Month: December 2017

Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Contents

07 December 2017: Issue 132 The Week’s News A Lens On The Week Comment Permanecer o Independencia by J R Thomas Catalan discord. Respect! by Lynda Goetz Are quiet railway carriages a thing of the past? Time For Reform by John Watson It isn’t just Brexit A Bad Time For Bad Guys (Part II) by Neil Tidmarsh Slobodan Praljak and… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Contents

Issue 133: 2017 12 14: What is the point of university? (Lynda Goetz)

14 December 2017 What Is The Point Of University?  Dissatisfaction increases. by Lynda Goetz  Over the last few months student loans and university tuition fees have been in the news, as well as the apparently excessive pay of a number of university vice-chancellors.  In a week when the latter subject has once again been the… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: What is the point of university? (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Bitcoin or Bitcon (Chin Chin)

14 December 2017 Bitcoin or Bitcon A most reliable algorithm. By Chin Chin Bastards, what do they think I pay them for?  Quick enough to take the money for managing my ISA, of course.  Oh yes, anything with plenty of fees attached is near to their hearts.  But tip me off about really top investments… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Bitcoin or Bitcon (Chin Chin)

Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Saakashvili v Poroshenko (Neil Tidmarsh)

14 December 2017 Saakashvili v Poroshenko Confrontation in Kiev. by Neil Tidmarsh They’re armed and masked when they come for him.  But he escapes onto the rooftop while they’re smashing the door down.  They give chase and finally corner him on the edge of a deep drop to the street below.  He threatens to throw… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Saakashvili v Poroshenko (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 133: The Distaff Side

14 December 2017 Crossword by Boffles The Distaff Side   To see a printable version of this crossword   Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp

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Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Keep Calm And Carry On (John Watson)

14 December 2017 Keep Calm And Carry On Davis puts his foot in it. By John Watson Blab, blab, blab, blab.  The ink was hardly dry on Mrs May’s agreement with the EU Commission on the three preliminary issues (the Divorce Settlement, the status of EU nationals already resident in the UK, and the Irish… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Keep Calm And Carry On (John Watson)

Issue 133:2017 12 14:Daisy pulls it off (Adam McCormack)

14 December 2014 Daisy Pulls It Off (a play by Denise Deegan) The Park Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack. Star rating **** I really must be careful.  Giving away the slightest hint of a plot-spoiler for this perfectly spiffing production could have me labelled a sneak by the “babes” of the Second Form and “sent… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14:Daisy pulls it off (Adam McCormack)

Issue 133:2017 12 14:Does anyone understand bitcoin?(Frank O’Nomics)

14 December 2017 Does anyone understand bitcoin? Preoccupations with bubbles miss the point. by Frank O’Nomics. Come on now, you can’t deny that you wish you had a piece of the action.  For an asset class to provide a return of 1700% on an investment over a ten month period, or for investors who have… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14:Does anyone understand bitcoin?(Frank O’Nomics)

Issue 133:2017 12 14:Lens on the Week

14 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK GRENFELL TOWER: Today’s memorial service for those who died in the tragedy of Grenfell Tower brings focus to some of the pressures to which the disaster has given rise.  Two are worth noting.  The first is that as part of a campaign to appoint a panel representing… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14:Lens on the Week

Issue 133:2017 12 14: Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

14 December 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Jeremy takes his eye off the ball by Don Urquhart 7 December Jeremy used his 6 PMQ’s questions to attack the government’s Brexit performance.  It was a big mistake.  The PM was well rehearsed on this one and stuck obstinately to her script.   He should have gone… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14: Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

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