Associate Professor in History ‪@uninorthampton.bsky.social‬, Departmental Tutor @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social‬. Current research interests: late medieval family, gender, literary culture; medievalism and the extreme right.
Rachel Moss
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Update: Young people & families today received shocking & transphobic letters from NHS.
These letters tell people that endocrine care (blockers / HRT) is being fully withdrawn in 7 weeks time (July 31st).
Forced medical detransition.
This country is a danger to trans children & young people.
I have signed the fatal motion on the code of practice.
The answers to the questions I raised below - and to those from other committee members - fell far short of anything workable, just or fair.
The global far right led by highly online white nationalists like Elon Musk has had its Kristallnacht moment, producing images that shock the conscience. How will the world respond?
The inability of our broadcast and print media to respond critically to verifiable lies is the national emergency that continues to breed further national emergencies.
I am in Lisbon next week for a very quick trip - 3 nights, but most of my time there is going to be taken up by a conference. I'm staying around Campo Grande. I won't have time to go too far afield but I'm open to recs for things to see/eat/drink!
People really, really refuse to understand that half of all children died in their pre-industrial utopia. They just, helplessly, died. Modern medicine, sanitation and regulation have saved literally billions from that fate.
Just to note, Cardiff Uni management has paid over ÂŁ1m to this dangerously bad consultancy in only the last 11 months.
At redundancy rates over 2025/26, that’s about 13 full time academics (who are just “costs”)
And we need to call things what they are. It's not a protest. It's not a riot. What happened in Belfast is a pogrom. The racists feel legitimised and this is going to keep happening unless and until senior political figures develop a spine.
Saw Gentleman Jack by @northernballet.bsky.social today! I showcased their usual gift for storytelling, and Gemma Coutts is an outstanding Anne Lister - a performance with sexy swagger but also real emotional range. Great stagecraft also!
The latest edition of In the news is now online. Last week's media coverage about University of Northampton includes @menysnoweballes.bsky.social writing in Times Higher Education about the use of #AI for #assessments.
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-news-1-7-june-2026/
