Month: September 2015

Issue 21: 2015 09 24: contents

24 September 2015: Issue 21 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The EU – Decline and Fall by Neil Tidmarsh Is the refugee crisis the beginning of the end for the EU?What the Middle East has to face Schism by John Watson Can the Archbishop save the day? Sex, Drugs and Memory Loss by J.R.Thomas A… Continue reading Issue 21: 2015 09 24: contents

Issue 22: Crossword – The darker side of life – printable

1 October 2015 Crossword by Boffles The darker side of  life Across     1  Stopper said to be liked by football managers (4)     3  Killer who had nothing to do with up-market auctioneers (8)     9  Britain fought over it and De Quincey ate it (5)   10  Serbian paramilitary thug (5)   11 … Continue reading Issue 22: Crossword – The darker side of life – printable

Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Flossing and Trains

01 October 2015 Flossing and Trains By Chin Chin There is nothing intrinsically disgusting about using toothpicks. In fact not so long ago they would have been placed on the dining table so that those who encountered a particularly chewy piece of meat could remedy any consequences before they turned to tackle the dessert. But… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Flossing and Trains

Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Yeay Puppiiees!!

01 October 2015 Yeay Puppiiiees!! The joys of family and new dog ownership. by Serena Sinclair Our family has always owned dogs. They are most definitely part of the family. The family living at home is now, however, sadly depleted, with children supposedly grown up and scattered. Well, they were for some years. It seems… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Yeay Puppiiees!!

Issue 22: 2015 10 01: The Bonfire of the Vanities

01 October 2015 The Bonfire of the Vanities By John Watson “German Manufacturers Break Rules.” What a great headline. Has Germany finally moved on in evolutionary terms? Have the laws of Darwin finally made it across the Rhine? Will they be making jokes next, funny ones even? It is a little sad that just when… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: The Bonfire of the Vanities

Issue 22;2015 10 1: The Glorious First

1 October 2015 The Glorious First by J R Thomas Every year the newspapers run amusing and sometimes serious articles on the Glorious 12th, the 12th August, when every gentleman and increasingly, many gentlewomen, head to the northern hills in the hope of multiple encounters with a rare bird, the red grouse. As we discussed… Continue reading Issue 22;2015 10 1: The Glorious First

Issue 22:2015 10 01:Speaker Cornered

01 October 2015 Speaker Cornered – the latest twist in the fight for the Republican Nomination by J.R.Thomas How the commentators all laughed at the idea that Donald Trump could possibly take his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination seriously, let alone that anybody else would. Light entertainment, they all said. A monstrous ego, having… Continue reading Issue 22:2015 10 01:Speaker Cornered

Issue 22:2015 10 01:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL

1 October 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have captured the northern city of Kunduz. BANGLADESH: An Italian aid worker was shot dead in Dhaka. ISIS have claimed responsibility for the murder. BURKINA FASO: Last week’s military coup has failed. Soldiers have withdrawn from the capital Ouagadougou. The transitional government of interim president… Continue reading Issue 22:2015 10 01:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL

Issue 22:2015 10 01:SYRIA: A DILEMMA FOR OBAMA OR PUTIN?

1 October 2015 Syria: A dilemma for Obama, or for Putin? by Neil Tidmarsh This week, President Putin appealed to the United Nations on behalf of President Assad of Syria. How should President Obama and the West respond to that appeal? Before we consider that question, it’s worth reminding ourselves who is fighting who in… Continue reading Issue 22:2015 10 01:SYRIA: A DILEMMA FOR OBAMA OR PUTIN?

Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Week in Brief: UK

01 October 2015 Week in Brief: UK CYBERCRIME: According to The Times, less than one in every hundred cases of online fraud is investigated by the police, with 3,200,000 frauds over the last year resulting in less than 9,000 being followed up. A computer program is used to identify which cases warrant action by the… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 22: 2015 10 1: Week in Brief FINANCIAL

1 October 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY MINING THE DEPTHS: Glencore, once many investor’s favourite mining and commodity share stock, but recently much bruised by volatile commodity markets and an even more wobbly share price, suffered a 30% fall in its market value on Monday after weekend commentary by analysts about grim prospects… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 1: Week in Brief FINANCIAL

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