22 June 2017 A Tale Of Two Committees Should the Fed and the Bank of England swap strategies? by Frank O’Nomics. The 1980’s comedy about a tabloid newspaper, Hot Metal, once had an episode where the editorial team agonised over a lack of subscriptions when producing headlines like “Pound has a quiet day on the… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: A tale of two committees (Frank O’Nomics)
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Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Old Goats (Chin Chin)
22 June 2017 Old Goats What are they doing in parliament? by Chin Chin It is the goat I felt sorry for. Okay, the Queen’s Speech had to be changed a bit to accommodate the election result but what about the goat whose skin was used for the original version? The tradition has long been… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Old Goats (Chin Chin)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Diary of a Corbinista (Don Urquhart)
22 June 2017 Election Diary of a Corbynista Extracts by Don Urquhart 18 April Theresa May has announced a General Election on June 8th. I would be delighted to see a united Labour Party in Parliament. What’s the point of people like Alan Johnson? 19 April Alan Johnson obviously agrees; he is standing down. 25… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Diary of a Corbinista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Debt (John Watson)
22 June 2017 Debt Disaster waits in the wings. By John Watson If you go by the newspapers, you will probably think that the central issue of British public life is how to carry through Brexit; how to strike the right balance between our need to participate in European markets and the public’s anxiety to… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Debt (John Watson)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
01 June 2017 Policies On Terrorism A still, small voice of calm. By John Watson Election campaigns are dramatic events. The accusations, self-justification and traducing of the other candidates are the political equivalent of the earthquake, wind and fire which surrounded Elijah on Mount Horeb in chapter 19 of the first book of Kings. But… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Adding it all up – UK voting intentions (JR Thomas)
01 June 2017 Adding It All Up What the opinion polls are telling us. by J.R.Thomas When it comes to numbers, you may think the Tories have the Labour Party beat. Ms Abbott cannot do even the most basic sums, it is clear; and Mr Corbyn, it turns out, cannot remember his. Not many of… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Adding it all up – UK voting intentions (JR Thomas)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
01 June 2017 Read All About It! Stody Lodge gardens – saved by The Press. by J.R.Thomas Knowing Shaw Sheet readers to be an erudite bunch, whose leisure hours are spent not just in auditoria watching action on stage or screen or listening to the rolling waves of great London orchestras, but also seeking the… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
01 June 2017 Is it time to stockpile wine? Brexit could make wine drinking an expensive pursuit. by Frank O’Nomics I may have found my dream job. With the current trend in longevity, poor pensions and technologically driven obsolescence of many professions, many of us will need to consider second or even third careers. It… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief Financial
01 June 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY EDGING TOWARDS THE ABYSS: It is nearly ten years since the beginning of the banking crisis which has so changed the financial landscape of the western world, with what almost became a complete banking failure – indeed, would have done so had it not been… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief Financial
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International
01 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: NATO leaders meet in Brussels. President Trump reminded a number of European leaders that they have proved unreliable in that they have not been paying the agreed 2% on defence. Chancellor Merkel later announced that Europe’s Atlantic allies were no longer ‘completely reliable’. FRANCE: President… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK
01 June 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Terrorism TERRORIST THREAT: Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who is in charge of the investigation into the Manchester bombing, has said that a large part of the network supporting the bomber has been successfully wound up and that the threat of further outrages has been contained. The difficulty… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 107:2017 06 01: Cartoons (AGGro)
01 June 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 107: 2017 06 01: Cultural appropriation (Richard Pooley)
01 June 2017 In Praise Of Theft Why “cultural appropriation” is such a stupid and dangerous notion. by Richard Pooley Last week Chin Chin amused us with his satire of the term “cultural appropriation” and its censorious proponents. For a while I thought I would not add my centime‘s worth (for that would be appropriating… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Cultural appropriation (Richard Pooley)
