Fuck you nazi scum My sons friend just messaged him to say he can’t play footy tomorrow as his dad fears he’ll be attacked for being a Muslim He was born in Britain, his dad was born in Britain, his grand dad was born in Britain Fuck you all

This needs an inquiry: like Leveson, a root and branch examination, which could explore all of the ways that racist, violent rhetoric has been disseminated through politics and media and online, and what the Home Office and police had done to prepare for this eventuality.

Our statement on far-right violence in the UK over the last week. We stand in solidarity with migrants, racialised and Muslim communities. Resources for SU officers and students: nus.org.uk/far-right-viol… Support our statement: nus.org.uk/students-again…

A piece on the riots, trying to make use of the 15 years I've been writing about the far right. lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/augu…

Angry that I have to reassure my kids that they will be safe in the UK, whilst also telling them they can't go to the shops alone. The UK has 100% gone backwards.

Juliet's balcony, stuck on the wall of the Capulet house here in Verona 100 years ago to attract tourists. (It worked.) The balcony is made out of an old stone coffin. That's romance for you.

Academic authors - did you, during the halcyon days of summer, think, sure, I can index my own book during the school year, and are now experiencing a sinking feeling as reality sets in? I can help! I have openings for index jobs throughout the year. mollygyarn.com/indexing-and-e…

Marketisation has caused this situation Reinstate caps

It feels wonderful to finally hold this volume in the flesh - with playful contributions from 28 brilliant contributors - and it is so lovely to get to celebrate it as I engage in a very different kind of play!

so so delighted to have an article in Shakespeare / Play! it was a chance to share some work from my The Leverhulme Trust project, taking a very flexible approach to the concept of consent

Congratulations to our colleagues Victoria County History and VCH_Cumbria on the submission for publication of a milestone for both projects: the 250th Big Red Book for the national project and the first for Westmorland and Cumbria!

(Leatherface appears wearing a mask of human skin, grabs a screaming victim, and impales her on a meat hook) Me (has read The Body Keeps the Score): that is NOT good.

At UEA for Eastern Arc “Harnessing Heritage” conference to talk future directions for heritage in s/east & beyond. Look forward to introducing germs of a new digital playhouse project w/ colleagues & hearing from fascinating range of delegates. #easternarc #harnessingheritage

Saddened by the tone of this reporting. The city art collection is not / can never be a fixed monetary asset - it’s a changing landscape of social care + culture owned by us all. Further - acquisitions sometimes take years to complete + can be legacies.

Delighted to share that my first academic article has been published (open access) in The Seventeenth Century! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📣Job klaxon📣 We’re hiring Shakespeare’s Globe for a fixed-term Lecturer & Research Fellow and we’d love to have you join us. shakespearesglobe.com/jobs-and-oppor…

Hakluyt Society Essay ECR Prize 2025 Annual prizes of £1250 to winner & 2nd prize of £250 to essays on the history of travel, exploration, cultural encounter or their effects, or that critically engage with the work of Hakluyt Society ⚓️🌊⛵️ - for details hakluyt.com/hakluyt-societ…

Coming in December…! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-canonical…

Thought - what would be really useful is if someone created an interactive historical weather database that historians could update as and when we find references to weather in the archives.