Author Archives: Derek Turner
Endnotes – Rare British chamber works, Vivaldi arranged by Bach, and a trip to Lochnagar
ENDNOTES Rare British chamber works, Vivaldi arranged by Bach, and a trip to Lochnagar STUART MILLSON If there is one musical initiative in this country that has revealed a hitherto unseen, unknown and unappreciated dimension to our cultural understanding, it … Continue reading
Making the going good for getting Out
Making the going good for getting Out ROBERT HENDERSON suggests some ways in which the No side can maximize its chances of winning the referendum on EU membership Amidst all the confusion and excitement of bringing about a referendum on … Continue reading
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Tagged EU referendum, Euroscepticism, immigration, Lisbon Treaty, Robert Henderson, UKIP
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Goodnight, Vienna…
Goodnight, Vienna… STODDARD MARTIN reads a redolent dramatized account of an Austrian family’s 20th century tribulations Edmund de Waal had a succès d’estime a few years back with his family memoir The Hare with the Amber Eyes. His Ephrussi forbears, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmund de Waal, Elisabeth de Waal, Gore Vidal, Stoddard Martin, The Exiles Return, Third Man, Vienna
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Welcome to Britain (perhaps)
Welcome to Britain (perhaps) SONYA JAY PORTER explores some anomalies of immigration into the UK Last summer, the Coalition brought into effect new immigration laws which are creating yet more difficulties for British nationals who want to marry citizens from … Continue reading
Middle Earth v. Duniverse
Middle Earth v. Duniverse – the different worlds of Tolkien and Herbert MARK WEGIERSKI compares and contrasts two of the 20th century’s most successful fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) and Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote works that are among … Continue reading
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Tagged Dune, Frank Herbert, J R R Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Mark Wegierski
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George Bellows – Modern American Life
George Bellows – Modern American Life Royal Academy, until 9th June 2013 DEREK TURNER George Bellows (1882-1925) is among the best-known of modern American artists, who made an extraordinarily varied contribution to America’s culture and self-image in the space of … Continue reading
One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T.
One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T. ALLAN POND surveys a mixed legacy Mrs Thatcher now rests in peace, the crowds have dispersed and the rent-a-mob have furled up their banners and put away their stink bombs for another occasion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Pond, British manufacturing, free trade, Margaret Thatcher, Thatcherism
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Colour (and culture) clashes
Colour (and culture) clashes ROBERT HENDERSON reviews a global survey of racial and cultural confrontations Ethnic Conflicts Tatu Vanhanen, Ulster Institute for Public Research, 326 pps, £23 hb, £18 pb This is not a book designed for easy bedtime reading. It is … Continue reading
Famous last words
Famous last words PAUL WOOD remembers how past PMs passed Margaret Thatcher’s death makes me want to sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the deaths of Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister whose death I most often think … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Disraeli, Bonar Law, Clement Attlee, George Canning, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Lord Derby, Lord Palmerston, Lord Rosebery, Margaret Thatcher, Neville Chamberlain, Paul Wood, Pitt the Younger, Sir John Simon, Spencer Perceval, Winston Churchill
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