14 July 2016 The death of football? Reflections on Euro 2016 by Frank O’Nomics Dull, dull, dull. The final of Euro 2016 may have won Sunday’s TV ratings battle in the UK (16.3 million viewers vs 13.3 for Wimbledon and just 4 million for the British Grand Prix), but the tournament is more likely to… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14: The death of football (Frank O’Nomics)
Category: Features
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: The end of the pier show (J.R. Thomas)
14 July 2106 Fading Icons – The End of The Pier Show Now to go up rather than out. by J.R.Thomas Many congratulations to Cleethorpes Pier. In a piece of exciting news which seems to have been overlooked, what with all the excitement of referendum results and political party leadership contests (or not), Cleethorpes… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: The end of the pier show (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Why Aren’t We More Curious? (Richard Pooley)
14 July 2016 Why Aren’t We More Curious? Questions, questions… by Richard Pooley Like probably every British immigrant in France, I have been shackled to my smartphone for the past three weeks, following the follies of British politicians. Occasionally I have sought solace in the few bits of non-Brexit news which have managed to elbow… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Why Aren’t We More Curious? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 62:2016 07 14: A Rose By Any Other Name (Chin Chin)
14 July 2016 A Rose By Any Other Name Finding a doppleganger amongst the Plantagenets. by Chin Chin “ Edward”. The cry rang out and I saw a man bounding towards me with hand outstreched, a smile of greeting on his face. I rose to welcome him. This was somebody who I knew quite well,… Continue reading Issue 62:2016 07 14: A Rose By Any Other Name (Chin Chin)
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Brown and Green All Over(j.R.Thomas)
07 July 2016 Brown and Green All Over How Capability Brown rebuilt the countryside. by J.R.Thomas In this wet summer of discontent, with political parties riven apart and leadership contenders knifing each other in the pursuit of power, maybe you feel it is time to retreat from the metropolitan world of shrieking headlines and urgently… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Brown and Green All Over(j.R.Thomas)
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hats and Henley (Chin Chin)
07 July 2016 Hats and Henley A language of accessories. By Chin Chin It was as racing ended and the band struck up “God save the Queen” that I realised my error in not wearing a hat. It isn’t that men have to wear hats at Henley. The regatta has dress regulations, to be sure,… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hats and Henley (Chin Chin)
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hampton Court Flower Show (Lynda Goetz)
07 July 2016 Hampton Court Flower Show Tapping into the zeitgeist. by Lynda Goetz Space and grass. Those were my first impressions of the Hampton Court Flower Show in 1994. After many wonderful but decidedly crowded visits to Chelsea, those two elements made a lasting impression. On Tuesday those two factors impressed me yet again… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Hampton Court Flower Show (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: We need to talk about Mark (Archie Wilson)
07 July 2016 We Need To Talk About Mark… Cycling, a sport overlooked. by Archie Wilson As well as bisecting calendars, the sporting tournaments of the Tour de France and Wimbledon have similarly complicated scoring systems. To the naïve or new spectator trying to follow the sport, this can be off-putting. But whilst, during the… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: We need to talk about Mark (Archie Wilson)
Issue 60: 2016 06 30: DNA Or The Rabbit Skin Coat Test? (Chin Chin)
30 June 2016 DNA or The Rabbit Skin Coat Test? Harsh truths for the nobility. By Chin Chin Damn and blast it all. I was born just a little too early. A few years later and I’m sure it would have been a coronet; not a princely one, of course, but one of the rather… Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: DNA Or The Rabbit Skin Coat Test? (Chin Chin)
Issue 60:2016 06 30: Up the Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
30 June 2016 Up the Revolution by J.R.Thomas Revolutions, like so many things, are creatures of fashion and come in batches. Although the years after 1917 saw revolutions across the world, starting with the main event in Russia, and the late 1940’s saw the revolutionary red blanket fall across much of eastern Europe, it is… Continue reading Issue 60:2016 06 30: Up the Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 60:2016 06 30: Organisation (Lynda Goetz)
30 June 2016 Organisation I want that perfect life! by Lynda Goetz I occasionally day dream that one day my life will be organised. I am not sure by whom though; after many decades, I have come to the sad conclusion that it is not going to be by me. Somehow, in spite of… Continue reading Issue 60:2016 06 30: Organisation (Lynda Goetz)
Issue59:2016 06 23: Could cash be king? (Frank O’Nomics)
23 June 2016 Could cash be king? by Frank O’Nomics There is a point in the classic film (of the play) Glen Garry Glen Ross when the top real estate salesman (played by Al Pacino) derides the leads being given to him by his office manager (Kevin Spacey), using the phrase “money in the mattress”. … Continue reading Issue59:2016 06 23: Could cash be king? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue59:2016 06 23:Double Yellow (J.R.Thomas)
23 June 2016 Double Yellow by J.R.Thomas According to the nature notes of a well known country magazine, this week is the traditional time for fledglings to leave their nests and to take to the air. And who can blame them; balmy sunny days, summer horseracing at full peak, Wimbledon about to begin (for… Continue reading Issue59:2016 06 23:Double Yellow (J.R.Thomas)
