Kieran Connell
@kieranconnell.bsky.social
Historian and Writer at Queen’s University Belfast. MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY out now with Hurst: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/multicultural-britain/
Agent: Salma Begum/Greyhound Literary
Website: https://www.kieranconnell.com
Agent: Salma Begum/Greyhound Literary
Website: https://www.kieranconnell.com
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Kieran Connell
@kieranconnell.bsky.social
· Sep 30
2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to talking MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN in Bath tomorrow evening. Still a few tickets available!
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📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
https://www.brlsi.org/learning-the-lessons-of-britains-multicultural-history/"
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📣 Learning the Lessons of Britain’s Multicultural History
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
Ahead of his talk on Tues 25 November, historian Dr Kieran Connell reflects on the long arcs of migration, identity and everyday life that have shaped modern Britain.
👉 Read the full Q&A and book tickets here: www.brlsi.org/learning-the...
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Home Office: How dare people say we are acting like the far-right?
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Home Office: How dare people say we are acting like the far-right?
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.
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Finally got my review of @kieranconnell.bsky.social's Multicultural Britain together for @midlandhistory.bsky.social - spoiler alert, I thought it was fab.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Multicultural Britain: A People’s History
Published in Midland History (Vol. 50, No. 2, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Finally got my review of @kieranconnell.bsky.social's Multicultural Britain together for @midlandhistory.bsky.social - spoiler alert, I thought it was fab.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
A new history of multicultural Britain
open.spotify.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
A new history of multicultural Britain
open.spotify.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs
open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
This from John Crace on the Labour politician whom Reform are happy to call one of their own would be hilarious if events in the Commons this evening weren’t so totally, utterly abhorrent
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This from John Crace on the Labour politician whom Reform are happy to call one of their own would be hilarious if events in the Commons this evening weren’t so totally, utterly abhorrent
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Shabana Mahmood asked by Labour MP John McDonnell to "give me the assurance that no child will be placed in detention as a result of this policy"
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Shabana Mahmood asked by Labour MP John McDonnell to "give me the assurance that no child will be placed in detention as a result of this policy"
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
Mahmood does not give him that assurance
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
Starmer bemoans the “return” of racism to Uk politics, which would be fine were he not one of the main reasons for it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Starmer bemoans the “return” of racism to Uk politics, which would be fine were he not one of the main reasons for it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mosques set on fire, shot at with air guns, and smashed with paving slabs.
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Flags and Christian nationalist slogans feature in soaring attacks on UK mosques
Between July and October, 25 buildings were targeted in 27 attacks, according to British Muslim Trust
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mosques set on fire, shot at with air guns, and smashed with paving slabs.
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just the latest examples of the real world consequences of the political mainstreaming of racism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
This discussion on multiculturalism in Ireland and Britain is happening *tonight* in Europe House in Dublin
Hopefully see any Dubs I follow there
dublin.europarl.europa.eu/en/events/le...
Hopefully see any Dubs I follow there
dublin.europarl.europa.eu/en/events/le...
Learning From The Neighbours: Multiculturalism in Ireland and the UK | Office in Dublin | European Parliament
dublin.europarl.europa.eu
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This discussion on multiculturalism in Ireland and Britain is happening *tonight* in Europe House in Dublin
Hopefully see any Dubs I follow there
dublin.europarl.europa.eu/en/events/le...
Hopefully see any Dubs I follow there
dublin.europarl.europa.eu/en/events/le...
I’m speaking about Salman Rushdie at the Cambridge Modern History seminar, St John’s College tomorrow afternoon. Join us if you can
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series...
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series...
Modern British History | Faculty of History University of Cambridge
www.hist.cam.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m speaking about Salman Rushdie at the Cambridge Modern History seminar, St John’s College tomorrow afternoon. Join us if you can
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series...
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/event-series...
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No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye
No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye
In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot’? Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye
Rosie from Juno Books selling the lads
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rosie from Juno Books selling the lads
Happening tonight in the steel city
If you’re in Sheffield or the vicinity this Sat night, why not come along to this @otsfestival.bsky.social discussion of multiculturalism with myself, Emer O’Neill & others. Tickets and details 👇
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...
In partnership with Speaking Volumes through their Breaking Ground Ireland Arts Council England funded project
offtheshelf.org.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Happening tonight in the steel city
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Tomorrow, @writersmosaic joins @OffTheShelfFest for 'Diverse Islands' - a vital conversation on race, identity & multiculturalism across the UK & Ireland. 🌍📚
With Kieran Connell, Emer O’Neill, Charlotte Rea-Patel & host John Siddique. In partnership with @SpeakVolumes.
With Kieran Connell, Emer O’Neill, Charlotte Rea-Patel & host John Siddique. In partnership with @SpeakVolumes.
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Tomorrow, @writersmosaic joins @OffTheShelfFest for 'Diverse Islands' - a vital conversation on race, identity & multiculturalism across the UK & Ireland. 🌍📚
With Kieran Connell, Emer O’Neill, Charlotte Rea-Patel & host John Siddique. In partnership with @SpeakVolumes.
With Kieran Connell, Emer O’Neill, Charlotte Rea-Patel & host John Siddique. In partnership with @SpeakVolumes.
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Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Kieran Connell's favourite historical non-fiction books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
uk.bookshop.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Kieran Connell's favourite historical non-fiction books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
uk.bookshop.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
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Looking for #history book recommendations?
Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) has selected some of his favourite historical non-fiction books, which you can check out on our
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page ⬇️ 📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) has selected some of his favourite historical non-fiction books, which you can check out on our
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page ⬇️ 📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Looking for #history book recommendations?
Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) has selected some of his favourite historical non-fiction books, which you can check out on our
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page ⬇️ 📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) has selected some of his favourite historical non-fiction books, which you can check out on our
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page ⬇️ 📚
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
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"Original and captivating."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
October 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Original and captivating."
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted Kieran Connell's (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) for the 2025 prize.
If you’re in Sheffield or the vicinity this Sat night, why not come along to this @otsfestival.bsky.social discussion of multiculturalism with myself, Emer O’Neill & others. Tickets and details 👇
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...
In partnership with Speaking Volumes through their Breaking Ground Ireland Arts Council England funded project
offtheshelf.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If you’re in Sheffield or the vicinity this Sat night, why not come along to this @otsfestival.bsky.social discussion of multiculturalism with myself, Emer O’Neill & others. Tickets and details 👇
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/diver...