23 June 2016 Following The Map Satnav would not have taken us to Naseby. By Chin Chin Harbingers of doom come in a number of forms and, generally speaking, depend on which god you happen to have offended. Upset the gods of ancient Rome and you can expect elderly soothsayers at every turn, droning on… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Following The Map (Chin Chin)
Category: Features
Issue 59: 2016 06 23:Time for a change (Lynda Goetz)
23 June 2016 Time for change Whether we stay or leave change is inevitable by Lynda Goetz It is probably fair to say that, although the referendum debate is one of the most important in a generation for our country (and Europe), most people have got to the point of feeling that ‘enough is enough’… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23:Time for a change (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 58: 2016 06 16: How to survive being a millennial parent (Serena Sinclair)
16 June 2016 How To Survive… Millenials A guide for both sides of the generation gap. by Serena Sinclair For those who are unsure of what exactly a millennial is, then in a nutshell, they are the generation born at the end of the last millennium, roughly those aged between 15 and 35. They share… Continue reading Issue 58: 2016 06 16: How to survive being a millennial parent (Serena Sinclair)
Issue 58:2016 06 16:A Private Life in Public View (J.R.Thomas)
16 June 2016 A Private Life in Public View A portrait of a great writer by J.R.Thomas The Shaw Sheet likes to be first with what is fascinating the world, but sometimes we feel it best to take our time and brood on things. And when the subject of the brooding is a biography of… Continue reading Issue 58:2016 06 16:A Private Life in Public View (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 58: 2016 06 16: Robots As Friends (Chin Chin)
16 June 2016 Robots As Friends Does my robot love me? By Chin Chin Professor Noel Sharkey of Sheffield University is, you will be sorry to hear, worried. No, it isn’t the refugee crisis or even whether to vote Leave or Remain which concerns him, though for all I know the professor is worried about… Continue reading Issue 58: 2016 06 16: Robots As Friends (Chin Chin)
Issue 57: 2016 06 09: The Gift of Tongues (Chin Chin)
09 June 2016 The Gift of Tongues Foreign travel for the English. By Chin Chin The polls may be inconclusive, but there is one certainty. Once the referendum is over, we will all need a holiday; and this year, of all years, it should be a holiday abroad. Either Remain will have won, in which… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: The Gift of Tongues (Chin Chin)
Issue 57:2016 06 09: Another one along shortly (J.R.Thomas)
09 June 2016 Another One Along Shortly by J.R.Thomas The world of British transport politics is unusually surreal, and has become ever more so recently, under the attentions of Messrs Cameron, Osborne, and Johnson. It is an odd thing that we accept that the free market will provide our clothes and our food and our… Continue reading Issue 57:2016 06 09: Another one along shortly (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 57:2016 06 09:If you want loyalty – get a dog (by Frank O’Nomics)
09 June 2016 If you want loyalty – get a dog Jamie Vardy’s choice is an economic one by Frank O’Nomics What price loyalty? There has been a general outcry this week, mostly from Leicester City fans, about the possible transfer of their star striker, Jamie Vardy, to Arsenal. Such a furore always happens when… Continue reading Issue 57:2016 06 09:If you want loyalty – get a dog (by Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Paris in Springtime (Lynda Goetz)
09 June 2016 Paris in Springtime This isn’t the Paris I remember! by Lynda Goetz Grey, wet and cold. It wasn’t supposed to be like this! Not that it was a romantic weekend or anything, but a weekend in Paris at the beginning of June should, I felt, have been a little less dismal. Some… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Paris in Springtime (Lynda Goetz)
Issue56: 2016 06 02:Free-from Diets (Lynda Goetz)
02 June 2016 Free-from Diets The right line ‘pour garder la ligne’? by Lynda Goetz Should you feel the need to shed a few pounds before heading off to the beach this summer, you might think that a good place to start looking for information would be the NHS website. Type something like ‘NHS dietary… Continue reading Issue56: 2016 06 02:Free-from Diets (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Play’s The Thing (Chin Chin)
02 June 2016 The Play’s The Thing – But What Is It? Will simplification of Shakespeare work at The Globe? By Chin Chin Splutterings across luvviedom have greeted the appointment of Emma Rice as the new artistic director of the Globe Theatre. That isn’t because of her plan to swap the genders of Shakespeare’s characters. … Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Play’s The Thing (Chin Chin)
Issue 56: 2016 06 02:The politics of concrete (J.R.Thomas)
o2 June 2016 The Politics of Concrete What do our towers tell us? by J.R.Thomas It has been a good year for aficionados of John le Carre. A biography of him came out in paperback; his novel “The Night Manager” was made into a six part series by the BBC (no expense spared) and… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02:The politics of concrete (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Pausanias (Chin Chin)
26 May 2016 Pausanias The danger of guidance from beyond the grave by Chin Chin As the holiday season approaches, the big decision looms. No, not whether to stay at the Gritti or the Danieli; nor even whether it should be the Pyramids or Center Parcs. You can flip a coin for all that. What… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Pausanias (Chin Chin)
