9 November 2017 Crossword by Boffles Plain Vanilla 26 Across 1 Palindromic Swedes. Mamma Mia! (4) 3 What you need to solve a crossword clue according to the French? (3,5) 9 Smiley character? No – his creator (2,5) 10 Given to hopping freight trains (5) 11 Had right-wing sisters and wrote about the pursuit of… Continue reading Issue 128: Crossword – Plain Vanilla 26 – printable
Month: November 2017
Issue 128: Crossword – Independence – solution
9 November 2017 Crossword by Boffles Independence – solution Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 128: 2017 11 09: Letter (T Marshall)
09 November 2017 Letter from Mr Timothy Marshall Dear Sirs Jimmy Savile was a pervert and a predatory paedophile. There was no investigation and no attempt was made to stop him by the BBC, the media or the police. When his activities were eventually revealed, the BBC tried to compensate for past failures and libelled… Continue reading Issue 128: 2017 11 09: Letter (T Marshall)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:May in Six Minutes (J.R.Thomas)
09 November 2017 Six Minutes in May Are we back with Neville Chamberlain? by J.R. Thomas Nicolas Shakespeare’s new book Six Minutes in May relates in great detail the momentous days of early 1940 when the failed attempt to defend Norway against the Nazi invasion ended with Winston Churchill becoming premier in place of Neville… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:May in Six Minutes (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:The Retreat (Adam McCormack)
09 November 2017 The Retreat by Sam Bain The Park Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack. Stars: *** Have you ever really wanted to get away from it all; to cleanse yourself of all emotional baggage? Luke (Samuel Anderson) is attempting to do just this by entering a three-month Buddhist retreat in a remote part of… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:The Retreat (Adam McCormack)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:The beginning of the end (Frank O’Nomics)
9 November 2017 The beginning of the end Politics is impinging on central bank independence. by Frank O’Nomics “So Mr Powell, you have had no formal training as an economist and have had less than 5 years experience working within a central bank. Well, that all seems in order – how would you like the… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:The beginning of the end (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
02 November 2017 Creating A New State The most dangerous and reckless of all political endeavours. By Neil Tidmarsh So Carles Puigdemont – having declared a new independent state of Catalonia last week – has now fled to Belgium, and Catalonia is under direct rule from Madrid. And Masoud Barzani – having declared a new… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 127:2017 11 02: A lens on the week
02 November 2017 A lens on the week UK SEX AND THE COMMONS: Political leaders are falling over each other to call for new standards in the Commons and for an end to sexual harassment. May, Corbyn, Harman, Leadsom and even the Speaker himself, line up to condemn predatory practices – and of course they… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02: A lens on the week
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Cartoons (AGGro)
2 November 2017 Cartoons by AGGro If you enjoyed this article please share it 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 127:2017 11 02:Greed and the City(J.R.Thomas)
2 November 2011 Greed and the City A crisis in popularity. by J.R. Thomas The leaders of Britain’s major banks are proudly standing together and speaking with one voice. What is it this time, the weary person in the street may say (they would be on the Clapham omnibus but six have just gone past… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Greed and the City(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Matter Of Time (Chin Chin)
02 November 2017 A Matter Of Time An extra hour in bed. By Chin Chin We all know, without perhaps being quite sure why, that time goes at different speeds in different frames of reference. That is one of the more startling conclusions of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. Still, there is nothing in that… Continue reading Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Matter Of Time (Chin Chin)
Issue 127: Crossword – Independence
2 November 2017 Crossword by Boffles Independence To see a printable version of this crossword Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 127: Crossword – Independence – printable
2 November 2017 Crossword by Boffles Independence Across 1 From Rome was what Henry VIII wanted for his (6) 5 Broadcasting auntie whose is guaranteed (3) 8 The Turks only relinquished this island in 1898 (5) 10 Royal Academy quality assurance for a city liberated but unlikely to enjoy it (4) 11 Macmillan said this… Continue reading Issue 127: Crossword – Independence – printable