Cover Page, 25 October 2018, Issue 175 Welcome to our new issue. We hope you enjoy our articles and the other features. If you do, we ask that you please forward them to, and recommend us to, any contacts of yours who would be interested. If you can persuade them to register for our weekly… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Cover page
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Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Lens on the Week
25 October 2018 Lens on the Week UK BREXIT: Question: “When is a backstop not a back stop?”. Answer: “When it is a backstop to a backstop”. The Byzantine negotiations over what happens in which contingency are enough to confuse anyone, but in the end it is all about where we end up if there… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Lens on the Week
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: The Environment
25 October 2018 Environmental Governance A matter of life and death. By John Watson A threat or not a threat, that is the question. We all have views on Mr Trump and those of us who do not share his political instincts will find many of the ways in which he runs his administration objectionable. … Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: The Environment
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: First-Time Buyers
25 October 2018 First-Time Buyers v. over-cautious banks. By Lynda Goetz My daughter received a mortgage offer this morning. After just over three months, massive amounts of bureaucracy, form-filling, incredibly intrusive questioning about life-style and expenditure, requests for further information, further requests for information already supplied, as well as very nearly losing the property she… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: First-Time Buyers
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: A Visitor Calls
25 October 2018 A Visitor Calls The Mid-Terms Loom by J R Thomas Mr Trump had a visitor last week. Of course he often has visitors, and many of them are exceptionally powerful and fascinating people. But few perhaps are as interesting, or maybe offbeat is the word we are searching for, as Mr Kanye… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: A Visitor Calls
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: EU Elections
25 October 2018 EU Elections A political crisis looms. By Neil Tidmarsh This week, Matteo Salvini (Italy’s deputy prime minister and leader of the far-right, anti-immigration, anti-EU, pro-Putin, populist League) dropped heavy hints about his ambition to become president of the European Commission when Jean-Claude Juncker steps down next year. (In the same week, as… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: EU Elections
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Pension Pilfering?
25 October 2018 The Budget: Pension Pilfering? Increased spending needs to be financed. By Frank O’Nomics Am I reading too much into this? Budgets normally take place on a Wednesday at 12:30pm. This year the Chancellor has moved the timing to a Monday at 3:30pm. The choice of date had (don’t laugh) supposedly been shifted… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Pension Pilfering?
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Diary of a Corbynista
25 October 2018 Diary of a Corbynista Trouble Ahead by Don Urquhart 18 October I received an email from the Procedures Secretary inviting me to a hustings on 28th October. Voting for the Chipping Barnet Labour Party candidate will start after that with the result being announced on November 21st. The email told me that… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Avoiding Crime
25 October 2018 Avoiding Crime Don’t be a victim. By Miss Jane Chin Shhh, yes, it is me, Chin Chin, your favourite writer until those cultureless oiks who call themselves editors banned me over that incident at the party. “You will never darken our newsprint again” they shouted, while showing me the door. Ha, an… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Avoiding Crime
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Modern Couples
25 October 2018 Modern Couples Art, Intimacy and the Avant-Garde The Barbican (until 27 January 2019) Reviewed by William Morton The concept of this exhibition – to examine the effect upon artists’ work of their relationships (usually, of course sexual) with other artists is intriguing. The artists selected cover a wide range and include sculptors,… Continue reading Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Modern Couples
Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Cartoons
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Issue 175: 2018 10 25: Crossword
25 October 2018 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 175 Click for this Week’s interactive online crossword Click for a printable version of this Week’s crossword Click for the solution to crossword, No 174 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
