18 June 2015 I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto The Hills… but not because there are naked women up there. by Neil Tidmarsh All mountains are sacred. They’re bigger than us. They’re dangerous and frightening, yet beautiful and awe-inspiring. They dwarf our works. The top of a mountain is too hard, too strong… Continue reading Issue 7 :2015 06 18:I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto The Hills
Author: John Watson
Issue 7:2015 06 18:Financial news
18 June 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY REVERSE DEFLATION: Economists were relieved to see Britain’s cost of living rise 0.1% in May, after a couple of months of deflation. Though it may seem counter-intuitive to welcome rising prices, the effects of deflation are little understood in modern economies, but generally felt to… Continue reading Issue 7:2015 06 18:Financial news
Issue 6: 2015 06 11:international news
11 June 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS GERMANY: The leaders of the G7 nations – Britain, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Japan – met at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria. They discussed topics such as Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Greek crisis, sustainable energy, world poverty and the dangers of epidemic diseases. GREECE:… Continue reading Issue 6: 2015 06 11:international news
Issue 6: 2015 06 11: contents
11 June 2015: Issue 6 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Exams: a bipartisan approach is needed by John Watson A call for a long hard think about exams and syllabuses Peeling the Union by J.R.Thomas Is it really wise to attack the political levy? Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President by Neil Tidmarsh… Continue reading Issue 6: 2015 06 11: contents
Issue6:2015 06 11:Lies, damned lies and…..
11 June 2015 Lies, damned lies and….. by Lynda Goetz One of the latest, rather dubious statistics to emerge this week is that women tell more lies than men. That is, if you believe a survey of 2,000 people undertaken by insurance company, Privilege. If, on the other hand, you were to put your faith… Continue reading Issue6:2015 06 11:Lies, damned lies and…..
Issue 6:2015 06 11:Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President.
11 June 2015 Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President. by Neil Tidmarsh Last Sunday, Turkey – ever at the world’s geographical and cultural crossroads – found itself at a political crossroad. Faced with a choice between the parliamentary route and the presidential route, it chose to continue on the former – possibly… Continue reading Issue 6:2015 06 11:Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President.
Issue 6:2015 06 11:Business news
11 June 2015 BUSINESS AND THE CITY VANISHING BANKERS: Stuart Gulliver’s reshaping of HSBC has gathered pace. The long serving chief executive said that the bank will, over the next two years, cut 10% of its workforce – 25,000 jobs or more, of which around a third will be in the UK. Not only is… Continue reading Issue 6:2015 06 11:Business news
Issue 5: 2015 06 04: contents
4 June 2015: Issue 5 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The FIFA affair: a test of moral courage by John Watson Why did it have to be done by the Americans? “Your train is delayed because someone couldn’t be bothered to live anymore” by Lynda Goetz Shocking, yes, but consider the other viewpoint A… Continue reading Issue 5: 2015 06 04: contents
Issue 5:2015 06 04:International News
4 June 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS USA: Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator and runner-up in the 2012 Republican primaries, has declared that he will be running for the 2016 presidential elections. The Democrat Martin O’Malley, a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, has also declared that he will be entering the… Continue reading Issue 5:2015 06 04:International News
Issue 5: 2015 06 014: Business and the City
4 June 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY FLYING NORTH: While the debate goes on as to how and where to expand airport capacity in the south-east, with Heathrow and Gatwick airports both running major advertising and lobbying campaigns to attract government support for an additional runway, Manchester Airport is just quietly getting… Continue reading Issue 5: 2015 06 014: Business and the City
Issue5:2015 06 04:Fertility and the Next Generation
4 June 2015 Fertility and the Next Generation by Lynda Goetz There has been much coverage in the media since the weekend about female fertility. This has been prompted by Dr Geeta Nargund’s leaked letter to Nicky Morgan advising that schoolchildren should be made aware of the ‘fertility timebomb’ and that, if possible, women… Continue reading Issue5:2015 06 04:Fertility and the Next Generation
Issue5: 2015 06 04: Are we talking ‘last-time buyers’ or ‘one-foot-in-the-grave buyers’?
4 June 2015 Are we talking ‘last-time buyers’ or ‘one-foot-in-the-grave buyers’? by Serena Sinclair A brief look at Nigel Wilson’s proposals for the housing market According to Nigel Wilson’s entry in Wikipedia, he was born in 1956. That makes him……hmmm.. 59? However, in spite of his age, which could put him into the category of… Continue reading Issue5: 2015 06 04: Are we talking ‘last-time buyers’ or ‘one-foot-in-the-grave buyers’?
Issue 5:2015 06 04: Ukraine’s Fragile Ceasefire; about to change for the worse… or the better?
4 June 2015 Ukraine’s Fragile Ceasefire; about to change for the worse… or the better? by Neil Tidmarsh It’s nearly four months since the ceasefire in Ukraine was negotiated in Minsk by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. Although fighting continues (and remains intense in places), it is mostly sporadic and localised.… Continue reading Issue 5:2015 06 04: Ukraine’s Fragile Ceasefire; about to change for the worse… or the better?
