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Carmel MorganThe city on the Mersey has inspired and captivated generations of artists, writes Carmel Morgan. One major reason for this is the generosity of spirit among musicians, writers and film-makers, who see it as their responsibility to foster new talent Free
From the editor’s desk
| Questions of allegiance Free The relationship between Poland and Great Britain has historically been a warm one. This tone has continued following the arrival of a large number of Polish immigrants since the enlargement of the European Union in 2004. Community tensions have been ... | Democracy’s pitfalls |
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The Irish connection Free John BelchemThe women and men who arrived in Liverpool from Ireland in the nineteenth century may have been poor and often starving but they soon developed a communitarian culture whose strength eventually overcame prejudice and denigration, writes John Belchem...
|  Defining moment for the Jesuits Free Michael Walsh The meeting in Rome this month to elect a new Superior General is the most important gathering of the Society of Jesus for 25 years. It could signal new approaches to both mission and governance... |
Glory days are here againThe TabletDuring Liverpool’s nineteenth-century heyday it forged an identity that survived decades of decline. Now it has burst forth once more with a new confidence. Supplement editor Peter Stanford introduces our survey of Europe’s Capital of Culture by asking what makes the city unique...
| Bread, wine and goldDaniel McCarthyIn the gifts of the Magi, and the gifts at the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is proclaimed, offered and consumed. The prayer over the gifts on the Feast of the Epiphany shows how these gifts also represent our self-gift to God and neighbour, explains Daniel McCarthy...
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Shape of things to comeThe Tablet’s expertsFrom America’s presidential election to the Olympic Games in Beijing and the Pope’s visit to the UN, 2008 will be an eventful year. Here, The Tablet’s experts analyse what are likely to be the most dominant issues and events of the coming 12 months...
| After BenazirKevin RaffertyThe West pinned its hopes on Benazir Bhutto as the best chance for a country whose instability threatens global security. With her death, the prospects for Pakistani democracy hang by a thread...
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Books and arts
Poet as a ‘country healer’ Free
The Letters of Ted Hughes
Selected and edited by Christopher Reid
Ted Hughes was a Yorkshireman, more Yorkshire than the famous pudding even, born in Mytholmroyd in the West Riding. His best work always had something of a Pennine quality about ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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