19th century developed rapidly due to a number of factors yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-r…

Thanks to Pen & Sword Books for their patience and Jon Wilkinson for his brilliant cover design. Smooth journey through production I hope! April 2025 is 'release' month. More updates soon. P&S History Rosie Crofts Rebecca Carney-Lawther 📚 Ian McMillan Immortal Egypt: Prof. Joann Fletcher Brian Groom Paul Reed

If you’re in Barnsley and thinking of voting Lib Dem or Green thinking it’s a progressive vote, think again. All you’re doing is increasing the chance of letting Reform in. It literally might come down to a handful of votes #VoteLabour and Dan Jarvis MP

Such sad news 😢 Simon was my dissertation supervisor as an UG and was so kind and supportive. A genuinely nice bloke who I learned a lot from and am grateful to have studied under.

Had the best day at my PhD graduation today. Thanks for the last 8 years University of Bath, it’s been a right blast!

NEW BLOG: Trade union repression in the Costa Rican bananera🍌 Based on PhD fieldwork, Dr Remi Edwards argues that, despite national and industry commitments, Freedom of Association rights are precarious on banana plantations Read here ⬇️ shorturl.at/vaZiF

Bound PhD thesis finally arrived today. So strange and this is the product of 8 years work and will barely be read by anyone!

I'm tired, heartbroken & angry. A few of us (Politics educators/researchers) were organising a teach-in on Gaza supported by Sheffield UCU. A teach-in for our students where we were talking about our research on Palestine & related topics (1/n)

Calling all those at @SheffieldUni! Are you aware that next week Senate is considering whether to recommend changes to its composition and powers to Council? And do you care? Here's why you should, and why this is really important stuff. 1/

This is mental 🤯an actual University - a place where people should be able to talk and debate controversial issues - shutting down an event because the theme is controversial. It is genuinely how trying how authoritarian mgmt have become to stamp out any criticism against them.

An academic’s academic

What an amazing appointment Sheffield Hallam University 👏🏼 I’ve worked with Uriah and he’s a truly inspirational, down to earth bloke - one of those people it’s a genuine pleasure to meet.

A really insightful piece on warehousing work in former coalfields by ⁦Steph Miskin⁩. I shared my thoughts on the vulnerability of jobs in the sector and questions local authorities need to get to grips with. bbc.com/news/articles/…

All of us at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust are deeply saddened by the passing of John Prescott. We pay tribute to John’s role in establishing the CRT and his valued support over many years. coalfields-regen.org.uk/latest-updates…

Indeed. At geographic level, one of the strongest predictors of switching from Labour to UKIP/Leave/Brexit Party/Con 2019/Reform over the years has been the presence of coal. It should not be shocking at all