23 July 2015 Credit reference agencies – a modern necessity or a modern nightmare? by Lynda Goetz A friend of mine has been tearing his hair out for the last 10 days. The reason? An attempt to get a buy-to-let mortgage for a small property which he had originally decided to buy outright, but then concluded it… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Credit Reference Agencies
Month: July 2015
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Whatever you do, don’t mention the Euro
23 July 2015 Whatever you do, don’t mention the Euro by Chin Chin There is a good way to get your own back on American Immigration officials. Not the bright charming ones, of course; who would want revenge on them? Rather the unhelpful MacDonalds stuffed porkers who make you wait in endless lines on the… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Whatever you do, don’t mention the Euro
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Manners Maketh Man
23 July 2015 Manners Maketh Man by J R Thomas It’s getting to be a very dangerous world, the modern financial industry (even if not like the appalling days of 1970’s Germany where several bankers were kidnapped and killed by the Baader-Meinhoff gang, the self-proclaimed Red Army Faction who terrorised the West German government and… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Manners Maketh Man
Issue 12: 2015 07 23 Viva La Siesta! Viva la Diferencia!
23 July 2015 Viva La Siesta! Viva La Diferencia! by Neil Tidmarsh Three cheers to Spain this week, for offering us weary Europeans a little respite from the gloom and doom of Greece’s never-ending Euro disaster. And let’s face it, a little goes a long way these days. From Ador, near Valencia, comes the news… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23 Viva La Siesta! Viva la Diferencia!
Issue 12: 2015 07 23 Signals from the Past
23 July 2015 Signals from the Past by Neil Tidmarsh In 1940, P G Wodehouse was captured by the Germans in Le Touquet, where he was living. He was interned – he was 59 years old and a civilian – and then released but confined to Germany. He was invited to appear on some programmes… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23 Signals from the Past
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: More of the President’s People
23 July 2015 More of the President’s People by J R Thomas In the fast-moving world of presidential hopefuls it can be difficult to keep up. This week we will deal with the rest of the crowd jostling for the Republican nomination, having last week picked off the current front-runners, Messrs Bush and Rubio, two… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: More of the President’s People
Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
23 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS BAHRAIN: A man accidentally blew himself up during a failed bomb attack on police in a Shia village. CAMEROON: The wearing of burkas and veils has been banned in the Far North region, following a suicide attack by women bombers which killed 14 people. CHINA: The state… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief – UK NEWS
23 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS NHS: The Government has announced that, in pursuit of its aim of a 24/7 health service, it proposes to compel hospital consultants to work at weekends if new terms on pay and hours cannot be agreed with them. Currently, consultants can opt out of weekend working. LIBERAL… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief – UK NEWS
Issue 12: Crossword – A spot of literature – printable
23 July 2015 Crossword by Boffles A spot of literature 1 Leading romantic novelist (6) 3 Description of elusive Dickens character (6) 8 Mental torment was endured under a Mexican one (7) 10 Gerontius’ was set to music (5) 11 Enjoyed with Rosie (5) 12 Successfully chronicled (6)… Continue reading Issue 12: Crossword – A spot of literature – printable
Issue 11: Crossword – Europe – solution
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Issue 12: Crossword – A spot of literature
23 July 2015 Crossword by Boffles A spot of literature To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief: Business & the City
23 July 2014 Week in Brief: BUSINESS & THE CITY GREEK BANKS: Greek financial affairs have suddenly been relegated from the headlines, following the rescue package agreed last week which has led to their banks reopening on Monday, and enabling the central bank to make the delinquent IMF payments to take the country back out… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief: Business & the City
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: contents
16 July 2015: Issue 11 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment To boldly go… in the starship Free Enterprise by Neil Tidmarsh The future of space travel is blasting off from the private sector The people who cannot afford it by John Watson There is real pain behind the budget figures All the President’s People by J.R.Thomas… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: contents
