17 September 2015 A cruel and ugly truth by Neil Tidmarsh One of the most interesting things I read this week was a letter to the Guardian from Leslie Brent, Emeritus Professor, University of London. As one of the Kindertransport children of 1938-39, he is urging a more generous response to the current refugee crisis.… Continue reading Issue 20: 2015 09 17: A cruel and ugly truth
Month: September 2015
Issue 20: Crossword – Plain Vanilla
17 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 20: Crossword – Plain Vanilla – printable
17 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla Across 1 Greeting loses a life for saintly circle (4) 3 X-factor possessed by someone who has a cleaning lady mother (8) 9 Stories often have one (5) 10 Needed to buy bread as well as to make it (5) 11 Gordon and George… Continue reading Issue 20: Crossword – Plain Vanilla – printable
Issue 19: Crossword – Grand Places – solution
10 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Grand Places – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Contents
10 September 2015: Issue 19 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Time is running out in the Middle East by John Watson Direct action, before it’s too late. Labour Leadership Notes by Don Urquhart A few thoughts from the Left as a final reckoning approaches. Notes from North of The Wall by Antoninus SNP –… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Contents
Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Contents
3 September 2015: Issue 18 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Oh Lord by J R Thomas Crowding the second chamber. To Russia, with Love by Neil Tidmarsh We love your music and literature, Vitaly, honest. Appointments With Death by John Watson Debating the Assisted Dying Bill. Features Buy to Let by Lynda Goetz What’s ahead for the… Continue reading Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Contents
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Time is running out in the Middle East
10 September 2015 Time is running out in the Middle East by John Watson Very hesitantly, with a weather eye on the immigration figures and the population forecasts, the Government reacts to public pressure to confirm that it will take refugees after all. A climb down perhaps, a change in direction certainly, but not so… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Time is running out in the Middle East
Issue 19:10 September 2012: Labour Leadership Notes
10 September 2012 Labour Leadership Notes by Don Urquhart A few thoughts from the left as the Labour leadership election approaches a final reckoning. Easy as ABC Alastair Campbell has coined the acronym ABC (Anyone But Corbyn) to summarise his advice to the Labour leadership electorate. The ABC crew flood the internet with self-congratulatory emails.… Continue reading Issue 19:10 September 2012: Labour Leadership Notes
Issue 18: Crossword – Down the garden path – solution
3 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Down the garden path – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 19:2015 09 10:How to be a Tedious Teenager
10 September 2015 How to be a Tedious Teenager by Lynda Goetz The Guide Parents, as we all know, can be terminally tedious and irritating. Teenagers have far more understanding of how the modern world really works and should, of course, be left to get on with their lives without interference from boring adults. Here… Continue reading Issue 19:2015 09 10:How to be a Tedious Teenager
Issue 19: Crossword – Grand Places
10 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Grand Places We much regret that we are still having technical issues with the interactive crossword. It is hoped that these will be resolved shortly. Please print off the printable version below. To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
10 September 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY WORLD ECONOMY: The slowdown in the Chinese economy is affecting share prices across the world. A survey of China’s manufacturing sector reported a 6 year low. The downturn has affected oil prices with Brent crude now trading at below US$50 a barrel. In the… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 19: Crossword – Grand Places – printable
10 September 2015 Crossword by Boffles Grand Places Across 1 Do not rely on the oracle for the answer (6) 4 Well-known one in London, very large one in Rome (6) 9 Henri was king of this as well as France (7) 10 The Lorelei is a famous landmark on this German waterway… Continue reading Issue 19: Crossword – Grand Places – printable