Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
Margot Finn
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'reports suggest that academic freedom across Europe, while still stronger than in many other places, has been slowly eroding. Academic freedom declined in eight EU member states from 2014 to 2024, including in Austria, Finland, Greece and Portugal'. 1/2
'many worry that the strongly interventionist, and often hostile, stance on universities and research taken by the US government under Donald Trump—which has cut billions of dollars in funding...is being admired by populist parties in European nations.' 2/2
Radio interviews are hard. Dealing with which policies are delegated matters is complex. Legal and illegal asylum seeking is often confused and confusing.
All that said, the Justin Webb interview of Naomi Long on R4 this morning was just dismal. Today can do better than this.
