Cover Page, 6 May 2021, Issue 278

Welcome to our latest edition.  This week we consider: Napoleon’s legacy of coups d’état; the need for forgiveness and positivity in debates and discourse, and for generosity in aid; George W Bush’s brushwork; the latest Covid-19 statistics; a Corbynista’s week; and of course our crossword and cartoons.

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: Wallpaper or Curtains!

And for whom?

By John Watson

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: 18th Brumaire

Napoleon’s coup d’etat

By Neil Tidmarsh

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: A Third Wave?

Or a good summer?

By David Chilvers

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: The Racism ‘Debate’

Not allowed

By Lynda Goetz

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: A Brush with Bush

Out of Many, One

By j.R.Thomas

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: Diary of a Corbynista

Piles of Dead Cats

By Don Urquhart

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Issue 278: 2021 05 06: Quality of Mercy

We should give more

By Paul Branch

Crossword

Issue 278: 2021 05 06: Crossword

No 278

By Boffles

Cartoons

Issue 278: 2021 05 06: Cartoons

A Visual Perspective

By AGGro

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