Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 8hThis was, essentially, the basis of Archer's literary career 020
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 13h'I think the Greens should be concentrating on saving the planet, so I'm joining the Tories ...' 020
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm inclined to disbelieve reports of Jeffrey Archer's death 010
Reposted by Stuart JonesOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Archer came and spoke to my school in the 1980s. Charm personified. Bragged at length about his many achievements and then... something bizarre happened. 1/3 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJeffrey Archer obituaryPolitician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace. 29450142
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, but everyone left in the Tory party is just as creepy 000
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That is a very interesting thought ... Comrade Binface might sweep to power 000
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Probably as an undergraduate he went by his courtesy title Viscount Refuse 100
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Indeed, Greats people get everywhere, even into bins 100
Reposted by Stuart JonesWolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlist, showcasing six exceptional books that explore how societies navigate periods of seismic change. Congratulations to all the authors! 👏📚 bit.ly/4yCLe5T 25634
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When they discover they need a visa to go to Bicester Village there will be uproar 010
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026'You're suppressing my free speech by not debating with me (or "debating me") on Cornmarket' 010
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026... with their Calvados, their camembert, their Norman Wisdom ... 140
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Born #OTD 200 years ago ... a neglected figure in 19c Manchester, co-founder of @manhighgirls.bsky.social, Whitworth Art Gallery and much else 010
Reposted by Stuart JonesAlice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 08/09/2026@britishlibrary.bsky.social were grateful to receive a large allocation of studentships as part of the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award scheme. We have 4 exciting new studentships starting in Oct 2027 - 3 are now open for prospective HEI supervisor proposals! www.bl.uk/services/res...bl.ukCollaborative Doctoral Landscape AwardsFully-funded and jointly supervised studentships across four developing research areas. 22225
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 04/09/2026'extrême droite' being the French for 'centre right', of course 010
Reposted by Stuart JonesWill Clement @historywill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There is still time to submit a chapter proposal for the book that @livsmitch.bsky.social and I are editing on the aesthetics of modern monarchies. Full details in the post here, but happy to answer informal questions too. Proposals due in by 1 Oct to aestheticsmonarchy@gmail.com Please share! 022
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Or, in the UK, a member of the House of Lords... 040
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 25/08/2026But not necessarily to each other... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukCouples with children should be married, Reform UK’s deputy leader saysRichard Tice also said ‘British-born children’ are a ‘good thing’ and should be encouraged 020
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Only some, though ... the majority are in her shadow cabinet 000
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Curiously I was about to suggest @chrisbrooke.bsky.social 120
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I can't help wondering how one goes about impersonating Trump's Chief of Staff 020
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Binface would never refuse to attend his own count 120
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Showing remorse for inciting anti-Jewish hatred by becoming an adviser to Badenoch is rather like showing remorse for wife-beating by beating someone else's wife 050
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 05/08/2026These days, you get cancelled for being an ex Nazi 120
Reposted by Stuart JonesCatherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 04/08/2026Very short notice (deadline 18 August) but we're advertising a 0.5fte lectureship in public history for next year. Covers my 3rd year undergraduate course on public history of Rome (ancient to modern) plus some MA public history teaching.manmetjobs.mmu.ac.ukLecturer in Public History and Heritage - (9363) | Manchester Metropolitan University CareersAll about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities. 24966
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 04/08/2026His supervisor is Pro-VC for the Student Experience, so it would have been a very good supervision, I'm sure 010
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Things that used to be done well in the UK: counting votes 010
Reposted by Stuart JonesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/07/2026The anti trans crowd was outraged by this study because it included clinicians who actually practice gender affirming care. Yet another systematic review that follows Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Utah, and Louisiana that finds this care is safe and effective with rare regret. 112539757
Reposted by Stuart JonesJosh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026As Ed Miliband leaves his post as energy and net-zero secretary, a final tally: There have been an incredible 251 newspaper editorials attacking him and his approach to net-zero since the start of 2024 That amounts to two editorials a week, mainly in the Sun, Daily Mail, Times and Daily Telegraph. 651273582
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Healey as Chancellor really would be a return to the '70s .... 031
Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 19/07/2026What sort of country can't have the world cup final start on time? 010
