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Connecting historians, policymakers and the media. Based at the Institute of Historical Research @ihr_history
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Joined September 2009
RT @HistoryPolicy: We conclude our @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians seminar series on official history on Weds 29 Jan with a special event in S….
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We conclude our @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians seminar series on official history on Weds 29 Jan with a special event in Senate House featuring a lecture by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman & a panel discussion. Register below to join us in person or online.
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RT @HistoryPolicy: Join us in Senate House on 29 January for a special @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians lecture 'Reflections of an Official His….
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Join us in Senate House on 29 January for a special @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians lecture 'Reflections of an Official Historian' by Sir Lawrence Freedman followed by a round table discussion with panellists including @HistorianHelen. Register below:
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RT @gsoh31: NEW and FREE from me: the latest findings from our @ahrcpress-funded @AllFootsteps projected, today published by @HistoryPolicy….
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The government of Keir Starmer wants to enhance public access to the countryside. Previous Labour administrations have passed significant leglislation on this subject, and ministers and officials...
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RT @gsoh31: NEW from me at @HistoryPolicy. Labour wants to increase access to the land and get people 'outdoors'. What can we learn from….
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The government of Keir Starmer wants to enhance public access to the countryside. Previous Labour administrations have passed significant leglislation on this subject, and ministers and officials...
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RT @FCDOHistorians: Join us on Wednesday 4th at 5.30pm for some Reflections on Official History, with FCDO Chief Historian Patrick Salmon a….
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RT @UoP_History: Great to see our Dr Mike Esbester is one of the speakers at this @ihr_history @HistoryPolicy Trade Union Forum event, a mo….
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RT @redhistorian: New blog post! As Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her first budget, what might she learn from William Ewart Gladstone -….
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RT @HistEdSocUK: Call for Papers! 📢. @SchoolsofEmpire and @ihr_history are hosting a one-day research conference on 20 June 2025 in London….
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RT @ihr_history: Join us on the 25 November for the @HistoryPolicy Conference on the Health & Safety At Work Act- as we ask: Is the Act sti….
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RT @HistoryPolicy: On 25 November, our Trades Union and Employment Forum will be hosting a conference on health and safety in the workplace….
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On 25 November, our Trades Union and Employment Forum will be hosting a conference on health and safety in the workplace. See below for some reflections by one of our keynote speakers, Dame Judith Hackitt, and for details of the programme & registration.
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Details of a forthcoming workshop on anti-corruption and good governance, online and in person @UniLeidenNews in partnership with @StirUni which should be of interest to followers of H&P and @ihr_history
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RT @HistoryPolicy: It's over half a century since the 1970 Equal Pay Act was passed. But as this new opinion article for @HistoryPolicy by….
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Despite the approach of the 55th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act and the 15th of the 2010 Equality Act, the recent employment tribunal ruling in favour of female workers at Next points to the...
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It's over half a century since the 1970 Equal Pay Act was passed. But as this new opinion article for @HistoryPolicy by Prof Susan Milner @UniofBath argues, actually proving unfair treatment remains difficult.
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Despite the approach of the 55th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act and the 15th of the 2010 Equality Act, the recent employment tribunal ruling in favour of female workers at Next points to the...
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RT @HistoryPolicy: With the advent of a new school year and a new government, the issue of improving the nutrition of schoolchildren is bac….
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The Labour Government's plans for breakfast clubs are just the latest stage in a history of the state feeding children at school which stretches back for over a century. Policy in this area has been...
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With the advent of a new school year and a new government, the issue of improving the nutrition of schoolchildren is back on the agenda. A timely policy paper by John Stewart @CaledonianNews traces the long history of state intervention in this area.
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The Labour Government's plans for breakfast clubs are just the latest stage in a history of the state feeding children at school which stretches back for over a century. Policy in this area has been...
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RT @RWLDproject: @HistoryPolicy @ihr_history And here's a taster of the sorts of things that might come up in November - in @ConversationUK….
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The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 brought legislation to protect employees out of the Victorian age.
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RT @HistoryPolicy: On 25 November we mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act with a conference @ih….
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