12 October 2017 A Sense Of Belonging A primal need. By Lynda Goetz I happened by chance to listen to part of a programme on Radio 4 this morning on the choral history of Britain. In it, the British baritone and composer Roderick Williams OBE was exploring the way music used to be much more… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: A Sense Of Belonging (Lynda Goetz)
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Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Essay Shopping (Chin Chin)
12 October 2017 Essay Shopping Room for diversification. By Chin Chin Some people would carp at anything and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education clearly has more than its fair proportion of naysayers. Their latest target? Essay websites providing material which the student can use to obtain his or her degree or Ph.D. What… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Essay Shopping (Chin Chin)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Contents
05 October 2017: Issue 123 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment The Referendum In Catalonia by John Watson How does the upsurge in separatism affect the EU? The Tale Of Mrs M by J R Thomas Muti – the next chapter. All Right? by Neil Tidmarsh Not quite. Student Loan Groan – There Must Be… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Contents
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Week in Brief: UK
05 October 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit JOHNSON RETREATS FROM LIMB: Last week Boris Johnson continued his attempts at backseat driving, telling The Sun that the Government must raise the minimum wage and pay more to public sector workers. He was also said to have set further red lines for Brexit saying that the transitional… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Are You Very Satisfied? (Lynda Goetz)
05 October 2017 Are You Very Satisfied? Really we don’t want to know. by Lynda Goetz Last week the National Trust published its annual report and accounts. Although it reported an encouraging increase in visitor and membership numbers (visitor numbers are up by almost five million since 2013, to 24.5 million this year) it failed… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Are You Very Satisfied? (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Top Facts (Chin Chin)
05 October 2017 Top Facts Their use and the Zulu principle. By Chin Chin Well, strike me purple. There I was with a really top fact, convinced that I was the only one who knew it, when the first person I tried it out on came up with the answer in seconds. It all comes… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Top Facts (Chin Chin)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Referendum in Catalonia (John Watson)
05 October 2017 Referendum in Catalonia How does the upsurge in separatism affect the EU? By John Watson It is a pattern we have all seen before. The authorities are challenged by those who want independence. They overreact. Their brutality feeds the very movement they seek to repress. Remember Dyer at Amritsar in 1919; remember… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Referendum in Catalonia (John Watson)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Soul Of A Nation (William Morton)
05 October 2017 Soul Of A Nation Tate Modern, 12 July – 22 October Reviewed by William Morton This exhibition showcases work produced by Black artists in the two decades commencing in 1963 when the Civil Rights Movement was as at its height. The political activity naturally stimulated Black artists to produce work reflecting it… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Soul Of A Nation (William Morton)
Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Contents
28 September 2017: Issue 122 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment Kicking The Can Down The Street by John Watson What are the two years for? Anti-Semitism And ‘Hate Speak’: Labour’s Toxic Underbelly by R D Shackleton Extremists overshadow Corbyn’s conference triumph. Kurdish Independence by Neil Tidmarsh Celebration and anxiety. Silly Season Diary Of A… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Contents
Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Week in Brief: UK
28 September 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit MAY IN FLORENCE: In a speech on Friday, the Prime Minister proposed a two-year transition period which would, in effect, put off much of Brexit until 2021. During that period Britain would no longer have any representation at EU level but would continue to participate in the… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Contents
21 September 2017: Issue 121 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment The Accursed by John Watson Child pornography addiction. Crossing The Floor by J R Thomas A new Mr Trump? Boris Like Marmite by Lynda Goetz A shambles, a clever tactic, or an unacceptable, disloyal attempt at a power grab? Terror And The Internet by… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Contents
Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Freshers’ Week (Chin Chin)
28 September 2017 Freshers’ Week Horticulture can breed distress. By Chin Chin I do not know whether Jacob Rees-Mogg objects to being known as the hon member for the 18th century, but I certainly resent it when changes which took place in my lifetime are described as ancient history. There was a bad example of… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Freshers’ Week (Chin Chin)
Issue 122: 2017 09 28: It’s still September for heavens sake! (Lynda Goetz)
28 September 2017 It’s Still September, For Heaven’s Sake! Christmas is three months away. By Lynda Goetz Last Monday was 25th September, the birthday of one of my nieces, and also three months before 25th December, Christmas Day. A few days earlier I was shopping and thought I should get a card and some wrapping… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: It’s still September for heavens sake! (Lynda Goetz)
