Lucy Janes
@lucyjanes.bsky.social
Swimming in Glasgow 1850-1950 PhD http://stir.ac.uk/people/1844166 Archives, heritage, history, books, Mongolia, China, movies. She/her http://lucyjanes.blog
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Make Glasgow Swimmable Again
Grab your dookers: two women have a dream to clean up the Clyde
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
Outdoor swimming in urban Glasgow: past, present and potential future. Happy to see my research on historic swimming in the Clyde in this great article in The Glasgow Bell www.glasgowbell.co.uk/swimming-gla...
#SwimmingHistory #SportHistory #Glasgow #swimming #OutdoorSwimming #Clyde #rivers
#SwimmingHistory #SportHistory #Glasgow #swimming #OutdoorSwimming #Clyde #rivers
Friday night reading.... !
if you sleep with your father's concubine you will be subject to a humiliating curse at his deathbed
but thousands of years later an incredible sandwich will be named for you, so it's a real mixed bag
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but thousands of years later an incredible sandwich will be named for you, so it's a real mixed bag
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Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Friday night reading.... !
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27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
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"Professor Rebecca Madgin at the University of Glasgow frames this as arriving “at a critical juncture as we search for ways to grow the economy whilst at the same time needing to nurture wellbeing”. Heritage, properly understood and utilised, offers a route to both."
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Heritage holds the key to better places - Arts Professional
New research from Historic England suggests emotional connection to historic places is fundamental to our wellbeing, as its chairman Lord Neil Mendoza explains.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Professor Rebecca Madgin at the University of Glasgow frames this as arriving “at a critical juncture as we search for ways to grow the economy whilst at the same time needing to nurture wellbeing”. Heritage, properly understood and utilised, offers a route to both."
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tinyurl.com/3z6nvkyh
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Farage was 30-62 on Nov 18th (-32) and is now 27-64 (-37)
- No significant gain from defections of Jenrick + Braverman
- Some predicted school racism allegations (18.11) would be good for him (victim of media witchhunt): no sign of that boost! Does tend to reinforce existing views, more than shift
- No significant gain from defections of Jenrick + Braverman
- Some predicted school racism allegations (18.11) would be good for him (victim of media witchhunt): no sign of that boost! Does tend to reinforce existing views, more than shift
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Farage was 30-62 on Nov 18th (-32) and is now 27-64 (-37)
- No significant gain from defections of Jenrick + Braverman
- Some predicted school racism allegations (18.11) would be good for him (victim of media witchhunt): no sign of that boost! Does tend to reinforce existing views, more than shift
- No significant gain from defections of Jenrick + Braverman
- Some predicted school racism allegations (18.11) would be good for him (victim of media witchhunt): no sign of that boost! Does tend to reinforce existing views, more than shift
"First he embraced her with his armes, and took her by the hande, putt a ring upon her finger and layde his hande upon her harte, and held his hands towards heaven; and to show his continuance to dwell with her to his lyves ende he did it by closing of his eyes with his hands and digging.... 1/2
This is just so lovely. A reminder that there are still lots of good people about, even as the vicious & awful dominate the headlines, and that religious bodies can choose to be open and inclusive
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester Cathedral reveals sign language wedding held in 1576
Cathedral bosses believe the signed service could have been one of the first in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"First he embraced her with his armes, and took her by the hande, putt a ring upon her finger and layde his hande upon her harte, and held his hands towards heaven; and to show his continuance to dwell with her to his lyves ende he did it by closing of his eyes with his hands and digging.... 1/2
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Lovely appreciation and fascinating illustrated history of the dredging boats which helped to make Glasgow's River Clyde what it is today, rather than the shallow waterway it was pre-19th century.
(Which can be seen in this 1817 painting artuk.org/discover/art...) #Glasgow #Clyde #river
(Which can be seen in this 1817 painting artuk.org/discover/art...) #Glasgow #Clyde #river
This section of McCulloch's View of Glasgow in 1853 looks almost empty, but it gives us a glimpse of some of the least glamorous yet most essential vessels ever to use the river: the mud punts of the Clyde Navigation Trust.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Lovely appreciation and fascinating illustrated history of the dredging boats which helped to make Glasgow's River Clyde what it is today, rather than the shallow waterway it was pre-19th century.
(Which can be seen in this 1817 painting artuk.org/discover/art...) #Glasgow #Clyde #river
(Which can be seen in this 1817 painting artuk.org/discover/art...) #Glasgow #Clyde #river
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BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
Danzig gherkins. Gobbling too many risks fever and pimples, says Pepys.
It being some disorder given the blood, but by what I know not, unless it be by my late quantitys of Dantzic-girkins that I have eaten.
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Danzig gherkins. Gobbling too many risks fever and pimples, says Pepys.
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Food history is labor history part 3647595928374
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
It's Friday! Sandwich day!
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
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Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
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Notable Sandwiches #137: Po' Boy
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Food history is labor history part 3647595928374
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
♥️ Much love to the team at The Sword and the Sandwich for this ongoing series about sandwiches. If you've never read this newsletter, this is a fantastic starting point.
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A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa
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Just taking a moment to breathe an enjoy the roses of Ann Lowe and her trademark appliqués, fabric florals that she had perfected at a young age when she helped with her mother’s dressmaking business. This gown, mid #1960s #NMAAHC #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just taking a moment to breathe an enjoy the roses of Ann Lowe and her trademark appliqués, fabric florals that she had perfected at a young age when she helped with her mother’s dressmaking business. This gown, mid #1960s #NMAAHC #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Absolutely gutted that the Muirhead Oaks, an avenue of Category A, ecologically and historically important veteran Oaks in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire have been felled to build an AI Data Centre.
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Absolutely gutted that the Muirhead Oaks, an avenue of Category A, ecologically and historically important veteran Oaks in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire have been felled to build an AI Data Centre.
I love this series so much: food writing as a gateway to investigating culture, nature, commerce, migration, identity and more! Plus joyously good writing. And a project inspired by the glory that is Wikipedia!
#food #sandwiches #wikipedia
#food #sandwiches #wikipedia
Here it is!!!! The Sandwich Fact!!!! Near guaranteed to make you go "huh I didn't know that" unless you did!
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February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I love this series so much: food writing as a gateway to investigating culture, nature, commerce, migration, identity and more! Plus joyously good writing. And a project inspired by the glory that is Wikipedia!
#food #sandwiches #wikipedia
#food #sandwiches #wikipedia
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"IT'S ALL SOCIAL CARE!" they screamed.
Reform councillors in Kent told the FT that they were surprised not to find lavish spending on wokeness from their predecessors
Another councillor has resigned from his role lesding "DOGE", regretting his comments to the newspaper acknowledging the challenges
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
Another councillor has resigned from his role lesding "DOGE", regretting his comments to the newspaper acknowledging the challenges
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
"IT'S ALL SOCIAL CARE!" they screamed.
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BBC World Service launches emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran - avail live at 4.30pm GMT (8pm Iran Time) on 702kHz medium wave and 9465kHz short wave, repeated at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran)
A visualised version of the programme will be broadcast on BBC Persian TV at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran time)
A visualised version of the programme will be broadcast on BBC Persian TV at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran time)
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
BBC World Service launches emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran - avail live at 4.30pm GMT (8pm Iran Time) on 702kHz medium wave and 9465kHz short wave, repeated at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran)
A visualised version of the programme will be broadcast on BBC Persian TV at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran time)
A visualised version of the programme will be broadcast on BBC Persian TV at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran time)
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Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
'When it opened, the campus housed a GP surgery and a new dental clinic offering free treatment to local people. This was followed later by the forum – a library and art gallery shared by the university and local people.' 1/2
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
This is off-topic but here, where Mandelson is seeking advice from Epstein on how to leverage the advantages of his government position into a multi-million £ job, he's also laughing at Gordon Brown for going to church.
#Mandelson #GordonBrown #Epstein
#Mandelson #GordonBrown #Epstein
The timeline is damning.
While still in office, Mandelson was warned by JPM’s Jes Staley (via Epstein) that sticking with Gordon Brown would be "bad form commercially".
Translation: It would hurt his future earning potential.
He got the message.
While still in office, Mandelson was warned by JPM’s Jes Staley (via Epstein) that sticking with Gordon Brown would be "bad form commercially".
Translation: It would hurt his future earning potential.
He got the message.
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
This is off-topic but here, where Mandelson is seeking advice from Epstein on how to leverage the advantages of his government position into a multi-million £ job, he's also laughing at Gordon Brown for going to church.
#Mandelson #GordonBrown #Epstein
#Mandelson #GordonBrown #Epstein
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Peter Mandelson wasn’t bribed by Jeffrey Epstein, and certainly wasn’t blackmailed by him. We believe the evidence suggests that Mr Mandelson provided intelligence and lobbying because he thought it was in his own commercial interest. He was correct.
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Peter Mandelson wasn’t bribed by Jeffrey Epstein, and certainly wasn’t blackmailed by him. We believe the evidence suggests that Mr Mandelson provided intelligence and lobbying because he thought it was in his own commercial interest. He was correct.
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Back when the internet was young and memes were fun games we played rather than weapons, I did a song graph /day planner for the "Day Before You Came" sorry it's a tiny picture the internet was smaller back then.
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Back when the internet was young and memes were fun games we played rather than weapons, I did a song graph /day planner for the "Day Before You Came" sorry it's a tiny picture the internet was smaller back then.
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You have to admire Peter Mandelson's capacity to deliver surprises. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
You have to admire Peter Mandelson's capacity to deliver surprises. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
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Sex Matters gets a dunking.
'A consultation run by the City of London Corporation and published on Thursday found that nearly 90% of respondents backed trans-inclusive access to the ponds.' Over 38,000 people participated in the consultation.
'A consultation run by the City of London Corporation and published on Thursday found that nearly 90% of respondents backed trans-inclusive access to the ponds.' Over 38,000 people participated in the consultation.
Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed by High Court
The current policy is that trans men and trans women are entitled to use the pond of their choice.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Sex Matters gets a dunking.
'A consultation run by the City of London Corporation and published on Thursday found that nearly 90% of respondents backed trans-inclusive access to the ponds.' Over 38,000 people participated in the consultation.
'A consultation run by the City of London Corporation and published on Thursday found that nearly 90% of respondents backed trans-inclusive access to the ponds.' Over 38,000 people participated in the consultation.