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The bells toll for orchestras
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The Labour Growth Group and its think tank partner, the Good Growth Foundation, have taken funding from major lobbying firms linked to housebuilders, banks and Heathrow – raising questions about corporate influence at the heart of Starmer’s pro-growth project. SOLOMON HUGHES reports
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
A Vatican photo-op, a hard-right donor and a rhetoric of mass deportations reveal how appeals to ‘Christian values’ are being reshaped by Reform and Tory MPs, says SOLOMON HUGHES
IN MY last article in the Morning Star, I highlighted how biased and misshapen the classical-music infrastructure in Britain was, pointing out how the tentative steps from starting to learn an instrument all the way through to a stable professional career are fractious at best.
This instability has been knocked off-kilter and risks complete collapse.
On June 10, the Guardian published a stark warning after receiving an open letter from Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder.
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