07 December 2017 A Bad Time For Bad Guys (Part II) Slobodan Praljak and Ali Abdullah Saleh. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s more bad news this week for those of you out there who’ve made a career out of hi-jacking a whole country. You’ve scrambled to the top of the political pile via armed rebellion, civil… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:A bad time for bad guys part II (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 132:2017 12 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
07 December 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Trump and May show us what leadership is all about by Don Urquhart 29 November I attended the premiere of John Pilger’s film “The Coming War on China” – a must see for anyone interested in world peace. You don’t have to agree with his conclusions. However,… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 131:2017 12 07:contents
30 November 2017: Issue 131 The Week’s News A Lens On The Week Comment Low Productivity by John Watson A price paid for virtue? Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad? by Neil Tidmarsh A bad time for bad guys Damned If We Do by J R Thomas Is land yesterday’s asset? Making a Difference by… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 12 07:contents
Issue 132:2017 12 07: Permanecer o Independencia (J.R.Thomas)
07 December 2017 Permanecer o Independencia Catalan discord by J.R. Thomas To Remain, or to Leave, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The rubber bullets and batons of outrageous fortune, Or to take flight across a sea of troubles, And in Brussels, contemplate them over lunch. Not… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07: Permanecer o Independencia (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 131:2917 11 30:making a difference (Lynda Goeatz)
30 November 2017 Making a Difference Should we be extra careful now? by Lynda Goetz You’ve probably heard it often in the past, “I am just one person. How can I make a difference?” We probably hear it less these days because with the advent of social media and instant online sharing, not to… Continue reading Issue 131:2917 11 30:making a difference (Lynda Goeatz)
Issue 131:2017 11 30:A lens on the week
30 November 2017 A lens on the week UK BREXIT: Posturing, grandstanding and a smattering of mischief making, all the usual ingredients of the U.K.’s relationship with the Republic of Ireland, have been on display in relation to Brexit. The problem is the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. While no physical border is… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 11 30:A lens on the week
Issue 131: 2017 11 30:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
30 November 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Spin at home, thuggery abroad by Don Urquhart 22 November Hammond’s budget will be a feeble affair. He will make gestures in the popular directions – NHS, Housing, Education, Infrastructure. He will claim success in terms of employment and deficit reduction, although the most recent deficit figures have… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 131:2017 12 30: Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad?(Neil Tidmarsh)
30 November 2017 Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad? A bad time for bad guys By Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Robert Mugabe was forced to resign as president of Zimbabwe; this week, Ratko Mladic was found guilty of war crimes at The Hague and sentenced to life in prison. It seems to be a… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 12 30: Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad?(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 131:2017 11 30:Barber Shop Chronicles (Adam McCormack)
30 November 2017 Barber Shop Chronicles (a play by Inua Ellams) The Dorfman Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: **** For some of us a visit to the barber’s is a purely functional exercise where, at best, the level of discussion might hit the heights of holiday destinations. However, for five communities in Africa… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 11 30:Barber Shop Chronicles (Adam McCormack)
Issue 131:2017 11 30: The easy way to increase productivity (Frank O’Nomics)
30 November 2017 The easy way to increase productivity – stop cyberslacking! 2 ½ hours a day on a Smartphone restricts output. By Frank O’Nomics How many times during the day does the Internet or social media distract you from your work? Before you click off, worried that this is just another such occasion please… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 11 30: The easy way to increase productivity (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 131:2017 11 30: Battle of the sexes (Adam McCormack)
30 November 2017 Battle of the Sexes A film by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris reviewed by Adam McCormack Star Rating: *** Women’s professional tennis has come a long way. In the early 1970’s the prize money available to women at USLTA events was a mere fraction of that paid to the men, and in… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 11 30: Battle of the sexes (Adam McCormack)
Issue 131:201 11 30:Damned if we do (J.R.Thomas)
30 November 2017 Damned If We Do Is land yesterday’s asset? by J.R. Thomas Thanksgiving Day in the United States was this year marked by a relatively new but increasingly powerful ceremony in which the early settlers are damned to the brims of their furlined hats and to the soles of their leather boots. Not… Continue reading Issue 131:201 11 30:Damned if we do (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 130:2017 11 23:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
23 November 2011 Diary of a Corbynista EU Withdrawal Bill, Philip Hammond budget coming – no end to the excitement 15 November So begins the 8 day marathon that is the EU Withdrawal Bill. The Daily Telegraph has on its front page photos of 15 potential Tory rebels. 16 November If you were the Housing… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
