29 October 2015 Vive la différence A view from the other side by Richard Pooley Having lived in France for 2½ years I have got used to trying to explain those habits and quirks of the French which puzzle our visitors from abroad, but I am not so used to dealing with things the other… Continue reading Issue 26: 2015 10 29: Vive la difference
Month: October 2015
Issue 26: 2015 10 29 Be wary of what you wish for
29 October 2015 Be wary of what you wish for Corbyn, a leader some may want by Tom Dowling It is a severe black mark against the Conservatives that Ed Miliband was ever allowed become a viable electoral threat. Having seen him off, the party is now in great danger of making the opposite mistake… Continue reading Issue 26: 2015 10 29 Be wary of what you wish for
Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Contents
15 October 2015: Issue 24 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Right on, Right Hon by J R Thomas Why Mr Corbyn may have to go PC Curbing NHS Costs by John Watson Mr Hunt takes action on the amounts paid to agency workers The Modern Emperor by Neil Tidmarsh A cautionary (but true)… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Contents
Issue 24: Crossword – Heavens above – solution
22 October 2015 Crossword by Boffles Heavens above – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 25: Crossword – Empires and Emperors
22 October 2015 Crossword by Boffles Empires and Emperors To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 25: Crossword – Empires and Emperors – printable
22 October 2015 Crossword by Boffles Empires and Emperors Across 7 Birthplace of Cyrus the Great (6) 8 Birthplace of all Islamic ones (6) 9 Worn by the man himself and the Praetorian Guard (4) 10 Far Eastern one with a controversial record (8) 11 Viceroys entered India through it… Continue reading Issue 25: Crossword – Empires and Emperors – printable
Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Guano Politik
22 October 2015 Guano Politik By Don Urquhart I had the good fortune recently to spend a couple of days in Bristol. We took the ferry from the Pump House to the SS Great Britain, which is now an admirable museum. Man of the people that I am, I was particularly keen to inspect the… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Guano Politik
Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Business and the City
22 October 2015 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY IRON-IC: Right on cue, as if designed to coincide with the state visit of the Chinese President to London, much of the British steel industry announced bad news. Caparo Industries, part of the Paul family owned group of heavy industries primarily trading in the UK… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Business and the City
Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Week In Brief: UK
22 October 2015 Week In Brief: UK TAX CREDIT: The Chancellor’s plan to withdraw tax credits from next spring has come under fire from members of his own party who are concerned at the effect on low-paid working families. Those members include Lord Tebbit and the Bow Group. Since the changes are being introduced by… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Week In Brief: UK
Issue 25: A Pearl Beyond Price
22 October 2015 A Pearl Beyond Price by J.R.Thomas It is one of those special autumns. Not the Indian summer, however welcome and warming. Not the disastrous sporting performance, forcing us to realign our enthusiasm to our second choices. Not the party conferences, set piece speeches, rude crowds wasting eggs, and daggers being polished. No;… Continue reading Issue 25: A Pearl Beyond Price
Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Sic Transit George
22 October 2015 Sic Transit George by J.R.Thomas According to ancient legend, victorious Roman generals, whilst enjoying the triumphal procession through Rome to which they were entitled on their return from the battlefield, were accompanied by a slave who whispered constantly in the ear of the acclaimed one “Sic transit gloria, sic transit gloria” (all… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Sic Transit George
Issue 25:2015 10 22: Frightened now?
22 October 2015 Frightened Now? By Neil Tidmarsh As Halloween approaches, let us consider the strange light (as from a dim and flickering candle) which four of this week’s news stories cast on the power exercised over the blood of the living and the bones of the dead by the omnipotent forces ruling this world.… Continue reading Issue 25:2015 10 22: Frightened now?
Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn
22 October 2015 Stop Press: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn by J R Thomas We have been following the American Presidential nomination battles in the Shaw Sheet and speculating that Joe Biden, President Obama’s Vice President, might considerably impact Hilary Clinton’s front runner role for the Democrat nomination, should he decide to run. On Wednesday… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22: Joe Biden Hits the Lawn
