04 May 2017: Issue 103
Invitation to readers
As the Shaw Sheet has now been running for almost two years, we are reviewing its content and form with a view to making improvements. The editors will be meeting to discuss this with any readers who would like to join them at the Albion Pub, 10 Thornhill Rd, Islington, London N1 1HW on Thursday 4 May at 1pm. Do come along.
The week’s news
Comment
Et Après? by Richard Pooley
Is France ready for a messiah?
EU To Win In France? by John Watson
Nemesis in numbers.
All Quiet by J R Thomas
The silent campaign.
What To Do About The Triple Lock? by Frank O’Nomics
A fairer way to find additional spending.
Israel And The Syrian Civil War by Neil Tidmarsh
A delicate balancing act.
Features
Hidden Gems by Lynda Goetz
A short London walk with detours.
Death In Oxford by Chin Chin
A question of aggression.
Fading Icons: Modernism by J R Thomas
Architecture moves on.
Reviews
The Ferryman (by Jez Butterworth)
The Royal Court
reviewed by Adam McCormack
David Hockney – 60 Years Of Work
Tate Britain
reviewed by William Morton
Sex In The Sea (by Marah J Hardt)
published by St Martin Press
Reviewed by Neil Dunlop
Puzzles Calendar and Cartoons
Cartoons by AGGro.
Crossword by Boffles: “Rhyme Time”
Solution to the last crossword “Down To The Pub”
May calendar by AGGro
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