Month: October 2017

Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

02 November 2017 Halloween Diary of a Corbynista Things can only get scarier by Don Urquhart 18 October The BBC has announced an online NHS Tracker which allows you to view performance of NHS Trusts against three key targets. Wait for treatment at A&E (target 95% within 4 hours). Wait for cancer treatment (target 85%… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Young Marx (Adam McCormack)

26 October 2017 Young Marx (by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman) The Bridge Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Stars: **** The danger in reviewing a new play at a brand new theatre is that one focuses too much on the theatre and not on the play.  However, the process is much easier when both are… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Young Marx (Adam McCormack)

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Contents

19 October 2017: Issue 125 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment A Hard Brexit by John Watson Why we need the figures. The Quickness Of The Mouth Deceives… by J R Thomas The actions of President Trump. I’m Doing What I Said I’d Do by Richard Pooley Macron’s pledges. The Economic Consequences of Brexit Uncertainty by… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Contents

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Cambridge – Once A Great University (Chin Chin)

26 October 2017 Cambridge – Once A Great University A literary adjustment. By Chin Chin Thank the Good Lord for the University of Cambridge.  Well, no, not the Lord in the sense of Christ or one or more thirds of the Holy Trinity.  That would be too exclusive, offensive to other religions or even worse… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Cambridge – Once A Great University (Chin Chin)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)

26 October 2017 Could Brexit Save Twinning?  A new raison d’etre. By Lynda Goetz Portsall is a picturesque Brittany village.  If the name means anything to you at all it may be because it was just off the coast here that the Amoco Cadiz went down in March 1978 spilling 220,000 tonnes of oil which… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)

26 October 2017 The Christian Anchor The Race Disparity Audit underlines its importance. By John Watson It is the word “worthy”, I suppose.  It should be so inspiring, redolent as it is with themes of good intentions and stout endeavour.  But it isn’t, is it?  Describe the cooking at a restaurant as “worthy” and most… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)

26 October 2017 Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia Stately pleasure domes decreed by Google and Prince Mohammed. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week President Sisi of Egypt donned the mantle of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and announced plans to build his country a new capital city – “a miracle of rare device” no doubt – in… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)

26 October 2017 They’re coming for your pension (again!) Pension contributions are the soft target for revenue raising. by Frank O’Nomics We could be forgiven for getting excited by the recent improvement in the budget deficit.  The figure for September was the lowest for that month since 2007, some £700mn lower than for the same… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 126: Crossword – Bird Talk

26 October 2017 Crossword by Boffles Bird Talk   To see a printable version of this crossword   Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp

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Issue 126:2017 10 26: News Highlights

26 October 2017 A Lens On The Week UK BREXIT: Something somewhere seems to be moving but what it is and in which direction it is really very hard to say.  The rumour mill whirls in Brussels.  Did Mrs May plead with Juncker for help over the dinner table or didn’t she?  If she did,… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26: News Highlights

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