Javid is talking to the wrong person. He should find a good therapist, not a journalist.

"Butterflies of the Balkans" is a wonderful story. I was rooting for these feisty old women, now extinct, as I cringed at their pursuit of rare butterflies.
The whole collection is a treasure.

I have some rosettes won in local dressage classes. And one for a good effort in fancy dress.

You make it sound as though Trump has some kind of coherent plan.
This is not a diagnosis but he behaves just like someone with frontotemporal dementia.
Impulsive.
Convinced of the truth of his own fantasies.
Also that weird forward leaning gait.
Should obviously be well away from position of power.

Yes! I have been thanked by audience members after concerts. They will often cite a particular piece that moved them, and I get the sense that it stays with them afterwards, opening a new space in the mind. Only live music does this.

We do need to rejoin the EU, but the EU won't have us while this *Labour* govt continues the Tory deregulation programme and throws our money at toxic US corporations like Oracle, BlackRock and Palantir. All in the name of 'growth'.

I was lucky enough to play RVW London Symphony with Vernon Handley in my county youth orchestra - an experience that stays with you. Wonderfully moody music and a great choice for teen players.

Thanks for the tip. I've been using Idagio, which is ok for classical - though with frustrating omissions - but have been missing other genres. Refuse to use Amazon or Spotify.

Oh yes it would. The slow movement of the Glass violin concerto pops up a lot. Although pops probably isn't the word for it.

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