05 January 2017 Taking the Cross Has it changed so much? By Chin Chin “A wind of change” blowing across Africa, “a new broom” sweeping clean, “a cleaner floor” with Sudso. The thirst for change for the better is a strong one and it is at its strongest at the start of the New Year. … Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Taking the Cross (Chin Chin)
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Declumping Immigrant Communities (John Watson)
05 January 2017 Declumping Immigrant Communities The Casey report. by John Watson Rice, perfectly cooked so that each grain is light and separate, is one of the great delicacies of the eastern cuisine. Badly cooked, so that the grains stick together in lumps, it becomes difficult to digest. The Casey review into “opportunity and integration”… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Declumping Immigrant Communities (John Watson)
Issue 86: 2017 01 15: Week in Brief: UK
05 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS: Concerns have been expressed that the nuclear regulator has down-played accidents which may have been more serious that it has been prepared to admit. Incidents have been dismissed as posing no safety threat. The Department for Work and Pensions, which has responsibility for the regulator, is investigating. VOLKSWAGEN: Criticisms have been… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
05 January 2017 POETS Day But only once a month for hard-working Japanese. by Lynda Goetz Anyone who has worked in an office may well have heard the term ‘Poets day’ for the last day of the working week, Friday. The term has nothing to do with poetry but is an acronym meaning ‘Piss off… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
15 December 2016: Issue 84 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Thinking Forward by John Watson Britain’s immigration offer. Ageing Disgracefully by J R Thomas A movement in the balance of power. “Made It, Ma! Top Of The World!” Part II by Neil Tidmarsh What do Lagarde, Cahuzac, Strauss-Kahn and Rato all have in… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 December 2016 Week in Brief: UK WEARING THE TROUSERS: Nicky Morgan, sacked from the role of education secretary by Mrs May, has been banned from meetings at Downing Street after publicly criticising the Prime Minister’s trousers. Apparently Mrs Morgan, an aspirant for the leadership following the resignation of David Cameron, was troubled by their… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Contents
08 December 2016: Issue 83 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Draining The Remuneration Swamp by John Watson Using sunlight as a disinfectant. Left A Bit, Right A Bit by J R Thomas What it says on the tin. Eurexit by Neil Tidmarsh Change and renewal? Non, merci. Stagnation and decline? Si, per… Continue reading Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Contents
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
15 December 2016 Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) and Operation Northmoor What these are; why they exist; and what should happen next. by Lynda Goetz I am not, nor ever have been, anything to do with the military. Had I been, I would have expected that putting my life on the line for my country would… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: IHAT & Operation Northmoor (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Updateski (Chin Chin)
15 December 2016 Updateski SMEOD strikes at the West. By Chin Chin Down at the Quai d’Orsay, the successors to Maigret are lighting their pipes. “Mais pourquoi?” they ask themselves. MI5 have told them that a cybercrime is being planned but it seems so senseless that it is impossible to build up a picture of… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Updateski (Chin Chin)
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Thinking Forward (John Watson)
15 December 2016 Thinking Forward Britain’s immigration offer. by John Watson Is he Remoan? Is she from the headbanging wing of Leave? Reading the popular press you might think that these were the pivotal questions of British politics. It is a relief, then, to be reminded that beneath the rhetoric and position-taking, serious thought is… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Thinking Forward (John Watson)
Issue 82: 2016 12 01: Contents
01 December 2016: Issue 82 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Renewing the EU by John Watson Is Mr Verhofstadt beginning the thinking? Hooting and Shunting by J R Thomas Sorting the ticket price confusion. “Made it, Ma! Top of the World!” by Neil Tidmarsh You can’t have a criminal as head of state.… Continue reading Issue 82: 2016 12 01: Contents
Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Getting Wiser (Chin Chin)
08 December 2016 Getting Wiser By Chin Chin René Descartes, the 17th century mathematician, philosopher and general wise-cracker, put his most memorable sayings in Latin. The words “Cogito, ergo sum” have been etched into the memories of every generation of schoolboys, the classical language adding further weight to an already profound message. “I think, therefore… Continue reading Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Getting Wiser (Chin Chin)
Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Draining the remuneration swamp (John Watson)
08 December 2016 Draining The Remuneration Swamp Using sunlight as a disinfectant. By John Watson That part of the Government’s Green Paper “Corporate Governance Reform” which deals with excessive remuneration makes rather depressing reading. Although it manages to identify the main issue easily enough, it is much less successful in finding a solution. That is… Continue reading Issue 83: 2016 12 08: Draining the remuneration swamp (John Watson)
