Interesting Links for 22-05-2026

[andrewducker]

1. Amnesty International on the growth of transphobia in the UK

(tags:UK bigotry LGBT transgender media )

2. Health and Safe-Tea at Work: Brewing Time (an advert that made me giggle on the bus)

(tags:tea video advertising funny )

3. What does the new EHRC guide say about trans people

(tags:transgender rights LGBT UK OhForFucksSake bigotry )

4. Edinburgh in 2026, by the numbers

(tags:Edinburgh stats )

5. What is the Gen Alpha Melody, where does it come from, and why has nobody been sued yet?

(tags:music video copyright viaSwampers )

Comments

[cmcmck]

3 I don't exist! Who knew?

I lived through another time when this was the case in the days before the GRA and no one then ever suggested I should have to hold it until I got home!

[andrewducker]

It is such horrible nonsense.

I wish there was some way of expediting the ECHR appeal.

[channelpenguin]

Thanks for 5!

I only knew the Volbeat, Lady Gaga and Anastacia uses - never realised it was such a big thing in pop music.

I'll definitely try to actively avoid that in my own music.

[bens_dad]

I was amused by the way they sneaked the possible originators in right at the end of the video.

I don't know about Yoko, Julian and Sean, but I bet Paul has more interesting things to do than figure out whether he might have copied the melody from someone early, even for a nine figure sum.

[cellio]

5 was interesting, thanks -- didn't know it was that widespread!

[andrewducker]

I'm very much out of touch with modern music, except for anything my children listen to, so I only recognised 1 or 2 songs on the list!