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Jane Manning,OBE, 1938-31March 2021.
Legendary Soprano, indefatigable champion of new works.
The Auld Alliance. Scottish pet food company moves to France to avoid Brexit restrictions.
“Ca va?..Nae bad, yersel?..Pas mal..Can I trade yer a couple of croquettes de bois de cerfs for one of your croquettes de viande chevaline and a tour of your knapdarloch?”
Freddie Redd. 1928-March 17th 2021. Bopping Pianist.
Composed music for ‘The Connection’ and performed as musician and actor on stage and the film version.
Boris:”Cautiously but irreversibly I’m going to the pub for a pint of Beer. Nothing in the data dissuades me.”
UK lockdown eases as Covid increases.
“To boldly reclaim…….”
In Politics your name is your brand( CBC Commentator.)
James Levine, 1943-Mar.9th.2021. Music Director of the Met. for 40 years.
Ill Met by Spotlight.
‘Horseshit, Boris.’ The Elgin marbles were not for the Turks to give away.
Johnson: The marbles are legally ours.
‘Du Bist Die Ruh.’
Afghanistan bans girls over 12 from singing in public.
‘Rock-Paper-Scissors ?’
Peace-Unity-Security.
The Wealth and Hellfare State.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 