Month: February 2016

Issue 42:2016 02 25: Focus on healthcare

25 February 2016 Focus on Healthcare A perspective on the hospital crisis The author works in a junior management position in the NHS  The new contract set to be imposed on doctors across the NHS represents the tip of the iceberg in a much deeper crisis in Britain’s healthcare. The proposals set out by health… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25: Focus on healthcare

Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Meningitis B Vaccine,Junior Doctors and Budgets (Lynda Goetz)

25 February 2015 Meningitis B Vaccine, Junior Doctors and Budgets A minefield of emotion by Lynda Goetz I fear that I might make myself very unpopular here, but I do feel that there are some aspects of certain current preoccupations and situations that might benefit from further discussion. I have three children, now all grown… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Meningitis B Vaccine,Junior Doctors and Budgets (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 42: Crossword – Modern Times

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Issue 42:2016 02 25: A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think

25 February 2016 A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think Markets or MPC. Who is right? by Frank O’Nomics The Bank of England seems a little worried that markets are getting the wrong end of the stick.   Market expectations for the next rise in interest rates in the UK have been… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25: A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think

Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Clever Dogs (Frank O’Nomics)

18 February 2016 Clever Dogs by Princess Lottie of Islington (with some help from Frank O’Nomics) So those smart people at LSE and the University of Edinburgh have worked out that if a dog is good at one test it is usually good at others, and that this can be the basis for establishing its… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Clever Dogs (Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Ngalawa Cup, Part II (Alexander Nimmo)

18 February 2016 The Ngalawa Cup (Part Two) A sailing adventure in the Indian Ocean. by Alexander Nimmo The training is over; the teams and the boats are ready; the race is on… The first day we aimed to sail to Stone Town (also known as Mji Mkongwe), the main town on Zanzibar.  The wind… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Ngalawa Cup, Part II (Alexander Nimmo)

Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Are worries about banks overstated? (Frank O’Nomics)

18 February 2016 Are worries about banks overstated? CoCos for conversion? by Frank O’Nomics CoCos (contingent capital convertible instruments) should not be confused with Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner in the Mikado – or maybe they should given that they could result in some bank executives getting the chop.  A great many investors will not… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Are worries about banks overstated? (Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Bald Facts

18 February 2016 The Bald Facts by J.R.Thomas In the latest weekend supplement of one of our daily competitors, a staff writer, noted for her insight and erudition, wrote a profile of the Tory hopeful for the May London Mayoral election, Zak Goldsmith.  In it, and as a final proof of Zak’s strength of character… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Bald Facts

Issue 41:2016 02 18:Trouble at the Folgate (J.R. Thomas)

18 February 2016 Trouble at the Folgate by J.R.Thomas If the second Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was hoping to exit the office he has graced for the last eight years to roars of acclamation and waving bicycle helmets, he may be disappointed.  It is far too early to write any considered view of his… Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18:Trouble at the Folgate (J.R. Thomas)

Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief International

18 February 2016 Week in Brief: International CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: The second election in two months was held. Last December’s election was annulled after more than 400 irregularities were alleged. CZECH REPUBLIC: The prime ministers of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic met to draw up plans to close the migrant route through the… Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18:Week in Brief International

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