Havergal Brian
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake