Members and supporters of the Society for the Study of Labour History are invited to the launch of Shout for Freedom: A Sonic History of Chartism and the Origins of British Democracy, a new book by Dr David Kennerley, on the 19 November in Oxford. Further info here: sslh.org.uk/2026/10/16/b...

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“Data indicates that 59-75 % of people never read past the headline, so it's particularly important that journalists try to, you know, avoid lying in the headline. Of those that click past the headline, about half give up after 15 seconds. 20% of people actually fully read stories.“ #flyingcars

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Reminded on Facebook this morning about this powerful @historyandpolicy.bsky.social paper on Aberfan: historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper... Very much worth a read on the 60th anniversary.

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In other incredible headlines, some senior journalists are waking up to the fact the far right saying themselves they are not far right might not have been the truth Truly astounding not to be ashamed at admitting waking up to this is 2026...

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Few terms are subject to such widely divergent interpretations as the “normal exception” which refers to at least three useful but distinct points of historical method (on a new piece from Francesca Trivellato) 🗃️ williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2026/10/21/n...

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