New article in English Historical Review on 'Thatcherism & the Picket Line'. Looks at relationship between picketing & Conservatives esp. in 1980s, but also the legacy into the 1990s. Of relevance, I think, to the Orgreave inquiry
https://t.co/7ZsYISltVv
Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland closed last week with over 400 job losses. @riyokoshibe and I have published research in Antipode using interviews we recorded with Grangemouth workers to understand why they view the closure and redundancies as unjust. https://t.co/ciEJPYDc7c
Looking forward to the launch of 'Abolish Rent' at CCA on Tuesday May 20 with @tracyrosenthal_ and a panel composed of @ruth_gilbert @rosiehampton_@DDBB18761960 and myself. Free but ticketed (and in relatively short supply). Book now! See link below.
Looking forward to getting my copy. Loads of great looking writing here. I've got a chapter on the shift from the language of "control" to "voice" in the workplace since the first Red Paper on Scotland, and what's been lost in the process.
Pre-order here: https://t.co/OhdNil9knp
There is still time to register for Thursday's Energy That Made Modern Scotland podcast launch.
Join @ewangibbs and @DominicMHinde in exploring how energy has transformed Scotland's economy, culture, and politics.
Register here: https://t.co/RdoOXrjoIw
Guest blogger Arabella Diedrich has written this moving & powerful description of the impact of the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike on her family, the Hem Heath Colliery & community https://t.co/uFmNKwAV7Q See oral history https://t.co/c7kyqcEaY5 @UofGGES#MinersStrike#MinersStrike40