06 April 2017 Bustgate Such things as dreams are made of. By Chin Chin Cristiano Ronaldo clearly has very good manners. He has declared himself honoured by the new bust of him at Madeira airport, even though it does not really look like him at all. Critics have suggested that there is more of a… Continue reading Issue 99: 2017 04 06: Bustgate (Chin Chin)
Category: Features
Issue 99:2017 03 06:Lack of energy
06 April 2017 Lack of Energy Enough to be getting on with. by J.R.Thomas If there is a staple subject for the Business Pages of the Shaw Sheet, it is energy. That fabled visitor from another planet might well conclude that the earth is about to run out of power, so much concern is endlessly… Continue reading Issue 99:2017 03 06:Lack of energy
Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Full Circle (Robert Kilconner)
30 March 2017 Full Circle Should the EU go for a fighting retreat? By Robert Kilconner Just occasionally absentmindedness can be a good thing, particularly if the result is that you forget to go to the bookshop. “No thriller this week” you think glumly. None of those Booker shortlisters will be gracing your bedside table. … Continue reading Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Full Circle (Robert Kilconner)
Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Going With The Flow (Chin Chin)
30 March 2017 Going With The Flow Dealing with rivers. By Chin Chin And about time too, if I may say so. At long last the principle that a river is a person is beginning to be officially recognised. The Whanganui River in New Zealand has been made a person by Act of Parliament so… Continue reading Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Going With The Flow (Chin Chin)
Issue 97:2017 03 23:Slaves of the machine (Neil Tidmarsh)
23 March 2017 Slaves of the Machine Robots don’t take our work – they just ensure we don’t get paid for it. by Neil Tidmarsh It’s even worse than we thought. Machines are out to destroy our jobs, but that isn’t all. Once they succeed, we aren’t even free to romp in a brave new… Continue reading Issue 97:2017 03 23:Slaves of the machine (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Poo Bags (Chin Chin)
23 March 2017 Poo Bags An image for the 21st century. By Chin Chin Oh, the beauty of an English woodland in spring. The trees are coming into bud and, in the deciduous forests, last year’s leaves and the icicles of winter have gone to make space for the new growth. Nothing is left from… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Poo Bags (Chin Chin)
Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Antipodean Flights (Chin Chin)
16 March 2017 Antipodean Flights Choosing your book. By Chin Chin Normally a visit to a bookshop is something to look forward to, the pleasant smell of bindings, a chat about the latest literary trend and then a couple of volumes to enjoy or give away. When could that be anything other than enjoyable? When… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Antipodean Flights (Chin Chin)
Issue 96: 2017 03 16: The WWF Living Planet Report 2016 (Lynda Goetz)
16 March 2017 The WWF Living Planet Report 2016 Naively optimistic or realistic vision? by Lynda Goetz Most of us recognise the panda symbol, but how many of us really know what the organisation it represents actually does? WWF was founded in 1961 and registered under Swiss law. The initials originally stood for World Wildlife… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: The WWF Living Planet Report 2016 (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 96:2017 03 16:Flowering nicely (J.R.Thomas)
16 March 2017 Flowering Nicely The National Gardens Scheme. By J.R.Thomas As regular readers may have worked out, this column has a soft spot for gardens; especially for the sort that flourishes so well on these shores. From now on until late autumn your correspondent will be seizing every opportunity to escape to rural England… Continue reading Issue 96:2017 03 16:Flowering nicely (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Oxford (Chin Chin)
09 March 2017 Oxford – An Education For The Feeble Minded? Safe spaces scores should sort the sheep from the goats. By Chin Chin We all like reading about witchcraft and that is one of the main reasons why, when I saw that Michael Gove’s article Silencing dissent will blight our universities in Friday’s The Times… Continue reading Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Oxford (Chin Chin)
Issue 94: 2017 03 02: En Primeur (Chin Chin)
02 March 2017 En Primeur Wines for the future? By Chin Chin If the state of London high streets is anything to go by, estate agency is a very overcrowded profession. What happens, then, when the profession reaches saturation point? When, whether due to declining markets or computerisation, there are just not enough jobs to… Continue reading Issue 94: 2017 03 02: En Primeur (Chin Chin)
Issue 94: 2017 03 02: The VAPID Award Chaos (Lynda Goetz)
02 March 2017 The VAPID Award Chaos Local produce show mix-up causes red faces. By Lynda Goetz On Sunday the ‘great and good’ of the county of Debdonshire had gathered for their annual village award (Village Awards for Produce in Debdonshire) ceremony in the county town. This, as all in the county know, is a… Continue reading Issue 94: 2017 03 02: The VAPID Award Chaos (Lynda Goetz)
Issue94:2017 03 02: All aboard (J.R.Thomas)
02 March 2017 All Aboard Trains carry a punch by J.R.Thomas This is indeed the age of the train. Britain has finally committed (the House of Commons approved it last week) to building High Speed Two, or HS2 as we shall doubtless come to know it; in fact we will probably come to know it… Continue reading Issue94:2017 03 02: All aboard (J.R.Thomas)
