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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · Jul 9

Omg amazing, congratulations!!

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Connal Parr @parrconnal.bsky.social · Jul 8

My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October. Hope people find it relevant and a good read.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · Jul 6

2021 vs 2025 here, and I do kind of admire how insulting it all is. Nobody gives a damn any more about being convincing or putting on a decent show, it’s all just half-arsing it all the way every day.

Labour's Rachel Reeves on why 'Red
Tory' jibes hurt

"If Rachel went, who would you put in her place?" says one Labour official. To the question of whether Starmer would then have to appoint someone even more rightwing to placate the City, the official shot back: "There is nobody more rightwing than Rachel."

Elected MP for Leeds West in 2010, Reeves refused to serve in the shadow cabinet of leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn when he became leader. She and Ellie fought fierce battles with the Labour left, who claimed the sisters were not proper socialists.

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our new volume 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956', co-edited with Daniel Frost, is now available for pre-order from @manchesterup.bsky.social.

Hardback is out Nov 2025, with a paperback edition to follow in 2026-27.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion

In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · Jun 17

Proofs and index submitted!

Proof title page of 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956' edited by Daniel Frost and Evan Smith (Manchester University Press, 2025)

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · Jun 9

These people have to account for the deep hatred and revulsion they feel when watching others act out of sincerity, courage and compassion. It threatens and bewilders them, so they must explain it away as something they recognise and understand: moral vapidity and self-absorption

Jonathan Sacerdoti: Greta Thunberg should thank Israel for intercepting her Gaza selfie ship

Brendan O'Neill: Greta Thunberg’s narcissism has escalated to terrifying levels
This is a self-serving stunt masquerading as a daring act of charity

Julie Burchill:
Greta Thunberg’s pathetic Gaza voyage

Suzanne Moore: Left-wing activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts
Her vacuous Gaza ‘mission’ is typical of the way selfie-obsessed protesters flit from one cause to another without studying the detail

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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · May 13

Really enjoyed presenting my research paper, 'Anti-Apartheid in Britain: From Classical Anti-Colonialism to the New Anti-Imperialism, 1960-1975', at Friday's 'Investigating Anti-Apartheid Networks' workshop. Thanks so much to
Connal Parr & @padraigdurnin.bsky.social for the invitation!

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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · Feb 21

I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.

jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...

The Communist International’s Failure Still Haunts the Left

Although it ended in tragic defeat, the Communist International was one of the most ambitious exercises in transnational political activism ever conceived. Its rise and fall gives us a crucial window ...

jacobin.com

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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · Feb 21

I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.

jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...

The Communist International’s Failure Still Haunts the Left

Although it ended in tragic defeat, the Communist International was one of the most ambitious exercises in transnational political activism ever conceived. Its rise and fall gives us a crucial window ...

jacobin.com

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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · Jan 23

CALL FOR INTERVIEWEES
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!

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Owen Dowling @owenjdowling.bsky.social · Dec 2

I haven't read it yet but I bought Gilbert Achcar's book 'The New Cold War' following his lecture on the subject at Historical Materialism last month, which I thought was quite compelling

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Tribune @tribunemagazine.bsky.social · Nov 28

Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give up the fight for Palestinian freedom.

Anti-Zionist Israeli MP: ‘I Will Never Surrender’

Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give ...

tribunemag.co.uk

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