03 November 2016 Terrorism and Security Does a military presence make a city safer? by Alexander Nimmo I have been living in Paris since March 2016 and regularly travel between the capital and the UK. France declared a state of emergency following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015. The result of this state of… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Terrorism and Security (Alexander Nimmo)
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Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Madagascar Today (Lynda Goetz)
03 November 2016 Madagascar Today A fascinating and tragic country. by Lynda Goetz A visit to Madagascar is a fascinating, amazing and at the same time a slightly depressing experience. If you mention ‘Madagascar’ to most English-speakers they will probably have one of two images spring to mind; either the Dreamworks cartoon film of the… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Madagascar Today (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 78: 2016 11 03: The Hidden Listeners (Chin Chin)
03 November 2016 The Hidden Listeners One man’s resistance. By Chin Chin I always knew that I was being watched but I never knew by whom. Was it an organised crime syndicate? Probably not, because one old computer with the screen cracked would hardly justify twenty-four hours of surveillance from Raffles and Co. After all,… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: The Hidden Listeners (Chin Chin)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Contents
27 October 2016: Issue 77 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Bad For Business by J.R.Thomas The US presidential election is the only show in town. The Baleful Role Of The SPAD by John Watson An accelerant we cannot afford. All At Sea by Neil Tidmarsh For those in peril… We Need A Financial… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Contents
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Contents
20 October 2016: Issue 76 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Broad Kilts by J.R.Thomas The SNP on the march. The Brexit Debate by John Watson Should we have one? A Tale Of Two Cities by Neil Tidmarsh The battle for Mosul and the battle for Aleppo; significant differences. The Inflation Genie Emerges by… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Contents
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Touching Up (Chin Chin)
27 October 2017 Touching Up And where it leads to. By Chin Chin Yes, that’s how it always starts. The innocent little improvement here or there which leads inevitably to a quagmire of illusion and deception. This time the improvement is made to little Jamie. No, no, not surgery. Not the removal of that unfortunate… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Touching Up (Chin Chin)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: The Baleful Role of the SPAD (John Watson)
27 October 2017 The Baleful Role Of The SPAD An accelerant we cannot afford. By John Watson There has always been a tension between the needs of politics and the needs of good government. Faced with even the best plan, politicians will seek to make political capital and if that means having to choose between… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: The Baleful Role of the SPAD (John Watson)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Week in Brief: UK
27 October 2016 Week in Brief: UK Britain and Europe BREXIT: As pressure builds up on the government to reveal its objectives in the Brexit negotiations, with Parliamentary debates promised before the Christmas recess, other parts of the UK take differing views. Wales (which backed leave) is, according to the first Minister, unwilling to accept… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Bad For Business (J R Thomas)
27 October 2016 Bad For Business The US Presidential election is the only show in town. by J.R.Thomas If you are an American media mogul you must be very pleased with the way the Presidential campaigns are panning out. The three Presidential candidate debates might be horrific to the student of serious politics, but they… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Bad For Business (J R Thomas)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)
27 October 2017 Brave New World – Coming Soon? The housing crisis: a bottom-up approach. by J.R.Thomas Mrs May has many things to worry about in her international agenda, and even more in the domestic realm. But one problem she will be pressed to address, one that has been bubbling away in every Prime Minister’s… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)
Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Contents
13 October 2016: Issue 75 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment True Colours by J.R.Thomas US elections; four weeks to go. The Land of Three Governments by Neil Tidmarsh The struggle to establish legitimate authority in Libya. Would a flash-crash dash be rash? By Frank O’Nomics Just what did happen to sterling? Juppé? Qui… Continue reading Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Contents
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: The Brexit Debate (John Watson)
20 October 2016 The Brexit Debate Should we have one? By John Watson To scrutinise or not to scrutinise, that is the question. Should the Government have to publish a White Paper setting out its strategy for the Brexit negotiations? To keen Europhiles like Mr Clegg, discussion in Parliament represents a braking mechanism, something which… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: The Brexit Debate (John Watson)
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: Financial
20 October 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY TROUBLE AT T’SHOP: As if food retail were not difficult enough, ASDA has a new problem in the aisles – or, really, a long running old one. This difficulty is on the cost side rather than the usual difficulty of trying to entice the customers… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: Financial
