09 June 2016: Issue 57 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 No… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Contents

02 June 2016: Issue 56 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The Rise and Rise of Mr Khan by John Watson Are we looking at a future prime minister? President Sall Strikes Again by Neil Tidmarsh Good news from sub-Saharan Africa. Mrs Clinton’s Diary by J.R.Thomas Could it still go wrong? What Is Your Inflation Rate? by Frank… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: Contents

26 May 2016: Issue 55 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Once there was a King… by Neil Tidmarsh Scheherazade lives. Your Enemies are Behind you by J.R. Thomas Will the machine politicians restore normality? Houses and Integration by John Watson As the emphasis moves to the mainstream the need is for houses. Referendum Run Up … Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Contents

19 May 2016: Issue 54 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment The International PUIP (Punch-Ups In Parliament) League by Neil Tidmarsh Sports report – the season so far. Shred the Dosh by J.R. Thomas Just who do we like to be rich? The BBC – Not Quite Gentlemen by John Watson Eavesdropping on… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Contents

12 May 2016: Issue 53 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Expect the Unexpected by J.R. Thomas Trump moves on to the main event. The Local Elections by John Watson A political health check. The Full Brazilian by Neil Tidmarsh Politics stripped naked; a hot and painful process. Can We Trust The Police?… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Contents

05 May 2016: Issue 52 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Re-advertised Due to Lack of Interest by J.R. Thomas A lack of spark in the mayoral race Hillsborough by John Watson The importance of vertical diversity The Hunger Gap by Neil Tidmarsh Food for thought They Think It’s All Over by J.R.Thomas… Continue reading Issue 52:2016 05 05: contents

28 April 2016: Issue 51 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Barack Obama and the UK’s 1776 Moment by Neil Tidmarsh A president of the USA opposing a Declaration of Independence? What a delicious irony! Academies – A Step Too Far by John Watson The row about whether all schools should have to adopt… Continue reading Issue 51:2016 04 28:contents

21 April 2016: Issue 50 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Pakistan’s Own Goals by Neil Tidmarsh Security and intelligence in Karachi and Islamabad. The Shadow of the Past by John Watson We should not hold old stories about who Mr Khan rubbed shoulders with against him. Big City Blues by J.R. Thomas New… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Contents

14 April 2016: Issue 49 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment That Other EU Referendum by Neil Tidmarsh Perhaps it should have been about Ukraine, after all. Panorama – the Cameron Coverage by John Watson The BBC has a duty to put things fairly. Roaming in the Gloaming by J.R. Thomas The latest from the… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14:contents

7 April 2016: Issue 48 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Give the Past a Future by Neil Tidmarsh Is it safe from the present? Tax Havens and Panorama by John Watson The question Panorama didn’t answer.. US Primaries-Stop Press by J.R. Thomas The position after Wisconsin. Referendum Run Up Brexit: Making for… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: contents

31 March 2016: Issue 47 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment Time To Wind Down Gay Pride? by John Watson Surely this movement has now served its purpose Earning a Name For Oneself by Neil Tidmarsh Or not, as the case may be in Brussels and Lahore. The End of the Beginning by J.R.… Continue reading Issue 47:2016 03 31: contents

24 March 2016: Issue 46 Week in Brief        UK International Financial Comment The Brussels tragedy by John Watson What does it mean for the UK? Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen by Neil Tidmarsh Saudi Arabia and Russia look at each other in the mirror of the Middle East’s conflicts. IDS falls on his… Continue reading Issue 46;2016 03 24: contents

17 March 2016: Issue 45 Week in Brief              UK International Financial Budget stop press Comment A Lenten Change of Heart in the Kremlin by Neil Tidmarsh Does Putin read Shaw Sheet? Does it matter?  by J. R. Thomas How dangerous is Trump? Teaching Maths by John Watson UK at 26th. Why?… Continue reading Issue 45:2016 03 17:contents