06 July 2017 Week In Brief: UK Government AUSTERITY: The government’s austerity policy has come under renewed pressure with demonstrations against the 1% limit on increases to public sector pay and cuts to the real education budget. The 1% pay cap has been in place since 2013, before which time there was a freeze on… Continue reading Issue 112: 2017 07 06: week in Brief: UK
Author: Neil Tidmarsh
Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Elvis Is Dead (Chin Chin)
06 July 2017 Elvis Is Dead And a victory for Thames Rowing Club. By Chin Chin There is no question but that things are serious. Until recently one could rely on the regularity of British life. Labour governments, Conservative governments, coalitions, etc; they all came and went, changing things a bit on the surface of… Continue reading Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Elvis Is Dead (Chin Chin)
Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Entryist Politics (John Watson)
06 July 2017 Entryist Politics The knives of McDonnell. By John Watson The Ides of March are still many months off but, if the press are to be believed, Mrs May would do well to keep an eye out on her visits to the Palace of Westminster. It would be nice to think that those… Continue reading Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Entryist Politics (John Watson)
Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Week In Brief: UK
29 June 2017 Week in Brief: UK From the Brexit kitchen QUEEN’S SPEECH: Last week’s Queen’s speech, a two-year programme of 27 measures, 8 of which related to Brexit, omitted many manifesto pledges. Gone was the proposal to means test winter fuel allowance; gone were the plans to replace free school lunches with breakfast;… Continue reading Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Week In Brief: UK
Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Believe Me (Lynda Goetz)
29 June 2017 Believe Me Eddie Izzard and LGBT teaching. By Lynda Goetz Gender and sexuality are, these days, something of a minefield. Whenever I hear the term LGBT, I am ashamed to say I cannot help thinking BLT, which is clearly a frivolous and inappropriate response to a serious subject. However, for those of… Continue reading Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Believe Me (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Gastro Physics (Chin Chin)
29 June 2017 Gastro Physics Matching food with ideas. By Chin Chin Until very recently I had not heard of gastric physics, the new science whose high priest is Charles Spence of Oxford University. As I haven’t read his book yet, it would be a little unfair to review it, so I will just share… Continue reading Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Gastro Physics (Chin Chin)
Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Scholar’s Sleeves (John Watson)
29 June 2017 Scholar’s Sleeves The recognition of talent. By John Watson There are bad things which I am only too happy to believe of the University of Oxford. It selects top foreign oarsmen to pack its boat race crews for one thing. It seems to be above where one would expect to see it… Continue reading Issue 111: 2017 06 29: Scholar’s Sleeves (John Watson)
Issue 109: 2017 06 15: Contents
15 June 2017: Issue 109 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment The Need For A New Leader by John Watson The Conservatives need to move on. Gone Fishing? by J R Thomas Mrs May still at her post. I Puke On Them by Richard Pooley All change in the French elections. So What? by Frank… Continue reading Issue 109: 2017 06 15: Contents
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: RA Summer Exhibition (William Morton)
22 June 2017 The RA Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, 13 June – 20 August Reviewed by William Morton The Summer Exhibition is fun. Each Academician has the right to submit six works, and the public is invited to submit a maximum of two each for possible inclusion. This year 12,500 items were put forward by… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: RA Summer Exhibition (William Morton)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Caravanning in the Ionian (Lynda Goetz)
22 June 2017 Caravanning In The Ionian Avoiding the car crash at home. By Lynda Goetz I have just returned from two weeks holiday. Oh yes, it was lovely, thank you. Of course I sent off my postal vote before I left. I do feel that we all have a responsibility to vote, but I… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Caravanning in the Ionian (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 109: 2017 06 15: Metaphorically Speaking (Chin Chin)
15 June 2017 Metaphorically Speaking An experiment in Sichuan. By Chin Chin Everyone has a preference as to manner of speech. American Indians don’t like white men who speak with forked tongues. Edward II was only eligible to be Prince of Wales because as a baby he spoke no English. Now though, we have something… Continue reading Issue 109: 2017 06 15: Metaphorically Speaking (Chin Chin)
Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Contents
08 June 2017: Issue 108 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment Following The Oracle by John Watson Has Mrs May misjudged her position? Doing The Splits by J R Thomas After May, who? Another “Re…” Word by Richard Pooley The refreshing French revolution. Continuing the “Property v Pension” Debate by Frank O’Nomics Evidence in… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Contents
Issue 109: 2017 06 15: The need for a new leader (John Watson)
15 June 2017 The Need For A New Leader The Conservatives need to move on. By John Watson It is hard to know how to take Teresa May’s decision to remain Prime Minister. Is this just an interim step while the Conservative party considers behind closed doors who should lead it next, or does she… Continue reading Issue 109: 2017 06 15: The need for a new leader (John Watson)
