29 September 2016 Time To Rat The plight of the Blairites. By John Watson “Poor Tom’s a-cold” cries Edgar in Lear, but he isn’t the only one. Following Corbyn’s emphatic endorsement by the membership of the Labour party, Blairite MPs too must be feeling the draughts of oncoming winter. Of course it is all meat… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Time To Rat (John Watson)
Month: September 2016
Issue 73:2016 09 29:The Lives of Others (J.R.Thomas)
29 September 2016 The Lives of Others Cruz? Sanders? Rubio? Where are they all? by J.R.Thomas Ted Cruz. Remember him? And Marco Rubio; his name might be familiar to you? Before we move onto this week’s main event, the debate Tuesday night in Hofstra University, New York, between the winners; whatever happened to the losers?… Continue reading Issue 73:2016 09 29:The Lives of Others (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Dear Sirs And Madams (Chin Chin)
29 September 2016 Dear Sirs and Madams How to address a bishop By Chin Chin Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a cutting-edge UK law firm and the edge which it is currently cutting lies in the field of manners. Until recently the firm, when writing to a group of people such as, for example, the members… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Dear Sirs And Madams (Chin Chin)
Issue73:2016 09 29: Week in Brief financial
29 September 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY STORM BREWING: So much of what we value has come from the North Sea – kippers, Cromer crabs, oil and gas. Trouble is, they are all running short – and the ones that might soon have the biggest effect on our lifestyles are diminishing oil… Continue reading Issue73:2016 09 29: Week in Brief financial
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Social Media Marketing (Lynda Goetz)
29 September 2016 Social Media Marketing The importance of exposure. by Lynda Goetz Gemma Arterton, the English actress who has gained Hollywood status (although apparently only B- by her own admission) declared in an interview with The Guardian’s Eva Wiseman that she was not interested in pandering to ‘the money people’, who are apparently increasingly… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Social Media Marketing (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Reflections from an allotment (J.R.Thomas)
29 September 2016 Reflections from an Allotment by J.R.Thomas The Shaw Sheet does not have, as yet, a gardening correspondent. In spite of that, we had thought to bring our readers insights into the emotions of Labour’s leader as, the struggles of the leadership challenge over, he finds time to relax once more on that… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Reflections from an allotment (J.R.Thomas)
Issue73:2016 09 29:Reports of the death of the City of London are exaggerated(Frank O’Nomics)
29 September 2016 Reports of the death of the City of London are exaggerated Technology and global markets are bigger threats than Brexit by Frank O’Nomics Dear Frank, my children are hoping to pursue a career in finance. Do you recommend that they learn German or French? Not an unreasonable question given the debate about… Continue reading Issue73:2016 09 29:Reports of the death of the City of London are exaggerated(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 73:2016 09 29:Week in Brief International
29 Setember 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BOSNIA: The Serbian half of Bosnia held a referendum on Saturday about keeping Jan 9 as its national day. The Bosnian Constitutional court has ruled it illegal – the Bosnian Serb declaration of independence on 9 Jan 1992 triggered the three year Balkan war. The EU… Continue reading Issue 73:2016 09 29:Week in Brief International
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Own Gaul (Richard Pooley)
29 September 2016 Own Gaul It won’t do you any good, Sarko. by Richard Pooley “You must accept that your ancestors are the Gauls.” This was the message ten days ago from ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy to those immigrants who wished to become French citizens. He was immediately mocked by politicians and commentators from across… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Own Gaul (Richard Pooley)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Week in Brief: UK
29 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Brexit Blues NEWS FROM THE FRONT: As Mrs May remains taciturn, speculation continues as to the position the government will take in the negotiations over Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox favours the “Hard Brexit” option under which priority would be given to limiting free movement of people,… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Week in Brief: UK
Issue73:2016 09 29:The Line of Control (Neil Tidmarsh)
29 September 2016 The Line of Control India and Pakistan square up over Kashmir. by Neil Tidmarsh Siachen glacier, Kashmir – a desolate wilderness of ice and snow high up in the Himalayan mountains. At 72km long, it’s one of the two biggest glaciers outside the polar region; and at an altitude of over 6000m… Continue reading Issue73:2016 09 29:The Line of Control (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 73:2016 09 29:The American Wife (Adam McCormack)
29 September 2016 The American Wife The Park Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Do you really know the man that you live with? Eduardo Ruiz (played by Vidal Sancho) is a former European football star, who is seemingly happily married with 2 children, working as a soccer coach in San Diego. His family’s world is… Continue reading Issue 73:2016 09 29:The American Wife (Adam McCormack)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Contents
22 September 2016: Issue 72 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Rules of the Game by John Watson What is this talk of gerrymandering? Radical Pinstripes by J R Thomas Mr MacMillan’s recipe. Two Steps Forwards, One Step Backwards by Neil Tidmarsh Isis’s opponents shoot themselves in the foot – again. Britain’s Export Solution by Frank… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Contents
