29 September 2016 Own Gaul It won’t do you any good, Sarko. by Richard Pooley “You must accept that your ancestors are the Gauls.” This was the message ten days ago from ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy to those immigrants who wished to become French citizens. He was immediately mocked by politicians and commentators from across… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Own Gaul (Richard Pooley)
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Week in Brief: UK
29 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Brexit Blues NEWS FROM THE FRONT: As Mrs May remains taciturn, speculation continues as to the position the government will take in the negotiations over Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox favours the “Hard Brexit” option under which priority would be given to limiting free movement of people,… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Contents
22 September 2016: Issue 72 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Rules of the Game by John Watson What is this talk of gerrymandering? Radical Pinstripes by J R Thomas Mr MacMillan’s recipe. Two Steps Forwards, One Step Backwards by Neil Tidmarsh Isis’s opponents shoot themselves in the foot – again. Britain’s Export Solution by Frank… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Contents
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Contents
15 September 2016: Issue 71 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Grammar Schools by John Watson A difficult choice. Wool and Sand by J R Thomas Has the National Trust lost its way? The Syrian Ceasefire by Neil Tidmarsh Third time lucky? America – The World Is Watching by Rob Castell and Will Kenning Rapping for Hilary.… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Contents
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Recipe For A Book Club (Lynda Goetz)
22 September 2016 Recipe For A Book Club Meeting author Deborah Lawrenson. by Lynda Goetz The book club I set up some 16 years ago is not exactly the most serious you could encounter. Over the years it has evolved from a group of 10 (too many, really) with some carelessly thrown-together ‘nibbles’ and a… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Recipe For A Book Club (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy (Chin Chin)
22 September 2016 Fact, Fiction Or Fantasy A treatise on diagnostics By Chin Chin I blame Jerome K Jerome, a man who moved on from an unsuccessful career as a journalist to become one of Britain’s greatest writers; a career in two parts if ever there was one. I had been looking for a role… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy (Chin Chin)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: The Rules of the Game (John Watson)
22 September 2016 The Rules of the Game What is this talk of gerrymandering? By John Watson “I have never believed in questioning or second-guessing the decision of the referee.” The words appear in the final paragraph of David Laws’ book Coalition and the referee he is referring to is the British electorate which so brutally… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: The Rules of the Game (John Watson)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Week in Brief: UK
22 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK International Politics FORWARD POLICY: In her first speech to the United Nations, Mrs May confirmed that the UK would continue to spend 2% of GDP on defence. She is also to send troops to Somalia and provide aid to create jobs in Ethiopia. This is a continuation of Mr… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Foreign Affairs LIBYA: A report of the House of Commons Defence Committee has heavily criticised David Cameron’s role in the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya. Stating that the then Chief of Defence Staff, Lord Richards, disassociated himself from the claim that the operation was in the national interest,… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Grammar Schools (John Watson)
15 September 2016 Grammar Schools A difficult choice. By John Watson The saddest thing about Mrs May’s proposal to remove the ban on the creation of selective schools was the speed of the reaction to it. Perhaps inevitably, much of the initial reaction was Pavlovian. “For or against grammar schools, it’s a question of principle”. … Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Grammar Schools (John Watson)
Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Contents
08 September 2016: Issue 70 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Bounce-Back by John Watson A revival, or just maths? Fanning The Flames by J R Thomas There is a pyromaniac in each of us. The Week of The Living Dead by Neil Tidmarsh Reports of the undead in Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe, North Korea and… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Contents
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Buttoning It Up (Chin Chin)
15 September 2016 Buttoning It Up A treatise on sewing. By Chin Chin Just a little bit tighter. Pull a bit harder. That should do it. These trousers seem to have shrunk in the wash. Never mind, breath in and one last tug. Bother! The front button has broken on my favourite chinos, the light… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Buttoning It Up (Chin Chin)
Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Contents
01 September 2016: Issue 69 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment With Autumn Comes Brexit by John Watson The seconds will soon be out of the ring. All Well by J R Thomas The policy void at the heart of the US campaign. Comfort Food by Neil Tidmarsh Some nourishment harvested from grim headlines. Burkini Ban by Lynda… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Contents
