02 November 2017 Three Mothers (a play by Matilda Velevitch) Waterloo East Theatre Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** To tackle the issue of migration is to tread on sensitive and potentially dangerous ground. Compassion for refugees forced out of their home is not always equally conferred on economic migrants seeking a better life. … Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02: Three mothers(Adam McCormack)
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Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)
02 November 2017 Don’t panic! We should not be concerned by a rise in UK rates. by Frank O’Nomics. After a 10 year gap, the first rise in UK rates might be seen as a momentous event. A decade of cheap, readily available credit is coming to an end so surely we need to be… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
02 November 2017 Halloween Diary of a Corbynista Things can only get scarier by Don Urquhart 18 October The BBC has announced an online NHS Tracker which allows you to view performance of NHS Trusts against three key targets. Wait for treatment at A&E (target 95% within 4 hours). Wait for cancer treatment (target 85%… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
26 October 2017 Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia Stately pleasure domes decreed by Google and Prince Mohammed. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week President Sisi of Egypt donned the mantle of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and announced plans to build his country a new capital city – “a miracle of rare device” no doubt – in… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)
26 October 2017 They’re coming for your pension (again!) Pension contributions are the soft target for revenue raising. by Frank O’Nomics We could be forgiven for getting excited by the recent improvement in the budget deficit. The figure for September was the lowest for that month since 2007, some £700mn lower than for the same… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 126:2017 10 26: News Highlights
26 October 2017 A Lens On The Week UK BREXIT: Something somewhere seems to be moving but what it is and in which direction it is really very hard to say. The rumour mill whirls in Brussels. Did Mrs May plead with Juncker for help over the dinner table or didn’t she? If she did,… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26: News Highlights
Issue 126:2017 10 26: What’s on in November 2017(AGGro)
26 October 2017 What’s on in November 2017 …or what you will find in the News? By AGGro WED 1st * ALL SAINTS DAY (aka Hallowtide). * Movember – annual Charity event involving the growing of moustaches during November to raise awareness of men’s health issues e.g. prostate & testicular cancer. * 100 years ago:… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26: What’s on in November 2017(AGGro)
Issue126:2017 10 26:Cartoons(AGGro)
26 October 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 126: 2017 10 26: Good Seed on the Land (J.R.Thomas)
26 October 2017 Good Seed On The Land Development opportunity: but for what? by J R Thomas Last week we walked gloomily across Britain’s wet and empty farmlands, harvest gone, fields full of detritus and decay, empathising with the nation’s farmers and digesting the advice of AHDB (that jolly quango, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Good Seed on the Land (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 126:2017 10 26:Who will preserve languages from extinction?(Atina Dimitrova)
26 October 2017 Who will preserve languages from extinction? and why they will do it by Atina Dimitrova Nelson Mandela said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Languages are the greatest way… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26:Who will preserve languages from extinction?(Atina Dimitrova)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:Week in Brief International
19 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: In last weekend’s elections, the Conservative Peoples’ Party (OVP) came first with 31.7%, the Social Democrats (SPO) second with 27.4%, and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) third with 26.5%. (Other parties: NEOS 5%, PILZ 4.1%, Green 3.3%, others 2%)…. Sebastian Kurtz, the leader of the OVP,… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Week in Brief International
Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives(J.R.Thomas)
19 December 2017 The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives The actions of Mr Trump by J.R. Thomas A reader of the Shaw Sheet gave us some good advice the other day. “Don’t listen to what Mr Trump says” he said sagaciously. We nodded over the prawn cocktail; but he had not concluded his remarks.… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
19 October 2017 Diary of a Corbynista To the Conference and Beyond by Don Urquhart 26 September Theresa May desperately needs something before next week’s Tory Party conference. This week she is meeting Donald Tusk, the European Council President. If it looks as if she has achieved a breakthrough she can then proclaim herself a… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
