11 May 2017 Badminton Horse Trials Not just for the ‘horsey’ crowd. By Lynda Goetz Really, you do not have to be an aspiring 3-day eventer or even a rider to enjoy Badminton. Of course it helps, as with any sport at which you are spectating, if you have some understanding of the rules and the challenges.… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Badminton Horse Trials (Lynda Goetz)
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Contents
04 May 2017: Issue 103 Invitation to readers As the Shaw Sheet has now been running for almost two years, we are reviewing its content and form with a view to making improvements. The editors will be meeting to discuss this with any readers who would like to join them at the Albion Pub, 10… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Contents
Issue 104: 2017 05 11: D***, and B*** (Chin Chin)
11 May 2017 D***, and B**** Swearing as an aid to performance. By Chin Chin Those who believe that peaks and troughs should generally cancel out will be relieved that there is a useful contribution from academia in this week’s press. Following Oxford’s half-witted comment that diverting the eyes is a form of racism and… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: D***, and B*** (Chin Chin)
Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Pledges and Promises (John Watson)
11 May 2017 Pledges And Promises The fun will shortly begin. By John Watson “Sweet lovers” may love the spring, but the public’s enthusiasm for general election campaigns is rather more muted. And yet they have something in common. In spring, as the buds burst open, we see the renewal of much with which we… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Pledges and Promises (John Watson)
Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Contents
27 April 2017: Issue 102 Invitation to readers As the Shaw Sheet has now been running for almost two years, we are reviewing its content and form with a view to making improvements. The editors will be meeting to discuss this with any readers who would like to join them at the Albion Pub, 10… Continue reading Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Contents
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: EU to win in France? (John Watson)
04 May 2017 EU To Win In France? Nemesis in numbers. By John Watson Whew! The sigh of relief can be heard from Finland to Spain. It is going to be all right after all. M Macron is still well ahead in the polls and it would take a political earthquake to bring Le Pen… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: EU to win in France? (John Watson)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Death in Oxford (Chin Chin)
04 May 2017 Death In Oxford A question of aggression. By Chin Chin It was high noon as the man from the University strode in through the swinging door of Jake’s bar. Jake stood there, his left-hand loose by his side as, with his right, he slipped off the safety catch of the shot gun… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Death in Oxford (Chin Chin)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Hidden Gems (Lynda Goetz)
04 May 2017 Hidden Gems A short London walk with detours. By Lynda Goetz I lived in London for eleven years, but when I visit these days it is as an outsider; not a tourist exactly, but definitely a visitor. As a visitor, I often like to walk. Walking re-familiarizes and brings me into closer… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Hidden Gems (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
04 May 2017 David Hockney: 60 Years of Work Tate Britain, 9 February – 29 May. Reviewed by William Morton Hockney is, of course, one of the most high-profile and respected living artists. Many of his paintings are instantly recognisable, such as his Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy included in this exhibition which surveys his… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 May 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit JUNCKER’S DINNER: German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine carries reports that a dinner at Number 10, which Mr Juncker described as “a constructive meeting”, was in reality nothing of the sort. Rather, it is suggested that the occasion was fractious with “megaphone diplomacy” and that it left him sceptical… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Contents
20 April 2017: Issue 101 The week’s news Comment Le Dilemme Des Citoyens Et Citoyennes by Richard Pooley Game theory and the French elections. Draining The Swamp by John Watson Mrs May’s appeal to the people. Mental Health by Lynda Goetz An important issue but over-reacting will not be helpful. Erdogan’s Uneasy Triumph by Neil Tidmarsh… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Contents
Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Earth Nearly Flattened (Chin Chin)
27 April 2017 Earth Nearly Flattened Military response needed. By Chin Chin So they have had another go. Just over a week ago, Asteroid 2014 JO25, over a kilometre across and travelling at 75,000 mph, missed the Earth by just over 1,000,000 miles, a near miss for a projectile of that size. This lump of… Continue reading Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Earth Nearly Flattened (Chin Chin)
Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Week in Brief: UK
27 April 2017 Week In Brief: UK Science NEAR STRIKE: Asteroid 2014 JO 25, more than 1.3 km wide and travelling at 75,000 mph, passed 1.1 million miles from earth last week. It is at least 30 times the mass of the meteor which exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013 causing injuries to more than 1400… Continue reading Issue 102: 2017 04 27: Week in Brief: UK
