Author Archives: leslie

Paul Ryan, a Guy who Never Built a Thing

Posted on May 22, 2016 by leslie

Paul Ryan, a Guy who Never Built a Thing Mercer macerates mental midget As of May 7, the outgoing neoconservative priestly cast had raised its game. Since Donald Trump has effectively clinched the Republican Party’s nomination, based on his America … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 16th May 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 16th May 2016 In this edition: Interview with Royal Philharmonic Society Award-winner, Clare Hammond * German and French recorder concertos * Brahms, Piano Quintet from Chandos * Looking forward to the Proms – in London and Cardiff. A stream … Continue reading →

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Pleasure

Posted on May 11, 2016 by leslie

Pleasure Pleasure, Mark Simpson, Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Music, Suffolk, May 2016. Director Tim Albery, Psappha conducted by Nicholas Kok, reviewed by Tony Cooper A co-commission and co-production between Aldeburgh Music, Opera North and the Royal Opera, this well-constructed … Continue reading →

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Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham

Posted on May 8, 2016 by leslie

Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham Ellenborough Park was a surprise – albeit one of the nicest possible: a great rambling old pile in Cheltenham; the original Tudor house (which dates from the early fifteenth century) presenting a glorious step back in time, … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s Russian Quarter

Posted on May 7, 2016 by leslie

Jerusalem’s Russian Quarter The peripatetic Bill Hartley reports During the nineteenth century various European powers set out to establish a presence in Jerusalem. For example, Austro Hungary managed to squeeze a post office into the old city just opposite the … Continue reading →

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Government Greed Axes the Golden Goose

Posted on May 4, 2016 by leslie

Government Greed Axes the Golden Goose Stephen Michael MacLean condemns economic illiteracy President Barack Obama mounted the bully pulpit last month, to decry the practice of ‘tax inversion’ and those corporations with the effrontery to believe in private property and … Continue reading →

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America First, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on May 3, 2016 by leslie

America First, by Ilana Mercer  The Donald puts flesh on his foreign policy “Unsophisticated rambling,” “simplistic,” “reckless.” The verdict on Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy, unveiled after his five-for-five victory in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut, was handed down … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows in Canada

Posted on May 2, 2016 by leslie

Strange Bedfellows in Canada Mark Wegierski detects a convergence of the “Old” Left and Right One can look at the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canada – and its precursor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) – to highlight the differences between … Continue reading →

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Everything and more

Posted on April 30, 2016 by leslie

Everything and more Margaret Thatcher, the Authorised Biography, Everything she Wants, by Charles Moore, Allen Lane, ISBN 978-0-713-99288-5 Angela Ellis-Jones reviews the second volume of the definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher This is the second volume of Charles Moore’s projected … Continue reading →

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Der Rosenkavalier

Posted on April 29, 2016 by leslie

Der Rosenkavalier Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss, Deutsche Oper Berlin, April 2016. Director Götz Friedrich, Das Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin conducted by Ulf Schirmer. Reviewed by Tony Cooper First performed in January 1911 at the Königliches Opernhaus (predecessor of Semperoper), … Continue reading →

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