20 August 2015 Accumulations By Chin Chin The verb to collect is declined as follows: “I am a collector. You are into retro. He buys junk.” When it comes to accumulating things, there are plenty of different perspectives and they begin with different views as to whether it is a nice thing to do at all.… Continue reading Issue 16: 2015 08 20: Accumulations
Month: August 2015
Issue 16:2015 08 20:TOURISM v. TERRORISM
20 August 2015 Tourism v. Terrorism by Neil Tidmarsh Summer holidays, August 2015. The sun is hot, the swimming pool is invitingly cool and fresh, the sunlight glitters and sparkles on the warm waters of the Mediterranean which meets a cloudless blue sky on a shimmering horizon. Sicily… the South of France… the Balearics… Gaza… … Continue reading Issue 16:2015 08 20:TOURISM v. TERRORISM
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 Contents
13 August 2015: Issue 15 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Leadership Matters by J.R.Thomas Two contests separated by a common ocean The hidden benefits of private Education by John Watson Is it really the job of commerce to right the balance? A matter of momentum by John Watson What can Mr Corbyn be expected to achieve?… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 Contents
Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
13 August 2015 Grousing About by J R Thomas George Earl’s great painting “Going North – Kings Cross” depicts an astonishing hubbub of activity at King’s Cross Station the day before the Glorious Twelfth of 1893. The platform (no barriers then of course) was crowded with spaniels, setters, pointers (but no labradors – their day… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Leadership Matters
13 August 2015 Leadership Matters by J.R. Thomas On each side of the Atlantic the struggles continue. On the western side of the ocean, to edge ever nearer to being the possible leader of the free world in 2016; on the eastern side, a rather longer term play, to move towards becoming Her Majesty’s first… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Leadership Matters
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
13 August 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHARITY COLLAPSE: Kids Company, the charity founded by Ms Batmanghelidj in 1996 has closed following allegations of financial mismanagement and questions over its practices. The charity, which drew support from the government as embodying its Big Society agenda, employed some 650 staff and made use of 10,000… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: What your name says about you
13 August 2015 What your name says about you by Lynda Goetz What’s in a name? A great deal, actually. Let’s just take surnames to start with. These can, as most people know, indicate many things, such as where your ancestors came from; what their occupations were; what they looked like or indeed their relationship… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: What your name says about you
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 International News
13 August 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAN: Iran has announced that it will increase oil production as soon as sanctions are lifted. The announcement led to a fall in oil prices: Brent crude was down to US$49.67 a barrel (it had been US$69 a barrel in May). Isis forces have taken an important… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 International News
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 : Australia Murders Language in Revenge
13 August 2015 Australia Murders Language in Revenge By Chin Chin With the current enthusiasm for plays written by Aeschylus and Euripides you would have thought that we would recognise revenge when we see it. How is it then that when the Sydney Morning Herald described the start of the fourth ashes test match as… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 : Australia Murders Language in Revenge
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
13 August 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SLOWING DOWN THE PUMPS: Has Saudi Arabia’s nerve finally cracked? The oil price has been heading down for months, but the Saudis, unlike in previous price slumps, have kept their production up, with much speculation as to what their strategy was – the most popular… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 Private education
13 August 2015 The hidden benefits of private education By John Watson On 6 August 2015, Jake Anders of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research published a research paper which now appears on the website of the Sutton Trust. It is entitled: “Does socio-economic background affect pay growth among early entrants to high… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 Private education
Issue 15: Crossword – This Sporting Life
13 August 2015 Crossword by Boffles This Sporting Life To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 14: Crossword – Holiday time – solution
6 August 2015 Crossword by Boffles Holiday time – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
