MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
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The Spirit of Trade Unionism by Bernard Meadows
TUC HQ designed by David Du Roi Aberdeen with Bernard Meadows' sculpture The Spirit of Trade Unionism
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PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
THE BUILDING of the TUC's new headquarters Congress House in Holborn, which opened in 1958, was also seen as an opportunity to promote interest in the arts and architecture.
A design competition for the new building was launched in 1946 — the first of its kind in the post war period — and over 180 projects were submitted, from which David Du Roi Aberdeen’s modernist proposal was selected.
The TUC’s aspiration to promote the arts was amply vindicated when, in 1988, the building was Grade-II listed by Historic England. It’s considered to be one of the most important buildings housing an institution in London and a 1950s’ architectural landmark.
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