'The Fryske Akademy and the University of Cambridge ... a year exploring the relations between Frisia and Great Britain, Ireland and/or Scandinavia during the early Middle Ages (c. 400–1100).' via Eva Johanna Holmberg www.fryske-akademy.nl/en/news-and-... #skystorians #medieval

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Towards a better voting system – why we need STV The First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system is failing Britain - catastrophically. We need something better northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

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one thing I’d add is Andy’s not great at machine politics. Got blocked from G&D in part because he didn’t work to fix the NEC. He thought he was the union/left candidate in 2015 but lost that to Corbyn. He has advice from people who are better at it now, but it’s a big part of leading labour

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Attention, historians of Georgian London! I have a beautiful aquatint of the Royal Exchange for sale, published by Ackermann in 1816. A fascinating scene, with the famous grasshopper on top of the tower & the crowded shop windows. DM or go straight to my Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

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I would like to call my Papa on the telephone today, said Wolf at breakfast. Old Fox came to sit next to Wolf & poured him a cup of cocoa. And he explained, as he did every couple of months, that Wolf's father had died, many years ago. He had loved Wolf greatly, but he had died.

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