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Historian, Manchester UK πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ New book: https://tinyurl.com/26fx4h8j

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The animals, however, have repudiated her

11.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Badenough wanted to put Nigel Biggar and Sharron Davies on

11.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also tagging @leverhulme.ac.uk, which funded the research

11.03.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect by H. S. Jones

Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect by H. S. Jones

H. S. Jones

H. S. Jones

Head to @trinityoxford.bsky.social next week, 12 Mar at 5:00pm GMT to celebrate the launch of @stuartjones.bsky.social's new book, Liberal Worlds! Grab a drink and learn more about this incredible workβ€”plus use code P327 to get 30% off your copy!

RSVP for this free, in-person event: buff.ly/KAVSCf2

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe he should have consulted a pollster

05.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So...it finally arrived πŸ₯³

A Cultural History of Higher Learning in the Age of Industry

Edited with @capandgown.bsky.social and published with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

With contributions from @tomasirish.bsky.social, @stuartjones.bsky.social, @echomikeromeo.bsky.social and others

#histed

02.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

'You won't have seen those family voters. They went to a different polling booth'

27.02.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He actually wrote it using the Allister Heath headline generator

27.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Oswald Mosley jostled to the ground in Gorton, Manchester

Oswald Mosley jostled to the ground in Gorton, Manchester

That Goodwin speech in full

27.02.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bar chart showing Green victory in Gorton & Denton

Bar chart showing Green victory in Gorton & Denton

Starmer: Greens will turn playgrounds into crack dens.
Voters of Gorton & Denton:

27.02.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure that's an authentic one

26.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well they didn't have AI to write their assignments...

26.02.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They went to Girton by mistake

24.02.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please come if you are around Oxford/Manchester on those dates. Even better: sign up to help manage numbers

24.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Liberalism, Democracy and Public Opinion: Intellectual Histories What three new books have to tell us about the intellectual histories of liberalism, democracy, and public opinion

17 March, Manchester, research symposium www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liberalism...

24.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stuart Jones's Book Launch Please come and celebrate the publication of Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect

Book events coming up:
- 12 March, Oxford, launch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stuart-jon...

24.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And a lamp

22.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bishop Rick

21.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When Isaiah Berlin wrote β€œwhat is interesting is to read the enemy, because the enemy penetrates the defences,” he meant studying Maistre and Sorel, not that every racist blogger had to be debated in the Sheldonian.

19.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good news: it's your 66th birthday and you're looking forward to exploring Norfolk with your new bus pass.
Bad news: oh...

19.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't he subsequently admit he knew it was crap economics but thought it a good way of skewering Labour politically?

18.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stuart Jones's Book Launch Please come and celebrate the publication of Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect

If you're in Oxford on 12 March, come to my book launch at 5 pm ... but please sign up here Stuart Jones's Book Launch

Date: 12 mar β€’ 17:00

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stuart-jon...

18.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Manchester Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Sociology on jobs.ac.uk!

Sociology of class lectureship @uomsociology.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL973/l...

12.02.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now we know who the Labour defector to Reform will be

08.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Least appealing thing on the breakfast menu

06.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a headline for an obit

02.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get this list confused with the Epstein files

02.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Surely the highlight of Nicholas Witchell's (admittedly mediocre) career

02.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, but a student owning up to recognising a joke, let alone liking it...?

02.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Surely a first in the turbulent history of student feedback?

02.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0