17 August 2017 A Beefy Game The battle over shooting by J.R. Thomas It is that time of year again, when the Shaw Sheet puts on its best tweeds, tightens its plus fours, pulls on the old deer stalker, and goes for a walk on the wild side to hear the sound of gunfire. Not… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:A Beefy Game (J.R.Thomas)
Author: John Watson
Issue118:2017 08 17:Week in Brief Financial
17 August 2017 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THEY’RE OFF: It may be a quiet time of year for business, but this season also seems to be a bad one for closing already announced deals. JOHN MENZIES said last March that it was in detailed discussions regarding the sale of its logistics and… Continue reading Issue118:2017 08 17:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 118:2017 08 17:Week in Brief International
17 August 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: A car was driven into a patrol of 16 soldiers in a Paris suburb, injuring six of them. Police arrested an Algerian suspect after a car-chase which ended near Calais. The suspect was shot and wounded. ROMANIA: A sharp rise in illegal immigrants suggests that people… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:Week in Brief International
issue 118:2017 08 17:Cartoons (AGGro)
17 August 2017 Cartoons by AGGro If you enjoyed these cartoons please share them using the buttons above. Please click here if you would like a weekly email on publication of the ShawSheet Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 117:2017 08 10:Letters(Peter Wilson)
19 August 2017 Letters from Mr Peter Wilson “Gentlemen, Normal Culture for Norfolk Frank O’Nomics is indeed right that culture is alive and well and thriving in the boondocks. He mentions several exciting events this summer in North Norfolk but that hardly scratches the surface as to what is available to the devotee of music,… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Letters(Peter Wilson)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:Consorting With Power (Neil Tidmarsh)
10 August 2017 Consorting With Power Prince Philip and others. by Neil Tidmarsh The Shaw Sheet congratulates Prince Philip on his retirement at the age of 96 after 65 years of public service. It also congratulates him on defying the Daily Telegraph’s account of his death; a rough draft of his obituary was somehow published… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Consorting With Power (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:Week in Brief Financial
10 August 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY POWER BOOST: As the government ponders what to do, if anything, about promises made to review consumer electricity and gas prices, here comes some more competition to the supply side. It is serious competition indeed – Royal Dutch Shell, the oil drilling, refining, and retailing… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 117:2017 08 10:A better Plas(J.R.Thomas)
10 August 2017 A better Plas The legacy of Clough Williams-Ellis by J.R. Thomas Clough Williams-Ellis’s career bestrode most the twentieth century. “Who he?” you may be muttering over the muesli; if and when you do recall who he, you may well smite your forehead and shout “Of course!” Clough, born in 1883, was by… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:A better Plas(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Virginia Strategy (J.R.Thomas)
10 September 2017 The Virginia Strategy Yes, the Democrats are still there by J.R. Thomas You may be thinking that this is a review of a thriller, perhaps by one of those slightly forgotten but talented authors such as Anthony Price or Eric Ambler. But sadly, perhaps, no. The time has come to redress the… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Virginia Strategy (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:That shrinking feeling(Frank O’Nomics)
10 August 2017 That shrinking feeling The subterfuge around trying to increase profit. by Frank O’Nomics Are you visiting the supermarket more often due to running out of key provisions more quickly? You might be concerned that family gastric problems are depleting the supply of toilet rolls, or that you have developed an obsessive compulsion… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:That shrinking feeling(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Tobacconist (Adam McCormack)
10 August 2017 The Tobacconist a book by Robert Seethaler reviewed by Adam McCormack. Franz has lived an idyllic childhood with his single mother by a lake near the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria. When he is 17, his mother’s lover dies in the lake, meaning that their lifestyle can no longer be maintained,… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Tobacconist (Adam McCormack)
Issue 117:2017 08 10:Silly Season Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
10 August 2017 Silly Season Diary of a Corbynista Ruminations from the allotment by Don Urquhart 26 July In August Jeremy Corbyn is out campaigning in the marginals and has urged his parliamentary colleagues to do the same. There are a few open goals out there. Will Theresa May pack it in after her Swiss… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Silly Season Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 117:2017 08 10: Calendar (AGGro)
1 August 2017 What’s on in August 2017 by AGGro TUES 1st: * Lammas – Cross quarter day. * Bakewell Show, Derbyshire – until 03/08. * 45 years ago: UK Government’s anti-inflation policy implemented. – in 1975, inflation reached 24.2%, the highest since 1800. * Amber Rudd (Home Secretary) is 54 and Harriet Harman is… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10: Calendar (AGGro)
