15 June 2017 On tax avoidance A moving of goalposts by Penny Hamilton Whenever the phrase “tax avoidance” appears in the media a clock somewhere strikes thirteen. The meaning of avoidance in the context of tax has, over the past twenty years or so, accumulated shades yet to be acknowledged by any dictionary. A recent… Continue reading Issue 109: 2017 06 15: On tax avoidance (Penny Hamilton)
Category: Features
Issue 108:2017 06 08:RoboVicar (Neil Tidmarsh)
08 June 2017 RoboVicar Move over, Father Brown and Grantchester, there’s a new holy sleuth in town! by Neil Tidmarsh Ok, you directors of the BBC, ITV, Chanel 4, Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, let me pitch this block-busting idea to you. It’s a perfect mash-up of sci-fi/detective/reality tv – imagine Transformers meets Grantchester meets Made… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08:RoboVicar (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Of The Yard? (Chin Chin)
08 June 2017 Of The Yard? A career in detection beckons. By Chin Chin Thank goodness. Even in this season of electoral flimflam, someone occasionally has a good idea. Not one of the political parties; of course not. In this case it is the police who propose to recruit new detectives direct rather than forcing… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Of The Yard? (Chin Chin)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: A new global arms (and hands) race (Neil Tidmarsh)
01 June 2017 A New Global Arms (and Hands) Race World leaders get a grip. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s a new threat to world peace. The danger grows day by day. What began as covert international friction has already escalated into overt confrontation. How long before it explodes into devastating conflict at the very highest… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: A new global arms (and hands) race (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Ripples on the surface of the pond (Chin Chin)
01 June 2017 Ripples On The Surface Of The Pond Reading your own death notice. By Chin Chin It is usual to say nice things about people once they are dead but this week’s reminiscences about Sir Roger Moore who played both The Saint and James Bond make it clear that he was quite an… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Ripples on the surface of the pond (Chin Chin)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
01 June 2017 Read All About It! Stody Lodge gardens – saved by The Press. by J.R.Thomas Knowing Shaw Sheet readers to be an erudite bunch, whose leisure hours are spent not just in auditoria watching action on stage or screen or listening to the rolling waves of great London orchestras, but also seeking the… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Stody Lodge Gardens (JR Thomas)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
01 June 2017 Is it time to stockpile wine? Brexit could make wine drinking an expensive pursuit. by Frank O’Nomics I may have found my dream job. With the current trend in longevity, poor pensions and technologically driven obsolescence of many professions, many of us will need to consider second or even third careers. It… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Is it time to stockpile wine? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Bath Brouhaha (Lynda Goetz)
25 May 2017 Bath Brouhaha Prompts A Look At Rubbish And Recycling Global recycling day scheduled for 18 March 2018. By Lynda Goetz. I was rather fascinated by a seemingly trivial story which appeared in the national press this week concerning the residents of Tennyson Road in Bath. The story, featuring a picture attributed to… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Bath Brouhaha (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: My Nobel Prize (Chin Chin)
25 May 2017 My Nobel Prize Thank goodness for the ban on cultural appropriation. By Chin Chin I spent Saturday afternoon dusting; not the whole of my house, you will understand, but a patch on the mantelpiece in the front room where the medal for the Nobel prize is going to go. Just how big… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: My Nobel Prize (Chin Chin)
Issue 105: 2017 05 18: FlowLight (Chin Chin)
18 May 2017 FlowLight Clever, but will it work? By Chin Chin From time to time science produces something which is really useful. The flushing water closet, for one thing: the self-sticking postage stamp for another. Both ideas moved civilisation forward without any apparent downside. Now at last, we may have another: step up, Dr… Continue reading Issue 105: 2017 05 18: FlowLight (Chin Chin)
Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Badminton Horse Trials (Lynda Goetz)
11 May 2017 Badminton Horse Trials Not just for the ‘horsey’ crowd. By Lynda Goetz Really, you do not have to be an aspiring 3-day eventer or even a rider to enjoy Badminton. Of course it helps, as with any sport at which you are spectating, if you have some understanding of the rules and the challenges.… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Badminton Horse Trials (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 104: 2017 05 11: D***, and B*** (Chin Chin)
11 May 2017 D***, and B**** Swearing as an aid to performance. By Chin Chin Those who believe that peaks and troughs should generally cancel out will be relieved that there is a useful contribution from academia in this week’s press. Following Oxford’s half-witted comment that diverting the eyes is a form of racism and… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: D***, and B*** (Chin Chin)
Issue 104:2017 05 11:Misty Distant Borders (J.R.Thomas)
11 May 2017 Misty Distant Borders The books of Lord Dunsany. by J.R.Thomas Might the convulsions of Brexit lead to an unexpected side effect, the reunification of Ireland? Enda Kenny, the Taoiseach of the Irish Republic, has suggested that the Brexit of the United Kingdom is an opportunity to test the will of the Six… Continue reading Issue 104:2017 05 11:Misty Distant Borders (J.R.Thomas)
