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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 2d

Youth are unhappy, must be the screens cannot be that we cut away all their activities www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

www.theguardian.com

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 3d

I do feel moved to point out Business Improvement Districts know the worth of performing arts even if the (current) leader of the Conservatives does not.

Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 3d

Great #CountyOfSong session at The Gregson as part of Love Lancaster Live. Wonderful buzz in town with music echoing from pubs and venues.

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps they think children shouldn't be set homework online, but that often seems to be left out of the picture.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 10d

The government want more coercive powers for the state against protests, and the main opposition party wants more coercive powers for the state against migrants.

Our political-media culture continues in a loop where the response to every perceived problem is yet more coercive powers for the state.

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 11d

Edwina curried egg.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 11d

"First day I met her, she said 'I'm a radical feminist lesbian.' I thought, what would the Queen mum do? So I just smiled and said 'We shall have fog by teatime.'"

Kitty 3 - with Patricia Routledge - BBC

YouTube video by maxinebendix

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 12d

Presumably the Conservatives are soon going to need a smaller conference hall so Manchester may be spared this in years to come.

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 13d

West Yorkshire :

Unlimited @weareunlimited.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled to partner with @westyorkshireca.bsky.social on £230k accessibility capital project funding!

🎉 Round 1: £77k to 8 amazing orgs

🎉 Round 2: Now open until 21 Oct

£5k-£10k for capital improvements across West Yorkshire venues and spaces.

Apply: bit.ly/3VDFZ5R

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 14d

All the best to Matt after an amazing tenure at Youth Music. A funder with a real eye on transforming young people's lives and a champion of inclusion.

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 14d

Youth Music head steps away after 13 years of leadership www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fac... #ChangingFaces

Youth Music head steps away after 13 years of leadership - Arts Professional

MATT GRIFFITHS is to depart Youth Music in December after 13 years as chief executive.

www.artsprofessional.co.uk

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 15d

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.

If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.

They welcome donations too.

The Boring Fund - Open Collective

We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin

opencollective.com

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 18d

That's good news!

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 19d

The case for ID cards as a way to make white, middle-class respectable citizens’ lives easier is a very different one to that for immigration enforcement.

#JustSaying

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 19d

Please don't make me come out of Politics retirement I have other stuff to be getting on with. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally - UK politics live

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to work

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 21d

Heptonstall, west Yorkshire, 1978, photo by Fay Godwin.

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 21d

Sat in cafe Nero in Huddersfield. I don't think the decor has changed since 2006 which was the first time I was here....

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 25d

Today is La fête de l'opinion the 4th of Sansculottides in the year 233.
Sansculottides is the month of complementary days.
Today we celebrate conviction.#JacobinDay

More information on conviction

An old time-y illustration of a Conviction.

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Piratenpartij Nederland @piratenpartij.nl · 26d

Verbijsterend: Tweede Kamer neemt motie aan om niet bestaande organisatie als terroristisch aan te merken.

FvD #VVD #PVV #BBB #SGP #JA21 #Trump #ANTIFA #antifascisme #TK2025 #APB #APB2025

Aangenomen motie om niet bestaande organisatie antifa als terroristische organisatie aan te merken in Nederland. Voorstemmers: SGP, VVD, PVV, BBB, FVD, JA21

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 14

We're way beyond using Twitter not really being compatible with the creative case for diversity @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and cultural organisation s ...

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Sep 14

It's yelling into the void but something tell me it just needs to kept being said: if you are still posting, RTing, or lurking on X, you are helping keep users there and you are helping this guy pull in advertising revenue.

You are a volunteer worker for a slobbering, drug-addled white supremacist

Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London

US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link

www.theguardian.com

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 11

Happy 90th birthday Arvo Pärt. An extraordinary musical life of quiet bravery. www.arvopart.ee/en/

Arvo Pärt Centre

The Arvo Pärt Centre combines the composer’s personal archive with an information and music centre. It is an open meeting place for musicians, researc...

www.arvopart.ee

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 9

Slightly diminish a book:
Lord of the Greenflies
The Peckish Road

Helen Belcher @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social · Sep 9

Slightly diminish a book:

Gertrude Jekyll and Mr Hyde
20 Leagues Under The Sea
5 Shades of Beige

Michael A. Stackpole 🇺🇦 @michaelastackpole.bsky.social · Sep 8

Slightly diminish a book:

Gone With The Breeze...

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 9

*sings to HMRC to the Ting Tings melody*
Don't call me customer
That's not my name

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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · Sep 8

Norway, 70% of the votes counted:

National parliament election

Ap-S&D: 28% (+1.7)
FrP~ECR: 24.7% (+13.1)
H-EPP: 14.4% (-6.0)
Sp~RE: 5.7% (-7.8)
SV~LEFT: 5.5% (-2.1)
R~LEFT: 5.4% (+0.7)
MDG-G/EFA: 4.6% (+0.7)
KrF-EPP: 4.1% (+0.3)
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+/- vs. Last election result

➤ europeelects.eu/norway

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 8

NRK gives left parties victory in election prognosis

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · Sep 8

Norway, Verian poll:

National parliament election today

Støre (Ap-S&D): 50%
Solberg (H-EPP): 24%
Listhaug (FrP~ECR): 20%

Fieldwork: 3-5 September 2025
Sample size: 1,452
➤ http://europeelects.eu/norway

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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · Sep 8

Well that's a new choir project right there.

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · Sep 5

In 1985, Tipper Gore’s “Filthy 15” list targeted songs she deemed explicit in sex, violence, or the occult.

The PMRC pushed for warning labels, sparking objections from musicians like Frank Zappa & John Denver, who argued it threatened free speech & artistic freedom. www.reddit.com/r/Historical...