POLITICS

AN OPEN LETTER TO ANDY BURNHAM: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE HUT OF THE NORTH [AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY]

Dear Prime Minister, In 2026 the annual Festival of British Archaeology, when the Council for British Archaeology celebrates all that is best about archaeology in communities across the nation,...

The EAA Gaza Debacle, CIfA’s CEO Who [Maybe] Never Was and Not the Nuclear Steal: thePipeLine’s Top Stories in 2025

Thank you for your support of thePipeLine during 2025. Before we throw the old year onto the spoil...

EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE

thePipeLine can reveal allegations that the President of the beleaguered European Association of Archaeologists , Professor Eszter Bánffy,...

“CRITICAL REFLECTION” PROMISED AS EAA EXECUTIVE BOARD OUTLINES RESPONSE TO HANDLING OF GAZA ROW

Following Friday's Annual Membership Business Meeting the ruling Executive Board of the European Association of Archaeologists has...

EAA GAZA U-TURN TIMELINE OFFERS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

The beleaguered Executive Board of the European Association of Archaeologists has offered members a timeline of events leading...

EAA IN CRISIS AFTER GAZA POLICY U-TURN

The BBC's political satire "The Thick of It" coined a term for a self inflicted public relations disaster, which only gets worse, an Omnishambles....

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ONLINE AI APP WILL REPLACE DESKTOP ASSESSMENTS IN PLANNING

The Government has published an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which would allow developers to submit archaeological assessments required in planning applications...

STARMER APPOINTS FORMER RESTORE TRUST CANDIDATE TO BRITISH MUSEUM BOARD

Concern has been expressed in the heritage world after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the appointment of a supporter of the opaquely funded...

CRICKET BALLS! FEARS FOR THE ROLE OF EXPERTISE AS GOVUK PLANS TO REDUCE STATUTORY PLANNING CONSULTATIONS

There are concerns that Government plans to reduce the number and scope of statutory consultees in planning applications made to local planning authorities and...

OSBORNE DEFIES SUNAK OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW BRITISH MUSEUM DIRECTOR

The dwindling authority of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to have been dealt another blow with reports that the Chair of the British...

The King’s Speech and Archaeology [A short story]

Thin pickings for the UK Heritage sector in the King's Speech.   Comedian and writer Alexei Sayle opened his set at the Secret Policeman's Ball by...