Andrew McGlynn
@andmcglynn.bsky.social
27. Financial Analyst. Renfrewshireman. Interested in religion, law & history. Learning Welsh. Civic Christian. Likes Old Church & Old Labour. Often whimsical.
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This is a nice story. I hadn't realised they were doing work on these paintings.
I'm amused by the comment that "the North Wing was built in 1732 to help run the hospital and raise money for it, but fell into decline as the hospital prioritised clinical areas" like they prioritised the wrong thing!
I'm amused by the comment that "the North Wing was built in 1732 to help run the hospital and raise money for it, but fell into decline as the hospital prioritised clinical areas" like they prioritised the wrong thing!
Hogarth masterpieces restored at Barts Hospital open to public
The restoration of the north wing has
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a nice story. I hadn't realised they were doing work on these paintings.
I'm amused by the comment that "the North Wing was built in 1732 to help run the hospital and raise money for it, but fell into decline as the hospital prioritised clinical areas" like they prioritised the wrong thing!
I'm amused by the comment that "the North Wing was built in 1732 to help run the hospital and raise money for it, but fell into decline as the hospital prioritised clinical areas" like they prioritised the wrong thing!
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From Downame's sermon defending the office of bishops, on those Reformed churches without episcopacy:
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
From Downame's sermon defending the office of bishops, on those Reformed churches without episcopacy:
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
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I don't think anyone who's salivating at the prospect of mass political violence or civil war has the foggiest idea of how bad these things are in real life. It's beyond their memory and their imagination.
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I don't think anyone who's salivating at the prospect of mass political violence or civil war has the foggiest idea of how bad these things are in real life. It's beyond their memory and their imagination.
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From PECUSA BCP 1928, A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority:
September 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
From PECUSA BCP 1928, A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority:
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Shabana Mahmood is the new Home Secretary (with Yvette Cooper becoming Foreign Secretary).
As I wrote last month, she won plaudits for managing fiendish Justice brief + long admired inside No 10 for political antennae. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
As I wrote last month, she won plaudits for managing fiendish Justice brief + long admired inside No 10 for political antennae. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Shabana Mahmood’s star is rising
By turning the prisons crisis into an opportunity, the Justice Secretary has drawn praise from across the spectrum.
www.newstatesman.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Shabana Mahmood is the new Home Secretary (with Yvette Cooper becoming Foreign Secretary).
As I wrote last month, she won plaudits for managing fiendish Justice brief + long admired inside No 10 for political antennae. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
As I wrote last month, she won plaudits for managing fiendish Justice brief + long admired inside No 10 for political antennae. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
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Incredibly brutal takedown of the failure of the Scottish Government's Fair Work Commission!
September 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Incredibly brutal takedown of the failure of the Scottish Government's Fair Work Commission!
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St. Bartholomew's Day, a day to give thanks for the restoration of good order to the Church of England after "the late unhappy confusions".
"You have ... no better way to appease and quiet the Quarrels in Religion which have been too long among us" - Jeremy Taylor on Conformity.
"You have ... no better way to appease and quiet the Quarrels in Religion which have been too long among us" - Jeremy Taylor on Conformity.
August 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
St. Bartholomew's Day, a day to give thanks for the restoration of good order to the Church of England after "the late unhappy confusions".
"You have ... no better way to appease and quiet the Quarrels in Religion which have been too long among us" - Jeremy Taylor on Conformity.
"You have ... no better way to appease and quiet the Quarrels in Religion which have been too long among us" - Jeremy Taylor on Conformity.
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Apparently, 19th-century Archbishops of Canterbury sought the Monarch's permission to leave the UK. Here, Archbishop Tait requested Queen Victoria's approval for a trip to Switzerland. I have no idea how long this custom lasted. 1/2
November 25, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Apparently, 19th-century Archbishops of Canterbury sought the Monarch's permission to leave the UK. Here, Archbishop Tait requested Queen Victoria's approval for a trip to Switzerland. I have no idea how long this custom lasted. 1/2
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All the Bluesky advice threads are like when someone at a restaurant explains how “we do it a little differently here” and it’s just tapas
November 10, 2024 at 11:29 PM
All the Bluesky advice threads are like when someone at a restaurant explains how “we do it a little differently here” and it’s just tapas
My own observation of this new place is:
1. People are following any old familiar face, even if they didn't on the old place (I am guilty).
2. A great deal of the commentary is on generalist things - dogs, food, and weather phase - and not yet settled on incredibly niche interest spheres.
1. People are following any old familiar face, even if they didn't on the old place (I am guilty).
2. A great deal of the commentary is on generalist things - dogs, food, and weather phase - and not yet settled on incredibly niche interest spheres.
November 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM
My own observation of this new place is:
1. People are following any old familiar face, even if they didn't on the old place (I am guilty).
2. A great deal of the commentary is on generalist things - dogs, food, and weather phase - and not yet settled on incredibly niche interest spheres.
1. People are following any old familiar face, even if they didn't on the old place (I am guilty).
2. A great deal of the commentary is on generalist things - dogs, food, and weather phase - and not yet settled on incredibly niche interest spheres.
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OTD 1558, the accession of Elizabeth.
At early Communion, in quiet recognition of the wisdom of the Elizabethan Settlement, we had one of the great gifts of her BCP 1559: the bringing together of the 1549 and 1552 words of administration.
At early Communion, in quiet recognition of the wisdom of the Elizabethan Settlement, we had one of the great gifts of her BCP 1559: the bringing together of the 1549 and 1552 words of administration.
November 17, 2024 at 1:48 PM
OTD 1558, the accession of Elizabeth.
At early Communion, in quiet recognition of the wisdom of the Elizabethan Settlement, we had one of the great gifts of her BCP 1559: the bringing together of the 1549 and 1552 words of administration.
At early Communion, in quiet recognition of the wisdom of the Elizabethan Settlement, we had one of the great gifts of her BCP 1559: the bringing together of the 1549 and 1552 words of administration.
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It feels like Bluesky is in its full-on Migration Period now, with skeetlords carving out starter packs as fiefdoms, now blossoming into embryonic kingdoms
November 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
It feels like Bluesky is in its full-on Migration Period now, with skeetlords carving out starter packs as fiefdoms, now blossoming into embryonic kingdoms
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Arriving on Mastodon: You have solved the riddles that led you to this IP address. Remember to include your 5 fav RPGs and anime series in your bio. If you want more functionality then simply code your own browser.
Arriving on Bluesky: We don’t know what these messages are called. “Bloops” maybe.
Arriving on Bluesky: We don’t know what these messages are called. “Bloops” maybe.
Arriving on Mastodon: Hi! Here is a description of the Fediverse; a link to several tutorials and a short lecture on the expected etiquette and a reminder that the community is what you make it.
Arriving on BlueSky: Oh, hi, it’s you again!
Arriving on BlueSky: Oh, hi, it’s you again!
September 21, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Arriving on Mastodon: You have solved the riddles that led you to this IP address. Remember to include your 5 fav RPGs and anime series in your bio. If you want more functionality then simply code your own browser.
Arriving on Bluesky: We don’t know what these messages are called. “Bloops” maybe.
Arriving on Bluesky: We don’t know what these messages are called. “Bloops” maybe.