03 November 2016 Terrorism and Security Does a military presence make a city safer? by Alexander Nimmo I have been living in Paris since March 2016 and regularly travel between the capital and the UK. France declared a state of emergency following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015. The result of this state of… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Terrorism and Security (Alexander Nimmo)
Category: Features
Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Madagascar Today (Lynda Goetz)
03 November 2016 Madagascar Today A fascinating and tragic country. by Lynda Goetz A visit to Madagascar is a fascinating, amazing and at the same time a slightly depressing experience. If you mention ‘Madagascar’ to most English-speakers they will probably have one of two images spring to mind; either the Dreamworks cartoon film of the… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Madagascar Today (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 78: 2016 11 03: The Hidden Listeners (Chin Chin)
03 November 2016 The Hidden Listeners One man’s resistance. By Chin Chin I always knew that I was being watched but I never knew by whom. Was it an organised crime syndicate? Probably not, because one old computer with the screen cracked would hardly justify twenty-four hours of surveillance from Raffles and Co. After all,… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: The Hidden Listeners (Chin Chin)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Touching Up (Chin Chin)
27 October 2017 Touching Up And where it leads to. By Chin Chin Yes, that’s how it always starts. The innocent little improvement here or there which leads inevitably to a quagmire of illusion and deception. This time the improvement is made to little Jamie. No, no, not surgery. Not the removal of that unfortunate… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Touching Up (Chin Chin)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)
27 October 2017 Brave New World – Coming Soon? The housing crisis: a bottom-up approach. by J.R.Thomas Mrs May has many things to worry about in her international agenda, and even more in the domestic realm. But one problem she will be pressed to address, one that has been bubbling away in every Prime Minister’s… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Fading Icons: No More A’Roving? (J R Thomas)
20 October 2016 Fading Icons: No More A’Roving? A lament for the Landy. by J R Thomas It may seem a little strange to nominate Land Rover as a “Fading Icon” in our occasional series. Many readers may feel that every second car on the road is a Land Rover, towering monster cars with blacked… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Fading Icons: No More A’Roving? (J R Thomas)
Issue76: 2016 10 20: Ambidextrocity – Nature’s Scourge (Chin Chin)
20 October 2016 Ambidextrocity – Nature’s Scourge Have computers rendered the second hand unnecessary? by Chin Chin However you look at it, nature has certainly made some mistakes. No I’m not talking about the people who come shouting out of the pub at midnight and leave glasses on our doorstep; nor about all those people… Continue reading Issue76: 2016 10 20: Ambidextrocity – Nature’s Scourge (Chin Chin)
Issue 75:2016 10 13:Time for Moore (J.R.Thomas)
13 October 2016 Time for Moore The sculpture at Perry Green by J.R.Thomas Regular readers will know that this column has a taste for anniversaries; preferably those overlooked but worthy of comment, rather than those vigorously commemorated for no particular reason other than marketing opportunities. This week it is our favourite type of event –… Continue reading Issue 75:2016 10 13:Time for Moore (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 75:2016 10 13: Socking it to them (Chin Chin)
13 October 2016 Socking it to them A meeting on the brink by Chin Chin It was absolutely fine until I blew my nose on my socks. No, no, not like that at all. I am not a contortionist. I was not wearing the socks at the time. They had been rolled up in my… Continue reading Issue 75:2016 10 13: Socking it to them (Chin Chin)
Issue 74: 2010 10 06: Authors As Public Property (Lynda Goetz)
06 October 2016 Authors as Public Property What do they owe their readers? by Lynda Goetz I had been intending this week to write about Rose Tremain’s appearance at the Wimbledon Bookfest; but although my admiration for Ms Tremain’s work remains unbounded and the opportunity to listen to some insightful and interesting comments on how… Continue reading Issue 74: 2010 10 06: Authors As Public Property (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 74: 2016 10 06: Boris Johnson, Heir to Palmerston (Chin Chin)
06 October 2016 Boris Johnson, heir to Palmerston A visit to Ankara. By Chin Chin Cripes, it must be jolly difficult, that foreign secretary lark. Round after round of canapés accompanied by good champagne but, my word, you have to keep your eye on the ball. Forget a name or say something indiscreet and, bang,… Continue reading Issue 74: 2016 10 06: Boris Johnson, Heir to Palmerston (Chin Chin)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Dear Sirs And Madams (Chin Chin)
29 September 2016 Dear Sirs and Madams How to address a bishop By Chin Chin Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a cutting-edge UK law firm and the edge which it is currently cutting lies in the field of manners. Until recently the firm, when writing to a group of people such as, for example, the members… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Dear Sirs And Madams (Chin Chin)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Social Media Marketing (Lynda Goetz)
29 September 2016 Social Media Marketing The importance of exposure. by Lynda Goetz Gemma Arterton, the English actress who has gained Hollywood status (although apparently only B- by her own admission) declared in an interview with The Guardian’s Eva Wiseman that she was not interested in pandering to ‘the money people’, who are apparently increasingly… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Social Media Marketing (Lynda Goetz)
