01 December 2016 Week In Brief: UK Government BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS: Guy Verhofstadt, the chief EU negotiator on Brexit, has suggested that, following the UK’s secession from the EU, individual Britons should be able to pay an annual fee in return for personal EU membership, an idea unlikely to appeal to “leave” MPs. According to reports in… Continue reading Issue 82: 2016 12 01: Week in Brief: UK
Month: November 2016
Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Contents
24 November 2016: Issue 81 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment When Racism Stalks The Streets by John Watson Time for a message. Bad Hair, Good Hair by J R Thomas Just who is Mr Trump? Readies Under The Bed by Neil Tidmarsh Narendra Modi takes note. ID, Insurance and the NHS by Lynda… Continue reading Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Contents
Issue 82: Crossword – The City of Light – solution
1 December 2016 Crossword by Boffles The City of Light – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 82: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 15
1 December 2016 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla 15 To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 82: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 15 – printable
1 December 2016 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla 15 Across 1 Sir’s card game or London district (13) 8 Can find it difficult to get into heaven (4,3) 9 Cupid shoots the common version (5) 10 They seldom make passes at bespectacled young females according to one authority (3) 11 … Continue reading Issue 82: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 15 – printable
Issue 82:20106 12 01:After the Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
1 December 2016 After the Revolution Castro’s legacy. by J.R.Thomas “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” advised Gil Scott-Heron, Chicago born anti-system soul and jazz singer. But he had reckoned without the advertising skills of Fidel Castro, instigator, leader, publicist and proprietor of the Cuban Revolution. Mr Castro, who died earlier this week, at the… Continue reading Issue 82:20106 12 01:After the Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
Issue82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief Financial
1 December 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SMELL OF SUCCESS: It may be essential for the smooth running of our lives, but Pennon plc is one of those companies that is far from being a household name – even if what it does is household friendly. Pennon is a FTSE top 250 company… Continue reading Issue82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief International
1 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: Last May’s inconclusive presidential election will be rerun this Sunday. The choice is between Norbert Hoffer of the far-right Freedom Party and the Green but independent Alexander van der Bellen. BULGARIA: Migrants rioted after a health scare confined them to their camp in Hermanli near… Continue reading Issue 82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief International
Issue 82:2016 12 1:Hooting and shunting (J.R.Thomas)
1 December 2016 Hooting and Shunting Sorting the ticket price confusion. by J.R.Thomas How difficult can it be to run a railway? Not the driving and signalling bits; your technically unaccomplished correspondent accepts that all those electrical impulses and wires must make a modern train very complicated. In the good old days you just chucked… Continue reading Issue 82:2016 12 1:Hooting and shunting (J.R.Thomas)
Issue82:2016 12 01:The Philosophy of the selfish (Tim Marshall)
1 December 2016 The Philosophy of the Selfish When everyone else is wrong by Tim Marshall Is there a connection between the introduction of “safe spaces” on university campuses, the riots in US cities by those who oppose Donald Trump and the legal action taken by Gina Miller and others in the High Court in… Continue reading Issue82:2016 12 01:The Philosophy of the selfish (Tim Marshall)
Issue 82: 2016 12 01: The futility of forecasts (Frank O’Nomics)
1 December 2016 The futility of forecasts Are predictions for the UK economy deliberately gloomy? by Frank O’Nomics It’s all very well wanting to “have your cake and eat it”, but the more important question is “how big is the cake?” The government’s investment plans announced in the Autumn Statement, designed to counter the potential… Continue reading Issue 82: 2016 12 01: The futility of forecasts (Frank O’Nomics)
issue 82:2016 12 01: Lazarus (Adam McCormack)
1 December 3016 Lazarus The King’s Cross Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack It is always good to start with the positives. If you are a fan of David Bowie’s music, Lazarus offers a great deal. The play features some of his most recent work together with a collection of great songs from his back catalogue,… Continue reading issue 82:2016 12 01: Lazarus (Adam McCormack)
Issue 82: 2016 12 01: Renewing the EU (John Watson)
01 December 2016 Renewing the EU Is Mr Verhofstadt beginning the thinking? By John Watson Just suddenly, between the gathering crowds, a shaft of light. Some will think that Guy Verhofstadt’s suggestion that British Nationals should be able to belong to the EU by paying an individual subscription, much like belonging to a club I… Continue reading Issue 82: 2016 12 01: Renewing the EU (John Watson)
