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Matthew Parker

@matthewparker70.bsky.social

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Historian and writer. www.matthewparker.co.uk. Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Lover of books, gardens, Japanese food. Lives in London with family and annoying dog. Only just got here

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Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Belatedly I am giving @matthewparker70.bsky.social’s superb One Fine Day a proper, rather than cursory read. In chapter after chapter on key parts of the Empire at its peak, he makes it clear that Britons’ racism against ‘non-white’ subjects who were willing to partner sowed key seeds of decline.

Book cover, Matthew Parker, One Fine Day

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Matthew Parker @matthewparker70.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Suriname money in Amsterdam

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Too late as always. The propaganda effect is complete. Thousands of voters will believe that Muslim men’s coercion swung the vote and corrupted “our” democracy because false allegations were reported. This is how right-leaning media have rolled the pitch for Reform. news.sky.com/story/politi...

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Politics latest: No evidence of 'family voting' in Gorton and Denton by-election, police say, after Reform complaint

There is no evidence of "family voting" in last month's Gorton and Denton by-election, police say, after a Reform UK complaint following the Green Party win there. And Beth Rigby has spoken to Keir St...

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Matthew Parker @matthewparker70.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Monty Python comes to Hackney

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Matthew Parker @matthewparker70.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I wish I hadn't seen The Last of Us. These are growing FAST

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Matthew Parker @matthewparker70.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Lucky enough to be sent a proof of this, out next month. Really recommend - an epic research achievement but also incredibly readable

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