The Star's critics ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARTIN HALL, MICHAL BONCZA, ANGUS REID reviews Holy Cow, One to One: John and Yoko, King of Kings, Panda Bear in Africa
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PATRICK JONES recommends a vital anthology from Afghan and Iranian poets where the political and personal fuse into witness-bearing and manifesto-making
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
MIK SABIERS enjoys the theatrical feminist six piece who have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by characters so un-nuanced as to be unreal, a stereotypical plot and a conceptual vampire
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
The elephant in the room: why UK living standards may be lower in 2030 than they were in 2019 or even 2007 and what we can do to stop this happening
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The virus crisis has taught us that we need to move towards greater self-sufficiency — or would we rather continue to depend on China for personal protective equipment, for 5G communications and for nuclear power stations?
We have deindustrialised more than any comparable country, damaging jobs, regional balance and productivity.
The share of our GDP coming from manufacturing has fallen from a third in 1970 to less than a tenth now. We invest a falling share of GDP in machinery and equipment — only 2.8 per cent, down from 3.6 per cent in 2008.
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