22 December 2016 Misdirection Lieutenant San’s remote Christmas. by Neil Tidmarsh Christmas Eve. The dark sky was full of stars – and drones. Hundreds of thousands of drones – big ones and small ones, fast ones and slow ones – all delivering a deluge of last-minute Christmas gifts. The night air rang with their humming… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Misdirection (Neil Tidmarsh)
Month: December 2016
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Khan controlled from Manchuria – Autopay (Chin Chin)
22 December 2016 Khan Controlled From Manchuria Was Autopay designed by the Devil? By Chin Chin I don’t think it is the Russians, nor even the EU. None of them may like us very much but there is a deviant sadism here which takes the mind further east, perhaps to the legendary villain Fu Manchu.… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Khan controlled from Manchuria – Autopay (Chin Chin)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: UK News in Brief
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Domestic threats RUSSIA: Concerns have been expressed in Whitehall about the campaign being waged by Russia against the UK. The attacks involve espionage, propaganda, cyberattacks and fake news stories. Theresa May will chair a meeting of the National Security Council to examine the problem. Some analysts see… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: UK News in Brief
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Week in Brief Financial
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY FOOD WARS: There seems to be no let-up in the struggle for market share, and for profits, between the supermarket chains. Tesco has announced that it has reversed its previous policy of selling off its supermarkets and then leasing them back, the idea of that… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review “The Light of Day” by Eric Ambler (Neil Tidmarsh)
22 December 2016 The Light Of Day by Eric Ambler Reviewed by Neil Tidmarsh Tired of trekking through the bleak landscape of Scandi’s Crimeland, with its flat and colourless prose, its grim narratives and its sudden, random peaks of over-the-top violence? Depressed by yet another girl-in-a-thriller who’s consumed with self-loathing and self-pity because she’s overweight/… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Book Review “The Light of Day” by Eric Ambler (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The government plans to turn the birth-place of Adolph Hitler into a centre for the disabled. They have tabled a compulsory purchase order for the property in Braunau am Inn, and were originally planning to demolish it but realised that might amount to denying the… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Season’s Greetings (Neil Tidmarsh)
22 December 2016 Season’s Greetings A global look at this year’s festive spirit. by Neil Tidmarsh OK, it’s the festive season, so I think we all deserve a break from heavy comment and penetrating analysis of the world’s news this week, don’t we? So – instead of the usual focus on serious subjects such as… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Season’s Greetings (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Year of Mysteries (John Watson)
22 December 2016 Year of Mysteries Hang on to your hats. It may be a bumpy ride. by John Watson As 2016 slides away it is hard not to marvel at just how much has changed. A year ago we looked destined to keep our place on the EU rollercoaster as it plunged towards greater… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Year of Mysteries (John Watson)
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
15 December 2016: Issue 84 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Thinking Forward by John Watson Britain’s immigration offer. Ageing Disgracefully by J R Thomas A movement in the balance of power. “Made It, Ma! Top Of The World!” Part II by Neil Tidmarsh What do Lagarde, Cahuzac, Strauss-Kahn and Rato all have in… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 December 2016 Week in Brief: UK WEARING THE TROUSERS: Nicky Morgan, sacked from the role of education secretary by Mrs May, has been banned from meetings at Downing Street after publicly criticising the Prime Minister’s trousers. Apparently Mrs Morgan, an aspirant for the leadership following the resignation of David Cameron, was troubled by their… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Contents
08 December 2016: Issue 83 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Draining The Remuneration Swamp by John Watson Using sunlight as a disinfectant. Left A Bit, Right A Bit by J R Thomas What it says on the tin. Eurexit by Neil Tidmarsh Change and renewal? Non, merci. Stagnation and decline? Si, per… Continue reading Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Contents
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
15 December 2016 Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) and Operation Northmoor What these are; why they exist; and what should happen next. by Lynda Goetz I am not, nor ever have been, anything to do with the military. Had I been, I would have expected that putting my life on the line for my country would… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 84: Crossword – More Friends, Rivals and Enemies – solution
15 December 2016 Crossword by Boffles More Friends, Rivals and Enemies – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
