Month: April 2016

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)

14 April 2016 The Best of Both Worlds? Why the French think we’d be mad to leave the EU. by Richard Pooley I spent some of my time in the early 1980s teaching English to foreign businesspeople in London. Nearly all of them were German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, French or Japanese. One of the things… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Bastards in the Church (Lynda Goetz)

14 April 2016 Bastards in the Church A very brief historical perspective.  by Lynda Goetz The news this week of the true parentage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and his calm and gracious handling of these revelations has been the subject of a great deal of media coverage. Fortunately for him and for… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Bastards in the Church (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Obesity (Chin Chin)

14 April 2016 Obesity Industry solves the problem. By Chin Chin Thank the Lord for Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health at the University of Oxford, Senior Obesity Adviser to Public Health England and to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, known to the general public as the “weight Tsar”, who… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Obesity (Chin Chin)

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Panorama – The Cameron Coverage (John Watson)

14 April 2016 Panorama – The Cameron Coverage The BBC has a duty to put things fairly. by John Watson Those who read my piece Tax Havens and Panorama in Shaw Sheet last week may remember that it ended with three questions about Panorama’s coverage of Ian Cameron’s offshore funds.  They were: did they now realise… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Panorama – The Cameron Coverage (John Watson)

Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International

14 April 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe BRUSSELS:  Five men were detained by police following anti-terrorist raids in Brussels.  One of them is thought to be the third airport-bomber.  Another is also thought to have been directly involved in the airport attack. EU:  The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgment which… Continue reading Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief Financial

14 April 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY SCUNTHORPE REVISITED:  Whilst Mr Cameron continues to struggle with the fascinating subject (to some) of his wealth and how he acquired it, the heat has been off his Trade and Industry Minister, Sajid David, who has used the opportunity to quietly regroup.  He has confirmed… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief Financial

Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK

14 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Among this week’s points: Brexit campaigners are angry that the government is spending £9.2 million pounds on a pro EU leaflet to be delivered to 27,000,000 homes. Although the government claims that the leaflet merely responds to poll indications that the public want further information, the… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 49: Crossword – Taxing Matters

14 April 2016 Crossword by Boffles Taxing Matters   To see a printable version of this crossword   Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp

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Issue 48: 2016 04 07: contents

7 April 2016: Issue 48 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Give the Past a Future by Neil Tidmarsh Is it safe from the present? Tax Havens and Panorama by John Watson The question Panorama didn’t answer.. US Primaries-Stop Press by J.R. Thomas The position after Wisconsin. Referendum Run Up Brexit: Making for… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: contents

Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief: Financial

07 April 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY NOT A BLAST:  The fall-out from Tata’s announcement that it will close its steel business in the UK if it cannot find a buyer continues to have major political and economic ramifications.  These include China’s announcement of increased tariffs on the type of steel which… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief: Financial

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