Reposted by Aaron SheridanMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Draughton Street terraced housing, Bradford, still standing, and the Woolman Street tenements, Leeds, demolished in the late 1970s. Added to my map of pre-First World War council housing: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e... 1103
Reposted by Aaron SheridanBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The excerpts in this thread are from my recent report, co-authored with Joe Beswick, published by @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & @neweconomics.bsky.social, drawing on great work by @ippr.org, @generationrent.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social & others! You can find it here: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...ucl.ac.ukTaking back control of rentsAuthored by Beth Stratford and Joe Beswick 1415
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We subsidise landlords with housing benefit payments to the tune of £37B, and we continue to prop up insane house prices with this policy. Control rents, build social housing and empower councils and homeowners to socialise existing homes. We need to stop pumping state capital into private housingbbc.co.ukAndy Burnham announces scheme to help first-time buyersThe prime minister says he wants people without support from the "bank of mum and dad" to receive help. 142
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On holiday in Lanzarote, climbed a small volcano yesterday: the Montaña Roja in Playa Blanca 011
Reposted by Aaron SheridanWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 16/09/2026#OtD 16 Sep 1982 right-wing Christian militias, supported by the Israeli army, began carrying out out acts of murder, torture, rape, and abuse in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon. 800- 3500 people were killed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1271... 08543
Reposted by Aaron SheridanAndy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 02/09/2026Inspired by this bizarre period of post-war public house architecture I have put together a map of flat-roofed pubs in Edinburgh. There are some rules in the description that will explain why some candidates are on the exclusion list. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...google.comEdinburgh Flat-roofed Pubs - Google My MapsA map of post-WW2, purpose-built flat-roofed pubs in Edinburgh. The rules are: 1. Must be flat-roofed (pitched porticos etc. will be tolerated). I understand that this will exclude The Gauntlet. 2. Mu... 164416
Reposted by Aaron SheridanDr Bryony Coombs @bryonycoombs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026go.bsky.app/43xNSFh 103320
Reposted by Aaron SheridanMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The fight for the first rural council housing in England (in 1894) - led by FD Perrott, the 'Radical Vicar of Ixworth' and the Ixworth Agricultural Labourers’ Association. municipaldreams.substack.com/p/stow-road-... 21918
Reposted by Aaron SheridanJames @northamptonian.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Only just got to see this. It contains a remarkable graph. Appears that Councils stopped building houses...and basically nobody took their place. 3117290
Reposted by Aaron SheridanEwan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, is coming out in October. You can preorder it from Waterstones with a 25% discount today and tomorrow! Place your order here ⬇️ www.waterstones.com/book/an-inju... 16728
Reposted by Aaron SheridanStéphanie says… 🏴☠️🦈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The pipeline funnelling ‘dark money’ into orgs like Sex Matters and LGB Alliance needs to be publicly exposed. 07523
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I take the view that its how the history is used that is more important than strict accuracy. If I want scholarship, ill read scholarship. Far more dangerous than historical fiction playing with the facts is the growing number of infotainment outlets seeking to use history for their own ends 002
Reposted by Aaron SheridanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com 149478692943
Reposted by Aaron SheridanOlivia Mitchell @livsmitch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Excited to announce our edited volume! We’re looking to bring together global, visual depictions of monarchies/royalty. Please share widely! 024
Reposted by Aaron SheridanWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 27/06/2026#OtD 27 Jun 1968 police raided the Atelier Populaire, the Popular Workshop which made the iconic posters of the May 68 revolt. The artists took their press before the police could, and so continued their work. We reproduced some of their art: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/... 010933
Reposted by Aaron SheridanNational Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Scotland's national film archive holds 26,000 films – from Clyde shipyards to St Andrews parades. But half are on decaying formats, and time is running out. This year's Annual Appeal is raising funds to digitise and restore them, before they're lost > auth.nls.uk/support-us/w... 04028
Reposted by Aaron SheridanThe City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Closing soon! You’ve got until 8 July to share your views on our proposals to revitalise the main streets in #Craigmillar and #Niddrie. Please register your views by taking part in the survey at consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/craigmil.... 01110
Reposted by Aaron SheridanThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2622904...thenational.scotScotland to host Gaza genocide exhibition after Israel lobby group stops London showART focused on Israel’s genocide in Palestine is set to be shown in Scotland after its exhibition south of the Border was cancelled following… 12210
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Gorgeous George without his hat is a dead ringer for Kurt von Schleicher. Who else has a Weimar era doppelganger? 210
Reposted by Aaron SheridanProf Tracey Hill @tracelarkhall.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Kevin Morris's letter in the @lrb.co.uk. Couldn't agree more, especially with what he says about teaching in post-92s. 26121
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Gutted with the result (and raging with the refereeing) last night, but god was it good to see the Scotland squad playing on the world stage! 130
Reposted by Aaron SheridanKatherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 19/06/2026No plans thisafternoon? Come and join me on a walk from Govan X to Kinning Park Complex, tea n biscuits plus some chat about 30th anniversary of the community occupation which saved the building at the end www.eventbrite.com/e/govan-radi...eventbrite.comGovan Radical Histories - Kinning Park Complex special!Walking through the radical histories and present-day struggles of the city of Glasgow 185
Reposted by Aaron SheridanVintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 15/06/2026Exuma - Baal [1970] redd.it/3qmo70 youtu.be/Y94GLSGVRWgyoutu.beExuma - Baal [1970] 041
Reposted by Aaron SheridanMark Gill @markgill.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Glasgow - large Stand Up to Racism protest at the Buchanan Steps 16129
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Anti-fascist demonstration this Saturday coming. Great to see such an immediate response to far-right thuggery in Glasgow. Make sure they know that they don’t run this city, they’re not welcome here and that if they try it again they will pay for it. 0129
Reposted by Aaron SheridanLaura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 10/06/2026NEW: Police have finally issued a statement nearly 18 hours after events - 3 men arrested and charged "in connection with various offences" - ages 31, 18 and 18 - 2 officers injured - 3 members of the public injured "because of the colour of their skin" 13719
Reposted by Aaron SheridanEwan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Next Wednesday I’m presenting a People’s History of Scottish Energy for the Scottish Energy Forum in Edinburgh. My lecture uses the memories of workers and communities in coal, oil, nuclear and renewables to understand how Scotland’s resource richness has led to economic precarity. Sign up ⬇️scottishenergyforum.orgResource Rich but Economically Uncertain: Scotland's Energy History and Future - Scottish Energy ForumHistorian Ewan Gibbs presents a people’s energy history of Scotland using records of government, industry and trade unions. He also draws on oral histories recorded with workers and their families fro... 1125
Reposted by Aaron SheridanSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There is a gathering on the Buchanan St steps in Glasgow with White Unity banners of the ethnonationalist far right prominent 82813
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026About 100 masked fascists walked right by me and my friends tonight. Reading now that they had battered and chased non-white people they encountered on their way through Glasgow City Centre. Anti-fascists need to respond to this. It can't go unchecked and we can't let them harm our neighbours 13712
Reposted by Aaron SheridanThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The Art Deco style entrance to the Glasgow Film Theatre on Rose Street in Glasgow. Opening in 1939 as the Cosmo, it was the first Art House cinema outside of London. It was the final cinema designed prolific cinema designer James McKissack before his death. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture 29112
Reposted by Aaron SheridanIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 29/05/2026European alternative to Google Docs and Microsoft Office launches on 9 June: free, open source and online, using existing building blocks. An important step in freeing ourselves from US control. www.zdnet.com/article/euro...zdnet.comEuro-Office, Europe's open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9European tech firms will ship the first stable release of Euro-Office next month, giving governments and businesses worldwide a ready-to-run, sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs. 251268516
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This week has been a big week for me: finally sent away a full (if very rough) draft of my PhD project; got my first research publication out there; started a new job at Kelvingrove. Will be taking a much-needed break from PhDing next week but I think I've earned it. Next up: PhD submission. 180
Reposted by Aaron SheridanDr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I am looking for someone fab to join me at Strathclyde on a funded PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism. If you are that person, or know someone who is, there's a month left to apply! #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...static.klipy.comEduwis Preschool: We're HiringALT: Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring 02336
Reposted by Aaron SheridanAaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026My first journal article, ‘Resistance and Resilience in Edinburgh Council Housing Schemes’ is now live! Based on my PhD research, it looks at the connections between everyday social life and episodes of housing struggles in the 20th century You can read it here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/exhistoria/a... 1156
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026My first journal article, ‘Resistance and Resilience in Edinburgh Council Housing Schemes’ is now live! Based on my PhD research, it looks at the connections between everyday social life and episodes of housing struggles in the 20th century You can read it here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/exhistoria/a... 1156
Reposted by Aaron SheridanSenthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 21/05/2026“A rapidly expanding network of organisations campaigning against trans rights is shaping media coverage and political debate across the UK, while trans people are increasingly excluded from reporting about their own lives.” Powerful conservative groups orchestrate much of our transphobic politics.amnesty.org.ukAnti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis revealsAmnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations 12605235
Reposted by Aaron SheridanTransition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 18/05/2026🚨 NEW ESSAY: “Military Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous Lands” Nessie Nankivell explores the Pentagon’s expansion of mining on Indigenous territories in Canada. transitionsecurity.org/military-min...transitionsecurity.orgMilitary Minerals: How US Military Demand Is Intensifying Extraction on Indigenous LandsAs Pentagon demand for minerals grows, Canada’s mining expansion is accelerating extraction on Indigenous territories. 185
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My wee sister has just received an A in her Social Sciences HNC. She was a single point off of full marks for sociology! I'm a very proud big brother today. 090
Reposted by Aaron SheridanCharlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Scottish history column: Working Class Courtship, Marriage and Divorce, 1855-1939. How a narrative of the ‘traditional’ family is challenged by the complexity of familial and domestic experience. www.thenational.scot/culture/2611...thenational.scotThe new book charting Scotland's history of marriageTHERE’S a milestone to mark. This history column has now been running for nearly a year and now has reached 25 instalments. It is believed to be… 32714
Reposted by Aaron SheridanDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 18/05/2026Criterion releasing Harlan County, USA and American Dream on 4K just in time for Labor Day is absolute sicko shit 46411
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I like to stick on instrumental music when I work. Lately on YouTube there's been so much AI-generated slop that's been tricking me with its quality. Very sad to see. Gone are the days of amateur retro playlist curation and genuine artists creating beats and pieces for a niche audience. 130
Reposted by Aaron SheridanSacha Hilhorst @sachahilhorst.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Lots of post-industrial towns across England are currently Labour-held but lean Reform. Starmer's Blue Labour-ish strategy to hold on to them has been both bad and ineffective. So what to do instead? For my money: radical on economics, tough on corruption. www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...common-wealth.orgPopular Radicalism in Post-Industrial EnglandPlace-based research into the lives of voters in post-industrial England and how progressives can connect with them. 0177
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I can believe that Streeting has the support of 80+ MPs, but I just don't see what his strategy is for winning over the Labour membership. Starmer's strategy was essentially subterfuge, which is more difficult for Streeting as an open party rightist but also as its been done before very recently. 110
Reposted by Aaron SheridanJulia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This is a long shot because this isn't the old twitter, but I'm looking for history articles/books that look at cases of British/Irish settlers/squatters being prosecuted for crimes against Indigenous/colonized people. It can be anywhere in the world, but ideally the late C18/early C19. 21111174
Reposted by Aaron SheridanMass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 12/05/2026These pictures come from Natalie, a PhD student in social anthropology at @manchester.ac.uk conducting 12-months ethnographic fieldwork in the tourist and entertainment industry in Blackpool. Natalie has been out and about promoting our 12th May diary day as part of her research! 195
Reposted by Aaron SheridanEvan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Another q for #historians Looking for any research on political surveillance in inter-war South Africa... 035
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I was working the count in Glasgow yesterday. I got to say hello to Iris Duane before her win. Great to see a trans socialist in parliament and I wish her well. Thomas Kerr, the Reform turncoat, was also there doing laps around the hall making tiktoks with his entourage of wee guys. Embarassing 080
Reposted by Aaron SheridanMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Horrifying. 😥 "War has always been deadly to children, but now a new concern has arisen in Gaza, where they seem to be vanishing without explanation. Parents believe that they are being abducted, but no-one knows what becomes of them."bylines.scotGaza’s new terror: the disappearing children - Bylines ScotlandPalestinian parents fear the worst as children vanish from the streets of Gaza amid claims that they are being abducted 514995
Reposted by Aaron Sheridanlynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Ancient mosaics in Glasgow 3143
Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026New Order - Temptation (12" mix) Wu-Tang - Da Mystery of Chessboxin The Maytals - Sweet and Dandy Death Grips - DG is Online Bad Brains - Right Brigade Blink 182 - Carousel (CC version) Thee Oh Sees - The Dream Wooden Shjips - Everybody Knows Ducktails - Don't Make Plans Cap'n Jazz - Little League 000