Category Archives: Politics

Brexit for Musicians: Endgame

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

What would you call it if everyone had a Musician’s Passport? Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: The Evil Empire

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

A warm welcome to Global Britain. Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: The Norway Option

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

British artists continue to wrestle the red tape. Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: View from the USA

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

“When we are born, we cry that we are come
To this great stage of fools.” Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: An Englishman Abroad

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

A British musician starts work in the EU – how did he do it? Continue reading →

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Brexit for Musicians: What Happened, What Next?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Paul Carey Jones

UK artists are in a deep hole – is there any hope of climbing out? Continue reading →

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Coronaclassical 24: Into the Post-Covid World

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Continue reading →

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Giving It Away: Classical Music in Lockdown and other fairytales

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

On sale today: The Book of the Blog Continue reading →

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Coronaclassical 13: The Death of British Opera

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

It’s the perfect storm. And any British opera singer who survives it deserves every reward they get. Continue reading →

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Coronaclassical 2: Giving It Away

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Paul Carey Jones

“Had we already done the work to establish the principle of paying for getting classical music on your TV screen, this could have been a genuine boom time for the industry…” Continue reading →

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