Reposted by Tony Harcuparchivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 13hHancock's Half Hour (16th October 1959). "Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?" 03410 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupIFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 18h📣 We demand justice for Daphne. We demand the truth. #NeverForget #Endimpunity @europeanjournalists.org 047 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 11hOur members at The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, will go on strike again from Monday to Wednesday to demand fair pay for their work. Messages of support can be sent to: campaigns@nuj.org.uk #SolidarityForScience 022 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: THE JEFFREY ARCHER TRIBUTE SHOW The Page 94 team pay a unique tribute to Lord Archer, mark Ian’s 40 years as editor of the mag, and look ahead to what autumn holds in British politics. Watch: youtu.be/xKSbG908vE8 212721 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Our holiday has been very disappointing. The Chalet is not very good, and the weather has been awful. I should hate to live here, winter must be dreadful. All good wishes Fred & Elsie 720424 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupMichael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Great to see @jim.londoncentric.media's London Centric at 5.5k paid subs. Now has a three-person team & £300k-£400k annual revenue. Lots going on suddenly in local news & a lot of that down to the back to basics energy brought by likes of @londoncentric.media pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/...pressgazette.co.ukLondon Centric hits 5,500 paid subscribers two years after Substack launchJim Waterson’s London Centric Substack has grown to 5,500 paid subscribers and 42,000 free susbcribers since launching two years ago. 1267 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupRemember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The alternative folk of Leeds make an appearance in the Yorkshire Evening Post, courtesy of @silverdraws.bsky.social #LeedsHistory 053 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupKeiron Pim @keironpim.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The painting in Bethnal Green Library of the school playground in Wellclose Square, off Cable Street, by Dan Jones 171 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupRemember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A fascinating look at alternative publishing (including Leeds Other Paper) is now online as part of the excellent People's History of Leeds project. Take a look yourself here 👀peopleshistoryofleeds.comDIY Revolution | People History of LeedsA deep dive into the birth of Goth in Leeds, told by the musicians, DJs and fans who shaped an alternative scene of bands, clubs, chaos, creativity and community. 0147 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026🧵The Jarrow march or crusade reached Harrogate OTD, Monday, 12, October in 1936. They had walked fifteen miles from Ripon and they then departed for Leeds the following day. The march faced various challenges not least of which was the Labour Party conference's 27513 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupCambridge Digital Library @camdiglib.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Check out the Stuart Hall Archive Project! Amazing resource that includes not only digitisation, but tools and teaching resources too! You can access the archive here: stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk And this news article is a great intro read! www.theguardian.com/society/2026....theguardian.comThatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved onlineProject lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture 085 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999. 311480461 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 06/10/2026A rather more honest Jeffrey Archer obituary by @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social I kept coming back to Coghlan: "You're a liar. He's a liar and he knows it. He's even putting his wife through it. I've got nothing he's got money. I can't even go back to work" brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...brokenbottleboy.substack.comHere lies Jeffrey ArcherThe death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. 28747 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupDan Hayes @danhayesjourno.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Since announcing free subs for 16-25 year olds on Tuesday, almost three quarters of them have already gone! If you're lucky enough to be so young, why not grab an entire year's subscription free, courtesy of Postcode Lottery? Click below to sign up. And don't hang around. They're going quick!sheffieldtribune.co.ukFree Tribune subscriptions for 16-25 year olds!We've got a very exciting announcement... 155 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupHalf Man Half Biscuit Information Service @hmhbinfo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Something for the weekend: No-one Likes A Polymath #HMHB youtu.be/MTzLISc_YrE?...youtu.beHalf Man Half Biscuit "No-One Likes A Polymath"YouTube video by Joe Ussher 1196 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign 24550471565 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Lovely piece by @juderogers.bsky.social on #70Up 072 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Lovely piece by @juderogers.bsky.social on #70Up 072 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 21/09/2026"I applaud these news organizations for pushing back immediately against Trump’s illegal behavior,” said @jschleuss.com, the president of The NewsGuild-CWA. "This is yet again another shameful moment for our country." 66518 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "Our members deserve better. Audiences deserves better. The BBC is at risk of entering an inescapable doom spiral if it continues in this direction [...] the UK government must step in." www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...nuj.org.ukBBC heading for avoidable 'doom spiral' with constant cuts, says NUJThe NUJ has warned that the BBC risks becoming trapped in an avoidable “doom spiral”, harming both workers and UK audiences, if the nation’s broadcaster continues its regime of brutal cuts. 175 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupK M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026wp.me/p15p2Q-hGrwp.meThe social historian who couldn’t get The Making of the English Working Class discussed at OxfordDavid Kynaston has written interesting books on cricket but is perhaps best known as a social historian who has been published detailed histories of post-1945 Britain for some years now. His latest… 084 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupRemember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There's a great little exhibition about 400 years of #LeedsHistory on at @leedslibraries.bsky.social at the moment - and it's really good to see the role of the local alternative press properly acknowledged. #Leeds400 #LeedsOtherPaper #ChapeltownNews 076 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupDr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026September 23, 1963 0153 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Lancet members are on strike today as they fight for better pay. Follow our rolling coverage here: www.nuj.org.uk/resource/liv...nuj.org.ukLive coverage from The Lancet strikeNUJ members working at the Lancet are out on strike today (22 September) over pay - the first time workers have been forced to walk out in the company’s 200-year history. 076 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTransport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So many people are dependent on cars because they have no viable alternatives. Freedom is people being able to CHOOSE their transport based on their needs, not FORCED to drive because nothing else exists. This #WorldCarFreeDay, we’re calling for better choices. 🧵 1136 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Our members at the Lancet will be striking for fair pay tomorrow - the first time workers have been forced to walk out in the company’s 200-year history. Picket details⬇️ #SolidarityForScience 034 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Continually trying to hit unobtainable numbers is pretty depressing. But even worse, it doesn’t work..." An inside look at the change in local news from @braddeasjourno.bsky.social, who spent eight years at the coalface with the Bradford T&A. 1/2 theexchange.news/how-local-jo...theexchange.newsHow local journalism was brokenFrom a man who has seen it from the inside 182 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupCommittee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of how far this administration will go to control the narrative and silence critical, fact-based, news coverage. cpj.org?p=621585cpj.orgCPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights - Committee to Protect JournalistsMiami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of ho... 1106 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 21/09/2026Over the weekend, journalists with CNN, MS NOW and Politico reported their press badges were confiscated when they attempted to enter White House grounds. The outlets have announced they will file a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration in response. 311039 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupThe Underground Map @theundergroundmap.com · 21/09/2026Newspaper stall on the platform at British Museum tube station on 13 February 1903 📷 London Transport collection #london #holborn 081 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026'...Audiences value news not only as a record of what happened but as a way to orient themselves in the world – to understand context, consequences, and what matters now.' 2/2 032 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026'...Audiences value news not only as a record of what happened but as a way to orient themselves in the world – to understand context, consequences, and what matters now.' 2/2 032 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026'Our findings show that the public still value the qualities audiences most strongly associate with journalism: factual accuracy, verification, depth, transparency, and accountability... 1/2 111 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026'Our findings show that the public still value the qualities audiences most strongly associate with journalism: factual accuracy, verification, depth, transparency, and accountability... 1/2 111 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupOld British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 15/09/2026[1967] The Avengers - Opening credits for the Diana Rigg colour episodes. 063 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupIFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Without press freedom, the world lives in darkness 🔴 On #DemocracyDay, journalists and unions worldwide stand up for the right to seek, receive & share information without fear. ✊🏽 📣 Join us: fight censorship. Defend journalists. Share this post! #PressFreedom #IFJ #Journalists 056 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Interesting read about the value of reading, among other things... 031 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Interesting read about the value of reading, among other things... 031 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupDes @desdelboy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Morning all. The Arts Tower, Sheffield 1965. Photographer Robert Blomfield 2025144 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Looking forward to following this Alternative Music in Leeds audio trail over the coming days, put together by @silverdraws.bsky.social as part of the @leedscivictrust.bsky.social Heritage Open Days. Apparently I'm on it somewhere, but don't let that put you off...leedsnomad.com 032 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Looking forward to following this Alternative Music in Leeds audio trail over the coming days, put together by @silverdraws.bsky.social as part of the @leedscivictrust.bsky.social Heritage Open Days. Apparently I'm on it somewhere, but don't let that put you off...leedsnomad.com 032 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupRemember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The wall of sound - it's good to see former Leeds Other Paper photographer #TonyWoolgar being remembered with a whole wall of his Leeds music scene pics, on now at #NorthernGuitars on Call Lane in the city (just around the corner from LOP's last premises). #LeedsHistory 052 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupNUJ Leeds & West Yorks @nujleeds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We're calling for Iconic Media and its owner Malcolm Denmark to recognise our union, urgently enter negotiations to address poor pay and improve working conditions for staff across titles in the UK and Irelandnuj.org.ukIconic Media: Better pay, proper sayThe NUJ is campaigning for Iconic Media and its owner Malcolm Denmark to recognise the union, urgently enter negotiations to address poor pay and improve working conditions for staff across titles in ... 012 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Indeed - also without the need to fold, collate and physically deliver an actual paper every week! 020 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupDr Vic Clarke @vjctorianist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The latest issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social, The Radical North 1779-1914 is now out! Edited by Simon Morgan, I am so pleased to have an article in this collection dedicated to my late PhD supervisor and legend of radical history Malcolm Chase. www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/6...tandfonline.comNorthern HistoryThe Radical North; Guest Editor: Simon Morgan. Volume 63, Issue 1 of Northern History 1113 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupJulia Smith @juliasmithmum63.bsky.social · 02/09/2026While I don't condone my son's use of AI to generate elements of this, I do now wish 'Sharples!' existed. @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social @quantick.bsky.social 06120 0
Reposted by Tony HarcupTony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Fascinating piece here by Harry Ward, via @nujleeds.bsky.socialnujleeds.org.ukLearning to report the courts when you can’t see them - NUJ Leeds and West YorkshireFor blind trainee journalist Harry Ward (pictured), learning to cover the courts has meant mastering much more than media law. It has meant learning about buildings, routines and people, while the ins... 022 0
Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Fascinating piece here by Harry Ward, via @nujleeds.bsky.socialnujleeds.org.ukLearning to report the courts when you can’t see them - NUJ Leeds and West YorkshireFor blind trainee journalist Harry Ward (pictured), learning to cover the courts has meant mastering much more than media law. It has meant learning about buildings, routines and people, while the ins... 022 0