Patrick van der Geest

(2/2) This proposal risks repeating that familiar British habit of navel-gazing and exceptionalism — as if the rest of Europe were waiting for Westminster to resolve its own contradictions.

(1/2) I welcome the initiative for a Royal Commission, but I take issue with the attitude expressed here. The EU should not be drawn into Britain’s internal reckoning with Brexit. Don’t burden European institutions and officials until you have decided what you actually want. —

The Case for a Royal Commission on Britain and Europe

This is very much worth reading by @andrewduffeu.bsky.social . It is not 2016 anymore. The world has changed and so has the EU. Which means that Britain AND EU member States should review their experience of Brexit. verfassungsblog.de/the-case-for...

This story reveals so much. Why is still disturbing and distressing to some folk to consider the possibility that a historical figure might just be, well, not completely straight? Nelson was still Nelson. Queer people have always existed. We always will.

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Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

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Joint exhibition with www.stuartlindenrhodes.com and @jonshard on until October 5th at Manchester Spinningfields. Some the photography courtesy of @universityofmanchester @thejohnrylands.bsky.social

The John Rylands Library is opening a new exhibition in Spinningfields to mark Manchester Pride 2025 in collaboration with photographers Stuart Linden Rhodes and Jon Shard.  Details in ALT text

Donate to Help save Mowgli's Leg - Urgent Surgery Needed, organized by Chloe Harris Hi, my name is Chloe, and I'm reaching out to help my niece's beloved cat,… Chloe Harris needs your support for Help save Mowgli's Leg - Urgent Surgery Needed

My aunt's cat, Mowgli, recently had an accident and was hit by a motorbike, which caused his hip to dislocate. Mowgli is only two years old and such a gentle, loving cat. If you're able, please consider helping cover the cost of his surgery so he can enjoy a happy, healthy life. gofund.me/b3151d85

President Macron:

We are talking about an imperialist and revisionist power that is today's Russia, which since 2008 has constantly sought to conquer new territories, has constantly revised international borders, and has never kept its promises of peace and non-aggression.

Free to read: Researchers suggest one-a-year publication limit to address “publish or perish mania”

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UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit

A small piece of the immense vandalism done to our country by #Brexit has been mended. There's a lot more left to fix.

The UK, once the most LGBTQ-friendly country in Europe, drops to 22nd place Hungary and Georgia have also seen sharp declines after the introduction of anti-LGBTQ legislation

In case you missed it
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Forssell kan omöjligt ha varit ovetandes om sonens blixtsnabba och kraftiga radikalisering Det här går knappt att ta in: Medan pappan tweetade detta på X tidigare i år var sonen ute och spred propaganda tillsammans med och för nazistiska NMR som USA har klassat som en terroristorganisati…

Medan pappan tweetade detta på X tidigare i år var sonen ute och spred propaganda tillsammans med och för nazistiska NMR som USA har terrorklassat och som Säpo övervakar.

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Forssell kan omöjligt ha varit ovetandes om sonens blixtsnabba radikalisering.

After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

1. Earlier this year, Trump erased transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument webpage, digitally burning the history we helped create.

Now, he's doing the same to bisexual people.

No marginalized group will be safe from the admin's moving targets.

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Trump administration erase references to bisexuality from Stonewall National Monument site The Trump administration has quietly erased pages on the Stonewall National Monument website, deleting any reference to transgender or bisexual individuals

Trump administration erase references to bisexuality from Stonewall National Monument site www.attitude.co.uk/news/bisexua...

Moscow's thinking about spheres of influence. ... and the origins of the Cold War.

Historians will appreicate. Soviet thinking about spheres of influence. It's time that this document is widely shared in the English translation [Free]. open.substack.com/pub/profradc...

LGSM members on the 'true manifestation of allyship' between LGBTQ+ people and miners in Thatcher's Britain (EXCLUSIVE) The incredible efforts of the people who set up Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) are an unforgettable example of allyship, activism and people power

The incredible efforts of the people who set up Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) have been honoured at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe 2025, supported by British Airways
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Everything about this video makes me so proud to be part of the same rainbow family! 🙏🏳️‍🌈

Here is a little story about the #earlymodern emoticon "<3" and the complex symbolic meaning of this typographical entity that I posted yesterday. Follow me, for catholic symbolism and some #bookhistory, dear #skystorians of the blue skies. Here we go...

Mot bakgrund av innehållet i SD:s vitbok står det nu klart att SD i dag är världens största och mäktigaste parti med ett nazistiskt förflutet.

Varför vågar inte SD offentliggöra vitboken i sin helhet och låta svenska folket och partiets väljare få ta del av den?

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Somehow the "We need to support policies that are popular" crowd never land on the very popular polices like "taxing big corporation more," "making health care more affordable," or "paying teachers more."

It's always just "be 10% more racist."

Institutions in Motion | INTRECCI Intermediaries, Agency, and Adaption in Global Commerce and Empire, 1450-1850

A great pleasure last week to hold the first workshop of my INTRECCI project - took the opportunity to bring some ludicrously brilliant ECRs to Manchester!

I co-hosted with a visiting PhD student @ideesdupasse.bsky.social who has written up a little review: intrecci-project.org/institutions...

SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

A kind request to sign the petition to show support and solidarity with the Archives Team at the University of Bangor.

The knowledge, skills and amazing resource is under direct threat of being lost due to proposed cuts.

Help save our archives!

Economists looking at an idea from sociology literature that they will be the first to write a paper on.

Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond

"The new artwork, at Manchester Art Gallery, commemorates the occasion when the African American abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond made a speech on the site in 1859." www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Darwin, Dickens and a Giant Diamond: Inside The Great Exhibition

Join @davidolusoga.bsky.social and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social as they discuss the story behind one of the greatest exhibitions Britain and the world has ever known...

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Fascinating map courtesy of @bruegel.bsky.social which shows which EU region is most exposed to US tariffs