14 January 2016: Issue 36
Week in Brief
Comment
NHS 24/7 by Neil Tidmarsh
Weekend healthcare on the eve of the doctors’ strike.
Falling to Earth by J. R. Thomas
Musing on the fame of David Bowie.
The Scots Nats in Westminster by Antoninus
A game of power and numbers.
The Monkey Puzzle by John Watson
How the ape about town spends its money.
On the Wire by Neil Tidmarsh
One false step……
Features
Must advertise by J. R. Thomas
Trump shifts his ground.
Live Fast, Die Old by Frank O’Nomics
The economics of exercise.
A jump start for January by Serena Sinclair
Some not-so-original ideas to beat the blues
Shades of Black and White by Chin Chin
On single bulb living.
Tribute
David Bowie by Adam McCormack
The Sound Track of our Youth.
Reviews
David O’Russell’s film is reviewed by Adam McCormack
at the National Theatre is reviewed by Adam McCormack
Crossword
Solution to the last crossword “What’s on the Cards”