Cover Page, 09 December 2021, Issue 304 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Boris Johnson and how those words “prenez un grip” might come back to haunt him; the results of the Old Bexley and Sidcup election; Covid 19 data (testing and its unintended consequences); a short history of Ukraine; a celebration… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Cover page
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Issue 303: 2021 12 02: Cover page
Cover Page, 02 December 2021, Issue 303 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Australia’s world-leading attack on internet trolls; Sir Keir Starmer’s new team; Omicron and Covid-19 data; a Corbynista’s week; Interpol’s latest crisis; and the UK’s civil service – ripe for reform. Plus of course a crossword from Boffles. Share this… Continue reading Issue 303: 2021 12 02: Cover page
Issue 302: 2021 11 25: Cover page
Cover Page, 25 November 2021, Issue 302 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: jobs for MPs; the looming energy crisis; the latest Covid-19 data; the Transgender debate (the fear and the fury); the British army (has discipline and leadership gone AWOL?); Netflix and defamation; a Corbynista’s week; and of course a crossword… Continue reading Issue 302: 2021 11 25: Cover page
Issue 301: 2021 11 18: Cover page
Cover Page, 18 November 2021, Issue 301 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: the suspicion that environmental ideology could be used as a stalking horse for imperialism; Biden’s floundering Democrats; Russia taking aim at its satellites; the inspiring spectacle of sporting excellence; Anglo-French footie wordplay; a Corbynista’s week; and of course a… Continue reading Issue 301: 2021 11 18: Cover page
Issue 300: 2021 11 11: Cover page
Cover Page, 11 November 2021, Issue 300 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: thinking through the problem of Owen Paterson (or not); Sir Oswald Mosley and Oxford; the latest Covid-19 figures; vets’ vexations; the cult of personality; travel in the time of Covid; a Corbynista’s week; and of course a crossword from… Continue reading Issue 300: 2021 11 11: Cover page
Issue 299: 2021 11 04: Cover page
Cover Page, 4 November 2021, Issue 299 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: some suggestions for COP 26; conspiracy theories in the USA: Mr Sunak and the risk of inflation; fission and fusion; Autumn and a dog’s life; a Corbynista’s week; and of course a crossword from Boffles and cartoons from AGGro.… Continue reading Issue 299: 2021 11 04: Cover page
Issue 298: 2021 10 28: Cover page
Cover Page, 28 October 2021, Issue 298 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: trusting the police with new powers; Mrs Thatcher, Glasgow and some rats; a despatch from the Culture Wars; ideology’s distorting effect on art; laughter as the best medicine; a review of two exhibitions at Tate Modern; a Corbynista’s week;… Continue reading Issue 298: 2021 10 28: Cover page
Issue 297: 2021 10 21: Cover Page
Cover Page, 21 October 2021, Issue 297 Welcome to our latest edition (issue 297 at last – apologies for the delay and many thanks for bearing with us) and a slightly different look. This week we consider: a breakthrough in taxing global business; the contrasting governors of Virginia and Texas; the latest Covid-19 statistics; the… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21: Cover Page
Issue 296: 2021 10 07: Cover page
Cover Page, 7 October 2021, Issue 296 Welcome to our latest edition, delayed by one day because of a technical outage (which of course had nothing to do with facebook, Instagram or anything we may have said about eminent people and distant countries). This week we consider: a proposed reform to encourage transparency in the… Continue reading Issue 296: 2021 10 07: Cover page
Issue 295: 2021 09 30: Cover page
Cover Page, 30 September 2021, Issue 295 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Sir Keir Starmer’s homework essay (marks out of ten?); road haulage and the unions; the Covid-19 data following this autumn’s return to school; why champagne doesn’t come from France; sense-of-humour failures (or undiplomatic insensitivity?); why homeworking will lose its… Continue reading Issue 295: 2021 09 30: Cover page
Issue 294: 2021 09 23: Cover page
Cover Page, 23 September 2021, Issue 294 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Boris’s reshuffle and political momentum; the issues challenging universities today; shillings, pennies, ounces, pounds and pints; Hollywood and China; plus of course a Corbynista’s diary, cartoons from AGGro and a crossword from Boffles. Share this… Continue reading Issue 294: 2021 09 23: Cover page
Issue 293: 2021 09 16: Cover page
Cover Page, 16 September 2021, Issue 293 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: a feline’s message for Boris; a history lesson for Boris; a review of the Covid-19 data; intolerance in education not just in Afghanistan; funding social care; a bid for immortality; plus of course a Corbynista’s diary, cartoons from AGGro… Continue reading Issue 293: 2021 09 16: Cover page
Issue 292: 2021 09 09: Cover page
Cover Page, 9 September 2021, Issue 292 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: a welcome for our Afghan friends; the state of the NHS; the politics of gardening; Russia’s asphyxiating democracy; the danger of stagnation; plus of course a Corbynista’s diary and a crossword from Boffles. Share this… Continue reading Issue 292: 2021 09 09: Cover page