12 October 2017 Knives in Hens – a play by David Harrower Donmar Warehouse reviewed by Adam McCormack On the surface this play is extremely simple. Just 3 characters and a spare set that has little more on it than a huge mill stone. The simplicity is reminiscent of those basic economic models where there… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Knives in Hens (Adam McCormack)
Author: John Watson
Issue 124:2017 10 12:A timely nudge for economics (Frank O’Nomics)
12 October 2017 A timely nudge for economics Richard Thaler’s Nobel Prize signals a new direction. by Frank O’Nomics The economics profession has a very poor track record. Despite the decades of research that have been spent in analysing the economic cycle, seeking solutions that will ease hardship and promote growth, there has been little… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:A timely nudge for economics (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 124: 2017 10 12:The Anatomy of a Moment (J.R.Thomas)
12 October 2017 The Anatomy of a Moment by Javier Cercas. reviewed by J.R.Thomas Much has been written in the last ten days about the attempted or proposed or successful illegal secession or independence or left wing coup in Catalonia (do take your pick of pejoratives). Whilst a fine old political mess, with Catalonia’s new… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12:The Anatomy of a Moment (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Spanish Customs (J.R.Thomas)
12 October 2017 Spanish Customs The trouble in Catalonia by J.R. Thomas A week, the late Harold Wilson observed, is a long time in politics. In Spanish politics last week seemed a lifetime. Spain, as our readers must have observed, has had some little local difficulties. To most people, and to the Spanish government in… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Spanish Customs (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 123:2017 10 05:Victoria and Abdul (J.R.Thomas)
5 October 2017 Victoria and Abdul A film by Stephen Frears reviewed by J.R. Thomas The Shaw Sheet is never one to rush to judgement in its critical considerations; our film reviews tend to appear when the film under fire is about to leave the circuit, just clinging on to matinees in the Curzon Chelsea… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:Victoria and Abdul (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 123:2017 10 05:The Tale of Mrs M (J.R.Thomas)
05 October 2017 The Tale of Mrs M by J.R. Thomas There is something wholly delightful about the way in which practically all commentators are wholly consistent in their prediction of election results. And wrong. And indeed about the politicians who happily endorse the predictions and so persuade themselves against all the odds to believe… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:The Tale of Mrs M (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)
05 October 2017 All Right? Not quite. By Neil Tidmarsh A couple of weeks ago, as the German elections approached, I wrote that the far-right anti-immigrant AfD (Alternative For Germany) “is in disarray”. And what happened on election day? The AfD emerged as the third biggest party in parliament. It won 13% of the votes,… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 123:2017 10 05:What Shadows(Adam McCormack)
05 October 2017 What Shadows The Park Theatre by Adam McCormack Star rating: **** Are we all racists? Or are prejudices born out of an identity that comes from our culture and background? These are just two of the difficult issues that Chris Hannan’s brilliant new play raises. What Shadows is set simultaneously in 1967… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:What Shadows(Adam McCormack)
Issue123:2017 10 05:Cartoons (AGGro)
05 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 123:2017 10 05: Student Loan Groan (Frank O’Nomics)
05 October 2017 Student Loan Groan – There must be a better way. Forthcoming changes highlight a flawed system. by Frank O’Nomics As a way of trying to win back the vote of the younger generation, the proposed capping of the university fees at £9.250 and the raising of the salary trigger for repaying student… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05: Student Loan Groan (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 123:2017 10 05:Week in Brief International
05 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: A ban on wearing the full-face veil in public has come into force. However, French businessman Rachid Nekkaz has offered to pay any fine (€150) imposed. FRANCE: A 29 year old illegal immigrant from Tunisia stabbed two girls to death at a railway station in Marseilles. … Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:Week in Brief International
Issue 123 :2017 10 05:Week in Brief Financial
05 October 2017 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY BUMP ON THE ROAD: A little deflation to a British manufacturing success story. Brompton, makers of those so-elegant and useful folding bicycles, has had to initiate a recall of every bike it has made since April 2014. It has discovered a fault with an axle component… Continue reading Issue 123 :2017 10 05:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 122:2017 09 28: What’s on in October(AGGro)
28 September 2017 What’s on in October …or what you will find in the News! By AGGro SUN 1ST * National Day of the People’s Republic of China – start of a “Golden Week’ when Chinese companies give 3 days of paid holiday which used as a bridge with surrounding weekends enable 7 continuous… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28: What’s on in October(AGGro)
