I was interviewed by the BBC today, after our NEU rally in Durham Market Place. It was the second story on Look North. Here is the clip. @neu_durham @NEUnorthern@NEUnion
#OnThisDay 1984. The North East of England suffered the worst outbreaks of violence in the #MinersStrike
Violence flared after police smuggled a strike-breaking miner into Easington colliery via a back entrance.
@OCR_RS I logged on yesterday and today but it won’t let me click on ‘unit / component reports’ but it just says ‘sorry an error has occurred on the Active Results site’. Can you advise please?
I’m in Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week to mark 80 years since the atomic bomb.
It's been incredibly moving to listen to survivors and their descendants calling for a future free of nuclear weapons.
We are all human beings on one planet - let us build a world of peace for all!
In 2009 Israel bombed Gaza over several days, killing over 1,300 people (including 460 children). The BBC refused to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committees appeal for aid to Gaza.
This was Tony Benns response live on air.
According to @NatCen, fully three-fifths (60%) of the British public now support changing the voting system for UK general elections. Scrapping FPTP is more urgent than ever.
https://t.co/mB7FmHApjo
#OTD 1945. Election Landslide.
Clement Attlee becomes first PM to lead a majority Labour government.
Winning a 146 seat majority, he says "It will give heart to all those all the world over who believe in freedom, democracy and social justice"
A thread 80 years on👇🏼
ORGREAVE INQUIRY ANNOUNCED!
At last the government have announced an inquiry will take place into Orgreave. Please see and share our press release.
https://t.co/eUhFRaJBEu
I’ve now completed 27 years in the classroom. By and large, it’s been a great year, with plenty of joy and reward - teaching history & politics to some of the most fantastic students. My team are just the best too. Happy summer everyone!☀️ #teaching
What a great, inspiring day at the Miners' Gala! NEU there in huge numbers. Terrific speeches from our trade union leaders, Jeremy Corbyn and Palestinian diplomat Husam Zomlot. The past we inherit, the future we build. #DurhamMinersGala#DurhamNEU
The excellent Woodhorn Museum with Year 9 today, learning about the history of coal mining, with a focus on the monumental battle the miners waged 40 years ago to preserve their jobs and communities. Appropriate, ahead of the Durham Miners’ Gala this weekend ✊ #WoodhornMuseum
Ancient Romans with Year 9 today. Archeology at the incredible Vindolanda and a quick visit to the nearby Roman Army Museum. Right on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, as the dominant European power struggled to contain the threat posed by the Celtic tribes! #vindolanda