04 May 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: The second and final round of the presidential election takes place this Sunday. The polls show Macron in the lead with 60%, and Marine le Pen with 40%. See comment Et Après?. Marin le Pen stepped down as leader of the National Front to concentrate… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:Week in Brief International
Month: May 2017
Issue 103:2017 05 04:What to do about the triple lock? (Frank O’Nomics)
04 May 2017 What to do about the triple lock? A fairer way to find additional spending. by Frank O’Nomics If I came up with a policy that saved as much as £6 billion a year, that could be spent on the NHS, while being both fairer for the young and the poor, would you be inclined… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:What to do about the triple lock? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:The Ferryman (Adam McCormack)
4 May 2017 The Ferryman The Royal Court Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: *** It is harvest-time in rural Derry, 1981. The Carney family seem role models for all that is good about farming life. They are working hard, and ready to play hard in a traditional end-of-harvest celebratory meal. However, the man of… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:The Ferryman (Adam McCormack)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:Fading Icons:Modernism (J.R.Thomas)
04 May 2017 Fading Icons: Modernism Architecture moves on. by J.R.Thomas Where once there were Dukes, now there are architects. Not so long ago your correspondent, lunching in a swanky West End private dining club, witnessed Norman Foster, the Lord Foster of Thames Bank (not to be confused with Richard Rogers, the Lord Rogers of… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:Fading Icons:Modernism (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:Et après? (Richard Pooley)
04 May 2017 Et Après? Is France ready for a messiah? By Richard Pooley I was wallowing in French nostalgia last Saturday night. My wife and I were in a church in Queyssac-les-Vignes, a village ten minutes’ drive from us which sits on a saddle of land rising out from the northern rim of the… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:Et après? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:All quiet (J.R..Thomas)
04 May 2017 All Quiet The silent campaign. by J.R.Thomas Somebody should have told Mrs May. Trying to doorstep Scottish voters is only going to end in embarrassment. In this case it was minor embarrassment – of six households whose garden paths Theresa padded up, one (lady) householder shouted from a distance “No thank you!”. … Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:All quiet (J.R..Thomas)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Hidden Gems (Lynda Goetz)
04 May 2017 Hidden Gems A short London walk with detours. By Lynda Goetz I lived in London for eleven years, but when I visit these days it is as an outsider; not a tourist exactly, but definitely a visitor. As a visitor, I often like to walk. Walking re-familiarizes and brings me into closer… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Hidden Gems (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 103:2017 05 04: Israel and the Syrian Civil War (Neil Tidmarsh)
04 May 2017 Israel and the Syrian Civil War An increasingly difficult balancing act. by Neil Tidmarsh A massive explosion shook Damascus international airport last Thursday. The blast was heard 15 miles away, in the centre of Syria’s capital city. It was an air-strike on an arms depot – but by which of the powers… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04: Israel and the Syrian Civil War (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:cartoons (AGGro)
4 May 2017 Cartoons by AGGRo If you enjoyed these cartoons please share them using the buttons above. Please click here if you would like a weekly email on publication of the ShawSheet Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
04 May 2017 David Hockney: 60 Years of Work Tate Britain, 9 February – 29 May. Reviewed by William Morton Hockney is, of course, one of the most high-profile and respected living artists. Many of his paintings are instantly recognisable, such as his Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy included in this exhibition which surveys his… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
Issue 103:2017 05 04: Sex in the Sea (Neil Dunlop)
04 May 2017 Sex in the Sea Marah J Hardt Salty tails and serious purpose Reviewed by Neil Dunlop This glimpse under the surface will have you marvelling at the sheer variety of life and hoping that it survives. Written in a light-hearted style that is suitable for a bedtime read, Marah J Hardt takes… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04: Sex in the Sea (Neil Dunlop)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 May 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit JUNCKER’S DINNER: German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine carries reports that a dinner at Number 10, which Mr Juncker described as “a constructive meeting”, was in reality nothing of the sort. Rather, it is suggested that the occasion was fractious with “megaphone diplomacy” and that it left him sceptical… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Week in Brief: UK
