#Britain

Laleh Khalili

LalehKhalili

Finally went and saw the Wollstonecraft statue down the street from me. A few basic impressions: 1/ If the intention of public art is to generate conversation, then this one

Prof Paul James Cardwell

Cardwell_PJ

Lots of discussion on #Erasmus, and rightly so. It is close to my heart, as a former participant (Lille, France), and the coordinator of a Uni department that expanded to

Rob Rakove

RobRakove

With the apparent coup in Burma/Myanmar in the news, here's a quick thread on the historiography of the modern U.S.-Burmese relationship. Kenton Clymer's sweeping history of bilateral ties up to

sad sweet dreamer

mxthercxuntry

On this day in 1996, Dr. Edward Scobie passed away. The Dominican-born historian and journalist was author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain and published Checkers, ‘Britain’s

Seán Fearon

Sean_Fearon

THREAD: For years Sinn Féin and others have made the mainstream economic arguments for unity:- peripheral isolation of border region- uncoordinated & unfulfilled development- agglomeration & public investment benefits removing

South Yorkshire Branch #CP100

CommunistPart18

‘United Struggle For Popular Sovereignty’ - CP General Secretary Robert Griffiths and International Secretary John Foster have today (26Dec) released the following statement on the UK-EU agreement on Trade and

Iseult

iseult

This is the quality of the discourse. A UCD academic responds to @fotoole & states emphatically that those she considers bigots are "funded by right wing US groups such as

Women of 1000 AD

women_1000

NEW! For #BlackHistoryMonth I bring you the story of the parishioner of North Elmham. Buried in the cathedral cemetery over 1000 years ago, she was a Black woman who

Simon Wilson

simonwilson2304

I'm married to an Australian. I returned to Australia from the UK in October.This is my experience of what happened to me when I arrived in the country during COVID.I

Rajesh Thind

RajeshThind

British Empire was built out of imposing dodgy treaties, usu. at barrels of guns, w bribes & corruption. Britain would break those treaties whenever it suited.Just as ‘British Manners’ is

Amalie/A.R. Frederiksen

ARFrederiksen

As an "authentic" European, I feel confused (and miffed) when people say European-based fantasy is overdone. Europe is big. Scandinavia is not the same as Russia or Turkey. Or maybe

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

Was Brexit a product of "imperial nostalgia"? In a new article - currently on free access in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History - I argue that it was

Sam Freedman

Samfr

Worth taking a step back from the specific exam fiasco this year and look at why we put so much emphasis on high-stakes exams in the English system (not uniquely

Omar Khan

omaromalleykhan

Mangrove was such an arresting film. Among the many threads it exposed that don't ordinarily get a hearing or much analysis is the link btw race and class (and migration)A

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Remember: the reason we are locking down for a 3rd time is because of the government’s failure to contain the virus. Containment means an effective test, trace, isolate and support

Edmund Griffiths

EdmundGriffiths

Quite often see people on the TL talking about leaving the Labour Party & trying to build something new. A lot of the time they glumly conclude that (under the

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