Corinne Fowler

Heard of Desi pubs? We discuss cultural, historical, political & economic aspects of this West Midlands phenomenon on my podcast @onlyinbirmingham.bsky.social with Raj Pal and produced by @naomifowler.bsky.social

"We need politicians to explain – and to keep explaining – why the unrestricted use of cars in urban centres is damaging to the local economy as well as to the environment, to people’s health and to the overall feel of a place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Saturday listening? All about the desi pub phenomenon, born in Birmingham. Produced by my twin @naomifowler.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/podcast/only...

I love a good desi pub. This looks interesting …

Councillor Jane Baston and Councillor Julien Pritchard have written to the Birmingham Reform Group Leader to raise concerns following the recent ITV documentary and the deeply racist and Islamophobic comments from former Birmingham Reform Councillor. birmingham.greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/23/g...

Saturday listening? All about the desi pub phenomenon, born in Birmingham. Produced by my twin @naomifowler.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/podcast/only...

This is disturbing but no surprise as the Online Safety Bill was so watered down in the end. What kind of a society fails to prevent harm to its children when genuine prevention is within its power? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Now retracted. No formal apology for not double-checking before accusing, but there you are.

We've got to improve our political culture for the sake of serving our residents

Still no retraction

Our reputations are all hard-won and we have to take care to fact-check all our claims. I urge my fellow councillors to act fairly and avoid undermining each other so we can focus fully on our service to residents

Our reputations are all hard-won and we have to take care to fact-check all our claims. I urge my fellow councillors to act fairly and avoid undermining each other so we can focus fully on our service to residents

Still no retraction despite the leader of the party being informed it was an administrative error

@brumgreens.bsky.social

1. Poor political practice. Conservatives: do the right thing & correct your post which wrongly says of me (& perhaps the other councillors) that I didn't declare my interests. I did. I submitted my declaration on time but it wasn't posted: a Council admin error I complained about in the summer.

Heard of Desi pubs? A unique Birmingham phenomenon & truly reflective of our global society. My new #@OnlyinBirmingham podcast with Raj Pal Available wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1852555730/e...

Heard of Desi pubs? A unique Birmingham phenomenon & truly reflective of our global society. My new #@OnlyinBirmingham podcast with Raj Pal Available wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1852555730/e...

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

"Young people are exposed to Covid disruption, financial & housing insecurity, & competitive school and social stresses that are exacerbated by social media. Support services, from Sure Start to youth clubs, have been swept away." www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Always good to see an elected official posting something like this!

Visit us this weekend as part of Open House🗝️ and see our newly installed plaque honouring Francis Barber, servant, friend and heir of Samuel Johnson. Entry to the House is free this weekend. Come and discover more about Francis Barber and his remarkable life at 17 Gough Square.

We’ll be at A Thousand Journeys to Highbury tomorrow! 🚂 Our stall will be in the Drawing Room at Highbury Hall, so come and say hi! 👋 The lovely Cath Palgrave will also be up by Highbury Hall showing people how to check their bikes. 🚲 Come along and make a day of it!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"We need politicians to explain – and to keep explaining – why the unrestricted use of cars in urban centres is damaging to the local economy as well as to the environment, to people’s health and to the overall feel of a place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Led my SHP workshop today: Horsforth walking tour to show the principles promoted by Prof Corinne Fowler + how colonial links are everywhere, using her countryside walks as inspiration for getting history off screens and outside the classroom. Really enjoyed presenting + delivering this ☀️ #SHP26

Really helpful insights @corinnefowler.bsky.social. Carole Cadwalladr has also published a very useful guide this week on how to understand & deal with aggressive pile-ons. Both your pieces should be widely circulated.

This piece expresses my underlying fears about this tragedy - AND suggests ways that HE should react to the (organised?) onslaught against it.

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"Under pressure, a university’s instinct is generally to protect itself rather than the individual. This can be unethical and often betrays the principle of academic freedom" @corinnefowler.bsky.social via @hackedoff.bsky.social

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As part of its investigations into the death of an employee who was driven to his death by journalists, I'd suggest Cambridge University scrutinises *all* its professors' CVs and online biography claims

3. We can all have debates about what the Arday case means. But right now all I see is a dead human being, the people who set out to destroy him and the journalists who attacked him like a pack of wolves, the Guardian among them

2. In his last voice message to me, Jason suggested he could not survive the media abuse. I'll be offering his messages as evidence that journalists drove him to his death If a White academic is accused of exaggerating their CV, it's not a public interest story. If you're Black then God help you.

#JasonArday phoned me a few days ago to talk to someone who knows what media abuse feels like. His untimely death shows why we need part 2 of the Leveson enquiry into media conduct

They absolutely destroyed him. I don't know if those journalists have any idea what it's like to be on the receiving end of what they write. I know the press complaints system in the UK is a teaspoon to a tidal wave but it's all we've got. Please please take action here newscord.org/action/jason...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Yet another young life lost on Birmingham's roads. A driver charged with driving while disqualified... that's right, they already had already been caught and punished before. The idea that we can police our way to safe streets is naive.

The Spectator published this attack on me & colleagues just as the High Court is considering Sussex’s request for review of the Office for Students fine. It accuses us of ‘repressing’ our students. The magazine ignored my request for to reply. Please disseminate. alanlester.co.uk/blog/smearin...

‘He became a sensation’: Manchester pays tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglass www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The difference is the Green Party will actually do it. Rent controls. Wealth tax. Climate action. Join.greenparty.org.uk

‘He became a sensation’: Manchester pays tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglass www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

Campaigning with @hackedOff & Tulisa for fair press regulation. In my case as author of the National Trust report, the press did not report the story but became a mouthpiece for the powerful

#NowReading my book group book for next month... Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social... I think it's going to make me very ranty... it's about our colonial history... and the evidence of it in the countryside... an excellent read if you would like to be more well informed...📚

Increase your understanding and awareness of nomadic communities this Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month www.gypsy-traveller.org/grthm/ #GRTHM #OnwardsWithHope

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month begins today: a time to celebrate the diverse histories, cultures and ongoing contributions of GRT communities in the UK, and reaffirm our commitment to a fairer, more just future where nomadic ways of life are protected. #OnwardsWithHope