Alex Brown

Head of History & Politics in County Durham. NEU school representative. Ethical vegan and ultra runner. All views my own.

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

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

[Greg James @gregjames]

This commentary!!!! UNREAL

@ScotlandNT
@BBCScotland

#SCODEN

[Miners Strike @Miners_Strike]

#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.

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

@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?

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

@geneband_ I’m travelling to Leeds and London this time, but a North East gig would be perfect if you are planning more dates👌

[geneofficial @geneband_]

We're itching to play live music for you again. Maybe three shows isn't quite enough. What do you think?

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

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!

[Hibernian Football Club @HibernianFC]

𝟏𝟓𝟎 years of 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐂.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

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.

[Hibernian Football Club @HibernianFC]

𝟎𝟔 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓

150 years of 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

[History Calendar @historycalendar]

August 5, 1962 -- Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.

[Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform]

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

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🗳️ 18-24 poll average (with Corbyn party):

🟣 JCP – 27% (+27)
🔴 LAB – 23% (-18)
➡️ REF – 18% (+10)
🟢 GRN – 13% (-7)
🟠 LD – 11% (-5)
🔵 CON – 5% (-)

+/- vs GE2024

[Tides of History @labour_history]

#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 Justice @orgreavejustice]

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

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

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

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

As part of the railway centenary celebrations, the original Locomotion No. 1 hauls a replica of the train that ran at the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825, following a horseman carrying a red flag - from the Illustrated London News, 11 July 1925.

© The British Newspaper Archives

#drthehistories

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

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

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

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

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

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

[Alex Brown @FramHistory]

Scots laying siege to Warkworth Castle - again? Well, more like Year 9 Local History Enrichment Week, trip 1! #warkworth #englishheritage