07 December 2017: Issue 132 The Week’s News A Lens On The Week Comment Permanecer o Independencia by J R Thomas Catalan discord. Respect! by Lynda Goetz Are quiet railway carriages a thing of the past? Time For Reform by John Watson It isn’t just Brexit A Bad Time For Bad Guys (Part II) by Neil Tidmarsh Slobodan Praljak and… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Contents
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Bitcoin or Bitcon (Chin Chin)
14 December 2017 Bitcoin or Bitcon A most reliable algorithm. By Chin Chin Bastards, what do they think I pay them for? Quick enough to take the money for managing my ISA, of course. Oh yes, anything with plenty of fees attached is near to their hearts. But tip me off about really top investments… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Bitcoin or Bitcon (Chin Chin)
Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Keep Calm And Carry On (John Watson)
14 December 2017 Keep Calm And Carry On Davis puts his foot in it. By John Watson Blab, blab, blab, blab. The ink was hardly dry on Mrs May’s agreement with the EU Commission on the three preliminary issues (the Divorce Settlement, the status of EU nationals already resident in the UK, and the Irish… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Keep Calm And Carry On (John Watson)
Issue 132: 2017 12 07: The Climb To The Top (Chin Chin)
07 December 2017 The Climb To The Top Selling sex. By Chin Chin Lying, cheating, dishonest swine, that’s what I say. I’m going to get hold of the trading standards people and tell them what I think about that hyped-up nonsense! That’ll fix the bastards! Who? Those bloody journalists, of course, the ones who have… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: The Climb To The Top (Chin Chin)
Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Time For Reform (John Watson)
07 December 2017 Time For Reform It isn’t just Brexit. By John Watson Which is the precedent? The US in 1775 or Britain in 1536? Will the current period go down in British history as the start of a trip towards independence from Europe, or as the beginning of a social revolution? Both of them,… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Time For Reform (John Watson)
Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Answers to Quiz
07 December 2017 Answers To Quiz By Boffles Do you know? Answers: The Franco-Prussian War. The Austrian, Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico for a brief period and shot in Queretaro in 1867. A market is in contango if the futures price for a commodity is higher than the anticipated spot price for the… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Answers to Quiz
Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Quiz
07 December 2017 Quiz By Boffles Do you know? What caused Monet and Pissarro to move to England in 1870? The execution of which Emperor was painted several times by Manet? Want does it mean if a market is in contango? In which reality TV show is Boris Johnson’s father currently… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Quiz
Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Respect! (Lynda Goetz)
07 December 2017 Respect! Are quiet carriages a thing of the past? By Lynda Goetz At first sight it seems like a fairly trivial issue. Should we still have quiet carriages on trains? Are they really necessary, and if so what exactly are the rules and how should they be policed? It is this latter… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Respect! (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 130: 2017 11 23: Contents
23 November 2017: Issue 130 The Week’s News A Lens On The Week Comment Sentence First by J R Thomas Dealing with the change in manners. Our Blue Planet by Lynda Goetz Increasing awareness of plastic pollution. Keeping Our Balance by John Watson Sexual predators. Kenya And Zimbabwe by Neil Tidmarsh One president stays in, another president goes out. From… Continue reading Issue 130: 2017 11 23: Contents
Issue 131: 2017 11 30: Low Productivity (John Watson)
30 November 2017 Low Productivity A price paid for virtue? By John Watson For all the cautious common sense behind Mr Hammond’s measures, as he doled out a billion here and a billion there to serve as sticking plaster for the nation’s problems, they could only achieve so much in the face of the forecast… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30: Low Productivity (John Watson)
Issue 131: 2017 11 30: Autumnal Cheer (Chin Chin)
30 November 2017 Autumnal Cheer Tax return time is here. By Chin Chin For many, autumn is a sad season. The warmth has largely gone out of the sun and, although the days are often bright, the weather is turning colder and wetter. For those who live in the country it may be an opportunity… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30: Autumnal Cheer (Chin Chin)
Issue 129: 2017 11 16: Contents
16 November 2017: Issue 129 The Week’s News A Lens On The Week Comment Taxing For Mr Trump by J R Thomas The president needs a legislative success. Pre-School Brain-Training by Lynda Goetz Brits need to look at other countries. The Tesco Advertisement by John Watson What are immigrants invited to join? A New Peace Initiative For Palestine… Continue reading Issue 129: 2017 11 16: Contents
Issue 130: 2017 11 23: Ace Reporter (Chin Chin)
23 November 2017 Ace Reporter! Chin Chin turns to politics By Chin Chin Phew, the Shaw Sheet published my article last week. That is a big relief. Unfortunately though, my career as an investigative journalist has suffered a setback. You see a crucial part of the “Panorama method” is confrontation, hassling the victims so that… Continue reading Issue 130: 2017 11 23: Ace Reporter (Chin Chin)
