02 June 2016 The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan Are we looking at a future prime minister? By John Watson On Monday I watched the news on television. That isn’t something I always do. Normally I pick up what’s been going on from all sorts of different sources: the press, websites, the car radio,… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan (John Watson)
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Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Play’s The Thing (Chin Chin)
02 June 2016 The Play’s The Thing – But What Is It? Will simplification of Shakespeare work at The Globe? By Chin Chin Splutterings across luvviedom have greeted the appointment of Emma Rice as the new artistic director of the Globe Theatre. That isn’t because of her plan to swap the genders of Shakespeare’s characters. … Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Play’s The Thing (Chin Chin)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK Queen’s Speech MEASURES INCLUDED: the Queen’s speech included: a legal right to faster broadband (although residents in the remotest properties may have to contribute); restrictions on access to porn sites; measures to encourage driverless cars; a streamlining of planning; measures to make it easier to switch banks and… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: GM Foods (cooking correspondent)
19 May 2016 GM Foods The effect on British television. By our Cooking Correspondent Another first for America. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have come down in favour of Frankenstein foods. Now it’s official. A body including more than that 300 Nobel prize winners (gosh, what do you have to do to… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: GM Foods (cooking correspondent)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen (John Watson)
19 May 2016 The BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen Eavesdropping on private conversations should be a no-no By John Watson Take two cases. In one, a male celebrity cavorts in a bed with two other men. Once the press get hold of the story, an injunction is issued and the identity of the men cannot… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen (John Watson)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Pub Cricket (Chin Chin)
19 May 2016 Pub Cricket Peace on the road By Chin Chin A game of pub cricket, yes, that used to be the key to keeping the family happy when setting out by car on a long drive to Wales or Scotland. It was a good game because there was no element of skill in… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Pub Cricket (Chin Chin)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Children starting school… (Lynda Goetz)
12 May 2016 Children Starting School… … swiping but not speaking. by Lynda Goetz ‘Around one in three children starting school is not ready for the classroom, with many lacking social skills, suffering speech problems or not toilet trained.’ A reception class (with apologies and acknowledgements to the late Joyce Grenfell): Good morning, children. I’m… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Children starting school… (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Facebook Friends (Chin Chin)
12 May 2016 Facebook Friends Their vanity exposed. By Chin Chin Well I’m certainly not going to Leeds. Nor indeed to Manchester where the great Yorkshire chef Michael O’Hare is opening his second restaurant, come to that. Yes, I know he has a Michelin star and that his recipe for barbequed prawn brains puts him… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Facebook Friends (Chin Chin)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Letters From Abroad (John Watson)
12 May 2016 Letters From Abroad The US has a different angle. by John Watson Another week, another salvo from Remain. This time it is the turn of the US defence industry to blaze away, with a letter to The Times from a selection of distinguished secretaries of state, defence secretaries, national security advisers and directors… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Letters From Abroad (John Watson)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: The Local Elections (John Watson)
12 May 2016 The Local Elections A political health check By John Watson Election results are the political equivalent of medical scans. They provide copious information while leaving plenty of scope for the commentators to decide what is important and what is not. Which of the results is a symptom of a tectonic movement? Which,… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: The Local Elections (John Watson)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 May 2016 News in Brief: UK Referendum TRUMP: Republican nominee Donald Trump has said that Britain is better off outside the EU, citing the EU’s role in pushing migration. BANKING LAWS: The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has said that Britain’s only ability to influence EU Banking laws is a right to… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Can We Trust The Police? (Lynda Goetz)
12 May 2016 Can We Trust The Police? A new series of sensational headlines does not make for confidence, but is this really a case of ‘plus ҫa change…’ ? by Lynda Goetz What has happened to the old-fashioned beliefs that our policemen and women were bulwarks of the community; a force for good; trusted… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Can We Trust The Police? (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 52: 2016 05 05: Worldwide Educational Rankings (Lynda Goetz)
05 May 2016 Worldwide Educational Rankings Are SATS tests really going to help? by Lynda Goetz “In my country the highest regard is given to marks and not learning”. This comment was made online by one Niharika Lahora from India in response to a request for input on what would improve education systems worldwide. http://www.mbctimes.com/english/20-best-education-systems-world.… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05: Worldwide Educational Rankings (Lynda Goetz)
