11 May 2017 Quiz – Answers by Boffles Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. PayPal. Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American engineer and scientist (1856-1943) who invented the alternating current (AC) induction motor. The Ottoman sultan, Mehmed II. Bosphorus comes from classical Greek and means cow passage (or ox-ford) and the name refers to the myth of… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Quiz – Answers
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Issue 104:2017 05 11:Week in brief Financial
11 May 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY CAN’T GIVE IT AWAY: It’s not easy owning a bank nowadays – but it is even more difficult getting rid of one. Readers will remember RBS’s struggles to get rid of its Williams and Glynn’s arm, Barclays has struggled to sell some of its peripheral… Continue reading Issue 104:2017 05 11:Week in brief Financial
Issue 103:2017 05 04:cartoons (AGGro)
4 May 2017 Cartoons by AGGRo If you enjoyed these cartoons please share them using the buttons above. Please click here if you would like a weekly email on publication of the ShawSheet Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 102: 2017 04 27:May Calendar (AGGro)
27 April 2017 CALENDAR FOR MAY 2017 by AGGro 1st MON:Early Easter Bank Holiday (aka May Day) – International Workers Day. 2nd TUES: 35 years ago: Falklands War – Argentine ship, General Belgrano torpedoed by British submarine HMS Conqueror. 320 Argentine crew perished & 700 rescued. Football:- Champions League semi-finals, first legs until 3/5. 3rd… Continue reading Issue 102: 2017 04 27:May Calendar (AGGro)
Issue 100: 2017 04 13:Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
13 April 2017 Revolution Fading Icons: The Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen of the Corporation of the City of London by J.R.Thomas All around the world populism is sweeping the established politics aside, the old order and ancient ways give place to the new. We perhaps saw it first in the Middle East and North… Continue reading Issue 100: 2017 04 13:Revolution (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
23 March 2017 Moving the interest rate goal posts The Bank of England has forgotten its mandate by Frank O’Nomics The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England sets UK interest rates with a view to keeping inflation close to 2% over the medium-term. If inflation is forecast to exceed this target at a… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 95:2017 03 09:Twelfth Night (Adam McCormack)
09 March 2017 Twelfth Night The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Stars: ***** It is very rare for a new production of a Shakespeare play to succeed in every aspect, but Simon Godwin’s Twelfth Night has virtually no identifiable weakness. This is not a “safe” or standard approach – not only has the action… Continue reading Issue 95:2017 03 09:Twelfth Night (Adam McCormack)
Issue 90:2017 02 02: Donald and Teresa (J.R.Thomas)
2 February 2017 Donald and Theresa’s Love In The way to implement by J.R.Thomas One of the most irritating features of modern news management (that is, attempted management of the media by politician’s inner offices) is that one is told the day before the set piece speech what the revered one will say. “Mrs… Continue reading Issue 90:2017 02 02: Donald and Teresa (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 90: 2017 02 02: cartoons
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Issue 87:2017 01 12:North of the border(Antoninus)
12 January 2017 New Year’s Greetings from North of the Border Happy Hogmanay By Antoninus By the time you read this it may be mid-January. Never mind. I still wish you a happy new year. In Scotland we wish folk a happy new year until … oh, it seems like forever if we haven’t met… Continue reading Issue 87:2017 01 12:North of the border(Antoninus)
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Contents
05 January 2017: Issue 86 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Declumping Immigrant Communities by John Watson The Casey report. All The President’s Numbers by J R Thomas Mrs Clinton’s majority. Look At That! by Neil Tidmarsh On the horizon, there, straight ahead… POETS Day by Lynda Goetz But only once a month for… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Contents
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week In Brief International
12 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe CYPRUS: The Greek Cypriot president and the leader of Turkish Cypriots met in Geneva for UN-brokered talks about the possibility of reunifying Cyprus. CZECH REPUBLIC: Intelligence officials have set up a 20-strong unit, the Centre Against Terrorism and Hybrid Threats, as a defence against cyber-attacks and… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week In Brief International
Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
15 December 2016: Issue 84 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment Thinking Forward by John Watson Britain’s immigration offer. Ageing Disgracefully by J R Thomas A movement in the balance of power. “Made It, Ma! Top Of The World!” Part II by Neil Tidmarsh What do Lagarde, Cahuzac, Strauss-Kahn and Rato all have in… Continue reading Issue 84: 2016 12 15: Contents
