For itself – François Matarasso

The fanatic within

At a time when the lamps are once again going out, not only in Europe but across the world, I’ve

About 40 years ago, I found a small treasure in a secondhand bookshop—an old copy of Clarendon’s History of the

Today, I turn sixty. Such anniversaries are foreseeable, and this one’s long presence on my personal horizon was a reason

Yesterday I was asked why I accept the result of the 2016 referendum in which a majority of English and

Every month for almost 20 years, a memo about cultural policy and administration has been sent by email from

My father and grandfather survived the Shoah, thanks to the Greek resistance. My grandmother survived because she was Christian. Thousands,

It’s been a while since I added anything to this site, partly because of the holidays and partly because I’ve

General elections don’t happen very often so it’s odd that this one should be so dull. The campaign has slipped

• There’s so much to say about this film that it’s better to say nothing, except that it reminds of

In Finland when a lot of people start complaining they might be called a ‘valituskuoro’, or a Complaints Choir. Two