Simon Middleton

Historian, dad, sheff weds fan, working on political economy, class, money in 17/18th century North America.

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@jsmolenski Seems a long time ago now, but great memories for sure. Hope all well!

[David Sinfield @omotforest]

Mr and Mrs Starmer before the charitable donation of clothes

[Ragged Trousered Philanderer @RaggedTP]

1979: UK was sitting on a revenue bonanza from North Sea Oil, had a National Debt of just £80bn and owned all it's utilities, transport, infrastructure & millions of social homes.

2024: UK has £2.8Tn national debt & virtually no assets.

Capitalism has destroyed our kids' future

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@DrBeauBeaumont Good for you! Wish I could do it… one tip for those of us still struggling?

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@AndrewPAbrams Sure, I have seen that, but questions who is getting the credit?

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

To mark the #DemocraticConvention #DNC2024 #DNC we've had fun adapting @Eddy_Grant's gloriously hopeful international anti-apartheid anthem from 1988.

So here's 🎶 "Gimme Hope Kamala" - a parody twist about @KamalaHarris 💙 vs #DonaldTrump 🍊 that pulls no punches.

[Halima Khan @HalimaNyomi]

Labour MP for Walthamstow is Stella Creasy

Thousands of Anti-Racist activists took to the streets, she was one of them.

Her partner Dan Fox, had “casual” meetings with those they now call “far-right.”

Labour is the politics of playing both sides, set up for us to always lose.

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

Plus ca change…

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

Know your history

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@NicholasGuyatt Welby has got “form” as long as your arm

[Rob B @RobBfromDerby]

Breaking: new head of Microsoft IT starts first day at work

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@MJMStaub Fintan O’Toole on brexit was on the mark with crippling imperial nostalgia in Uk establishment who have also destroyed “left” and nutured far right

[Owls Extra @OwlsExtra]

#VoteDanny

👊 In Röhl We Trust.

#SWFC • #WAWAW

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@DrBeauBeaumont Jess Philips or Weasel Wes

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Truth.

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@alexrmoskowitz Permanent fixture on my early mod political economy class readings

[Jewish Anti-Zionist Action @JAZA_UK]

Alexei Sayle’s slam poem ‘I Hate Keir Starmer’ could not be funnier

#GazaGenocide

Vote @andrewfeinstein @AF4HSP

[Simon Middleton @simonmi01564724]

@timgill924 I advise my students to go to conferences, listen to papers, and ask good questions (surprisingly rare these days where everyone “really liked your paper etc”), over time folks will come over and network with YOU and suggest you get involved in panels, projects… too idealistic?