Some personal/professional news... I'm delighted and deeply honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. 👨‍🏫

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A joy to be out on the doorsteps in Tebay, Shap, and Long Marton, listening to the issues that matter most to residents - including the need for more buses, the campaign to keep Junction 38 open, and the need for more volunteers to help at Shap swimming pool!

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We need to start referring to all the ones after Cameron as “the interregnum” to save future schoolchildren the trouble of remembering their individual names.

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As a former RIA research scholar I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to have regular access to this library of world importance. You can pop into the library, on Dawson St, to see the Manuscript of the week - each an internationally important text & a work of art. Do visit!

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Liz here south east market town our LD mayor did great work supporting a local opening of a youth club for our teenage kids amongst other good things. Goodness knows what will happen now with new dreadful right wing grifters grabbing at council seats. It's a very sad day for the UK today #RejoinEU🔸

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