Author Archives: Derek Turner

Turner – visionary or conservative?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Derek Turner

Turner – visionary or conservative? SELBY WHITTINGHAM rides to the rescue of Turner’s legacy Ever since 1966, when Sir Lawrence Gowing organised a Turner exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art at New York, it has been widely accepted in … Continue reading →

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Beryl Bainbridge’s ‘major phase’

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Derek Turner

Beryl Bainbridge’s ‘major phase’ STODDARD MARTIN burns incense to a great 20th century chronicler, and her literary mentors The second half of the 20th century had no ‘Bloomsbury Group’ as such. In his first book, The Movement, Blake Morrison tried … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – Farewelling Aldeburgh 2013

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES – Farewelling Aldeburgh 2013 STUART MILLSON enjoys the last weekend of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival and several enticing new CDs Durham Cathedral Choristers at Aldeburgh  *  New work by Wolfgang Rihm performed at Snape  *  Cello sonatas by Rachmaninov, … Continue reading →

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EpiQR – Greyhound-on-the-Test, Stockbridge & King’s Arms, Lockerley, both Hants.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Derek Turner

Greyhound-on-the-Test, Stockbridge, Hants. King’s Arms, Lockerley, Hants. EM MARSHALL-LUCK The Greyhound-On-The-Test is situated on the broad, handsome high street in the Hampshire village of Stockbridge. Immediate appearances from the outside are attractive and inviting, and this appearance is not deceptive; … Continue reading →

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Child dancer – a poem by Peter Stark

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Derek Turner

Child Dancer by Peter Stark (For KJS) So strangely proud She steps so light By private cloud Conveyed secretly across the night So easily she moves in carefree grace She sails invisible in plain sight, Conceding nothing to the Spring, … Continue reading →

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Leslie Jones’ latest review for “History Today”

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Derek Turner

Leslie Jones’ latest review for History Today QR Deputy Editor Leslie Jones reviews Tim Grady’s The German-Jewish Soldiers of the First World War in History and Memory for History Today www.historytoday.com/blog/2013/06/german-jewish-soldiers-first-world-war

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The liberal lies we live by

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Derek Turner

The liberal lies we live by ROBERT HENDERSON finds that a wise and salutary debunking of liberal myths is itself partly infected The Liberal Delusion John Marsh, Arena Books, £12.99 “Is Western society based on a mistake?” asks John Marsh … Continue reading →

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A rose for Edmund

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Derek Turner

A Rose for Edmund STEPHEN M. BORTHWICK wonders what exactly today’s conservatives have left to conserve There’s something perennially fascinating about Southern Gothic – it has something to do with the accuracy and elegance of the metaphors authors like Faulkner … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – Letter from Aldeburgh

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES Letter from Aldeburgh STUART MILLSON reports on Peter Grimes at the Aldeburgh Festival Dear Ben, I can feel the special magic that the Festival instils into music, country side, sea side and people! And it is all because Peter … Continue reading →

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How to make a slum by Bill Hartley

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Derek Turner

How To Make A Slum BILL HARTLEY sees the shabby reality of social housing Of late, thanks to my involvement with a friend’s company I have been able to acquire a close acquaintance with public housing in the North East … Continue reading →

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