Our silence

If you've been following this blog, you may have wondered why it's gone quiet. There are several reasons for this:

• In terms of the historical side of this project, after a brief spurt of activity in early 1811, Luddism goes quiet, and then explodes in November 1811 and continues to burn for many months. On that basis, other than some contextual posts in late October of this year, we won't be writing about the history until November 2011.

• We're doing the research and donkey-work now, and it's hard work...

• We have other irons in the fire!

• There haven't been that many events to bring to wider attention.

In the meantime, if you want to stay up to date with the latest bits of news and ephemera that may be of interest, and also engage with us, the best places to go to are our pages on twitter and facebook.

So, in the meantime, thanks for your patience!