John Boyd

@RadioTimes Very disappointing.

#McDonaldAndDodds cancelled after 4 seasons on ITV radiotimes.com/tv/drama/mcdon…

MU Statement on Northern Ballet and Opera North Partnership musiciansunion.org.uk/news/mu-statem…

@sainsburys Ok, but 25%!! What has caused such a huge increase? Ingredients, packaging….

@johnjmsboyd Hi John. Sorry you've noticed a pricing increase in the biscuits. Although we try to offer the best pricing for our customers this is not always possible with many factors taken into consideration. Mark

@sainsburys Hey what’s going on with your Oaty Biscuits? Great value at 60p increased to 65p a few months ago now 75p!! - 25% increase in a few months how’s that ‘improving value’ for customers? @MartinSLewis @paullewismoney

Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy has been appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS.

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama told its staff today that it is axeing its junior department at the end of this term. Almost 200 children study there on saturdays. That will all stop in July. This is not rich kids playing expensive instruments. One of them texted...

@MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 Something from Die Frau ohne Schatten?

There's a Norwegian folk song in the Playlister today @BBCRadio3 Where next from The Kivle Girls by Agathe Backer-Grondahl? It's about three maids who made such sweet music during mass that the congregation left to see them, resulting in the priest turning the girls to stone...

So it’s public now. 😥 My husband is a member of the #Orchestra of @WelshNatOpera where it’s proposed they go to part-time contracts as of next April. I have tried to bang WNO’s drum since the @ace_national cuts, but the attention has been elsewhere...🧵musiciansunion.org.uk/news/mu-respon…

The Government cannot claim to be widening access to Music Education when a Minister has bothered to attend just 1 meeting of the National Plan for Music Education Monitoring Board since it was established 9 months ago. Music in schools is in crisis and kids are missing out.

Music Hubs are vital providers of high-quality music education in state schools. But they have been on standstill Govt funding for a decade while costs & demand have risen.   Now there is a crisis in music education but some Hubs are having their budgets hit from September   1/2

@HENLEYDARREN @ace_national Hoping they also ask the public for their views following crass funding decisions by @ace_national particularly @E_N_O @glyndebourne @BrittenSinfonia @WelshNatOpera

The Cabinet Office runs a rolling programme reviewing Public Bodies’ effectiveness and it’s our turn at @ace_national. It’s a welcome opportunity to show how through our #LetsCreate strategy we support artists, arts organisations, museums & libraries to create ambitious, high quality work for people in villages, towns and cities across England. We’re looking forward to working with Dame Mary Archer and the @DCMS review team: gov.uk/government/new…

@lucyfrazermp @BRITs Please talk to and speak up for @E_N_O musicians @BrittenSinfonia musicians @BBCSO musicians @glyndebourne musicians @lucyfrazermp @BRITS

When I meet music executives from across the world they ask how we can be more like Britain? The @BRITs show why. Congratulations to all the @BRITs award winners & nominees. A great way to celebrate our thriving music industry.

UK (mis) management actively demolishing our great arts companies @PrivateEyeNews @spconnolly

Heartening words from the House of Lords Arts Debate, from @_CFTA ...but it's scant help for those at ENO who just received redundancy notices while in mid-performance. campaignforthearts.org/news/highlight…

The ENO emails started arriving during Act 1 of Handmaid’s Tale last night. What a despicable way to treat your musicians.

At ENO, musicians got their redundancy emails during the interval of a show. During the interval. And then carried on with the performance because they are professionals, which cannot be said for the people running the place.

Here we go…. Retweet ferociously people. Let’s get our voices heard. #WeAreENO independent.co.uk/business/engli…

"Moving an Opera company to Manchester, only to employ people sporadically on freelance contracts, isn’t the cultural investment the North deserves" Equity warns that the @E_N_O Manchester move leaves workforce at risk Read the full story: equity.org.uk/news/2023/eno-…

The cultural tax reliefs have helped many arts & cultural organisations to survive a storm of challenges. I highlighted the vital role of the cultural tax reliefs - which were not talked about at the #AutumnStatement The Chancellor’s response didn't give the whole picture 🧵1/4