Issue 80: 2016 11 17: Contents

 17 November 2016: Issue 80
Student at Reading prepares for bed
Student at Reading prepares for bed

Week in Brief

UK

International

Financial

Comment

Why 2016? by John Watson

What has triggered the “interesting times”?

Free Speech in Toytown by J R Thomas

Without advertising revenues there can be no free press.

Christmas Preparations
Christmas Preparations

President Putin’s Other New Friends by Neil Tidmarsh

No, not the American ones.

Economics and Incarceration by Frank O’Nomics

Addressing the re-offending rate is the only rational solution to the prison crisis.

Nigel Farage by Lynda Goetz

Fascist, racist, self-publicist or voice of the people?

Features

The Paxman Doll by Chin Chin

A tale of perversion?

leonard-cohen
Hallelujah

Hallelujah by J R Thomas

Leonard Cohen, poet, song writer, singer; 1934-2016.

Christmas Preparations by Lynda Goetz

What should I be doing now?

Reviews

Nice Fish

The Harold Pinter Theatre

reviewed by Adam McCormack.

Crossword

“Trumpery Stuff”.

Solution to the last crossword “Matters Legal”.

Earlier EditionsLarge 600x271 stamp prompting the reader to join the subscription list

Issue 76: 20 October 2016

Issue 77: 27 October 2016

Issue 78: 03 November 2016

Issue 79: 10 November 2016

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