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Historian. Spies, signals intelligence, Second World War. Social and Cultural history. History of humour. Insults = 🚫
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Techevangelism is the worst.

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

Ive been reading my pedagogy books and articles from my pgcert from a couple of years ago. There is something quite amusing about them. There is a certain element of "behold, mere mortals, my cutting edge new pedagogy." And I'm like "didn't they do that in Ancient Greece?"

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Labour has forgotten what it is, who it is for and who votes for them. They are clearly attempting to win the votes of retirees in Clacton who only once have ever voted Labour. And that was in 1997.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Flights and Air BnB booked for a trip to the States, specifically Richmond, Virginia. Any recommendations for good food and sightseeing?

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Hi fellow historians, intelligence scholars and other colleagues. Does anyone have access to: Allen, M, 'The Foreign Intelligence Committee and the origins of the Naval Intelligence Department of the Admiralty', The Mariner’s Mirror, vol. 81, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 65-78.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Nigel Farage's kids aren't white or British. Apparently.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

This is horrifying, naturally. But do hiring decisions really go via the Trustees? With 8,733 academic staff, with natural turnover, are they really going to pour over every applicant for Assistant Professor in Art History, Chemistry, Literature?

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment