14 September 2017 High Office, and How To Hold It Boris’s wilderness years by J.R.Thomas If you had asked Boris in May 2016 what he expected to be doing in the autumn of 2017, you would doubtless have got a witty but evasive answer. To those who persevered, sat with him after a fine feast,… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14:High Office, and How To Hold It(J.R.Thomas)
Month: September 2017
Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Week In Brief: UK
07 September 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit NEGOTIATIONS: The nation returns from its holidays to find that not much has moved in the negotiation between Mr Davis and Mr Barnier. The EU still insists that further progress on three issues – the “Divorce Bill”, the rights of EU citizens who already live in the… Continue reading Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Week In Brief: UK
Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Lifelong Learning (Lynda Goetz)
07 September 2017 Lifelong Learning The fun of acquiring new skills. By Lynda Goetz Monday was the day of la rentrée scolaire in France, i.e. the date pupils started the new school year. It also happened to be the day I returned from my own new learning experience in France. I had been in the Lot,… Continue reading Issue 119: 2017 09 07: Lifelong Learning (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
07 September 2017 Kim Jong-un v. President Xi Is Pyongyang shouting at Beijing rather than Washington? By Neil Tidmarsh Two days ago, the North Korean ambassador to the UN in Geneva said that his country’s recent weapons test was “a gift package addressed to none other than the US”. But could this statement be just… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Follies(Adam McCormack)
07 September 2017 Follies The National Theatre Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: ***** Delivered by a cast that exudes talent, Follies should leave theatre-goers in no doubt that Stephen Sondheim is the finest musical lyricist of his, or perhaps any generation. His ability to deliver pathos and plot, yet still including humour and satire… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Follies(Adam McCormack)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:No more heroes?(Frank O’Nomics)
7 September 2017 No more heroes? Has doping in sport undermined all respect for athletes? by Frank O’Nomics Anyone who takes the time to watch the new film by Bryan Fogel, Icarus (now available on Netflix), should prepare themselves for a potential rude awakening regarding their sporting heroes. What starts out as a kind of… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:No more heroes?(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 119: Crossword – Military Matters
7 September 2017 Crossword by Boffles Military Matters To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 119: Crossword – Military Matters – printable
7 September 2017 Crossword by Boffles Military Matters Across 7 Type of missile popular with senior citizens? (6) 8 Puzzle wrestled with at Bletchley (6) 9 Black mark to be returned to one’s ……. (4) 10 All embracing conflict (5,3) 11 Balaclava veteran and his horse (7) 13 Screen used to conceal ships and troops… Continue reading Issue 119: Crossword – Military Matters – printable
Issue 119: Crossword – Down on the Farm – solution
7 September 2017 Crossword by Boffles Down on the Farm – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 118: 2017 08 17: Contents
17 August 2017: Issue 118 The Shaw Sheet will be taking a two week holiday after this edition, so there will be no issues on 24 and 31 August. The next issue will appear on 07 September. The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment Tyranny by John Watson The reason to hang on.… Continue reading Issue 118: 2017 08 17: Contents
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Week in Brief Financial
07 September 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY BACK IN CREDIT: The long running saga of the restructuring of Co-Operative Bank has finally concluded. After various attempts to procure a sale, or a major backer, as covered in these pages, the existing five hedge fund owners have finally decided to do it by… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Beware the Loon (J.R.Thomas)
07 September 2017 Beware the Loon And a review of Mr Trump’s progress by J.R. Thomas There may be a few of our readers who were devotees of “Educating Archie”, that wonderful 1950’s show on the wireless, starring Archie Andrews and his assistant Peter Brough. In one of them the incomparable Hattie Jacques appears as… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Beware the Loon (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 119: 2017 09 07: A Celebration of Statues (John Watson)
07 September 2017 A Celebration of Statues Bobby Lee in Charlottesville? By John Watson One of the advantages of going on holiday is that you do not have to keep on top of the news so that you never discover how some of the stories which were current when you left, actually ended. Now the… Continue reading Issue 119: 2017 09 07: A Celebration of Statues (John Watson)
