Month: May 2017

Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief Financial

01 June 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY EDGING TOWARDS THE ABYSS:  It is nearly ten years since the beginning of the banking crisis which has so changed the financial landscape of the western world, with what almost became a complete banking failure – indeed, would have done so had it not been… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief Financial

Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International

01 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM:  NATO leaders meet in Brussels.  President Trump reminded a number of European leaders that they have proved unreliable in that they have not been paying the agreed 2% on defence.  Chancellor Merkel later announced that Europe’s Atlantic allies were no longer ‘completely reliable’. FRANCE:  President… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International

Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK

01 June 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Terrorism TERRORIST THREAT:  Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who is in charge of the investigation into the Manchester bombing, has said that a large part of the network supporting the bomber has been successfully wound up and that the threat of further outrages has been contained.  The difficulty… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Cultural appropriation (Richard Pooley)

01 June 2017 In Praise Of Theft Why “cultural appropriation” is such a stupid and dangerous notion. by Richard Pooley Last week Chin Chin amused us with his satire of the term “cultural appropriation” and its censorious proponents.  For a while I thought I would not add my centime‘s worth (for that would be appropriating… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Cultural appropriation (Richard Pooley)

Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Bath Brouhaha (Lynda Goetz)

25 May 2017 Bath Brouhaha Prompts A Look At Rubbish And Recycling Global recycling day scheduled for 18 March 2018. By Lynda Goetz. I was rather fascinated by a seemingly trivial story which appeared in the national press this week concerning the residents of Tennyson Road in Bath.  The story, featuring a picture attributed to… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Bath Brouhaha (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Week in Brief: UK

25 May 2017 Week in Brief: UK Terrorism EXPLOSION IN MANCHESTER: 22 people were killed and 59 others injured in a terrorist attack on a pop concert at the Manchester Arena.  The blast occurred just after a performance by the American singer Ariana Grande and many of the victims were teenage fans.  It is understood… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Week in Brief: UK

Issue106:2017 05 25:It’s my party (Neil Tidmarsh)

25 May 2017 It’s My Party I’m the leader, I’m the leader… By Neil Tidmarsh I’m the leader, I’m the leader, I’m the leader of the gang I am… until the music stops, that is.  And political parties all around the world have been playing frantic games of musical chairs all week.  Leaders in, leaders… Continue reading Issue106:2017 05 25:It’s my party (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Magic Flute (reviewed by John Watson)

25 May 2017 The Magic Flute King’s Head Theatre, Islington ***** Reviewed by John Watson Charles Court Opera, specialists in putting on opera in small places, is ideally suited to the Kings Head.  This production, directed by John Savournin, cuts the work to the bone.  The orchestra is replaced by a piano.  The running time… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Magic Flute (reviewed by John Watson)

Issue 105: 2017 05 18: Contents

18 May 2017: Issue 105 The week’s news- your chance to catch up: Comment The Templars And The Internet by John Watson The ghost of Jacques de Molay. Big Beasts by J R Thomas What will happen to the Lib Dems? Macron’s Discombobulation by Richard Pooley Upset of the French political landscape. Housing Stalemate by Frank O’Nomics… Continue reading Issue 105: 2017 05 18: Contents

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