Centre for Conservatism @UniOfHull
@CenConHull
Followers
205
Following
232
Media
31
Statuses
168
Academic research centre working on the history, theory, and practice of political conservatism internationally. 🎓 @PoliticsatHull @UniofHull
Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire
Joined October 2024
📘 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' contributors including @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @DanJTPitt @Adrian_Hilton @HorcherF. 2/
2
7
12
📘 Great to be with other contributors to the @LordNortonLouth & @Matt Beech (@CBPhull) edited 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' at a House of Lords event earlier. 1/
2
3
13
With @LordNortonLouth at the book launch of the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher in which I contributed a chapter on the creation of Thatcher's manifestos.
3
7
42
Yesterday evening The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher was launched at Westminster at an event hosted by the volume's editors, @LordNortonLouth and Dr Mart Beech. Another excellent publication from @CBPhull, @PoliticsatHull and @UniOfHull. https://t.co/gq0nsKls0L
e-elgar.com
‘In my judgement this collection of expert and scholarly essays is a lastingly valuable source for those who wish to have an understanding of Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism.’ – Robin Butler, Head...
0
4
6
Book launch in the House of Lords, 9th December 2025, at 6.00 pm. My own chapter is: https://t.co/x0jt4yikJh "This chapter explores traditional Tory distrust of philosophy through Margaret Thatcher's relationship with conservative thinkers Michael Oakeshott and Roger Scruton."
2
4
17
📘The Conservative Party and the Constitution 📗Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton 📔Post-Liberal Turn and the Future of Conservatism 📘Conservative Critique of Liberal Obligations
1
9
39
interesting reading list. would be a good course.
Lots of people have been asking me about @PoliticsatHull's new course, Political Thought of the Right. Here's a #thread on what it covers, and how it's taught. (1/14)
0
4
5
Cover reveal! Here is the cover of my forthcoming book on the Conservative Party and the Constitution.
7
10
88
Looks like a fascinating & worthwhile read.
My article on Enoch Powell's reading of Nietzsche has just been published. @CenConHull @PoliticsatHull Link: https://t.co/Xhe6iq7Vb3
0
2
4
This December, freshmen are studying Political Theology with Dean Patrick Gray in Budapest, Hungary @MCC_Budapest. They're asking: Is the rejection of God to blame for today's crises?
17
48
429
"[E]ven the most well-read academics are often innocent of viewpoints that contradict their milieu. Fairly late in life, for example, the NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt stumbled upon conservatism by accident as he was browsing in a used bookstore. He started reading Jerry
persuasion.community
The great thinkers on the right must be part of any syllabus that truly serves the next generation.
22
158
1K
If you need a guide to choose among his many books.
1
6
65
@JoshPhillipsPhD @BrandonWarmke I start with Thucydides. But yes, Scruton is central to current debates, especially in the Anglosphere. https://t.co/0OL4fpE5Ym
Sem. 5: Sir Roger Scruton Discussion of Oakeshott's "On being conservative" and Margaret Thatcher's Statecraft (last week's readings). Then a lecture on the "conservative philosophy" of @Roger_Scruton, his wider philosophical interests, and his legacy today. (6/14)
0
1
2
My article on Enoch Powell's reading of Nietzsche has just been published. @CenConHull @PoliticsatHull Link: https://t.co/Xhe6iq7Vb3
1
4
14
A couple of years and a @LeverhulmeTrust research fellowship in the making, my book on post-liberalism is out next month and available to pre-order. https://t.co/mccftqC3Pk
2
4
20
This event at the Blavatnik School of Government, at the University of Oxford. Thanks to Thomas Simpson inviting us to Oxford to discuss under-researched topics related to conservatism. Looking forward to hear and see @DrM_Armstrong @mluczewski @TristanJRogers1 and @JacobW982.
1
3
12
📘 The Elgar Companion's arrived! 🙏🏻 Thanks Matt Beech (@CBPhull) for this brilliant summary of my chapter. ✍️🏻'[Just] argues that Thatcher's emeritus years were a signal political performance of influence and captivation that eclipses all other modern British prime ministers.'
2
5
8
Very excited to share my second chapter has been published in the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher, titled 'The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher and British Indian identity: a complicated relationship.'
2
4
8
Delighted to have a chapter in Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher edited by @LordNortonLouth and Matt Beech (@CBPhull). My chapter is called Creating Thatcher's manifestos: blue is the colour.
1
9
30