Professor of Modern British & Irish History at the University of Birmingham (UK). he/him. Writing and researching to answer the timeless question: how do cooperatives and capitalism and trans theory and queer kinship fit together?https://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3ms6fgto77k2dEquality & Human Rights Commission guidance could cut thousands off from basic utilities by Natalie Cocker https://medium.com/p/equality-human-rights-commission-guidance-could-cut-thousands-off-from-basic-utilities-9b3ce7e99257?source=social.bluesky (with historical commentary from me)03 Aug 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6fgto77k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3modmnsc6ik2wStarting on 4 July, I'll be helping Myco run a new course on queer ecology. If you're interested, find out more in Solvi's post below, or sign up here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mycomanchestermushroomcooperative/ Credit to the Arts & Humanities Research Council for funding. https://open.substack.com/pub/mycodosing/p/learning-like-lichen-in-constant?r=ismw&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web15 Jun 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3modmnsc6ik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mnchh534uc24Final #MilesforMermaids update. I reached 50 miles, most of them alone. But as Sondheim wrote - no one is alone. Thank you to everyone who walks beside me, literally and metaphorically. https://www.justgiving.com/page/mo-moulton-3 Cartoon on the EHRC's effort to isolate trans people by Ella Baron.02 Jun 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnchh534uc24https://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mmo6pzrlsc2r#MilesForMermaids update 4: 43.2 miles. It's been a week of anticipated but still grim news for trans people in the UK. I'm still walking and raising money for trans youth: https://www.justgiving.com/page/mo-moulton-3 Highlights: a post-writing-retreat Birmingham ramble, a pre-scorcher morning walk..25 May 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmo6pzrlsc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mlykc63wsk2r#MilesForMermaids the agony & the ecstasy edition. The agony: I got off at the wrong stop on my way to a medical appointment and walked 6 miles. Metaphor?? The ecstasy: 7 miles on the North Yorkshire coast, with Italian Gardens in the colours of the trans flag. https://www.justgiving.com/page/mo-moulton-316 May 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlykc63wsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mlus7cwuyc2hFor decades there was a 'Co-operative College' in the UK. It trained co-operative employees from across Britain. But it also trained the leaders of co-operative departments and movements around the world. Its archive is a treasure. @cooperativesuk.bsky.social https://www.thenews.coop/cataloguing-the-long-legacy-of-the-uks-co-op-college/15 May 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlus7cwuyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mlinhh5qik2l#MilesForMermaids update. Current total: 18.5 miles done. This week was a mix of walking to various things (trains, a book meet up, the gym) and a nice five mile loop in the sun this morning.10 May 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlinhh5qik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mlbepnhh4k2oWhat maps do you use to plan a countryside walk in the Republic of Ireland? Do folks order the relevant OS paper map or use something else?07 May 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbepnhh4k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mkujdcmpbc2e#MilesforMermaids report: today I did the Stride for Pride with 𝙔𝘼𝙎 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙉, the most amazing coffeeshop, plus some other walking for a total of 5.3 miles. I saw half of an eggshell. What a metaphor. My genius birder friend says maybe it's from a bluetit. https://www.justgiving.com/page/mo-moulton-302 May 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkujdcmpbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/momoulton.bsky.social/post/3mks6lul7fc2jJoin me and @echomikeromeo.bsky.social on 4 June for an evening of trans history at the Birmingham LGBT Centre. Expect fun stories, unexpected connections, serious takeaways, and a little bit of hope. Free but register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-trans-history-stories-for-our-times-tickets-1988545696709?aff=oddtdtcreator01 May 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:mdf6hsw2mxak2emlo73nfzv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks6lul7fc2j