Baroness Keeley of Worsley (also on BlueSky)

We welcome the Government’s decision to drop proposals that would have allowed artificial intelligence companies to use copyrighted works without permission. Our statement in full: solt.co.uk/solt-uk-theatr…

BPI CSO Sophie Jones responds to the UK Government publishing an update on its work in relation to AI and Copyright. “We welcome the Government taking its previously preferred option of a TDM with opt out off the table. Any new exceptions to copyright for AI training would be deeply damaging to the music industry and wider creative economy. Our focus remains on ensuring that policy in respect of AI and creativity enables the nascent licensing market to scale at pace, and facilitates widespread adoption of responsible AI across the industry. We look forward to engaging with the ongoing strands of work to ensure British music can continue as a vital and growing cultural and economic success.” Read the full ministerial statement here: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

Response to Scottish Parliament decision on Assisted Dying 👇

UK Music Chief Executive @Tomkiehl has welcomed the Government's announcement that it is to ditch "deeply damaging" plans that would allow AI firms to use copyrighted works without payment or permission. Read what Tom had to say in full here: tinyurl.com/2my9ctew

It is right that this proposed law in Scotland has been rejected. Just as with the Bill that is still being scrutinised by the House of Lords in Westminster, the protections in the Scottish Bill are weak and would not protect vulnerable people.

Such a shame. I was hoping to meet with Travelodge because I’ve had a number of members of the public who have experienced unauthorised entries into their rooms contact me and I really wanted to raise these cases with the CEO. Hopefully they will reconsider.

AI boosters like to claim that the campaign against AI training on people’s work without permission is fake - that it is organised by big media companies, and that individual creatives don’t care about this theft. This is totally false. It is individual creatives protesting. 1,000 musicians on our silent album; 10,000 authors in ‘Don’t Steal This Book’; 50,000 people signing the Statement on AI training. These are not big media companies - they are individuals, who reject the ludicrous idea that big tech should be entitled to their work. AI exploitation harms individuals. That is why the vast majority of creatives oppose it. Claiming the protests are big media astroturfing is so clearly untrue that you have to wonder whether the people making this claim are misleading intentionally.

Absolutely agree with this Guardian editorial. Authors must be protected from big tech! But so must journalists. Guardian needs to shine light on its own management which has done exactly this to 1000s of Guardian freelancers & contributors. 1/

"No end‑of‑life decision happens in a vacuum. Choices are shaped by many things, and sometimes these are inequality, unmet need, patchy palliative care, and the grinding pressures of an overstretched NHS." blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2026/02… @BMJ_SPCare @jimmcmanusph

“An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants” An absolute must-read moryan.com/an-open-letter…

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, our new release on Deutsche Grammophon, is our latest response to Putin’s ruthless attacks. The symphony’s powerful opening four notes are emblematic of our

This in-depth account of the stories of some of the people who have lost their jobs to AI is an absolute must-read. Amazing work as ever by @bcmerchant This is what the ‘democratization’ you hear so much about actually looks like bloodinthemachine.com/p/i-was-forced…

Fujitsu has paid nothing toward a £2bn redress bill yet still profits from public contracts. 2,500 sub-postmasters are still waiting for their full claim to be paid; 1,500 are still to receive any money. Serious structural failings persist. That cannot continue. @CommonsBTC new report, out today👇 committees.parliament.uk/publications/5…

Royal College of Psychiatrists has today joined Royal Pharmaceutical Society in opposing the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill

Hotel rooms booked for 6 nights for work, normally I'd use @TravelodgeUK but after reading about them in the news this week, I'm going with @premierinn as I know they have a lone traveller policy. I'm sure I won't be the only one. #SafetyMatters

It’s clear that Travelodge failed to protect a woman who deserved much more than an apology and an insulting £30 voucher as compensation for her ordeal. itv.com/news/meridian/…

Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies. The UK government is considering upending copyright law to benefit AI companies. Don’t Steal This Book urges them not to. Apart from the list of authors involved, the book is empty, representing the effect the government’s plans would have on authors' livelihoods. We're handing out 1,000 free copies at London Book Fair over the next couple of days. If you’re there, pick up a copy! A huge thank you to the thousands of authors involved. Read more here: theguardian.com/technology/202… #DontStealThisBook

I’m one of the ten thousand authors of a big 'blank' book, published today by the Society of Authors. It’s a plea to Big Tech to stop stealing the work of individual writers, artists and journalists. dontstealthisbook.com #DontStealThisBook #copyright

Like my colleague @Jess4Lowestoft I am keen to meet @TravelodgeUK CEO along with nearly 100 cross party MPs & Peers who signed the letter to them. We want to talk about their policies to protect women staying in @Travelodge hotels

On Friday 6 March, James MacMillan received a Doctorate Honoris Causa at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and delivered a lecture in which he reflected on silence, faith, and the role of the composer in the modern age. ➡️Read more: bit.ly/4lfkgf8