Author: Neil Tidmarsh

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Young Marx (Adam McCormack)

26 October 2017 Young Marx (by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman) The Bridge Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Stars: **** The danger in reviewing a new play at a brand new theatre is that one focuses too much on the theatre and not on the play.  However, the process is much easier when both are… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Young Marx (Adam McCormack)

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Contents

19 October 2017: Issue 125 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment A Hard Brexit by John Watson Why we need the figures. The Quickness Of The Mouth Deceives… by J R Thomas The actions of President Trump. I’m Doing What I Said I’d Do by Richard Pooley Macron’s pledges. The Economic Consequences of Brexit Uncertainty by… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Contents

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Cambridge – Once A Great University (Chin Chin)

26 October 2017 Cambridge – Once A Great University A literary adjustment. By Chin Chin Thank the Good Lord for the University of Cambridge.  Well, no, not the Lord in the sense of Christ or one or more thirds of the Holy Trinity.  That would be too exclusive, offensive to other religions or even worse… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Cambridge – Once A Great University (Chin Chin)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)

26 October 2017 Could Brexit Save Twinning?  A new raison d’etre. By Lynda Goetz Portsall is a picturesque Brittany village.  If the name means anything to you at all it may be because it was just off the coast here that the Amoco Cadiz went down in March 1978 spilling 220,000 tonnes of oil which… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)

26 October 2017 The Christian Anchor The Race Disparity Audit underlines its importance. By John Watson It is the word “worthy”, I suppose.  It should be so inspiring, redolent as it is with themes of good intentions and stout endeavour.  But it isn’t, is it?  Describe the cooking at a restaurant as “worthy” and most… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: What Is “Normal”? (Lynda Goetz)

19 October 2017 What is ‘Normal’? Towards a post-gender age. By Lynda Goetz ‘Normal’ is a word I have never really liked.  Many use it without thought.  According to the Oxford Dictionary definition, the primary meaning of the adjective is ‘conforming to a standard; usual, typical or expected’.  As a noun, the second definition is… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: What Is “Normal”? (Lynda Goetz)

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Week in Brief: UK

19 October 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Brexit THE EU POSITION: Currently the parties are at something of an impasse. On the one hand the UK Government is not willing (and indeed is politically unable) to improve on the offer made by Mrs May in Florence to fund our share of the current cycle of… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Bad News Opportunity (Chin Chin)

19 October 2017 Bad News Opportunity Using the Hollywood sex scandal. By Chin Chin Well there’s an opportunity to be sure.  While the attention of the nation is focused on Hollywood actresses and casting couches, other news can be slipped out without anyone spotting it.  What is it you said?  Something about the Treasury having… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: Bad News Opportunity (Chin Chin)

Issue 125: 2017 10 19: A Hard Brexit (John Watson)

19 October 2017 A Hard Brexit Why we need the figures. By John Watson It was always inevitable that at some stage we would have to make preparations for a “no deal” Brexit, and at long last the Government seems to be focusing on the possibility.  And so they should, you might think. What is… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: A Hard Brexit (John Watson)

Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)

12 October 2017 Mrs May’s Speech A look at the substance. By John Watson “I am no orator, as Brutus is.”  So spake Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony, before proving, of course, that he was a very good orator indeed.  Mrs May could use the same words with more justification.  She is no natural on the podium and… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)

Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Week In Brief: UK

12 October 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit EU NEGOTIATIONS: The failure by the EU to react constructively to the proposals in Mrs May’s Florence speech has changed the emphasis of the government’s approach.  Mrs May’s position is that the ball is now in the Brussels court and that we are not prepared to offer more money… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Week In Brief: UK

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