Andrew Hobbs
Historian of the provincial press,looking at how 19C local papers and 20C county magazines express our sense of place. Despairing socialist. scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&use…
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsNative American Acoma pottery, vase, by ceramics artist Paula Estevan #WomensArt
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe latest magazines I've collected include four 1960s magazines from the Middle East. designreviewed.com/1960s-graphi...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsApply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation. Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
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- Reposted by Andrew HobbsNew Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor. Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time. A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThis shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsIt's the day of Remembrance & Action Against Islamophobia. "Islamophobia is also often closely intertwined with white supremacy as an ideology and its eradication is bound up with the creation of an anti-racist, equitable world. As we mark this day, we stand against hate with the Muslim community."
- Can anyone decipher the signature, top right of this image of Starbotton, Wharfedale, from Yorkshire Illustrated magazine Dec 1948? @kristinbluemel.bsky.social ?
- Ronald Bowen?
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThese figures expose a lethal scandal taking place in plain sight but ignored due to societal prejudice: four in ten deaths of people with learning disabilities are avoidable, double the number of other citizens. www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs40 Birmingham homes are going up for auction today. Why didn’t the tenants know?
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThis thread demonstrates the kind of practice-based application, clear communication, and beautiful critical thinking skills that these AI courses should be cultivating. But won't because the development of all of those things are human and require funding, time, commitment, experience and heart.
- I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsI think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs"An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work, only to be thrust into the chaos of combat in Ukraine. Many were threatened with violence, imprisonment or death." apnews.com/article/russ...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsLabour keeps talking about saving the high street without naming the real problem. Car dependency. You cannot fix town centres while planning everything around driving. The internet is permanent. Retail only survives where footfall is dense, local, frequent, and cheap to access.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsSorry ... what the actual fuck?!
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsWilfred Willett Country Standard Wildlife & Nature journalist Daily Worker WW1
- Is there a classic quote about the value of the second-rate to the historian? Tells you more about how/what most people thought/felt at the time, that sort of thing?
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support for conferences and public events with a focus on labour history, broadly defined. Applications, for a maximum of £850 per event, are welcome at any time of year. sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe Society for the Study of Labour History offers #bursaries for up to £900 for PhD students, post-graduate researchers (MA and doctoral) and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research in the field of labour history sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe Society for the Study of Labour History offers #bursaries of up to £500 to students on BA and Taught Masters programmes to support archival, library and online research that will contribute to a dissertation on a labour history topic sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsNational insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers. No mention of the role of private equity ownership of supermarkets, restaurants and pubs. No mention of profiteering, exec pay, dividends or profit shifting to dodge taxes.
- Anyone else finding the British Newspaper Archive very slow today?
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe British Library’s PhD placement scheme for 26/27 is now open. My team are offering an exciting placement aiming to raise the profile of our illustrated newspaper collection: www.bl.uk/services/res...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsRest in Peace, drummer Sly Dunbar who has died age 73. He was known as half of the production team Sly & Robbie & worked with Peter Tosh, Ian Dury, Rolling Stones & many others. 👇 BBC News - Sly Dunbar, prolific legend of reggae, dies aged 73 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThe 101ers, con los que hizo una de las canciones que más me alegran el día 👯♀️ youtu.be/6w9P3BX5UyM?...
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbsremembering Mark E. Smith of #TheFall today, as he’d want to be remembered 🖤
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsWe cannot escape the fact that George Washington enslaved people, and he knew he could not escape that fact either. Signs may come down (for now), but good history is out there, starting with: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
- Woman selling herrings at Garstang market, Lancashire, 1891: “They’ve backs like farmers’ sons, & bellies like landlords, & shine like cats’ eyes under a bed.” [Hewitson diaries, 5 Nov 1891, available at Lancashire Archives, DP512/1/12.]
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs"In this essay I will" - spoilers - over-confident - rigid, boring "In this essay I *might*" - creates suspense - nonchalant - adventurous, fun
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsMcSweeney and Glasman are geniuses.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsI need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you! adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsI have a super niche fellowship question: for the Houghton Library at Harvard fellowship apps, the list of materials--are shelf marks enough? Do they want narratives? Those of you who have gotten one before, help?
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs'The Wonder of the Underwear World' A bold claim from Royal Fleece Vests & Pants! The Railway Review contained a range of ads targeting railway workers, alongside news, opinion pieces & cartoons. Most editions between 1880-1920 have been digitised & are online at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsSCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT The cat has already been fed.
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsAnd invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsOne for anyone who lives in / used to live / knows SE19: this is on the site of what’s now the athletics track, I think, dinosaurs off to the right.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsBernard Buffet, L’oiseau rouge, 1959
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsAs net migration goes down, services will be cut and taxes will have to go up. Voters are going to hate that. Meanwhile, the racists they hope will vote for them don't believe that #Labour are cutting immigration, while anti-racists know, and hate it. #suicide www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsMeanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThis use of Grok isn't personal perversion but political terrorism: it's designed to silence women, make us retreat from public life. Exemplified by the digital desecration of the body of Renee Good: someone prompted Grok to deepfake a bikini on her corpse. "You're next" is the message to women.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsWe are looking for a new editor for our website and social media. Interested? DM us or email sslhwebeditor @ gmail . com for more info.
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs“There are many similarities in terms of authoritarian behaviour. It’s frightening having seen Venezuela to see the US on a similar slippery slope.” Lawyer Eva Golinger says Trump is more tyrannical than Maduro, who she worked with under Chávez trib.al/0GcuGqe
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsLike the bible says: live by the sword, no worries
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsNick Robinson's political interviews perfectly illustrate the invariable reality of the BBC: strong with the weak and weak with the strong.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsWorth saying out loud: Foreign mass murdering criminals like Trump and Netanyahu are given state visits and welcomed with open arms while British citizens are jailed and criminalised for holding up placards protesting against genocide.
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsCritically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsFrom an email to one of our faculty members.... Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
- Reposted by Andrew Hobbs"MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsThis is such an incredible piece, with soooo many amazing links and so much info that I didn’t even know (e.g. Pinochet being involved in drug-running!): prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsRevenue generated by subscribers fully funded journalism at the Irish Times for the first time last year www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-w...
- Reposted by Andrew HobbsNobody could have predicted this.
