08 September 2016: Issue 70 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Bounce-Back  by John Watson A revival, or just maths? Fanning The Flames by J R Thomas There is a pyromaniac in each of us. The Week of The Living Dead by Neil Tidmarsh Reports of the undead in Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe, North Korea and… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Contents

 01 September 2016: Issue 69 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment With Autumn Comes Brexit by John Watson The seconds will soon be out of the ring. All Well by J R Thomas The policy void at the heart of the US campaign. Comfort Food by Neil Tidmarsh Some nourishment harvested from grim headlines. Burkini Ban by Lynda… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Contents

 25 August 2016: Issue 68 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Lessons of Rio by John Watson The resurgence of British sport gives us an example. Fit To Be Fat by J R Thomas A matter of choice. Which War, Mr Smith? by Neil Tidmarsh The wars in Syria aren’t primarily about Isis. Didn’t We Do Well?! by… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Contents

 18 August 2016: Issue 67 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Child Sex Abuse Inquiry by John Watson Saving something from the wreckage. Sliding Down The Hill by J R Thomas Trump stumbles. Homo Ludens by Neil Tidmarsh The world at play – a serious business. The Perils of Poor Translation by Richard Pooley and of… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Contents

 11 August 2016: Issue 66 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Fiddling With Our Abbreviations by John Watson An unforgivable impertinence and condescension. Byronic Moments by J R Thomas Posh burgers and (un)poetic justice. What You Get Up To Next Summer by Neil Tidmarsh Someone will know. Shop Your Neighbour by Frank O’Nomics Encouraging the whistleblowers. Grammar Schools… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Contents

 04 August 2016: Issue 65 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Wolf At The Door by Neil Tidmarsh Trouble in store for Italy. To The Starting Blocks by J R Thomas How to do conventions. Minimum Requirements by Don Urquhart The value of Mindestanforderungen. A Tale of Two Brexits by Frank O’Nomics The best of markets,… Continue reading Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Contents

 28 July 2016: Issue 64 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment University Education by John Watson The need for reform. Terror Attacks In Europe by Lynda Goetz The differences and similarities between France and Germany. A Bad Time For Organised Crime by Neil Tidmarsh Believe it or not, the forces of law and order are winning some… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Contents

 21 July 2016: Issue 63 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Mrs May’s Strategy by John Watson Can Johnson’s skills get Britain’s views through to the European public? The Other Side of the Hill by Neil Tidmarsh The new Cold War and an old problem with guesswork.         Gone For A Constitutional by J… Continue reading Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Contents

 14 July 2016: Issue 62 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May by John Watson Why there must be no general election. Might or Right by Neil Tidmarsh International law and the sovereignty of the seas. The Dog Days of Summer by J R Thomas Choosing the presidential running mate. The Great National… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Contents

 07 July 2016: Issue 61 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Rules of the Game by John Watson The tactics of the dispute within Labour and the Brexit negotiations. Friends and Enemies by Neil Tidmarsh Unlikely détentes around the world. Accentuate the Positive – Eliminate the Negative by Frank O’Nomics How low can interest rates go? Features… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: Contents

 30 June 2016: Issue 60   Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Morning After by John Watson Reflections on the referendum. The Reaction In Europe by Neil Tidmarsh Not all hard-line. That old Churchillian feeling by J. R. Thomas Boris Johnson’s claim. High heels or bound feet? by Lynda Goetz Japanese women choosing the wrong… Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: Contents

 23 June 2016: Issue 59 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Nightmare On Pennsylvania Avenue by J.R.Thomas Sweaty nights for the Republicans. The Shaw Sheet Party by the Shaw Sheet team Where we are going. A Sportsman’s Sketches by Neil Tidmarsh With apologies to Ivan Turgenev. Referendum Run Up  A Jolly Voting Day by John Watson Quiet, too… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Contents

 16 June 2016: Issue 58 Invitation Regular readers of the Shaw Sheet have been invited to meet the writers for drinks at 6.30 on Thursday 16 June at 6,Thornhill Road,London N1  1HW.  If you have not received an invitation but would like to come please email [email protected] Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The… Continue reading Issue 58: 2016 06 16: Contents