01 June 2017 A New Global Arms (and Hands) Race World leaders get a grip. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s a new threat to world peace. The danger grows day by day. What began as covert international friction has already escalated into overt confrontation. How long before it explodes into devastating conflict at the very highest… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: A new global arms (and hands) race (Neil Tidmarsh)
Month: May 2017
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Contents
25 May 2017: Issue 106 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment The Care Blunder by John Watson The need for Jekyll and Hyde. It’s Behind You by J R Thomas Politicians should watch their back. “I Don’t Understand Anything Anymore” by Richard Pooley Where do French voters now stand; to the Right or… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Contents
Issue 107: Crossword – Election Special
1 June 2017 Crossword by Boffles Election Special To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 107: Crossword – Leisure Activities – solution
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Issue 107: Crossword by Boffles – Election Special – printable
1 June 2017 Crossword by Boffles Election Special Across 1 Winter fuel payment debate has generated a lot of it (4) 3 Crazy of the Tories to propose such a tax? (8) 9 Labour has its knife out for hereditary ones (5) 10 All parties are likely to …… taxes and… Continue reading Issue 107: Crossword by Boffles – Election Special – printable
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
01 June 2017 Policies On Terrorism A still, small voice of calm. By John Watson Election campaigns are dramatic events. The accusations, self-justification and traducing of the other candidates are the political equivalent of the earthquake, wind and fire which surrounded Elijah on Mount Horeb in chapter 19 of the first book of Kings. But… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Breakfast on the menu (Lynda Goetz)
01 June 2017 Breakfast On The Menu Is breakfast really the answer? By Lynda Goetz The answer to what, you may well ask? A fair question. Firstly and most importantly, is it the answer to plugging a hole in the Conservative’s education budget? Secondly, is a free breakfast for all primary school children a reasonable… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Breakfast on the menu (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Giacometti (William Morton)
01 June 2017 Giacometti at Tate Modern (10 May – 10 September). Reviewed by William Morton When one thinks of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), the image most likely to come to mind is one of his attenuated male or female statues. However, these were produced at quite a late stage in his career when he had… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Giacometti (William Morton)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
01 June 2017 General Election 2017 – Scottish Version A view from north of the border. By Antoninus It scarcely seems yesterday (it was 12 January – Ed.) that Antoninus wished his Shaw Sheet readers a ‘Happy Hogmanay’ and offered a forecast for Scottish politics for the year ahead, confidently assuming that the call to… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Ripples on the surface of the pond (Chin Chin)
01 June 2017 Ripples On The Surface Of The Pond Reading your own death notice. By Chin Chin It is usual to say nice things about people once they are dead but this week’s reminiscences about Sir Roger Moore who played both The Saint and James Bond make it clear that he was quite an… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Ripples on the surface of the pond (Chin Chin)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Adding it all up – UK voting intentions (JR Thomas)
01 June 2017 Adding It All Up What the opinion polls are telling us. by J.R.Thomas When it comes to numbers, you may think the Tories have the Labour Party beat. Ms Abbott cannot do even the most basic sums, it is clear; and Mr Corbyn, it turns out, cannot remember his. Not many of… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Adding it all up – UK voting intentions (JR Thomas)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
01 June 2017 Read All About It! Stody Lodge gardens – saved by The Press. by J.R.Thomas Knowing Shaw Sheet readers to be an erudite bunch, whose leisure hours are spent not just in auditoria watching action on stage or screen or listening to the rolling waves of great London orchestras, but also seeking the… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
01 June 2017 Is it time to stockpile wine? Brexit could make wine drinking an expensive pursuit. by Frank O’Nomics I may have found my dream job. With the current trend in longevity, poor pensions and technologically driven obsolescence of many professions, many of us will need to consider second or even third careers. It… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
