Malcom Arnold
Malcolm Arnold: A centenary celebration (Somm)
Orchestras should be ashamed of their aversion to the composer
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The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
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It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
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Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
When all you have is a Hermer
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The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
These violent delights
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Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
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In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact