21 January 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY STEEL DECLINES: Further bad news in the steel industry as Tata Steel announced a further 25%% permanent cut in its UK steel making capacity, taking its forecast production down to 3.5 million tonnes. The cuts this time are at its two major South Wales plants where… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Week in Brief Financial
Month: January 2016
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Time for a Smart Beta Bet?
21 January 2016 Time for a Smart Beta Bet? by Frank O’Nomics Regular readers will be aware that I went into the start of this year struggling to find any asset class that offered value, and the truth is that the struggle goes on. However, it would be remiss not to acknowledge that FTSE is… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Time for a Smart Beta Bet?
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
21 January 2016 A Car Which Speaks For Itself By Chin Chin The Right Honourable Lord Todd of Trumpington became a consummate linguist largely, it is said, so that he could read the work of other scientists in their own languages. But then of course he had little else to do, unless you include the… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Charge!
21 January 2016 Charge! Fading Icons: Free Admission by J.R.Thomas As the youth of Britain find its way back to school, and its parents to work, both sides breathing discreet sighs of relief, the galleries and museums of Britain subside back to winter somnolence. And their directors resume their habitual care – which is worrying… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Charge!
Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
21 January 2016 The Four Bears, the Princess and the Hung Parliament A fairy tale for a warm winter by Neil Tidmarsh This week, biologists in the Spanish Pyrenees reported that the unusually high temperatures this winter are preventing brown bears from hibernating… Once upon a time there were four bears – Daddy Bear, Mummy… Continue reading Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Shades of Black and White (Chin Chin)
14 January 2016 Shades of Back and White By Chin Chin God introduces light in verse 3 of the first chapter of the book of Genesis and, after that, he separates it from darkness, thus splitting night from day. In our bathroom we make the division in a different way because there is a light… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Shades of Black and White (Chin Chin)
Issue 36: 2015 01 14: Live Fast Die Old
14 January 2016 Live Fast Die Old The economics of exercise by Frank O’Nomics As we go into the New Year many of us will be looking at ways of countering the excesses of Christmas and starting resolutions that include a new fitness regime. More often than not, we set ourselves targets that are too… Continue reading Issue 36: 2015 01 14: Live Fast Die Old
Issue 36:2016 01 14: David Bowie
14 January 2016 David Bowie The soundtrack of our youth by Adam McCormack Whatever the musical trend of the 1970’s and 1980’s, whether glam rock, heavy metal, punk, soul, disco, David Bowie was present alongside it. While there were elements of all of these genres to be found in his music, he did not get… Continue reading Issue 36:2016 01 14: David Bowie
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Husbands and Sons
14 January 2016 Husbands and Sons The National Theatre Reviewed by Adam McCormack Three hours of D H Lawrence (its tough up north Midlands) might not seem the uplifting start to the New Year that most of us need, but once again the Dorfman Theatre at the National has produced a brave and innovative play… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Husbands and Sons
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Joy
14 January 2014 Joy A film by David O’Russell reviewed by Adam McCormack I am tempted to describe David O Russell’s latest film as an “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the modern era. That stretches the parallels a little and I am not suggesting that Joy is as good as Frank Kapra’s 1946 classic, but… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Joy
Issue 36:2016 01 14: Must advertise
14 January 2016 Must Advertise by J.R.Thomas “There is no such thing as bad publicity” the old advertising rubric has it. And Donald Trump, his lead as front runner for the Republican Presidential nomination ever increasing, has proved that, in shovelfuls. Whatever he says fills the headlines, and pushes the ratings up among the party… Continue reading Issue 36:2016 01 14: Must advertise
Issue 36: Crossword – What’s on the cards – solution
7 January 2016 Crossword by Boffles 2016 – What’s on the cards – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
14 January 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY COMFORT AT THE TILL: Surprise results of the season were those from Big Four grocer WM Morrison who said that like for like sales were up 0.2% in the last nine weeks of 2015. Not all that impressive perhaps, but when the rise and rise of… Continue reading Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
