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21 November 2019 Lens on the Week UK MANIFESTOS: The Green party has been the first to publish its manifesto so they deserve it to be given first place. Among the pledges are: to borrow £100 billion a year for green issues; carbon neutrality by 2030; votes for 16 year olds; proportional representation; income of
21 November 2019 Targets A Mixed Blessing. By John Watson On Thursday the BBC website showed a number of bar charts comparing aspects of NHS performance against targets. They made uncomfortable reading for the Government. 83.6% of A&E admissions seen within four hours against a target of 95%; 84.8% of patients on the waiting list
21 November 2019 Lean a Little To The Left Democrat runners. by J R Thomas A couple of weeks ago my learned and distinguished colleagues Messrs Pooley and Urquhart both reported their pleasant experiences canvassing in the British general election and the polite and warming responses they received on the doorsteps. Call me a cynic…
21 November 2019 How to spot a Crypto scam …Or create one. – by Frank O’Nomics. News that one of the “brains” behind the cryptocurrency OneCoin has admitted to it being a vast Ponzi scheme ought get many investors into similar projects asking serious questions. While new ideas can offer great returns, they also present
21 November 2019 Prince Hal The TV interview. By Neil Tidmarsh (With apologies to William Shakespeare and acknowledgement of his ‘Henry IV part I’, ‘Henry IV part II’ and ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’.) BBC: Here we are, in the glorious royal presence chamber in the palace of Westminster, face to face with Prince Hal,
21 November 2019 Diary of a Corbynista The Tide Turns by Don Urquhart 7 November This is a People versus the Elite election. If you’ve got a few bob, a Labour Government will ask you to pay more tax in order to make the lives of the poor and the vulnerable more tolerable. This has
21 November 2019 St Ives in Winter Artists, fishermen, tourists – a community. By Lynda Goetz I was going to write about the ‘attractive challenge’ of sexism posited by Clarissa Farr, the former High Mistress of St. Paul’s School for Girls; or perhaps the issues of historic sex cases now that the case against Julian
