26 May 2016 Crossword by Boffles Glorious Scotland To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Month: May 2016
Issue 55: Crossword – Glorious Scotland – printable
26 May 2016 Crossword by Boffles Glorious Scotland Across 1 Butcher Cumberland was of the Jacobite Rising (7) 5 Descriptive of many islands of Scotland or, possibly, its economy (5) 8 All pipes, kilts and cabers at these events (8,5) 9 Royal river for salmon (3) 10 Has it all… Continue reading Issue 55: Crossword – Glorious Scotland – printable
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Contents
19 May 2016: Issue 54 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The International PUIP (Punch-Ups In Parliament) League by Neil Tidmarsh Sports report – the season so far. Shred the Dosh by J.R. Thomas Just who do we like to be rich? The BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen by John Watson Eavesdropping on… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Contents
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Non-Existent Carrot (Neil Tidmarsh)
19 May 2016 The Non-Existent Carrot What TTIP can tell us about the EU’s corrosive affect on Europe. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Greenpeace in the Netherlands leaked documents about the talks between the teams from the USA and the EU trying to negotiate a free-trade deal – a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). … Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Non-Existent Carrot (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 54:2016 05 19: Week in Brief Financial
19 May 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY LOST CONNECTION: After many months of negotiation, lobbying, and speculation the European Commission finally refused to allow CK Hutchison Group, the Hong Kong telecoms operator, to use its UK operation, Three, to take over O2, which is one of the largest mobile telecoms operator in… Continue reading Issue 54:2016 05 19: Week in Brief Financial
Issue54 :2016 05 19: Shred the Dosh (J.R. Thomas)
19 May 2016 Shred the Dosh by J.R.Thomas This is not a good time to be rich and powerful in Britain. The rich are generally not popular: the powerful even less so. There are compensations of course in having lots of money; the yachts, the supercars, the champagne. But even so, wealth has slightly lost… Continue reading Issue54 :2016 05 19: Shred the Dosh (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK Queen’s Speech MEASURES INCLUDED: the Queen’s speech included: a legal right to faster broadband (although residents in the remotest properties may have to contribute); restrictions on access to porn sites; measures to encourage driverless cars; a streamlining of planning; measures to make it easier to switch banks and… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Christian Kern of the Social Democrat party was sworn in as the new Chancellor, following Werner Fayman’s resignation last week. Chancellor Kern said that his party would govern with the Conservatives and might even work with the far-right Freedom Party. EU: Complaints have been made about… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international
Issue 54:2016 05 19:The acquisition of the Bank of Mum and Dad (Frank O’Nomics)
19 May 2016 The acquisition of the Bank of Mum and Dad by Frank O’Nomics The Bank of Mum and Dad is big – and it is getting bigger. We should not be surprised. A bank that charges very little (or no) interest and will lend for very long (or infinite) periods, the BOMAD is… Continue reading Issue 54:2016 05 19:The acquisition of the Bank of Mum and Dad (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Eye of the Beholder(J.R.Thomas)
19 May 2016 The Eye of the Beholder by J.R.Thomas London is in the grip of a boom at the moment. Not in luxury flats, though there has been. Or in bicycle superhighways, though there is. Nor in high rise buildings, though that cannot be denied. No, the boom we refer to is in learned,… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Eye of the Beholder(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: GM Foods (cooking correspondent)
19 May 2016 GM Foods The effect on British television. By our Cooking Correspondent Another first for America. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have come down in favour of Frankenstein foods. Now it’s official. A body including more than that 300 Nobel prize winners (gosh, what do you have to do to… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: GM Foods (cooking correspondent)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen (John Watson)
19 May 2016 The BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen Eavesdropping on private conversations should be a no-no By John Watson Take two cases. In one, a male celebrity cavorts in a bed with two other men. Once the press get hold of the story, an injunction is issued and the identity of the men cannot… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen (John Watson)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Pub Cricket (Chin Chin)
19 May 2016 Pub Cricket Peace on the road By Chin Chin A game of pub cricket, yes, that used to be the key to keeping the family happy when setting out by car on a long drive to Wales or Scotland. It was a good game because there was no element of skill in… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Pub Cricket (Chin Chin)
