25 January 2018 Flat prospects for house prices Those worried about getting on the housing ladder should relax. by Frank O’Nomics Rod Stewart is struggling to sell his house. He knocked over half a million off the initial £7.5mn asking price in November, and a further £1mn more recently. This is not something that anyone… Continue reading Issue 138: 2018 01 25: Flat House Prices
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Issue 138: 2018 01 25: No ribbons, Donald
25 January 2018 No Ribbons For Donald The decline in political manners by J.R. Thomas Mr Trump continues to electrify the news-pages with his own inimical style of communication. Not just his remarks about “shxxxole” countries, but also ones aimed closer to home – such as the new American embassy in London. That is a… Continue reading Issue 138: 2018 01 25: No ribbons, Donald
Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Reshuffling The Cards
18 January 2018 Reshuffling The Cards. A glance at the tea leaves. By John Watson I forget which commentator said that the public would not be impressed. Johnson is still in place. Fox is still in place. Davis is still in place. Hunt is still in place. Apart from some movement at education and work… Continue reading Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Reshuffling The Cards
Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Diplomatic Gifts
18 January 2018 Diplomatic Gifts And cultural exports. By Neil Tidmarsh Diplomatic gifts and cultural exports have been much in the news recently. Anglo-French entente is about to be strengthened by the loan of the Bayeux tapestry; Middle Eastern tensions were underlined this week by the banning of a Hollywood movie; and apparently World Peace… Continue reading Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Diplomatic Gifts
Issue 137: 2018 01 18: What You Wish For
18 January 2018 Be careful what you wish for Strong economies may mean poor markets. by Frank O’Nomics If you are an advocate of the economics of Goldilocks (not too hot, not too cold) or Dr. Pangloss (“all’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds”) you have good cause to hope that… Continue reading Issue 137: 2018 01 18: What You Wish For
Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Diary of a Corbynista
18 January 2018 Diary of a Corbynista Fun with Trump, Carillion and the NHS by Don Urquhart 11 January Chris Hopson, of NHS Providers, said hospitals were now unsafe and over-crowded and the government should rethink its policies. At PMQ’s yesterday the Prime Minister reported that Britain’s Health Service had been rated the world’s best of… Continue reading Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Truffling Thoughts
18 January 2018 Truffling Thoughts Foreigners in France. By Richard Pooley One of the advantages I have as a Brit living in the Lot Department of south-west France is that I am taller than most of the locals. At any crowded event – a Saturday market in the summer, an agricultural show, or, as last… Continue reading Issue 137: 2018 01 18: Truffling Thoughts
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Miffed by MiFID
11 January 2018 Miffed by MiFID A long list of those affected. by Frank O’Nomics It was hardly another “Big Bang”, but 3rd January saw the introduction of major new legislation for the financial services industry, snappily titled MiFID II. Most people will either never have heard of MiFID II, know that there was ever… Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Miffed by MiFID
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Nothing Changes
10 January 2017 Nothing Changes by J.R. Thomas The Shaw Sheet spares no effort in seeking anniversaries that you may miss. So prepare to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Henry Kissinger’s arrival from Germany in Britain, 1938. Admittedly, he did not stay long, moving on with his family to the United States later that year. … Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Nothing Changes
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Danger In The Sky
11 January 2018 Danger In The Sky Drones, air-rage, rogue balloons and more. By Neil Tidmarsh Don’t look up. The sky is full of danger this week. Stay indoors. Or, if you must go out, wear a helmet. But, whatever you do, don’t go Up There… From Australia comes the story of an angry bird… Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Danger In The Sky
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Black And White
11 January 2018 Black And White Should we live in the shadows? By John Watson Black and white. Night and day. Brightness and shade. Transparent and opaque. Ever since God divided light from darkness in the fourth verse of Genesis, contrasting terms have been used to separate what is open and clear from what exists… Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Black And White
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Diary of a Corbynista
11 December 2018 Diary of a Corbynista NHS in Meltdown by Don Urquhart 21 December Jeremy Hunt tells us that we must do more to safeguard the wellbeing of mothers and babies during childbirth. Maternity care services report that life-threatening incidents in their units are running at a rate of 140,000 per year and it… Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 136:2018 01 11:Education Re-Shuffle
11 January 2018 Education Re-Shuffle Where to now? By Lynda Goetz The Matt cartoon on the front of The Telegraph yesterday said it all, really. Underneath a sketch of a dog occupying half the sofa; Mr (standing beside the sofa) said to Mrs (already seated), ‘I’m not going to ask him to move, because when… Continue reading Issue 136:2018 01 11:Education Re-Shuffle
