John Kay
@positively.bsky.social
Communications at We Own It @weownit.org.uk, advocating for public ownership. Singing Basso Profundo with Commotio in Oxford. Tall, bald, semi-retired, occasionally grumpy. Trans ally. Enjoying theatre, art, music, travel, Roman remains, all the food.
No, it’s not sold out - plenty of tickets available. I’ve just booked for 31 January.
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No, it’s not sold out - plenty of tickets available. I’ve just booked for 31 January.
Taking my cue from the current Oxford Uni Press Word of the Year campaign, could it be “Rage Bait”?
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Taking my cue from the current Oxford Uni Press Word of the Year campaign, could it be “Rage Bait”?
It’s a long list….and we’ve not touched documentaries 🤔
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It’s a long list….and we’ve not touched documentaries 🤔
Wolf Hall
CBeebies
Line of Duty
Blue Lines
Fleabag
Killing Eve
Night Manager
Gold
Coverage of the Olympics
Coverage of Glastonbury
Coverage of Wimbledon
The Proms
Inside No 9
Sherlock
CBeebies
Line of Duty
Blue Lines
Fleabag
Killing Eve
Night Manager
Gold
Coverage of the Olympics
Coverage of Glastonbury
Coverage of Wimbledon
The Proms
Inside No 9
Sherlock
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Wolf Hall
CBeebies
Line of Duty
Blue Lines
Fleabag
Killing Eve
Night Manager
Gold
Coverage of the Olympics
Coverage of Glastonbury
Coverage of Wimbledon
The Proms
Inside No 9
Sherlock
CBeebies
Line of Duty
Blue Lines
Fleabag
Killing Eve
Night Manager
Gold
Coverage of the Olympics
Coverage of Glastonbury
Coverage of Wimbledon
The Proms
Inside No 9
Sherlock
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Children. Teens. Pregnant women. Victims of domestic violence. Anyone from an ethic minority. Care home residents. People with disabilities. The list of overlooked vulnerable groups goes on & on.
The lesson is to build processes that include them next time.
Not to airbrush away 250,000 Covid dead.
The lesson is to build processes that include them next time.
Not to airbrush away 250,000 Covid dead.
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Children. Teens. Pregnant women. Victims of domestic violence. Anyone from an ethic minority. Care home residents. People with disabilities. The list of overlooked vulnerable groups goes on & on.
The lesson is to build processes that include them next time.
Not to airbrush away 250,000 Covid dead.
The lesson is to build processes that include them next time.
Not to airbrush away 250,000 Covid dead.
Add in injuries, the departure of an iconic RB, & other teams who did great business in the summer; but it’s a rum old season where they can beat Real Madrid at home one month then lose to Notts the next.
My personal theory is that he’s building a side more adept at European than domestic football.
My personal theory is that he’s building a side more adept at European than domestic football.
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Add in injuries, the departure of an iconic RB, & other teams who did great business in the summer; but it’s a rum old season where they can beat Real Madrid at home one month then lose to Notts the next.
My personal theory is that he’s building a side more adept at European than domestic football.
My personal theory is that he’s building a side more adept at European than domestic football.
Come for the Facade (or not), stay for the Balls 🎾.
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Come for the Facade (or not), stay for the Balls 🎾.
Are you at the Philharmonia concert? They were performing it with Sandi Toksvig at the Festival Hall this evening.
If not - no, it’s a piece whose time has come and gone.
If not - no, it’s a piece whose time has come and gone.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Are you at the Philharmonia concert? They were performing it with Sandi Toksvig at the Festival Hall this evening.
If not - no, it’s a piece whose time has come and gone.
If not - no, it’s a piece whose time has come and gone.
Choir rehearsal tonight
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Choir rehearsal tonight
Time to rewrite the lyrics of Hotel California.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Time to rewrite the lyrics of Hotel California.
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Apparently being a patriot these days involves hating your capital, wanting your national broadcaster dismantled, disrespecting the flag by badly painting it on the floor, smashing up your own neighbourhood, wanting foreign billionaires and politicians to take over, cheering on Russian assets. Odd.
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Apparently being a patriot these days involves hating your capital, wanting your national broadcaster dismantled, disrespecting the flag by badly painting it on the floor, smashing up your own neighbourhood, wanting foreign billionaires and politicians to take over, cheering on Russian assets. Odd.
So were people looking for a saviour, a diplomat, a magician, or Bob the Builder?
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So were people looking for a saviour, a diplomat, a magician, or Bob the Builder?
Got to smirk at her lapse into Cockney at “Great Bri ‘ain” tho.
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Got to smirk at her lapse into Cockney at “Great Bri ‘ain” tho.
That’s why I’m glad whenever I see the courier is DPD: their delivery ETAs are alarmingly precise. Evri - it might come today, it might not, it’s in the lap of the gods, satnav schmatnav.
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
That’s why I’m glad whenever I see the courier is DPD: their delivery ETAs are alarmingly precise. Evri - it might come today, it might not, it’s in the lap of the gods, satnav schmatnav.