15 October 2015 Myth by Chin Chin In the centre of the Spanish town of Trujillo there stands a large bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, its most famous son. Pizarro was the leader of the expedition which conquered the Incas and annexed Peru to the Spanish crown, but he was only the first of the… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15 Myth by Chin Chin
Month: October 2015
Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Curbing NHS Costs
15 October 2015 Curbing NHS Costs Mr Hunt takes action on the amounts paid to agency workers by John Watson The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has clamped down on the amounts paid by the NHS for doctors and administrative staff supplied by agencies, and he had little choice, politically speaking. The numbers are startling at… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Curbing NHS Costs
Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Business News
15 october 2015 Week in Brief: Business and the City TAKE MORE ZINC: Or rather, less. Glencore, the struggling mining and commodity trading giant which has seen its share price slump over the past few months, has taken vigorous but brave action to begin to deal with its problems. Following on its announcement that it… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Business News
Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Right on, Right Hon
15 October 2015 Right on, Right Hon by J.R.Thomas A branch tapping on the window, the dancing of flames from a decaying fire on the wall, the creaking of an unlatched door in the wind. Children see and hear things that scare them; but the grown-ups know that it is nothing. So where are the… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Right on, Right Hon
Issue 24: 2015 10 15;The Modern Emperor
15 October 2015 The Modern Emperor A cautionary (but true) tale by Neil Tidmarsh The Modern Emperor picked up his pen and signed the order with a firm hand. It was his order to send troops to a distant foreign country. An arid and sun-baked country of deserts and mountains, of ancient civilizations and a… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15;The Modern Emperor
Issue 24:2015 10 15:A Modern Dark Age?
15 October 2015 A Modern Dark Age? The problems of communication and technology. By Lynda Goetz “We had a great walk” enthused my niece after an outing from our house the other week. “We saw some really cool cows! They had the hugest, cutest eyes,” she continued, thrusting her iPhone towards us to illustrate her… Continue reading Issue 24:2015 10 15:A Modern Dark Age?
Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Contents
01 October 2015: Issue 22 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Speaker Cornered by J R Thomas The latest twist in the fight for the Republican nomination. The Bonfire of the Vanities by John Watson “Vanity of vanities: all is vanity.” But keep trying, nevertheless. Syria – A Dilemma for Obama, or for Putin? by Neil… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Contents
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: More Mayor
08 October 2015 More Mayor by J R Thomas They do things differently over there. The circus and jamboree (latest: Hilary duets on Saturday Night Live) currently in full swing as the two great American parties select their Presidential candidates is merely the most visible of a whole series of contests to select candidates for… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: More Mayor
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Transports of Delight
08 October 2015 Transports of Delight by J R Thomas Given the influence it has on the daily lives of so many Londoners, it is surprisingly seldom that Transport for London (or TfL as it more coyly likes to be called) gets into the headlines. But it certainly did last week, over what it no… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Transports of Delight
Issue23:2015 10 08: Retirement now
08 October 2015 Retirement Now by Lynda Goetz In this occasional series, Lynda Goetz talks to people from different backgrounds about what retirement means to them. This week she talked to retired investment banker, Kevin Rodgers. As I arrived in front of a classic blue door in a classic Islington row of elegant white… Continue reading Issue23:2015 10 08: Retirement now
Issue23:2015 10 08:Week in brief international
08 October 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: US airstrikes, and US and British special forces are helping the Afghan army to retake Kunduz from the Taliban. The city fell in hours last week; the governor, senior commanders and thousands of Afghan troops fled as 1,500 Taliban troops (out-numbered by several to one) attacked. The US… Continue reading Issue23:2015 10 08:Week in brief international
Issue23:2015 10 08: Really?
08 October 2015 Really? By Neil Tidmarsh A round-up of the ironies and absurdities in this last month’s international news. Good for a laugh – or enough to make you cry? Pacifism is always worth fighting for. Violence broke out in the Japanese parliament as pacifist MPs punched and wrestled with government MPs who were… Continue reading Issue23:2015 10 08: Really?
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: BEPS Reports Published
08 October 2015 BEPS Reports Published By John Watson Monday saw the publication of the OECD reports on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. What gobbledegook, you may think; but then, after all, it is all about tax. In particular it is about stopping multinationals from reducing their tax liabilities by various forms of financial trickery.… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: BEPS Reports Published
