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Review

A conversational recollection of life

Adam Somerset reviews Ken Clarke’s ‘Kind of Blue’.

22nd October (29th February)
  • Culture

Old Soldiers Never Die

Jon Gower reviews the latest title in Parthian’s Library of Wales, by Frank Richards

17th September (29th February)
  • Culture

A sober diagnosis of the times

Adam Somerset reviews a new book on the EU in light of the electorate’s Brexit decision.

2nd August (29th February)
  • Culture

The Referendum: a Media Note

Looking back over the course of the referendum, Adam Somerset is surprised to give the BBC’s coverage an eight out of ten.

23rd June (22nd June)
  • Culture

Tales from Hay-on-Wye

Jon Gower reviews ‘Under the Tump: Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders’ by Oliver Balch.

29th May (29th February)
  • Culture

The EU Debates: Some Cultural Aspects

Adam Somerset explores the historical and cultural aspects of the EU referendum debate.

26th May (31st May)
  • Politics and Policy

Two weeks and three elections: An Observer’s notes

Adam Somerset offers a perspective on the final weeks of the election campaign.

5th May (4th May)
  • Politics and Policy

A fitting tribute to an artist and a man.

Dylan Moore reviews ‘Encounters with Osi’, a tribute to Osi Rhys Osmond, who died earlier this year.

18th December (29th February)
  • Culture

Self-determination, nationhood and pacifism

Nia Davies reviews Jasmine Donahaye’s biography of Lily Tobias, ‘The Greatest Need’.

11th December (29th February)
  • Culture
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