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I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames

I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing I’ve spent most of my adult life working in classical music – for the past 18 years as the co-founder and conductor of the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO), an organisation I’m stepping down from today. During that time, I have found myself increasingly angry at…

I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames

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Gatwick and Heathrow warn of delays after air traffic control meltdown

Airports including Gatwick and Heathrow have warned of further delays as they work to clear a backlog of flights following disruption to the country’s traffic control system yesterday. Both of the London hubs said flights had resumed on Wednesday but warned of longer wait times and urged passengers to check if their flights were going…

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