02 November 2017 Halloween Diary of a Corbynista Things can only get scarier by Don Urquhart 18 October The BBC has announced an online NHS Tracker which allows you to view performance of NHS Trusts against three key targets. Wait for treatment at A&E (target 95% within 4 hours). Wait for cancer treatment (target 85%… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Category: Comment
Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)
26 October 2017 Could Brexit Save Twinning? A new raison d’etre. By Lynda Goetz Portsall is a picturesque Brittany village. If the name means anything to you at all it may be because it was just off the coast here that the Amoco Cadiz went down in March 1978 spilling 220,000 tonnes of oil which… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Could Brexit Save Twinning? (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)
26 October 2017 The Christian Anchor The Race Disparity Audit underlines its importance. By John Watson It is the word “worthy”, I suppose. It should be so inspiring, redolent as it is with themes of good intentions and stout endeavour. But it isn’t, is it? Describe the cooking at a restaurant as “worthy” and most… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: The Christian Anchor (John Watson)
Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
26 October 2017 Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia Stately pleasure domes decreed by Google and Prince Mohammed. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week President Sisi of Egypt donned the mantle of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and announced plans to build his country a new capital city – “a miracle of rare device” no doubt – in… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)
26 October 2017 They’re coming for your pension (again!) Pension contributions are the soft target for revenue raising. by Frank O’Nomics We could be forgiven for getting excited by the recent improvement in the budget deficit. The figure for September was the lowest for that month since 2007, some £700mn lower than for the same… Continue reading Issue 126:2017 10 26:They’re coming for your pension (again!)(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives(J.R.Thomas)
19 December 2017 The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives The actions of Mr Trump by J.R. Thomas A reader of the Shaw Sheet gave us some good advice the other day. “Don’t listen to what Mr Trump says” he said sagaciously. We nodded over the prawn cocktail; but he had not concluded his remarks.… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Quickness of the Mouth Deceives(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:I’m doing what I said I’d do.(Richard Pooley)
19 October 2017 I’m doing what I said I’d do. Macron’s pledges. By Richard Pooley Last Sunday evening French president Emmanuel Macron gave his first domestic television interview since he became head of state in May. He was expected to follow precedent and address the people or hold a press conference on Bastille Day, July… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:I’m doing what I said I’d do.(Richard Pooley)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:New Capital (Neil Tidmarsh)
19 October 2017 New Chinese Capital For A New Egyptian Capital A Chinese president, a plutocratic philosopher, an ancient British king & a heretic pharoah. by Neil Tidmarsh The nineteenth Chinese Communist Party Congress taking place this week will be an austere affair, unlike previous congresses. This time there will be no free facials, haircuts,… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:New Capital (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Economic Consequences of Brexit Uncertainty( Frank O’Nomics)
19 October 2017 The Economic Consequences of Brexit Uncertainty Pre-referendum concerns are being justified. by Frank O’Nomics With UK unemployment running at its lowest level for over forty years and the stock market continually testing new highs, it might seen that all the concerns regarding Brexit were misplaced. UK manufacturing has seen a significant boost… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:The Economic Consequences of Brexit Uncertainty( Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 125: 2017 10 19: A Hard Brexit (John Watson)
19 October 2017 A Hard Brexit Why we need the figures. By John Watson It was always inevitable that at some stage we would have to make preparations for a “no deal” Brexit, and at long last the Government seems to be focusing on the possibility. And so they should, you might think. What is… Continue reading Issue 125: 2017 10 19: A Hard Brexit (John Watson)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:Plough, No Scatter (J.R.Thomas)
19 October 2017 Plough, No Scatter Farming and Brexit by J.R. Thomas As the bells ring out over the empty countryside for Harvest Festival it is time to spare a thought for Britain’s farmers. There was a time when country life centred around that backbone of British rural living, the family farm. Every parish had… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Plough, No Scatter (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)
12 October 2017 Mrs May’s Speech A look at the substance. By John Watson “I am no orator, as Brutus is.” So spake Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony, before proving, of course, that he was a very good orator indeed. Mrs May could use the same words with more justification. She is no natural on the podium and… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)
Issue 124:2017 10 12:Show Yourself (Neil Tidmarsh)
12 October 2017 Show Yourself Face on for a face off. By Neil Tidmarsh The Austrian government’s Anti-Face Veiling Act came into force last Sunday, and only days later this ‘burka ban’ law claimed its first victim. But the victim wasn’t a woman wearing a burka. It was a man dressed up as a shark.… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Show Yourself (Neil Tidmarsh)
