Month: December 2015

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Feuding Twins

17 December 2015 Feuding Twins Lady Thatcher’s legacy by Lynda Goetz So, Carol Thatcher is auctioning her mother’s effects.  On this occasion her brother Mark is apparently “on the side of the angels,” in the words of a Tory source quoted in the Mail on Sunday:  “His only concern is to protect his mother’s legacy and… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Feuding Twins

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK

17 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK ENVIRONMENT: The commitment in the Paris agreement to pursue efforts to keep global warning down to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels would require a substantial step up from Britain.  Until now the Committee on Climate Change has worked on the basis of 2C°, the maximum envisaged by Paris. … Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK

issue 33: 2015 12 17: 2016 Investment Outlook – sell everything?

17 December 2015  2016 Investment Outlook – Sell Everything? by Frank O’Nomics At the risk of being called “the Grinch”, or sounding like Private Fraser (“we’re all doomed!”), it is very hard to identify any asset class that is going to generate an attractive return over the next 12 months.  The widespread adoption of quantitative… Continue reading issue 33: 2015 12 17: 2016 Investment Outlook – sell everything?

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Ticking Of The Clock

17 December 2015 The Ticking of the Clock by J R Thomas Fifty or so years ago, the advertising for Rolls Royce cars used to proudly claim that at 60 miles per hour the loudest noise was the “ticking of the clock”.  Now, a very different Rolls Royce business also has its eye on the… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Ticking Of The Clock

Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial

17 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROLLING AWAY: As detailed in the story elsewhere in this week’s edition, speculation about the financial condition of Rolls Royce plc has surprised the stock market.  10, Downing Street refused to deny that possible nationalisation of the nuclear division was being considered to protect strategic… Continue reading Issue 33:2015 12 17:Week in Brief financial

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: An Agreement From Paris

17 December 2015 An Agreement From Paris Will the process succeed? By John Watson My favourite clause of the Paris Agreement is article 7.5 which runs as follows: Parties acknowledge that adaptation action should follow a country-driven, gender-responsive, participatory and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems, and should be based… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: An Agreement From Paris

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Alive and Kicking

17 December 2015 Alive and Kicking J R Thomas reviews “Alive, Alive Oh!” by Diana Athill We are getting used to great age in our society.  People are living to astonishing ages, in numbers that must require the recruitment of ever-increasing numbers to the office in Buckingham Palace that deals with sending out centenary congratulations. … Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Alive and Kicking

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence

17 December 2015 The Monopoly On Violence Brussels proposes to arm itself for our protection by Neil Tidmarsh This week, the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker proposed an EU paramilitary force to police the EU’s borders.  It would have the authority to intervene in a member country without permission from that country’s government. The plan… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International

17 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFHGHANISTAN: The army repelled a Taliban attack on Kandahar airport. ARGENTINA: 40 police officers were killed when the bus carrying them came off a bridge and plunged 65 feet near Salta in northern Argentina. AUSTRALIA: Police raided the Sydney home of a computer expert, Craig Wright, after the… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International

Issue 32: 2015 10 10:contents

10 December 2015 : Issue 32 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Comment War for our Time by J.R.Thomas Jaw, Jaw and War,War. Exorcising Magic Realism by Neil Tidmarsh Cold reality for a hot continent Making for the Exit by John Watson The decision by a 50 year old woman to refuse treatment jars… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 10 10:contents

Issue 31: 2015 12 3:contents

3 December 2015: Issue 31 Week in Brief              UK International Financial Comment An Uncertain Endgame by John Watson Risk – something to share with our friends. Black Marks, BlackMarket, Black Oil by Neil Tidmarsh Russia tries to roast Turkey by adding oil and turning up the heat.  A Rising Star in the West by… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 3:contents

It's FREE!

Already get the weekly email?  Please tell your friends what you like best. Just click the X at the top right and use the social media buttons found on every page.

New to our News?

Click to help keep Shaw Sheet free by signing up.Large 600x271 stamp prompting the reader to join the subscription list