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Dr Kevin D. Tennent

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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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Don't forget Palin did Venuzeula more recently and he certainly didn't hold back about what the country was really like.

05.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Charted: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country See which countries depend most on the Strait of Hormuz for their crude oil exports and imports.

This is rather geopolitically interesting.

www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-oil-...

04.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So you went there to avoid accountability and now hetrotopia is lost you want the societies you are extracting rent from to bail you out.

03.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doncaster branch already gone, presumably when the lease ended.

03.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Classic video!

02.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'tell me your agenda in an unreflexive way'

02.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If only we could elect some politicians capable of thinking about complex concepts, and with an understanding of causation and contingency.

01.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any news on the Epstein case?

28.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Labour. The very definition of strategically stuck in the middle.

27.02.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When you've got a great logo you don't need to write your name repeatedly.

26.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scorecard Our Global Traffic Scorecard provides detailed of transportation insights and ranks the world’s most congested cities. View our global traffic scorecard here.

Most UK cities seem to be slowly improving or only getting a little bit worse on this traffic scorecard.

inrix.com/scorecard/

26.02.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The weird thing about this was the newspapers could just show listings for both 'sides' anyway.

24.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office Video footage shows former peer being driven away shortly after being escorted from his London home by officers

I don't think they have guacomole in prison. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

23.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing debate...I think a lot of other publishers were jealous of Future at this time as it was a relatively aggresive startup...

20.02.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (collaborative) - Postgraduate research, University of York The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) is an established partnership of seven Universities including York, Bradford. Each year, WRDTP offers Collaborative Awards for cutting-edge researc...

Fancy doing a PhD on a football related topic? We are looking for someone to work with us on a joint piece of research with Kick It Out evaluating why EDI in football often leads more to 'symbolic compliance' than cultural change.

Find out more here:
www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...

13.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The reality is places like Bristol just don't have the powers, including fiscal independence, to build these things for themselves.

12.02.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A clipping reading 'Job of the week: Legal, Governance and Compliance Manager at the University of Greater Manager.'

A clipping reading 'Job of the week: Legal, Governance and Compliance Manager at the University of Greater Manager.'

Freudian slip the day thanks to @wonkhe.bsky.social

11.02.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Shock as eventual break-up of UK comes from London seceeding, not Scotland as originally expected.

09.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A concrete frame, perfect for curtain walling!

06.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The questions over strategy at the UK’s largest private pension fund High-profile losses put spotlight on the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s push into private markets

USS - apparently not doing quite as badly as we might think giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

05.02.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time – Spotlight on Business and Society

Find out about Alex Gillett and I's new book about the British influence on the Olympic movement in this week's @uoysbs.bsky.social spotlight research blog!

#bizhis #mgthis #sporthistory #mbh

blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh...

03.02.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice view of some prominent Dundee landmarks there too!

02.02.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Get into the new Pacer v Sprinter second generation DMU war...and find out why Pacers were rubbish into the bargain.

01.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10 Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of d...

Some good discussion of High Streets up on the Granuiad site - but what is missing from the discussion remains how much worse the problem of visible decline is in the UK compared to other European countries (or indeed Asia or Australia).

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

28.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sepp increasingly looks like a kindly grandad who just went in a bit too far.

27.01.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disposable income in 11 towns and cities has risen twice as fast as rest of UK Study finds top performers over past decade have companies in industries such as software, marketing and finance

Something is going right for towns which have played to their strengths to foster economic growth such as Wakefield, Barnsley and Doncaster. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

26.01.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, often demolished and replaced with something that turned out to be worse, as in Durham actually. Road public transport infrastructure doesn't get as much coverage as the vehicles, inevitably!

23.01.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, hence my careful choice of words!

23.01.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Durham bus shelter is alleged to be held in store by @beamishmuseum.bsky.social

23.01.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Greenland’s Rare Earth Reserves Compare to the Rest of the World How Greenland’s rare earth reserves compare globally and why its untapped minerals are drawing Trump’s attention.

Strategic.

www.visualcapitalist.com/how-greenlan...

22.01.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0