Pat Hudson (Professor)

Economic Historian: industrialisation, global history, textile history, methodology. Supports drug policy reform in the interests of users.

[Nadeem Ahmed @Muqadaam]

“The proscription of Palestine Action is an absurd and authoritarian attack on the right to protest”

Retweet if you agree with Corbyn

[Alan Lester @aljhlester]

I’d really like the BBC to stand up for truth. ‘Xenophobic’ is the mildest description of Jenrick’s despicable attempts to join Farage & induce a moral panic over refugees & asylum seekers.

BBC apologises after Jenrick accused of xenophobia https://t.co/fu6KtjDyF9

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

Do you think killing birds for 'sport' is vile? Then share this post!

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

Today marks the start of the grouse shooting season. A blood sport dressed up as tradition, it sees thousands of red grouse blasted from the skies for nothing more than entertainment.

To boost the number of birds to kill, huge swathes of moorland are burned, peat bogs are damaged, predators like foxes, stoats and birds of prey are trapped and slaughtered, and fragile ecosystems are destroyed.

All of this so a handful of wealthy shooters can turn a profit and call it ‘sport.’ It’s cruelty. It’s environmental vandalism. And it has no place in 2025.

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Mike Smith @mikesmith187]

My hot take is that Dyson vacuums are not for serious vacuumers.

Battery is garbage, filter is garbage. Canister too small. Absolute joke of a cleaning tool.

[Brendan May @bmay]

The idea that migrants are taking jobs from these thugs is ridiculous, they are completely unemployable.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

https://t.co/L17BBtvvZC

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Meanwhile in other news the water industry rich list.

The men and women that have been paid a combined total of £278 million in just 11 years. That by the way is your money.

https://t.co/7gXMLeMIit

[Alan Lester @aljhlester]

1/10 As discussions start about how to commemorate 200 years since the abolition of slavery as an institution in certain British colonies (1834) it might be useful to get a few facts straight before members of History Reclaimed start misinforming The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, GB TV etc.

[Pat Hudson (Professor) @pathudson48]

Urge Carmarthenshire County Council to stop using Herbicides for spraying public areas.. Do you agree?
https://t.co/0Y6S65GZmr

[Pat Hudson (Professor) @pathudson48]

If any of you could contribute to this local initiative, I would be very grateful https://t.co/QAB7zTeGyv

[Pat Hudson (Professor) @pathudson48]

If you read one thing in the next few days, let it be this. We need have conversations around these points.
https://t.co/sVzkM919NS

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

Never forget.

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

Study of 17k UK firms finds average pre-tax profit margins were 30% higher in ‘22 than in ‘18-‘19. Energy & banking benefitted most.

Fighting sellers’ inflation with rate hikes created yet another opportunity for windfall profits, yours truly told @guardian.

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

🚨BREAKING

The annual Rich List published today shows the total wealth of the 100 richest people in Britain is now £589 BILLION

That's more than DOUBLED since the Tories were elected in 2010

The Tory plan is working - just not for you.

We need a Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich!

[GHI Washington @GHIWashington]

Many thanks to @PeterGatrell and @aljhlester for their kind words about our new edited volume “Mobility and Coercion in an Age of Wars and Revolutions”! The 11 pieces and the editors’ introduction are all available in #OpenAccess through @CambridgeCore: https://t.co/GutRUYNw04

[Pasold Research Fund @pasoldfund]

Is it time to share your #textilehistory or #fashionhistory research? The Pasold peer-reviewed journal, TEXTILE HISTORY, is dedicated to study of #textiles and #dresshistory, and welcomes relevant new submissions throughout the year. Find out more here: https://t.co/Ga4gaaLiM3

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Esther McVey is in the news for banning rainbow lanyards. Here’s how the Minister for Common Sense also spends your money

[Katie Donington @KatieDonington]

FREE @OpenUniversity Online Workshop ‘Slavery, the Industrial Revolution, & Public History’ 28 May 2024

Talks
@pathudson48 & Maxine Berg
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@SeymourSusanne
@LegacyMakerUK
@brightideasnott
@ktbellers
@ucl_cslbs
@Justice2History

Book
https://t.co/za3fnlcn2r