19 July 2018 Lens on the Week UK BREXIT: With the help of four Labour Brexiteers, the Government maintained a six vote majority to defeat an amendment to the Trade Bill which would have forced it to negotiate for the UK to remain in the Customs Union if they do not have a plan for… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Lens on the Week
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Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Heard in Helsinki
19 July 2018 Heard In Helsinki What did Trump say? By Neil Tidmarsh There they are, the two luckiest men in the world, sitting together, watching the Russia 2018 final. President Macron – le veinard! – the last man standing in every contest he enters. He steps up for the leadership of France – and… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Heard in Helsinki
Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Claymores at Chequers
19 July 2018 Claymores at Chequers Après Theresa, qui? by J R Thomas Analysis of politics in these pages often tries to put things into an historical context, if only to show that there is nothing new under the sun. Scottish history has not figured much in these comparative musings but maybe the time has… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Claymores at Chequers
Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Brexit Chaos
19 July 2018 Brexit Chaos Where now? By John Watson If the Devil is in the detail he is certainly welcome to it. The 104 pages of government white paper on the Brexit negotiations become steadily more confusing as one gets away from broad principles into how the solutions proposed are to be implemented. The… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Brexit Chaos
Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Not now NATO…
19 July 2018 Not now NATO… 2% of GDP for defence spending is meaningless by Frank O’Nomics The UK may regard itself as one of the good pupils in the school of President Trump, being one of the few members of NATO that conforms to the (supposed) 2014 joint commitment to spend 2% of national… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Not now NATO…
Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Diary of a Corbynista
19 July 2018 Diary of a Corbynista Not even playing for third place by Don Urquhart 12 July The Chequers White Paper is to be published today. I shall go through it in great detail, highlighting things that are not properly thought through. Some Labour MP’s (Tom Watson has been mentioned) think it’s time to… Continue reading Issue 163: 2018 07 19: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: A Poodle Called Rufus
12 July 2018 A Poodle Called Rufus Even politicians need friends. By J R Thomas Hot news from Westminster is that our now ex-Foreign Secretary has ordered a homburg hat, stripy trousers and a large box of finest Cuban cigars. And adopted a standard poodle called Rufus. Boris has always closely identified with WLS Churchill;… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: A Poodle Called Rufus
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Brexit Betrayal
12 July 2018 Brexit Betrayal Alternative title? Hotel California Option Politicians vs Politicians vs People By Lynda Goetz “People didn’t know what they were voting for” said a good friend of mine on Monday evening as we (briefly) discussed Brexit and Boris’s resignation. How often have I heard that sort of patronising comment from those… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Brexit Betrayal
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Iran In Crisis
12 July 2018 Iran In Crisis Economic, political and now ecological. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week, a man was arrested in Tehran for hoarding two tons of gold coins. Two tons of gold coins. Imagine that. How many suitcases did that fill? How much was it worth? Were the coins modern, or looted from an… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Iran In Crisis
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: World Cup Success
12 July 2018 World Cup success – economic viagra or a big bill? Results on the pitch have mixed economic and social connotations. By Frank O’Nomics Retailers finally have something to smile about. After weeks of news stories of more and more stores reporting plans to close shops, England’s extended run in the World Cup… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: World Cup Success
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Diary of Corbynista
12 July 2018 Diary of a Corbynista Thai seal to run Brexit? by Don Urquhart 5 July On Saturday Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess collapsed at a house in Amesbury, Wiltshire, having ingested Novichok, the same nerve agent that caused the Skripals to fall ill in March. In the Commons the Home Secretary Sajid Javid… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Diary of Corbynista
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Stop Trump
12 July 2018 Stop Trump Reasons to Demonstrate. By Ann Isobel Last week’s Diary of a Corbynista stated: “You can stop Trump but the bigotry will continue unabated. He is a symptom of the sickness not it’s cause.” Of course Trump is just a part of a wider trend – I certainly don’t think he is… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Stop Trump
Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Tramping Against Trump
12 July 2018 Tramping Against Trump A matter of perspective. By John Watson “When in Rome do as the Romans”; so if you are in Britain at the moment you should be blathering on about whether you are going to march against Trump. Will you shout abuse in the street or will you wave a… Continue reading Issue 162: 2018 07 12: Tramping Against Trump
