Issue 133:2017 12 15:One year down..(J.R.Thomas)

14 December 2017 One Year Down…    …seven to go?                                    by J.R. Thomas Mr Trump has probably never doubted that was his destiny if he wanted it,  but might his party be starting to think that way? Nothing succeeds like success of course.  Mr Trump’s world tour is generally seen as a success with no… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 15:One year down..(J.R.Thomas)

issue 133:2017 10 14:An NHS GP at the tip of your young, healthy finger? (Naureen Bhatti)

 14 December 2017 An NHS GP at the tip of your young, healthy finger? An East End GP explains the shortcomings By Naureen Bhatti   Last month I wrote in the Guardian about the new ‘GP at Hand’ service that had been launched with very little warning, causing shockwaves across general practice.  The private provider… Continue reading issue 133:2017 10 14:An NHS GP at the tip of your young, healthy finger? (Naureen Bhatti)

Issue 132: 2017 12 07: The Climb To The Top (Chin Chin)

07 December 2017 The Climb To The Top Selling sex. By Chin Chin Lying, cheating, dishonest swine, that’s what I say.  I’m going to get hold of the trading standards people and tell them what I think about that hyped-up nonsense!  That’ll fix the bastards!  Who?  Those bloody journalists, of course, the ones who have… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: The Climb To The Top (Chin Chin)

Issue 132 :2017 11 07:Lens on the week

07 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK AN IRISH KNOT:  Forget when and what the DUP knew.  Forget whether the choreography of Mrs May’s meeting with Mr Juncker was premature.  The problem of the Irish border which currently bedevils the Brexit negotiations is a real one and the best way to disentangle the strands… Continue reading Issue 132 :2017 11 07:Lens on the week

Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Time For Reform (John Watson)

07 December 2017 Time For Reform It isn’t just Brexit. By John Watson Which is the precedent?  The US in 1775 or Britain in 1536?  Will the current period go down in British history as the start of a trip towards independence from Europe, or as the beginning of a social revolution?  Both of them,… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Time For Reform (John Watson)

Issue 132:2017 12 0:King Tut: A Pyramid Panto (Adam McCormack)

07 December 2017 King Tut: A Pyramid Panto by Charles Court Opera The King’s Head Theatre, Islington reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: **** There are two reasons (at least) why people have stopped going to panto.  One is that we are an ageing population and, without a young person to take, there is little… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 0:King Tut: A Pyramid Panto (Adam McCormack)

Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Quiz

07 December 2017 Quiz By Boffles Do you know?   What caused Monet and Pissarro to move to England in 1870?   The execution of which Emperor was painted several times by Manet?   Want does it mean if a market is in contango?   In which reality TV show is Boris Johnson’s father currently… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Quiz

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Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Respect! (Lynda Goetz)

07 December 2017 Respect! Are quiet carriages a thing of the past? By Lynda Goetz  At first sight it seems like a fairly trivial issue.  Should we still have quiet carriages on trains?  Are they really necessary, and if so what exactly are the rules and how should they be policed?  It is this latter… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Respect! (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 132:2017 12 07:Exit Goldilocks – pursued by a bear (Frank O’Nomics)

07 December 2017 Exit Goldilocks – pursued by a bear Equity markets are dangerously high and ripe for a correction. by Frank O’Nomics For global equity investors this really has been the best of times.  Inflation in the UK has picked up, but globally remains modest and it has been considerably outstripped by equity returns. … Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:Exit Goldilocks – pursued by a bear (Frank O’Nomics)

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