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The hunt is on for an epic mural depicting ‘Country Life in Britain’ – but chances are it’s a wild goose chase, writes Peyton Skipwith
Jacob Rothschild’s Waddesdon Manor wants to track down the massive mural created for the 1951 Festival of Britain
The wellspring for the founding, and where UVA split the atom, behold the fantastical history of Mount Jefferson.
Sir: Boyd Tonkin’s review of Anna Aslanyan’s Dancing on Ropes highlights the post-war abandonment of local Afghan and Iraqi interpreters by the US and UK (Books, 17 July). The UK’s response, up until last summer, deserved every bit of Tonkin’s strictures but the past year has seen a ‘strategic shift’. Ben Wallace and Priti Patel were clearly determined to change our approach and to give sanctuary to our former staff. More generous regulations were introduced in December and April but the imminent withdrawal of Nato forces now raises the fearful prospect of a Taleban takeover, or ...