‘We lost everything but it made our marriage stronger’

Plus: Brexit troubles, museums in the culture wars and the idiosyncrasies of Prue Leith's garden [View in browser]( [Update your preferences]( [The Telegraph]( Monday October 19 2020 From The Editor By Chris Evans, Editor The best of The Telegraph's articles, sent by the Editor Dear reader, As Greater Manchester continues to hold out against a Tier 3 lockdown, England’s coronavirus response appears to be in complete chaos. With a second wave well under way, the country has found itself trapped between two strategies and faces the worst of both worlds, writes Paul Nuki. He explains what went wrong [in this excellent analysis](. Britain’s culture wars are as heated as ever, and few institutions are more central to the fight than museums. [For this fascinating piece]( Martin Fletcher spent time at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum and spoke to all sides of the debate to find out what “decolonisation” really means for our museums and whether the nation’s great collections can survive. Martin and Shirlie Kemp were, in the late Eighties, a true pop power couple. Yet just a few years later, Martin found himself undergoing multiple surgeries to remove brain tumours and close to bankruptcy. A quarter of a century on, the couple have rebuilt their lives and careers and they sat down with Louise Gannon to talk about [how they survived that dark period](. Finally, Prue Leith was a late convert to gardening, but a zealous one nonetheless. In [this touching piece]( she writes of how and why she came to love the pastime, having once regarded it only professionally, and talks us through the wonderful idiosyncrasies that 40 years of tinkering have created in her own garden. Chris P.S. This Wednesday we're launching our latest newsletter – Front Row – in which Lisa Armstrong gives you her insider's view of what's in style. For a wealth of practical tips and informed, up-to-the-moment reporting, [sign up here.]( Join our newsletter panel We would like to invite you to join our Newsletter Panel – a chance to have your say on what you think of our newsletters, and to be entered into a monthly prize draw when you participate in discussions and polls. If you are interested in joining [please follow this link.]( [Sign up]( My Choices [Illustration of a wave hitting England]( Paul Nuki explains how, stuck between two strategies, England has found itself at [the mercy of a second wave]( of Covid-19. [Free to read] [Ursula Von Der Leyen surrounded by microphones]( 'Brussels has sabotaged any hope of a deal with its bizarre approach to Brexit talks' – read why Daniel Hannan thinks [the EU was never serious]( about a trade deal. [Illustration of removed museum exhibits]( Can Britain's museums survive the culture war? Martin Fletcher examines both sides of the argument and visits a museum [that's taking the initiative](. [Prue Leith in her garden]( From a professional chore to a decades-long private passion, Prue Leith tells all about her conversion to gardening and [bending the rules in the Cotswolds](. [Free to read] [Illustration]( Britain by numbers – [explore the surprising statistics]( that reveal so much about our past and our future. [The Kemps at home]( ‘We lost everything but it made our marriage stronger’ – hear how Martin and Shirlie Kemp [survived their darkest period](. What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [Front Bench]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.