3 December 2015: Issue 31 Week in Brief              UK International Financial Comment An Uncertain Endgame by John Watson Risk – something to share with our friends. Black Marks, BlackMarket, Black Oil by Neil Tidmarsh Russia tries to roast Turkey by adding oil and turning up the heat.  A Rising Star in the West by… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 3:contents

26 November 2015: Issue 30 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Comment Stone Him! by John Watson Those who express the wrong views must be punished Serious Consequences by Neil Tidmarsh President Putin reaches for the Paracetamol. Again Bonkers bankers by M J Horast A more constructine approach to the HBOS affair is needed Features The… Continue reading Issue 30: 2015 11 26: Contents

19 November 2015: Issue 29 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Comment Paris by John Watson Blocking the road from hell Blessed are the Peacemakers by Neil Tidmarsh History is being made by good men in Vienna, not by bad men in Paris On Yer Bikes by J.R. Thomas Just how did Boris do at… Continue reading Issue 29:2015 11 19: Contents

12 November 2015: Issue 28 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Comment Free But Not Easy by Neil Tidmarsh Some facts speak for themselves Nosing about in the emails  by John Watson Does the draft Investigatory Powers Bill cover the bases? Ban It (Part 2) by Neil Tidmarsh I’m not going to argue about it, so… Continue reading Issue 28:2015 11 12: contents

05 November 2015: Issue 27 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Comment Also Ran by J R Thomas The US Democrats’ other candidates The Light At The Top Of The Tree by John Watson Political altitude sickness Ban It by Neil Tidmarsh Go on, Great Leader, you know you want to Features Blacked Out by J R… Continue reading Issue 27: 2015 11 05: Contents

29 October 2015: Issue 26 Week in Brief             UK International Financial   Comment Hillary’s Hopes by J R Thomas Bye bye to Biden? The Snow White Message by John Watson Keeping an eye on the essentials The Confused Prize by Neil Tidmarsh Is someone taking the peace? Be wary of what you wish for by Tom Dowling… Continue reading Issue 26: 2015 10 29 contents

22 October 2015: Issue 25 Week in Brief             UK International Financial Stop Press Joe Biden hits the lawn by J.R.Thomas Biden out of race Comment Sic Transit George by J R Thomas A lesson in humility from the Romans A rumbling of Tumbrils by John Watson What Blairite Labour MPs must do to avoid the… Continue reading Issue 25: 2015 10 22 Contents

15 October 2015: Issue 24 Week in Brief UK International Financial   Comment Right on, Right Hon by J R Thomas Why Mr Corbyn may have to go PC Curbing NHS Costs by John Watson Mr Hunt takes action on the amounts paid to agency workers The Modern Emperor by Neil Tidmarsh A cautionary (but true)… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Contents

08 October 2015: Issue 23 Week in Brief UK International Financial Breaking news The Shaw Sheet interactive crossword now works! Comment More Mayor by J R Thomas Zac, Saviq and even Georgeous George. BEPS report published by John Watson The dash to fill the holes between the tax laws. Really? by Neil Tidmarsh Dark ironies lurk… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08 Contents

01 October 2015: Issue 22 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Speaker Cornered by J R Thomas The latest twist in the fight for the Republican nomination. The Bonfire of the Vanities by John Watson “Vanity of vanities: all is vanity.” But keep trying, nevertheless. Syria – A Dilemma for Obama, or for Putin? by Neil… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Contents

24 September 2015: Issue 21 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The EU – Decline and Fall by Neil Tidmarsh Is the refugee crisis the beginning of the end for the EU?What the Middle East has to face Schism by John Watson Can the Archbishop save the day? Sex, Drugs and Memory Loss by J.R.Thomas A… Continue reading Issue 21: 2015 09 24: contents

17 September 2015: Issue 20 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Brave New World for the Labour Party? by Don Urquhart A view from the Left A Cruel and Ugly Truth  by Neil Tidmarsh What the Middle East has to face Corbyn Sets the Stage by John Watson They may ‘have a heart’ but the Opposition also needs to… Continue reading Issue 20: 2015 09 17 Contents

3 September 2015: Issue 18 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Oh Lord by J R Thomas Crowding the second chamber. To Russia, with Love by Neil Tidmarsh We love your music and literature, Vitaly, honest. Appointments With Death by John Watson Debating the Assisted Dying Bill. Features Buy to Let by Lynda Goetz What’s ahead for the… Continue reading Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Contents