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Lesley A Hall
@erinacean.bsky.social
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Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@erinacean@h-net.social
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claireboardman.bsky.social
👀 Vacancy: "Based within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and reporting to the Principal Planning Officer ... providing expert advice and guidance to development management colleagues and others in relation to heritage and urban design."

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/gla...
Heritage & Design Officer - (Fixed-Term) - GLA14892 | Glasgow | myjobscotland
View details and apply for this urban planning role in with Glasgow on myjobscotland
myjobscotland.gov.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
erinacean.bsky.social
Oh yes, no automated tills, you had to do it in your head and count it out.
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
erinacean.bsky.social
I am not in the least surprised to hear this.
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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alborzdianat.bsky.social
🚨We are looking for deputy editors to join the editorial board of Architectural History, the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Apply by 16 March - please spread the word with anyone who may be interested!🚨
www.sahgb.org.uk/features/cal...
Call for Deputy Editors - SAHGB
Deputy editors are sought for Architectural History , the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Successful applicants will be appointed to the editorial board from spri...
www.sahgb.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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britishlibrary.bsky.social
Is your research related to Asia or Africa?

Join us on Friday 27 February for an open day exploring our Asian and African collections as well as those of @soasuni.bsky.social , @sas-news.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Book your place here: link.bl.uk/ctf
A chunk of flat stone with a worn away inscription
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
erinacean.bsky.social
Age verification: in my first job as a Saturday girl at Woolworths I was giving change in pre-decimal currency.
hawkwinglb.bsky.social Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 4h
Age verification? I remember getting my money as punts, and the euro is more than old enough to vote now.
ryanvanloan.bsky.social Ryan Van Loan @ryanvanloan.bsky.social · 7h
Age verification?

I can replicate the exact sounds of dial-up internet.
February 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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suewilkesauthor.bsky.social
The internet has failed me. Please can any literary guys on here please point me to a complete list of Maria Edgeworth's works? Thanks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
erinacean.bsky.social
But there are probably lots of chemicals affecting water supplies with potential effects on fertility, child health, etc, and is that a matter of any concern to such moral panicers? (I am inclined to think not....)
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
erinacean.bsky.social
Are they going to test for other chemicals with deleterious effects which could include causing miscarriages? An instance of lead leaking into the water-supply in Sheffield during the 1890s led a) to a local epidemic of miscarriages and b) local women subsequently taking lead pills to self-abort.
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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rhiggitt.bsky.social
This would be fabulous! I had a chance to see some scientific instruments there, but there's so much more to explore 📜
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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histparl.bsky.social
Dr Cara Gathern will be speaking at the next IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster.

📍 Senate House, London / Online
🗓️Tuesday 17 February 2026
⏱️5:30-6:30pm

Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
'Unobtrusive But Not Unimportant': Representations of Women and Sovereign Power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870 - The History of Parliament
Dr Cara Gathern of UK Parliament Heritage Collections, will be discussing representations of women and sovereign power at the New Palace of Westminster, 1841-1870.
historyofparliament.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”

hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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nwhyte.bsky.social
Also: “having spent more than half my lifetime pretending to have read George Eliot’s Middlemarch, I have finally started reading Middlemarch. The good news is that it is every bit as good as I have been pretending I thought it was. If you haven’t read it, start today!”
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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swordsjew.bsky.social
idk i think in a time when it feels like nothing matters & all is futile it might actually be time to double down and write your stories & make your paintings & sing your songs & do your art. create the things that make us human and share them.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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ihr.bsky.social
More Research Training from the IHR . The term 2 calendar is now live.
www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Calendar of IHR Research Training January to April 2026. All the details are in the web link in the body of the post.
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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sarahcrook.bsky.social
Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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paul-hayes.bsky.social
A very interesting day at Caversham today, and a reminder of the value of dedicated archivists - much of the most interesting material came from a file I hadn't thought to ask for, but which they knew would very probably be useful.

I'm looking forward to bringing this story to you in early April!
A trolley loaded with archive document folders.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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thisislisapower.bsky.social
This is what we're facing in May if Welsh voters don't wake up.
nation.cymru NationCymru @nation.cymru · 12h
Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two leading figures from his party ✍️Martin Shipton
Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university
Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...
nation.cymru
February 10, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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thisislisapower.bsky.social
You want to know why I won't join you in Wetherspoons? This sort of shit is why.
13sarahmurphy.bsky.social Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13h
Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
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Wetherspoon boss urges pubs to back Reform By Henry Saker-Clark The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other pubs to back Reform UK. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said Reform's plans to slash beer duty would help the sector move towards "tax parity with supermarkets". Nigel Farage's party announced a series of proposals to support pubs last week. They included pledges to cut VAT in the hospitality sector by 10 per cent, cut beer duty by the same fraction. Reform also said it would reverse the recent rise in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) for the sector and gradually remove business rates for all pubs. The party has said it would fund this package with around 23on, which it plans to secure through reinstating the two-child benefit cap, except for families with two British-born parents. In a lengthy stock exchange filing yesterday, Martin (inset) told industry leaders "there's no question that this initiative would utterly transform the competitiveness of pubs" He said: "By eliminating the tax differential between supermarkets and the hospitality industry, and restoring margins to devastated businesses, these changes would enable pubs to regain some, or all, of their lost trade. "You would think that this offer from Reform would have been greeted by a crescendo of enthusiasm, ecstasy and support from the licensed trade and its supporters. "However, surpris-ingly, initial support has been underwhelming, at least from the great and the good in the hospitality industry" Last month, Labour announced additional business rates support for pubs. The announcement was a U-turn following complaints from pubs about rates changes in November's Budget.
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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thelondonarchives.bsky.social
We have more Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) workshops coming up!

Join staff at The London Archives for a hands-on workshop designed to help postgrad students and researchers make the most of archival collections.

📍 The London Archives
📅 1 April + 3 June
🕛️ 1-4:30pm
Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) Workshop
Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help postgraduate students and researchers make the most of archival collections.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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araukie.bsky.social
The portal for submissions for our 2026 Conference (Glasgow 5-7 Aug) closes this Friday. Our theme "Authenticity" has never been more relevant. Find all the details and how to submit here openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers
2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)
openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
erinacean.bsky.social
The moving story of a woman of geenyus who died young will always be preferred to the one with a lifetime's massive achievement I fear.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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jdportes.bsky.social
"Farage would like to do away with the OBR because he would like to pretend he can deliver the impossible".

Very clear articulation of the case for independent *forecasting* (not policymaking!) by @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social

mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/02/fisc...
Fiscal watchdogs, pluralist democracy, technocracy and evidence based policy
When I write about fiscal watchdogs like the OBR in the UK, I generally get some comments along the lines that these watchdogs produce tec...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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felicitycallard.bsky.social
We're looking for a new editor for @histhum.bsky.social's para-site histhum.com (founding editor @desfitzgerald.bsky.social; subsequent editors @sarahvmarks.bsky.social @hhnnccnnll.bsky.social), who will also be the journal's social media editor

Honorarium

Deadline: 9 March 2026

Please circulate
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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archhistdarling.bsky.social
Still delighted to see this listed. But given the current undermining of humanities & culture in U.K., more than being exemplary Brutalism, the SBAC’s significance lies in it forming part of a resounding assertion of the value of the arts to national life & as something worthy of state support.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM