Issue 127:2017 11 02: Three mothers(Adam McCormack)

02 November 2017 Three Mothers (a play by Matilda Velevitch) Waterloo East Theatre Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** To tackle the issue of migration is to tread on sensitive and potentially dangerous ground.  Compassion for refugees forced out of their home is not always equally conferred on economic migrants seeking a better life. … Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02: Three mothers(Adam McCormack)

Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)

02 November 2017 Don’t panic! We should not be concerned by a rise in UK rates. by Frank O’Nomics. After a 10 year gap, the first rise in UK rates might be seen as a momentous event.  A decade of cheap, readily available credit is coming to an end so surely we need to be… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Long Time In Politics (John Watson)

02 November 2017 A Long Time In Politics Keeping the real issues at the top. By John Watson A well-worn quotation it may be, but there is a good reason for that.  Prime Minister Harold MacMillan’s reply to the question of what he most feared, “Events, dear boy, events,” sums up the position of every… Continue reading Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Long Time In Politics (John Watson)

Issue 127: 2017 11 02: Language and how to lose it (Lynda Goetz)

02 November 2017 Language And How To Lose It Evolution not devolution. By Lynda Goetz  Last week language featured in two articles in the Shaw Sheet.  Its importance to human cultures, ventures and civilisations cannot be over-estimated.  Some scientists have argued that language, as opposed simply to communication, is one of the features which distinguishes… Continue reading Issue 127: 2017 11 02: Language and how to lose it (Lynda Goetz)

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