Archive of @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Stuart Hall is now live. Includes looking at his impact on the history of communication theory, culminating in the architecture of contemporary AI models www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Archive link: stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...

Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online

Project lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture

theguardian.com

It's only a game, It's only a game, It's only a game...

📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.

Jesse Locker@jessemlocker.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Giving myself a headache in the archives

The Chamberlain Collection is held at the Cadbury Research Library Special Collections @unibirmingham.bsky.social An #ArchivesWM member service. Not just political papers it also includes family papers with photo albums of the gardens and glasshouses at Highbury, Birmingham

Archive and manuscript collections

Details of our collections and how to search them.

birmingham.ac.uk

History of Parliament@histparl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Joseph Chamberlain, MP for Birmingham (later Birmingham West) from 1876 to 1914, was born on this day in 1836. Originally a Liberal, he later formed the Liberal Unionist Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule. He was a keen gardener, noted for his love of orchids.

Consultation on Midlands Rail Hub: Key for me: - What happened to the vision for Moor Street? - how does this interchange with HS2? - how will it be coordinated with Adderley Street tram works? - the viaduct is visually prominent and the symbol of Digbeth, will the widening respect the existing?

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Hyper- local bluesky if you know this junction you’ll know how bad it is. Please sign and share @localnotail.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social @jordanbhx.bsky.social

Pershore Road Safety Survey

We are petitioning Councillor Kamel Hawwash and Birmingham City Council to use some of the Stirchley ward road safety funding to make the junctions of Pershore Road and Lifford Lane and Pershore Road ...

docs.google.com

Head above the parapet time for my 2 cents: We ban alcohol for under-18s [for the most part], but that doesn't mean we don't have over-18s that are alcohol abusers. I think this ban on social media might be too crude and proper education on social media use would also be useful.

They are all very deliberately ignoring the express wishes of Henry Nowak's family; the judge's sentencing report & the obvious, albeit brief, consequences of a crime being reported exclusively by a lying associate of the perpetrator. It may feel futile but this has to be repeated again & again.

Exceptional clarity from @stephenkb.bsky.social This is a must read today.

What Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policing

Kemi Badenoch says his killing needs to be seen as a ‘Stephen Lawrence moment’ but the failures in both cases differ

ft.com

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

Liberal Democrat chief 'in line to be next Birmingham City Council leader'

Exclusive insight from inside Birmingham City Council as negotiations continue to create coalition

birminghammail.co.uk

"For this focus group, conducted shortly before a sustained green glow began emanating from the station’s superlaser array, we spoke with residents who said they had backed Emperor Palpatine but now felt conflicted."

“They Would Never Use the Death Star on Us”: Alderaan Residents Reflect on Their Support for the Empire as a Large Imperial Installation Enters the System

“For this focus group, conducted shortly before a sustained green glow began emanating from the station’s superlaser array, we spoke with residents who said ...

buff.ly

Bet this doesn't get reported.

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In other news today the United Kingdom has regained its position as the fifth largest economy in the world, according to the latest figures www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/uk-econ...

I'm a broken record on this but the radicalisation and brain rot of Gen X/boomers is a massively under-appreciated problem

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fascinating.

I have seen a lot of NIMBY selfishness in my time, but "my convenience matters more than cancer care" is a new low. Quite seriously tempted to email them and tell them as much.

Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...

The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril

As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.

wired.com

Finally, the thing we were promised in 2024: boring stable government inews.co.uk/opinion/reev...

Reeves's Spring Statement was empty, dull - and an utter triumph

It was an absolute snooze-fest. More of this please

inews.co.uk

😂 Oops! That did NOT quite go to plan for GB News!

bsky.app/profile/vivi... Thought this worth sharing

LaindonFeminist@viviane49.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects. Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Just thought- did Reform ever announce that Labour defector? Hmm

They literally couldn’t be bothered to even show up to discuss the VAWG strategy today. bsky.app/profile/sara...

Sarah Owen MP@sarahowen.org.uk · 11mo ago

A grand total of 10 Conservatives (one woman) and 0 Reform present for a statement on the VAWG strategy. Clearly protecting women and girls isn’t that much of a priority for them.

Facebook memories telling me it's 6 years since the Boris Johnson landslide but six years? It feels like another lifetime.

'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'

LBC@lbc.co.uk · 11mo ago

- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn - Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn What gets more attention? James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.

On International Men's Day, Joshua Edwicker writes: "The rhetoric of the far-right traps young men within - rather than emancipating them from - their concerns." Read here: https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/the-weaponisation-of-young-mens-frustration

This is disgusting that racism has been directed at school children who were visiting Parliament Wes Streeting has taken the post down to protect the children but it's wrong that he had had to SAY NO TO RACISM! (Farage & Reform will not win)

You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that: 1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people. 2. Most drug-takers are not a problem. 3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich. 4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.

Reform UK's Kent council tax going up by 5%. They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE. This was their flyer in May 2025.

why are West Midlands police allowing flag hangers to block a public highway, exactly

Kings Heath United Against Racism@khuar.bsky.social · last yr.

Flags went up in Stirchley a few days ago & were taken down by local residents the same evening. The men returned with a cherry picker and coned off parts of the road with police accompanying them as they put up new flags along the High Street. Residents who object have been met with verbal abuse.

Receipts. You know what I do with them, don't you?

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · last yr.

Here is Danny Kruger MP in Parliament, as a Tory MP before defecting today, berating Reform UK for "simply replacing the words Conservative Party with the words Reform Party... in a desperate search for relevance", then warning they would "spend money like drunken sailors". ~AA

But yeah, keep putting up the flags and stopping the boats...

This happened in full view of Sky News cameras and a bunch of police just standing there. Why is THIS not on the news all day? Why don't we show people what these thugs are turning the country into? I could only find it on the far right TikTok page that proudly boasted about the incident. SHARE!