Back at the end of March, I went to Dublin with Amy-Louise Smith and Katherine Butler to present a panel at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Dublin. It was a really lovely few days, and good to be back at a face to face conference, and this is the second in a…

Back at the end of March, I went to Dublin with Amy-Louise Smith and Katherine Butler to present a panel at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Dublin. It was a really lovely few days, and good to be back at a face to face conference, and this is the first in a…

This week I have finally got back to a bit of work on the book project. I’m actually quite excited because as I write this, tomorrow I’m going to be singing at Whalley Abbey, but more on that another week! I’ve done some reading, on the history of the north south divide, and on working…

For the second year, I’ve signed up for the Diabetes UK Million Step Challenge. Until October, I need to do almost 11,000 steps a day, and as I write this on day 16, I’ve already done more than 200,000, which is a really good start. Last year I was only a couple of days away…

It’s been such a busy few weeks that I haven’t had much time to myself, let alone much time to write anything for the blog. The week before last, we held the Social History Society Conference in Lancaster. As administrator, I didn’t make it to any of the papers (I was too busy running around…