4 June 2015 A Beautiful Game by J R Thomas Money, that is, not football. Football may be beautiful too, but it is big business now. The cash flows are immense, not just from ticket sales, though seats are becoming pretty breathtakingly expensive for Premier league or national games. Sales of branded goods (what used… Continue reading Issue 5: 2015 06 04: A Beautiful Game
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 4:2015 05 28:Contents
28 May 2015: Issue 4 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Queen’s Speech by John Watson There are really only two big issues Fading Icons: Tory Tanks on the BBC Lawn by J.R.Thomas What does the appointment of John Whittingdale mean for the BBC? Arabs Call For the Seventh Cavalry by Neil Tidmarsh Understanding US… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28:Contents
Issue 4:2015 05 28:Cultivated Islands
28 May 2015 Cultivated Islands by R J Thomas The pavilions are coming down in front of the Royal Chelsea Hospital, and the display gardens on which so much time (and money) was spent and which looked so tastefully permanent have been loaded back on trucks to return to all corners of the Kingdom. The… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28:Cultivated Islands
Issue 4:2015 05 28:Fading Icons: Tory Tanks on the BBC Lawn
28 May 2015 Fading Icons: Tory Tanks on the BBC Lawn by R J Thomas It’s not been a good decade for the BBC. Leaving aside the embarrassment and trauma of the Jimmy Savile debacle, the searing competition from the satellite broadcasters who have got their acts together to produce very fine critically acclaimed drama… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28:Fading Icons: Tory Tanks on the BBC Lawn
Issue 4:2015 05 28:News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
28 May 2015 News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRELAND: The Irish people voted in a referendum last week to amend their constitution to allow members of the gay community to marry. The change had been opposed by the Roman Catholic Church. There is now expected to be a movement to legalise abortion. FRANCE: The 75th… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28:News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Issue 4:2015 05 28: Arabs call for the seventh cavalry
28 May 2015 Arabs call for the Seventh Cavalry by Neil Tidmarsh Understanding US frustration in the Middle East No wonder Ashton Carter, the US secretary of defence, lost his patience last week following the catastrophic collapse of the Iraqi army at Ramadi, Anbar province. Once again the USA found itself in the bizarre position… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28: Arabs call for the seventh cavalry
