Dr Tom Wilkinson

Civil Servant @FCDOGovUK. Formerly Fellow of History @lsehistory. Historian of Empire & Youth. Writer, Charity Trustee, Buddhist & Yogi. Views Mine. 🏳️‍🌈

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

I'm very excited to share my academic publication "Consuming Students: Advertisements and the Indian Youth Market, 1935–65" was published in The Journal of South Asian Studies last week!! @southasiajsas

Check out the video abstract and read it here:

https://t.co/U4uCQPOBfH

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

@CraigOliver100 I'm really enjoying your blogs and I would highly reccomend them to friends and colleagues - keep them to coming!

#DesperatelySeekingWisdom

Forget Every "Life Hack" Except This One. https://t.co/RlNYM4JnD3

[Craig Oliver @CraigOliver100]

Here’s a short video explaining my latest Substack for Desperately Seeking Wisdom. It’s about why we need to deal with our past, or it will deal with us. You can check out the piece and subscribe here:

https://t.co/894Wltqa81

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

@KathyLeachFCDO Great picture! Thanks for sharing

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

@jasebyjason thoroughly enjoying Revolutionary Acts…

It’s a social history of Black gay men in UK, taking an elder generations stories of love, partying, politics, fights, scandals, everything.

Reminding me of the importance of oral history and the Gay Liberation Front

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

Massive thank you for the 30th birthday shout out on yesterday's #BBCNewscast @adamfleming @bbclaurak

Loved your poem Adam... 10/10 rating!

https://t.co/Q8KzOKo6sP

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

Wholly excessive sentencing of Russian veteran human rights campaigner, Oleg Orlov ...Like Navalny before him, he will now be consigned to a penal colony.

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Prosecutors have asked a Moscow court to send veteran human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to prison for 2 years 11 months for “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian armed forces. Verdict may come later today.

[Christoph Trebesch @Ch_Trebesch]

📢 New update of our Ukraine Support Tracker. The big news: Europe overtakes the US by a large margin (total EU now 2x US). If we add UK, NOR, CH, then US commitments are only 45% of Europe’s (€70 bn vs €156 bn). This is a major shift compared to first year of war. A thread 1/7

[Uilleam Blacker 🇺🇦 @BlackerUilleam]

Last week I had translations of two Ukrainian writers published:
Maik Yohansen, killed by Russia 1937
Victoria Amelina, killed by Russia 2023
My last message from Victoria was about a reference in her poem to another poet I've translated, Vasyl Stus, killed by Russia 1985. 1/4

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

Great experience to join @FCDO_FLAG
and #DiplomatsForEquality march and to celebrate
@PrideInLondon on Saturday!
 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

@mduruiss @AdriaanBXL @Flanders_UK @BelgiuminUK Great to meet you Martin!

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

Great privilege to be a part of the core @FCDOGovUK team that made the Ukraine Recovery Conference happen #StandWithUkraine

The #URC2023 delivered:

$60 bn+ intl commitments
500/$5Tn+ companies ✍️Ukraine Business Compact
War Insurance Framework
Unity, diversity, delivery 🌍

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

The URC is underway!

Government, civil society and business representatives have gathered to mobilise the private sector and to help Ukraine build back better

Outstanding speeches by UK PM, @ZelenskyyUa & @vonderleyen

#standwithukraine #URC2023
#UkraineRecoveryConference

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's opening remarks at the Ukraine Recovery Conference https://t.co/WUJ4LxAU2C

[UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳 @UKUN_NewYork]

A Russian victory would rip up the UN Charter and give the green light to a new era of international aggression.

So, the UK is proud to provide military support to Ukraine.

We do so in line with international law.

Ukraine deserves peace, not war.

🇬🇧 @BWoodward_UN

[LSE International History @lsehistory]

Read Dr Tom Wilkinson's (@TomWilk0) article on the shifting consumption practices of #Indian youth 🇮🇳 1935–65. Explored through analysis of advertisements of commodities at the time📅

👇 https://t.co/UUtfx1sh1z

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

@DoubtfireUK disappointing the way that the show was stopped twice for three minutes each time - never had that happen before. What happened ??

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

Debates about introducing basic military training to youths are as old as nation-building

…it’s telling this is top of Kremlin’s agenda

⁦@shcyhome⁩ ⁦⁦@histchild⁩ ⁦@CLPN_ac⁩

Putin militarises Russian schools https://t.co/tFEdNpB0Oa https://t.co/tFEdNpB0Oa

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Stop detaining & imprisoning journalists for doing their jobs.

Stop the threats & attacks.

Stop the lies & disinformation.

Stop targeting truth & truth-tellers.

As journalists stand up for truth, the world must stand with them.

#WorldPressFreedomDay

[Dame Melinda Simmons @MelSimmonsFCDO]

Amid bombings, killings of innocent civilians and feverish talk of counteroffensive, Kyivites flock to the park for selfies among the beautiful magnolias and blossom trees that themselves are impervious to war.

[Dr Tom Wilkinson @TomWilk0]

I’m leaving academia, for now https://t.co/d7bEyojFWK