21 May 2020 Embubblement The answer? By John Watson The answer is “embubblement”. That is official now, but what was the question? No, it was not how to wrap up auntie’s ornaments so that they hold their value while she declines in a rest home, but, rather, why is it nonsense to say that the
21 May 2020 Putin and the Shaman. A 1212 moment for Russia? By Neil Tidmarsh Just over a year ago, Alexander Gabyshev set off on a 5000 mile walk from his home in Siberia to Moscow. His mission? To exorcise Putin. He planned to conduct a ceremony outside the Kremlin which would drive the “evil
21 May 2020 Chomsky’s Way Reasons for not despairing by J.R.Thomas Many London readers will remember Stanley Green, perhaps not by that name, but as the “Protein Man”. Mr Green made it his life mission to serenade the shoppers of Oxford Street – though not in song, with a billboard. He was against protein which
21 May 2020 We need to talk about Brexit. Or do we? By Lynda Goetz The days when Brexit was the main subject of news, dominating all forms of media, are a distant memory. At the moment it is almost impossible to escape news, and non-news, about the coronavirus. To find out anything about the
21 May 2020 Who Pays? A wealth tax may be inevitable. By Frank O’Nomics The UK is in distinct danger of living on the “never-never”- borrowing vast amounts of money via debt issuance of a very long duration, with little thought as to how it will be paid back. As estimates of the ultimate cost
21 May 2020 Money and the Beeb A question of ratings. By Robert Kilconner Secret agendas, calculating cabals; to read last week’s articles in the Shaw Sheet you would have thought that the BBC and indeed the rest of the media was engaged in conspiracies to push the public towards one political creed or another,
21 May 2020 Diary of a Corbynista Back to School Edition by Don Urquhart 14 May Answers to last week’s Covid-19 Quiz As of 12th May 14:00 GMT: How many cases have there been worldwide: 4,287,044 How many deaths have there been worldwide: 288,238 After the USA which country has the highest number of active
21 May 2020 Hermit Kingdom An emerging force. By Dan Moondance For one thing, Koreans love to play soccer. Shaw Sheet readers in north London probably have divided opinions as to the qualities of one of Korea’s best-known players, Son Heung-Min. He had a good season at Tottenham in 2016/17, his second with the club,
21 May 2020 View from the Cotswolds The Thin Blue Line. By Paul Branch Thursday evening, 8 pm – time to get outside, suitably socially separated with glass in hand, and applaud once again those who continue to make sacrifices and take ridiculous risks on our behalf. The girls and boys now associated indelibly with
21 May 2020 Social Distancing in Cumbria Week 9 by Vic Leader Things are returning to normal! There’s disagreement about everything. It was over a week ago that the BoE announced a 30% fall in consumer spending, a looming Recession (a surprise?), the worst fall since 1706 (part of the history lesson for teach-at-home
