Month: July 2016

Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Contents

 14 July 2016: Issue 62 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May by John Watson Why there must be no general election. Might or Right by Neil Tidmarsh International law and the sovereignty of the seas. The Dog Days of Summer by J R Thomas Choosing the presidential running mate. The Great National… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Contents

Issue 63: Crossword – Turkey

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Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Sack Postman Pat (Lynda Goetz)

14 July 2016 Sack Postman Pat The rural postman and modern life. by Lynda Goetz The character of Postman Pat, created for the children’s animated TV series in 1981, was for many years used by Royal Mail for their promotional and charity work. In the fictional village of Greendale, on the border between Cumbria and… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Sack Postman Pat (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Contents

 07 July 2016: Issue 61 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Rules of the Game by John Watson The tactics of the dispute within Labour and the Brexit negotiations. Friends and Enemies by Neil Tidmarsh Unlikely détentes around the world. Accentuate the Positive – Eliminate the Negative by Frank O’Nomics How low can interest rates go? Features… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Contents

Issue 62:2016 07 14: The death of football (Frank O’Nomics)

14 July 2016 The death of football? Reflections on Euro 2016  by Frank O’Nomics Dull, dull, dull.  The final of Euro 2016 may have won Sunday’s TV ratings battle in the UK (16.3 million viewers vs 13.3 for Wimbledon and just 4 million for the British Grand Prix), but the tournament is more likely to… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14: The death of football (Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 62 2016 07 14 Might or Right (Neil Tidmarsh)

14 July 2016 Might or Right International law and the sovereignty of the seas. By Neil Tidmarsh In 416BC, the army and navy of mighty Athens besieged the little island of Melos, in the southern Cyclades, during the war with Sparta. The people of Melos protested. They insisted that they were neutral; although allies of… Continue reading Issue 62 2016 07 14 Might or Right (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 62:2016 07 14 :Richard III (Adam McCormack)

14 July 2016 Richard III The Almeida reviewed by Adam McCormack This is a Richard for our times.  The Almeida has been very smart in starting the play with scenes set around the grave in the Leicester car park where Richard’s body was found in 2012.  After we have heard from the woman who found… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14 :Richard III (Adam McCormack)

Issue 62:2016 07 14: The great national investment opportunity(Frank O’Nomics)

14 July 2016 The Great National Investment Opportunity A case for long term hypothecated bonds. by Frank O’Nomics Amidst the posturing, politicking and hyperbole of the Tory leadership election mess there may have been a very good idea which merits a full evaluation and, potentially,  prompt adoption.  It came in the manifesto delivered by early… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14: The great national investment opportunity(Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 62: 2016 07 14: The end of the pier show (J.R. Thomas)

14 July 2106 Fading Icons – The End of The Pier Show Now to go up rather than out. by J.R.Thomas Many congratulations to Cleethorpes Pier.   In a piece of exciting news which seems to have been overlooked, what with all the excitement of referendum results and political party leadership contests (or not), Cleethorpes… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: The end of the pier show (J.R. Thomas)

Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief International

14 July 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe CYPRUS: Newly-discovered natural gas fields off the coast of Cyprus could lead to a détente between the Greek-Cypriot government and Turkey. GERMANY: MPs passed new sexual assault laws, as two migrants were convicted of sexual assault over the New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne. A white paper… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief International

Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)

14 July 2016 The Dog Days of Summer Choosing a Presidential Running Mate by J.R.Thomas Now should be the phoney war, with the Presidential candidates indulging in a little half-hearted sniping to keep their hands in for the autumn campaign but concentrating on organising their coronations by convention later this month and making all those… Continue reading Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)

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