Month: December 2015

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Buzzing Off

03 December 2015 Buzzing Off by J.R.Thomas   There is another much smaller world which mirrors many of the political themes of these troubled times.  In it we are at loggerheads, or flower heads maybe would be more accurate, with Europe.  There is great concern about the incursion of a number of immigrants, aggressive immigrants,… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Buzzing Off

Issue 31: Crossword – The Middle East Maelstrom – printable

3 December 2015 Crossword by Boffles The Middle East Maelstrom Across     7  Male sheep plus muddled aid for Iraqi city under siege (6)     8  Islamic legal system (6)     9  Branch of Islam followed by 21dn (4)   10  Migrants reach Greek islands by the ———- (8)   11  6dn John was (?is),… Continue reading Issue 31: Crossword – The Middle East Maelstrom – printable

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Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY

03 December 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY     MOTOR WORKS:  Following Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of investment of £450m into its new engine factory at Wolverhampton, more good news for British car engineering this week as Nissan announced that it was spending £250m on its production facilities at Sunderland, Co. Durham. … Continue reading Issue 31:2015 12 03: BUSINESS AND THE CITY

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International

03 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH: Gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in Shibganj during evening prayers, murdering one worshipper and wounding three others. BELGIUM: Schools reopened and public transport resumed in Brussels, but some security measures remain in place.  Police raids failed to find any weapons or the suspects Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: An Uncertain Endgame

03 December 2015 An Uncertain Endgame by John Watson It is right that British politics should be dominated by the question of whether to bomb ISIL in Syria and it is to the credit of Westminster that the division is not down party lines.  Clearly the decision bothers MPs and it is good that some… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: An Uncertain Endgame

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Cultural Larceny

03 December 2015 Cultural Larceny By Chin Chin I have a horrible, horrible suspicion that I have indulged in colonial racism.  No, not “cultural appropriation”, nothing as bad as that, thank God, but the slightly more venal sin of under-appreciating the Canadians.  You see, apart from knowing that there is tundra there, and forest and… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Cultural Larceny

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: A Rising Star in the West

03 December 2015 A Rising Star in the West by J.R. Thomas   An American reader of the Shaw Sheet has kindly drawn our attention to a quietly rising star in the Republican race for the presidential nomination.  Ted Cruz is his name and one might be forgiven for overlooking him among the noisy boys… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: A Rising Star in the West

Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK

03 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK AUTUMN STATEMENT: The Chancellor’s job was made much easier by a re-computation of tax take and debt servicing costs, which gave him an extra £28.5 billion over the next five years.  That meant that he did not have to go ahead with the proposed elimination of tax credits for… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK

Issue31: 2015 12 03: Black Marks,Black Market,BlackOil

03 December 2015 Black Marks, Black Market, Black Oil Russia tries to roast Turkey by adding oil and turning up the heat. by Neil Tidmarsh The most surprising and potentially the most effective blow Russia struck against Turkey this week in retaliation for the downed Su-24 bomber was the accusation that Turkey is buying oil… Continue reading Issue31: 2015 12 03: Black Marks,Black Market,BlackOil

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