What is actually going on there? Reads all very ominous...
11.02.2026 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@andrekeil.bsky.social
#Historian, #football enthusiast and participating observer. Lecturer in Modern European History. Opinions here strictly my own!
What is actually going on there? Reads all very ominous...
11.02.2026 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And just in time for the official #book launch this Wednesday, the affordable paperback version is back in stock! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dictators...
09.02.2026 11:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Quick reminder that I will be discussing my new #book this Wednesday in #Liverpool. I'll chat with my colleague @jamescrossland.bsky.social about the key themes and what they might mean for our understanding of #authoritarian #politics in past and present. Free tickets are still available here!
09.02.2026 10:58 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Yeah. A bit too comfy, I guess.
08.02.2026 11:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cheers! Everyone interested is very welcome!
08.02.2026 11:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah, who wears that at home?
07.02.2026 17:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Of course! Basically a posh version of The Telegraph now.
07.02.2026 17:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0There was a time when I referred to The Times as a "quality paper"... π
07.02.2026 17:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This is a tell-tale sign that Starmer's days are numbered. If calling a GE the end game, then it's truly over.
07.02.2026 17:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ramsay Macdonald was actually much more principled, see his opposition to WW1, etc. It would be really unfair to compare Starmer to him.
07.02.2026 17:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Excellent and fearless reporting. So important these days!
07.02.2026 13:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π¨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) ποΈ
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I am not sure I am proud of this, but today I explained to students that the July Crisis of 1914 was a bit like a Mexican Standoff.
03.02.2026 18:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hahaha
02.02.2026 12:08 β π 539 π 125 π¬ 13 π 8This is a remarkable relevation. Sheds really bad light on Starmer and McSweeney's judgement when they appointed Mandelson as US ambassador. But the historian in me also thinks that this will probably has to lead to a re-evaluation of New Labour and its key players as well.
02.02.2026 12:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As long as it moves! π
30.01.2026 13:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Onwards and upwards! π
30.01.2026 12:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This March is going to be very busy! On 26 March, I will be in #Bath to discuss my new book on #dictatorships and #authoritarianism. The talk will be at the Bath Literary and Scientific Institution at 7:30 pm. I am really looking forward to it, particularly since I've never been to Bath before.
30.01.2026 11:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'll be in #Newcastle on 12 March to talk about my new book on #dictatorships and #authoritarianism in modern #German #History. Apparently, the free tickets are almost gone, but some are still available. I am really looking forward to returning to the Toon for this event! Registration link below. π
30.01.2026 11:27 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0That's a very fine collection of guitars!
30.01.2026 10:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Boss being boss as we say here in Liverpool.
29.01.2026 23:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, I guess the question of what shall we do with the drunken sailor has been answered.
29.01.2026 22:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As old-fashioned as protest songs go here from The Boss (I mean this as a big compliment).
29.01.2026 22:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I will discuss my new book #authoritarianism and #dictatorships in modern #Germyn with @jamescrossland.bsky.social on 11 February. We will chat about whether we can learn anything from it for current developments. Free registration is now open: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
28.01.2026 14:56 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0My new book, 'Authoritarianism and #Dictatorships in Modern #German #History', was released last week. Apparently, the paperback version is already out of stock. More copies are on their way! In the meantime, you can still get the ebook version for Β£16.55 (as well as the pricier hardcover).
28.01.2026 12:16 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Watching the #German version of 'Race across the World' (first season is across South America). What's striking is that almost all the contestants speak decent, basic Spanish - quite a contrast with the British contestants. Also kinda boring because they are very efficient in finding local travel.
27.01.2026 21:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ja gut, es gibt immer Ausnahmen... π
26.01.2026 16:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Alles was irgendwasirgendwas24 im Namen hat, darf man nicht ernstnehmen.
26.01.2026 15:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0A lot of total nonsense being talked on graduates today. Hereβs the facts:
1) there was a rise in graduate inactivity UNDER the Tories
2) graduate inactivity has FALLEN under this government
3) The result is the graduate inactivity rate is currently the LOWEST on record