02 March 2017 All Aboard Trains carry a punch by J.R.Thomas This is indeed the age of the train. Britain has finally committed (the House of Commons approved it last week) to building High Speed Two, or HS2 as we shall doubtless come to know it; in fact we will probably come to know it… Continue reading Issue94:2017 03 02: All aboard (J.R.Thomas)
Month: March 2017
Issue 94:2017 03 02:The occasional Shaw Sheet cock-up awards (Neil Tidmarsh)
02 March 2017 The Occasional Shaw Sheet Cock-up Awards And the winner of this week’s international Ossca is… By Neil Tidmarsh Hello and welcome to the Occasional Shaw Sheet Cock-up Awards – the event which absolutely nobody has been waiting for, or even knew existed. Without pausing to comment on the complete dearth of show-biz… Continue reading Issue 94:2017 03 02:The occasional Shaw Sheet cock-up awards (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International
02 March 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry against Francois Fillon. It will probably be months before criminal charges can be made; in the meantime, M.Fillon says he will stay in the race for president. A parliamentary report concluded that President Hollande’s plan to de-radicalise militant French Islamists has… Continue reading Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International
Issue 94: 2017 03 02: Old Iron and Pots (J.R.Thomas)
02 March 2017 Old Iron and Pots Analysis of the by-election results by J.R.Thomas Copeland – not your typical Labour seat Mr Trump is going to have to wait this week. We would not normally wish to delay the President but a minor matter has intruded, so we will save up the latest review of… Continue reading Issue 94: 2017 03 02: Old Iron and Pots (J.R.Thomas)
