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Brexit – now!
Brexit – now! Stuart Millson urges our dithering political leaders to detach Britain immediately from the EU A British army of disenchanted voters, from the unregarded towns of the old industrial North and Midlands, to the fishing villages of Cornwall … Continue reading
Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, Saturday 2nd of July, 2016, reviewed by Leslie Jones Il Trovatore, as Ilana Walder-Biesanz has observed, is a leading candidate for the most … Continue reading
Précis of Political Donations & Safeguards Code
Précis of Political Donations & Safeguards Code By Neil Freestone Most Australians cannot participate in their democracy under the current political donations laws. The ‘Political Donations & Safeguards Code’ has been developed to provide a pathway towards addressing this problem. … Continue reading
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St Bride’s Spa Hotel
St Bride’s Spa Hotel, Saundersfoot Reviewed by Em Marshall-Luck St Bride’s Hotel is situated atop a cliff above the Pembrokeshire town of Saundersfoot, near Tenby, looking out over the beach, harbour and town, to the surrounding rolling hills. The hotel … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES, July 2016
ENDNOTES, July 2016 In this edition: the sixty-ninth Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts, reviewed by Stuart Millson The pre-eminent English composer, Benjamin Britten, founded his music festival on the Suffolk coast in 1948. Rather than British musicians attending … Continue reading
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Gun-Safety Loophole is a Government Loophole
Gun-Safety Loophole is a Government Loophole Or, let the Gun Market Close Government Loopholes By ILANA MERCER It’s award time at the Department of Homeland Security. So fleeting has been the focus on the systemic, intractable failures of the DHS apparatus—that … Continue reading
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Gay Marriage – and then what?
Gay Marriage – and then what? Duke Maskell fears the worst “ … as long as our words retain the power of distinguishing things … ” Ian Robinson, The Survival of English, p. 151 … Now, there is a thought: … Continue reading
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Jenůfa
Jenůfa Jenůfa, Janáček, Director David Alden, conductor Mark Wigglesworth, London Coliseum, June 23rd 2016, reviewed by Leslie Jones The revolution heralded by the recent appointment of Daniel Kramer as ENO’s Artistic Director is yet to carry all before it, judging … Continue reading
The Benighted Remains of the Day
The Benighted Remains of the Day Ilana Mercer notes that it takes brains to understand liberty During the Bretton Woods Conference, in 1944, Lord Halifax is said to have “whispered to Lord Keynes: ‘It’s true: they have the money … Continue reading →
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