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Dr Kevin D. Tennent

@kevindtennent.bsky.social

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Reader in Management at the #University of York and general business history expert. Research interests include corporate governance, sport, transport and teaching and learning using history. Opinions expressed are mine, not the University's.

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 16d

Now out digitally and releasing in print on Wednesday - a unique narrative of how the British contributed to the Olympic Games as an institution.

🗃️ #history #sportshistory #businesshistory #managementhistory

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Foundations of Managing British Olympics - Alex G. Gillett|Kevin D. Tennent

This interdisciplinary study examines the organisation, administration, and public benefits of Olympic Games in the United Kingdom. In particular, the study will examine the events of the twentieth century, the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games, drawing upon archive materials.

bookstore.emerald.com

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 3h

I think the AI 'industry' can afford it, or does the free market and property rights only work in certain circumstances.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 3h

Good to see the back of this!

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 1d

The original order was the 141s for West Yorkshire, which I think were delivered in 1984. The 142s followed on from this, attempting to learn from the problems with the automotive parts.

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 2d

Its good to see the Pacer controversey just won't die - they did not save rural railways.

And I've yet to see actual numbers to evidence that they did.

Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 4d

The claim that "Pacers saved rural railway lines" seems not to have fully died a death yet. It's completely ahistoric on several fronts:

1. Pacers were never deployed on rural railway lines.
2. They cost more to buy and operate than Sprinters.
3. Several lines were closed during their tenure.

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 2d

Broadly they were conceived for semi-urban lines and a good proportion commissioned by PTEs such as Tyne and Wear and West Yorkshire for inter-urban routes. Its true that some ran on rural lines as well, but the project was never intended to be about rural lines.

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 5d

Always nice to have the physical copy in your hands.

Two hardback copies of the book Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time by Alex G. Gillett & Kevin D. Tennent. Emerald.

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 8d

A good free summary of the HE sector's problems.

Of course, to the public, HE is just one of many British sectors in crisis where an instituitonal rethink is overdue.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 8d

New from me: a *free* short version of my Political Quarterly piece on universities... The issue is settled now: the massified and accessible Higher Education system we have spent tens of billions building since the 1970s is coming to an end. (1/2)
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/where-n...

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 8d

Where the train shakes from side to side when moving at speed. Heavily associated with Pacers but the DLR had it too.

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 8d

Do they still have a massive hunting problem or has this stock solved it?

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 8d

The Historic England Research Magazine issue on 200 years of Rail seems quite good - and a free resource. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/re...

Historic England Research Magazine | Historic England

Keep up to date with a selection of highlights from the latest applied research into the historic environment by Historic England and our partners.

historicengland.org.uk

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 9d

The golden age of manufacturer product placement too.

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 11d

@martycricket.bsky.social You know a match is getting serious when they send in @kevinhowells.bsky.social

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 11d

@martycricket.bsky.social feels like its going to be a very long afternoon...even if the rain or bad light intervenes.

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 12d

And now it seems bad light in that match...

Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 14d

A great micro-business history that shows that tourism wasn't just a seaside industry in late 19th century Britain.

Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 14d

A tiny snapshot of a tiny community that had - as it happens - forgotten this element of its past.

Working with @leicsvcht.bsky.social, the people of Nanpantan, have rediscovered its heritage as a place of leisure for the growing town of Loughborough and its labouring people. #LocalHistory 🗃️

Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 14d

Pamela Fisher - @leicsvcht.bsky.social - has written for the @ihr.bsky.social 'On History' blog about her recent community history project on the minute holiday resort of Nanpantan.

A handful of farms, a pub, a crossroads, a leisure space for the working people of #Loughborough. #Skystorians

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 14d

OUT NOW: Foundations of Managing British Olympics

Our introductory history of the British Olympic Movement from the 18th century up to 1906! 🗃️ #sport #olympics #history #sporthistory

soccermadboffins.blogspot.com/2025/09/new-...