Loz Kaye.
@lozkaye.bsky.social
Advocate for the public power of music. Campaigner. Dad. "Incredibly cheerful": The Daily Telegraph
In related news, could there be an option on "delay repay" for it to go to a tab at The Doric Arch at Euston? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In related news, could there be an option on "delay repay" for it to go to a tab at The Doric Arch at Euston? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We said Silence = Death for a reason.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
State department has told employees and grant recipients to not publicly promote or make event on 1 December
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We said Silence = Death for a reason.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Loz Kaye.
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
Reposted by Loz Kaye.
'Suturing Wounds' features self-portraits of artist Sara Sallam wearing a tunic made of torn Egyptian textile fragments, bearing witness to the C19th practice of excavating Byzantine-era cemeteries, tearing garments from the dead to satisfy the growing demands of Western museums.
bit.ly/3L6QX0n
bit.ly/3L6QX0n
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
'Suturing Wounds' features self-portraits of artist Sara Sallam wearing a tunic made of torn Egyptian textile fragments, bearing witness to the C19th practice of excavating Byzantine-era cemeteries, tearing garments from the dead to satisfy the growing demands of Western museums.
bit.ly/3L6QX0n
bit.ly/3L6QX0n
I would have thought the important word would be "unfair". Writing as one who has been both sides of the various hiring and firing equations.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I would have thought the important word would be "unfair". Writing as one who has been both sides of the various hiring and firing equations.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
People listening to music openly on the train be advised that I have a podcast with Galina Ustvolskaya's music on it and I'm not afraid to use it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
People listening to music openly on the train be advised that I have a podcast with Galina Ustvolskaya's music on it and I'm not afraid to use it.
Congratulations to Aonishki!
Day15
And here is our sumo’s first Ukrainian sumo champion receiving the Emperor’s Cup.
Aonishiki, Вітаємо!"
🏆🏆🏆
(Above is pronounced “vitayemo”, congratulations in Ukrainian of course!)
And here is our sumo’s first Ukrainian sumo champion receiving the Emperor’s Cup.
Aonishiki, Вітаємо!"
🏆🏆🏆
(Above is pronounced “vitayemo”, congratulations in Ukrainian of course!)
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Congratulations to Aonishki!
Nye tider I Koebenhavn...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
Hvid røg fra København: SF skriver historie og erobrer overborgmesterposten fra S
Socialdemokratiet erkender nederlaget og bliver det tredje største parti i hovedstaden efter Enhedslisten og SF.
www.dr.dk
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Nye tider I Koebenhavn...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
I see various takes on Danish politics today - and it is the government that has invited the comparison. I wish this country learned from dk's democratic culture, rather than the xenophobia of some of its political parties.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I see various takes on Danish politics today - and it is the government that has invited the comparison. I wish this country learned from dk's democratic culture, rather than the xenophobia of some of its political parties.
Reposted by Loz Kaye.
Denmark, Epinion poll:
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 24% (-3)
F (Greens/EFA): 20% (-2)
A (S&D): 12% (+2)
C (EPP): 10% (+2)
B (RE): 8%
V (RE): 7% (+1)
I (EPP): 6% (-1)
...
+/- vs. 04 September - 13 October
Fieldwork: 13-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1,272
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 24% (-3)
F (Greens/EFA): 20% (-2)
A (S&D): 12% (+2)
C (EPP): 10% (+2)
B (RE): 8%
V (RE): 7% (+1)
I (EPP): 6% (-1)
...
+/- vs. 04 September - 13 October
Fieldwork: 13-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1,272
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Denmark, Epinion poll:
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 24% (-3)
F (Greens/EFA): 20% (-2)
A (S&D): 12% (+2)
C (EPP): 10% (+2)
B (RE): 8%
V (RE): 7% (+1)
I (EPP): 6% (-1)
...
+/- vs. 04 September - 13 October
Fieldwork: 13-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1,272
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 24% (-3)
F (Greens/EFA): 20% (-2)
A (S&D): 12% (+2)
C (EPP): 10% (+2)
B (RE): 8%
V (RE): 7% (+1)
I (EPP): 6% (-1)
...
+/- vs. 04 September - 13 October
Fieldwork: 13-17 November 2025
Sample size: 1,272
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
Anyway, had a great morning in West End Community centre joining the singing and signing choir County of Song has been supporting as part of Burnley Diversity Festival.
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Anyway, had a great morning in West End Community centre joining the singing and signing choir County of Song has been supporting as part of Burnley Diversity Festival.
As one of a tiny handful of people in the UK that actually follows Danish politics, this is not the lesson to learn from it. To put it mildly.
To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans
Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As one of a tiny handful of people in the UK that actually follows Danish politics, this is not the lesson to learn from it. To put it mildly.
One thing that the cultural sector should note - no disrespect to the great causes here - there is not a single cultural charity here, despite most of the celebrities being cultural figures.
FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
One thing that the cultural sector should note - no disrespect to the great causes here - there is not a single cultural charity here, despite most of the celebrities being cultural figures.
So, a new verse for Lancashire: County of Song, looking for directors for establishing it as a CIC. The aim is to open up access to singing. Interested in hearing from people not just from the music world but from governance, health, data...
countyofsong.substack.com/p/call-out-f...
countyofsong.substack.com/p/call-out-f...
Call out for directors for County of Song
Help write the next verse for County of Song ...
countyofsong.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So, a new verse for Lancashire: County of Song, looking for directors for establishing it as a CIC. The aim is to open up access to singing. Interested in hearing from people not just from the music world but from governance, health, data...
countyofsong.substack.com/p/call-out-f...
countyofsong.substack.com/p/call-out-f...
Perhaps we can start to turn around the idea that children using time on culture is somewhat suspect. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘Huge step in the right direction’: arts leaders hail move to boost creative subjects in England’s schools
Cultural figures hope proposed shake-up of curriculum can reverse years of ‘madness’ in which arts were devalued
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Perhaps we can start to turn around the idea that children using time on culture is somewhat suspect. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
I vividly remember playing to Lancashire care home residents through the window during the pandemic. I guess Mr F's followers take a different approach.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I vividly remember playing to Lancashire care home residents through the window during the pandemic. I guess Mr F's followers take a different approach.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good news about the recommendations for a curriculum overhaul, particularly important for creative subjects.
Let's hope this happens. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Let's hope this happens. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations
Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good news about the recommendations for a curriculum overhaul, particularly important for creative subjects.
Let's hope this happens. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Let's hope this happens. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Reposted by Loz Kaye.
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Lots of young people round trick or treating. Everyone universally polite and charming as well as spooky. Full marks to the goth girls who were complentary about the garden. 🎃🦇🏮
October 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lots of young people round trick or treating. Everyone universally polite and charming as well as spooky. Full marks to the goth girls who were complentary about the garden. 🎃🦇🏮
I think one of the frustrations re facial recognition roll out by GMP that in Greater Manchester the police commissioner role is held by the mayor's office, but there is no real way of day to day clearly engaging - and having power to ensure - the mayor responds to concerns about policing.
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I think one of the frustrations re facial recognition roll out by GMP that in Greater Manchester the police commissioner role is held by the mayor's office, but there is no real way of day to day clearly engaging - and having power to ensure - the mayor responds to concerns about policing.
To quote Privacy International "facial recognition technology (LFRT) can never be safely deployed in public spaces. Whether in use by police or private companies, it should be prohibited entirely. "
www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater...
www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater...
Live Facial Recognition technology used by GMP for the first time
We deployed our Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology for the first time this week
www.gmp.police.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
To quote Privacy International "facial recognition technology (LFRT) can never be safely deployed in public spaces. Whether in use by police or private companies, it should be prohibited entirely. "
www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater...
www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater...
Very pleased to be working with West End community centre in Burnley, and Burnley Signing Choir for the November Diversity Festival. More info and ways to book on singing sessions here: countyofsong.substack.com/p/join-the-s...
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Very pleased to be working with West End community centre in Burnley, and Burnley Signing Choir for the November Diversity Festival. More info and ways to book on singing sessions here: countyofsong.substack.com/p/join-the-s...
How do you vote in a by-election?
Caerphilly.
Caerphilly.
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
How do you vote in a by-election?
Caerphilly.
Caerphilly.
Reposted by Loz Kaye.
I’m increasingly coming to use STP/Nanny Ogg’s dictum that “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” as a useful heuristic. This one has red warning lights flickering everywhere.
"Imagine every bead represents a thousand people" (and you want to deport 2+ million of them)
October 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’m increasingly coming to use STP/Nanny Ogg’s dictum that “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” as a useful heuristic. This one has red warning lights flickering everywhere.