16 November 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Cabinet Purge:Priti off a cliff, Boris running out of road by Don Urquhart 8 November Priti Patel hasn’t resigned yet. The bookies reckon before 11.00 this morning. Apparently she had meetings with Israeli politicians in September as well as her well chewed over holiday in August. The affair… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Category: Comment
Issue 129: 2017 11 16: The Tesco Advertisement (John Watson)
16 November 2017 The Tesco Advertisement What are immigrants invited to join? By John Watson It is all rather surprising. When I heard that Tesco were being attacked on Twitter over the inclusion of Muslim families in their Christmas advertisement, I not unnaturally supposed that it was the work of Islamic fundamentalists. Some North London… Continue reading Issue 129: 2017 11 16: The Tesco Advertisement (John Watson)
Issue 129:2017 11 16:A New Peace Plan For Palestine And Israel(Neil Tidmarsh)
16 November 2017 A New Peace Initiative For Palestine And Israel Surprisingly viable, surprisingly ominous. By Neil Tidmarsh So the White House is preparing a plan for peace between Israel and Palestine. That’s a good thing, isn’t it, whatever we might think about the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC? But it’s bound… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:A New Peace Plan For Palestine And Israel(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 129:2017 11 16:The simple economics of the housing crisis (Frank O’Nomics)
16 November 2017 The simple economics of the housing crisis Address supply constraints to increase affordability. by Frank O’Nomics House prices are continuing their relentless march upwards. There are some signs of moderation in London, where the annual rise is 2.5%, but nationally the rate of growth increased from 4.8% to 5.4% last month. Such… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:The simple economics of the housing crisis (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 128: 2017 11 09: Tick The Box (John Watson)
09 November 2017 Tick The Box A system for the simple. By John Watson It is always illuminating to read the Shaw Sheet’s “Diary of a Corbynista” and last week’s column was no exception. One of the areas on which it cast light was the NHS tracker which tells you how your local hospital has… Continue reading Issue 128: 2017 11 09: Tick The Box (John Watson)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:Lenin’s Remains Remain (Neil Tidmarsh)
09 November 2017 Lenin’s Remains Remain It’s not easy to bury the spirit of 1917. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week the government of Madagascar urged its citizens to stop dancing with corpses. The health ministry believes that the annual festival of Famadihana (“the turning of the bones”, in which the remains of dead relatives are… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:Lenin’s Remains Remain (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 128: 2017 11 09:Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista The recess cannot come soon enough by Don Urquhart 1 November 2017 Sexual harassment interests most people. The Harvey Weinstein affair seems to have opened Pandora’s Box. That powerful people in organisations intimidate and exploit employees is hardly news. There is a bandwagon and I suspect that some people are… Continue reading Issue 128: 2017 11 09:Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:May in Six Minutes (J.R.Thomas)
09 November 2017 Six Minutes in May Are we back with Neville Chamberlain? by J.R. Thomas Nicolas Shakespeare’s new book Six Minutes in May relates in great detail the momentous days of early 1940 when the failed attempt to defend Norway against the Nazi invasion ended with Winston Churchill becoming premier in place of Neville… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:May in Six Minutes (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 128:2017 11 09:The beginning of the end (Frank O’Nomics)
9 November 2017 The beginning of the end Politics is impinging on central bank independence. by Frank O’Nomics “So Mr Powell, you have had no formal training as an economist and have had less than 5 years experience working within a central bank. Well, that all seems in order – how would you like the… Continue reading Issue 128:2017 11 09:The beginning of the end (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
02 November 2017 Creating A New State The most dangerous and reckless of all political endeavours. By Neil Tidmarsh So Carles Puigdemont – having declared a new independent state of Catalonia last week – has now fled to Belgium, and Catalonia is under direct rule from Madrid. And Masoud Barzani – having declared a new… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Greed and the City(J.R.Thomas)
2 November 2011 Greed and the City A crisis in popularity. by J.R. Thomas The leaders of Britain’s major banks are proudly standing together and speaking with one voice. What is it this time, the weary person in the street may say (they would be on the Clapham omnibus but six have just gone past… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Greed and the City(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)
02 November 2017 Don’t panic! We should not be concerned by a rise in UK rates. by Frank O’Nomics. After a 10 year gap, the first rise in UK rates might be seen as a momentous event. A decade of cheap, readily available credit is coming to an end so surely we need to be… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Don’t panic (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Long Time In Politics (John Watson)
02 November 2017 A Long Time In Politics Keeping the real issues at the top. By John Watson A well-worn quotation it may be, but there is a good reason for that. Prime Minister Harold MacMillan’s reply to the question of what he most feared, “Events, dear boy, events,” sums up the position of every… Continue reading Issue 127: 2017 11 02: A Long Time In Politics (John Watson)
