25 May 2017 My Nobel Prize Thank goodness for the ban on cultural appropriation. By Chin Chin I spent Saturday afternoon dusting; not the whole of my house, you will understand, but a patch on the mantelpiece in the front room where the medal for the Nobel prize is going to go. Just how big… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: My Nobel Prize (Chin Chin)
Month: May 2017
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Care Blunder (John Watson)
25 May 2017 The Care Blunder The need for Jekyll and Hyde. By John Watson Rather disappointingly Hegel never actually said “thesis, antithesis and then synthesis” but you can see a good illustration of the idea in Mrs May’s political approach. Start with the thesis – the gradual increase in state provision control, which began… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Care Blunder (John Watson)
Issue 106:2017 05 25:The only way is ethics (Frank O’Nomics)
25 May 2017 The only way is ethics Investors with a conscience can reap additional rewards. by Frank O’Nomics Ethical investment has long been the cause of a dilemma for those looking to maximize their investments returns. Historically arms and cigarette manufacturers have provided attractive rewards, as companies prey on human proclivities to fight and… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25:The only way is ethics (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 106:2017 05 25: Propaganda and Lies (R.D.Shackleton)
25 May 2017 Propaganda and Lies How can we combat “Fake News”? by R.D Shackleton That such a seasoned MP as Labour’s Jon Trickett could be duped into believing a preposterous story about the Prime Minister provides yet more reason for worry about the impact of ‘fake news’ – that most Trumpian of terms –… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25: Propaganda and Lies (R.D.Shackleton)
Issue 106:2017 05 25:What’s on in June 2017 (AGGro)
5 May 2017 What’s On in June 2017 by AGGro THURS 1: * National Volunteering Week UK until 07/06 * 50 years ago: Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – an immediate commercial & critical success with 27 weeks at the top of the UK albums chart &15 weeks at No 1 in USA.… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25:What’s on in June 2017 (AGGro)
Issue 106:2017 05 25: Cartoons (AGGro)
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Issue 106: 2017 5 25: Week in Brief international
25 May 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: Emmanuel Macron announced his cabinet, of 11 men and 11 women. It includes two defectors from the Socialist government and two defectors from the Republican top rank. Brazil’s anti-corruption inquiry, Operation Car Wash, has extended to France, with investigations into alleged links between French lobbying… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 5 25: Week in Brief international
Issue 106:2017 05 25 ;Week in Brief Financial
25 May 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROOM TO LET: 50 CENTS: The theme of the year when it comes to housing is homes to rent. The rising affordability of owning homes is putting ownership out of the question for the young, but renting is filling the gap for many. The liberalisation… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25 ;Week in Brief Financial
Issue 106:2017 05 25 :“I don’t understand anything anymore.” (Richard Pooley)
25 May 2017 “I don’t understand anything anymore.” Where do French voters now stand: to the Right or to the Left? by Richard Pooley It was the afternoon of Monday 15th May. A ceremony was taking place in a sunny Paris outside the Hôtel Matignon, the residence and office of France’s prime minister. The chubby… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25 :“I don’t understand anything anymore.” (Richard Pooley)
Issue 106:2017 05 25:It’s behind you (J.R.Thomas)
25 May 2017 It’s Behind You Politicans should watch their backs. by J.R.Thomas Trouble on both sides of the Atlantic for politicians new to power. On the western shore Mr Trump begins to feel the heat from strange recent events involving, or maybe not, Russian influence, and on the eastern side Mrs May makes a… Continue reading Issue 106:2017 05 25:It’s behind you (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 105: 2017 05 18: Week in Brief: UK
18 May 2017 Week In Brief: UK Election news LABOUR MANIFESTO: Following leaks of a draft, the Labour manifesto was launched on Tuesday, pledging, amongst other things: that tuition fees and zero hour contracts would be scrapped and fracking for oil abolished; that the triple lock on pensions would be retained; that 10,000 new police… Continue reading Issue 105: 2017 05 18: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 105:2017 05 18:Tree planting, topography, timber and toxins(Lynda Goetz)
18 May 2017 Tree Planting, Topography, Timber And Toxins Do we need to plant more trees? How to get one planted. by Lynda Goetz It is believed that around 3,000 BC some 50-60% of the UK was forested. But, that being said, any belief that forest cover has been in continual decline since then is… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18:Tree planting, topography, timber and toxins(Lynda Goetz)
Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
18 May 2017 Current Affairs – A Natural History Politicians, policemen and other animals. by Neil Tidmarsh The world of politics and the world of nature don’t mix, by and large. Human beings go about their business and animals go about theirs, normally quite separately. There are exceptions, of course – there’s an obvious overlap… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
