21 September 2017 I Spy New work from Herron and le Carré by J.R. Thomas If the middle years of the last century were the golden years of detective fiction, the last fifty were those of the spy thriller. As Britain’s presence on the international stage slowly shrinks, the reader searching for perplexity seems to… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:I Spy (J.R.Thomas)
Month: September 2017
Issue 121:2017 09 21:Money is not wealth (Frank O’Nomics)
21 September 2017 Money is not Wealth Do asset managers pursue profit above social responsibility? by Frank O’Nomics Asset managers have decided to give us something for nothing. Incoming regulatory changes, known as MIFID II, will mean that banks will have to charge asset managers for the research that they receive. For some this could… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:Money is not wealth (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Getting fit from your armchair (Chin Chin)
21 September 2017 Getting Fit From Your Armchair Science marches on. By Chin Chin A bit queasy after overindulgence on the family holiday? A little worried that the fatigue could eventually turn into diabetes? Depressed at the thought of going to the gym to restore yourself to a healthy weight? Well, chaps, worry no longer.… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Getting fit from your armchair (Chin Chin)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Boris like Marmite (Lynda Goetz)
21 September 2017 Boris Like Marmite A shambles, a clever tactic or an unacceptable, disloyal attempt at a power grab? By Lynda Goetz Boris does seem to have the same effect on people as Marmite – you either love him or hate him. His 4,200 word ‘speech’, actually delivered as an article in the Saturday… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Boris like Marmite (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: The Accursed (John Watson)
21 September 2017 The Accursed Child pornography addiction. By John Watson Can there be a sadder story than that of the Australian politician Rachel Carling-Jenkins who discovered that her husband was addicted to child pornography? She reported the matter to the police and is now haunted by the images she saw on his computer. Her… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: The Accursed (John Watson)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
21 September 2017 Terror And The Internet A political challenge, not a technological one. By Neil Tidmarsh This week Theresa May is hosting an event at the UN general assembly in New York which will be attended by representatives of internet companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Twitter. The purpose of the event is… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief International
21 September 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: In his state of the union address, president of the EU commission Jean-Claude Juncker proposed more centralisation of power in Brussels (including a single president instead of one for the EU commission and one for the European council, a Eurozone finance minister, an intelligence agency,… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief International
Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief Financial
21 September 2017 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY NEVER KNOWINGLY OVERPROFITEERING: It’s shaping up to be a very mixed summer of results from retail, with fashion chains, department chains, and food retailing all seeing big variations in performance. Latest results to surprise the market are from that British favourite John Lewis Partnership, (including Waitrose,… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 120: 2017 09 14: Giving Up (Lynda Goetz)
14 September 2017 Giving Up Should we be worrying about the medical students or the qualified doctors? By Lynda Goetz In an article on 27th August in The Sunday Times, Sian Griffiths and Jonathan Corke reported that 300 students a year quit medical school. An ‘epidemic’ of mental health problems is apparently being blamed. In… Continue reading Issue 120: 2017 09 14: Giving Up (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 120: 2017 09 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 September 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit GREAT REPEAL BILL: The bill which resets UK law at the point of Brexit passed its second reading comfortably with the Democratic Unionists and seven Labour MPs supporting the government. Now it will move to committee. Although a further Commons vote has given the Government control of… Continue reading Issue 120: 2017 09 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Contents
07 September 2017: Issue 119 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment A Celebration Of Statues by John Watson Bobby Lee in Charlottesville? Beware The Loon by J R Thomas And a review of Trump’s progress. No More Heroes? by Frank O’Nomics Has doping in sport undermined all respect for athletes? Kim Jong-un v President… Continue reading Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Contents
Issue 120:2017 09 14: Germany Approaches General Elections (Neil Tidmarsh)
14 September 2017 Germany Approaches General Elections On confident and fashionable feet. By Neil Tidmarsh The German foot scored yet another World Championship winning goal this week. But not at football – Teutonic mastery of that field has long been acknowledged by the rest of us as predictable and inevitable. No, the field which we… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14: Germany Approaches General Elections (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 120: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 24
14 September 2017 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla 24 To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
