The PM is now minded to pursue "light-touch" ring-fencing of the banks. Hmm... Light-touch regulation in banking. What could possibly go wrong? ... more
The deadline for indicative bids for the von Essen Hotels group, which collapsed into administration in April, has not been extended in spite of suspicions of fraud raised by the administrators who have ordered the hotels to be sold... more
Feature: With his hotel chain in administration, the colourful Andrew Davis would appear to be facing financial ruin. Was his empire built merely on loans and lavish PR?... more
How intriguing. Just what were City minister Lord Myners and Commons Treasury Select Committee chairman John McFall talking about so animatedly the other night? ... more
He has been out of fashion for more than 50 years, but now composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's vision of Englishness is being celebrated once again.... more
The Guardian, a paean of praise for the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, covers every Hollywood cliché in the book, and then some, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Chinese pianist Lang Lang brought a touch of magic to Chopin's Piano concerto No 1 in E minor at the Proms. But what was to follow, says Barry Millington, was utterly mesmerising.... more
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most exciting ensembles in the US over the past few years. Tonight, Prommers will get a chance to hear them for themselves.... more
Proms review: Julian Anderson does not shirk his responsibilities. Faced with composing for chorus, he joined a choir so as to experience choral music from the inside, research that seems to have paid off, says Nick Kimberley.
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Classical review: Elgar never completed his set of Pomp and Circumstance Marches - but conductor Andrew Davis led the way through one compiled from fragments. Barry Millington watched the new march's world premiere.
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