05 January 2017 Local (and not so local) investment heroes To tip or not to tip? by Frank O’Nomics It’s the time of the year when people ask for your views on the best stock selections for the next 12 months. If you play a musical instrument and a friend asks you to play… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05: Local (and not so local) investment heroes(Frank O’Nomics)
Month: January 2017
Issue 86:2017 01 05:All the President’s Numbers (J.R.Thomas)
05 January 2017 All the President’s Numbers Mrs Clinton’s majority by J.R.Thomas Enough of those endless Christmas break Sudoku’s. Time to play around with some real numbers. Maybe we should start with those startling figures that President-elect Trump is only too well aware of, as is his erstwhile opponent Mrs C, and, given that lady’s… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:All the President’s Numbers (J.R.Thomas)
Issue86:2017 01 05:Ignore the Pronos (Richard Pooley).
05 January 2017 Ignore the Pronos Nobody knows by Richard Pooley On 10 June last year I sent the following email from France to friends and family in the UK: “We voted last week. I bumped into the mayor as I was posting the envelopes: “Deux votes pour Europe,” I told him. He seemed pleased.… Continue reading Issue86:2017 01 05:Ignore the Pronos (Richard Pooley).
Issue 86 2017 01 05:Week in Brief Financial
05 January 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY GLOOMY START: First fashion retailer to comment on its winter trading results is Next, long regarded as an exemplar of that famously roller coaster sector. But last year its winter sales were poor and shocked the market; it vowed that this season it would get… Continue reading Issue 86 2017 01 05:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
05 January 2017 Look At That! On the horizon, there, straight ahead… by Neil Tidmarsh Hello there! Welcome! Yes, come in, sit down, make yourself at home! You’re looking great, I must say. So young, so fresh. So unlike your predecessor, who’s just hobbled off the premises, poor old thing, so ancient, so battered. I… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 86:2017 01 05:Wild Behaviour (J.R. Thomas)
05 January 2017 Wild behaviour A voice crying in the wilderness by J.R.Thomas There can be little that is more dangerous to the public wellbeing than when a new hip philosophy coincides with budgetary restraint. When those who normally call for more expenditure concur with those who are in perpetual attempts to draw closer the… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Wild Behaviour (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International
05 January 2017 Week In Brief: International Europe FINLAND: Police chief Jari Aarnio, who was the head of Helsinki’s anti-narcotics squad, was found guilty of running a drug smuggling operation in partnership with a Finnish organised crime gang, and sentenced to ten years in prison. FRANCE: A ‘right to disconnect’ law was passed, allowing workers… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Contents
22 December 2016: Issue 85 Merry Christmas! The next issue will be on the 5th of January Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Year of Mysteries by John Watson Hang on to your hats. It may be a bumpy ride. Stepping Closer by J R Thomas Donald Trump chooses his team Season’s Greetings by Neil… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Contents
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Taking the Cross (Chin Chin)
05 January 2017 Taking the Cross Has it changed so much? By Chin Chin “A wind of change” blowing across Africa, “a new broom” sweeping clean, “a cleaner floor” with Sudso. The thirst for change for the better is a strong one and it is at its strongest at the start of the New Year. … Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Taking the Cross (Chin Chin)
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Declumping Immigrant Communities (John Watson)
05 January 2017 Declumping Immigrant Communities The Casey report. by John Watson Rice, perfectly cooked so that each grain is light and separate, is one of the great delicacies of the eastern cuisine. Badly cooked, so that the grains stick together in lumps, it becomes difficult to digest. The Casey review into “opportunity and integration”… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Declumping Immigrant Communities (John Watson)
Issue 86: 2017 01 15: Week in Brief: UK
05 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS: Concerns have been expressed that the nuclear regulator has down-played accidents which may have been more serious that it has been prepared to admit. Incidents have been dismissed as posing no safety threat. The Department for Work and Pensions, which has responsibility for the regulator, is investigating. VOLKSWAGEN: Criticisms have been… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
05 January 2017 POETS Day But only once a month for hard-working Japanese. by Lynda Goetz Anyone who has worked in an office may well have heard the term ‘Poets day’ for the last day of the working week, Friday. The term has nothing to do with poetry but is an acronym meaning ‘Piss off… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
