07 January 2016 To The Tower by J.R.Thomas Many a wealthy man with an urge to make his mark permanent has, ever since the birth of the building trade, tried to build as high as he could. The Tower of Babel should perhaps have called an early end to this form of vanity, but no,… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 1 07: To the Tower
Month: January 2016
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: contents
07 January 2016: Issue 35 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Bums in the Butter by John Watson Conflicts of interest go beyond commerce. Lessons of the Masters by Neil Tidmarsh Play up, play up and bend the rules. The Glorious Struggle Begins by J. R. Thomas The campaign to become mayor of… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: contents
Issue 35 : Crossword – 2016 – What’s on the cards – printable
7 January 2015 Crossword by Boffles 2016 – What’s on the cards Across 1 Trump, 14dn and Co will be looking for the support of the Bible one (4) 3 There will a Presidential one, one in Scotland and one to choose 19dn’s successor (8) 9 If Carney and his colleagues do… Continue reading Issue 35 : Crossword – 2016 – What’s on the cards – printable
Issue 35: Crossword – Merry Christmas – solution
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Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK FLOODS: The severe floods which have affected the North of England and Scotland have caused £billions worth of damage. It is thought that most of the damage is not covered by insurance. The Government has been criticised for what is seen as a North/South divide, with insufficient funds… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Pop? (Chin Chin)
07 January 2016 Pop? Pills and long distance flights. By Chin Chin Cartoon Andrew Kenning “To pop or not to pop, that is the question,” and, as in all the best soliloquies, it is asked at a time of high drama. That week in the Far East didn’t sound at all tense when it was… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Pop? (Chin Chin)
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Bums in the Butter (John Watson)
07 January 2016 Bums in the Butter Conflicts of interest go beyond commerce. By John Watson The lull following the New Year gives time for thought, and rather than wasting it on the minutiae which normally concern us (will the public go for Brexit? Which shadow minister will be sacked next? Who will win Big… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Bums in the Butter (John Watson)
Issue 35:2016 01 07: Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: International AFGHANISTAN: A Taliban suicide car bomber murdered two people and wounded fifteen others in an attack on a restaurant in Kabul. Over thirty people were wounded in two bomb attacks near Kabul airport. A Taliban attack in Helmand province killed one US soldier and injured two others. AUSTRALIA:… Continue reading Issue 35:2016 01 07: Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY CHINA SYNDROME: The troubles of the Chinese economy continue to tantalise observers. China has of course a much less transparent reporting regime than most business analysts are used to. Some of the business that grew so fast in the years of the Chinese economic miracle… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Mounting the Soapbox (Lynda Goetz)
07 January 2016 Mounting the Soapbox Free speech in the 21st century. by Lynda Goetz “Sir, I detest your views, but would defend to the death your right to continue to express them.” These words (or various similar translations of them), generally attributed to the 18th century French writer and philosopher, Voltaire, may or may not… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Mounting the Soapbox (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Lessons of the Masters
07 January 2016 Lessons of the Masters Play up, play up and bend the rules. By Neil Tidmarsh Democracy can be a messy business. Election results are often unpredictable. Sometimes they’re unsatisfactory (the governments of Spain and Portugal are becalmed at the moment, as Turkey’s was between elections last year, because recent elections have produced… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Lessons of the Masters
