Cover Page, 3 November 2022, Issue 345

Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Sunak’s obstacle course; the NHS; Scholz’s maverick Germany; freeports; Cop27 and climate change (and Boris); Europe by ferry and car; plus of course a crossword from Boffles.

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Sunak

The brickbats

By John Watson

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‘Germany First’

Chancellor Scholz breaks ranks

By Neil Tidmarsh

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NHS – A Leaky Bucket

Selling paintings won't fill it!

By Lynda Goetz

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Diversity Gone Mad

Illustrated by Freeports

By Don Urquhart

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How long have we got?

COP27

By Paul Branch

Features

Taking the Ferry

Holidays in France

By Robert Kilconner

Letters

Boris at COP27

Could we use him?

By Kirk Bride

Crossword

Crossword

No. 345

By Boffles

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