Cover Page, 19 November 2020, Issue 256 Welcome to our latest edition. We hope you enjoy its articles and features. We’d like to introduce new writers, so if you’d be interested in contributing to the Shaw Sheet on either an occasional or regular basis, please contact the editors at johnW@shawsheet.com for the writers’ guidelines.
18 November 2020 The Walk of Shame by J R Thomas It might be as well to begin by pointing out that Donald is still President of the United States and will be so until 20th January 2021. That’s another two months, folks, so those who constantly call for him to walk, head bowed, out
19 November 2020 Changing the Guard A game of three halves. By John Watson There were not intended to be three halves at all. In the beginning, in those days last year when the electorate returned Boris to power, there were two tasks which it expected him to perform. The first was to deliver Brexit,
19 November 2020 Suicide and the State Rights and responsibilities. By Lynda Goetz Suicide and the State – a huge subject and one which clearly cannot be covered in a 2,000 word article for the Shaw Sheet. The historical attitude of state (and Church) to suicide as well as the moral question of whether an
19 November 2020 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Case positivity by David Chilvers In our article on 1st October, we looked at the issue of how many positive cases exist at any point in time and how these vary according to the metric being analysed. Today, we return to this theme but look at the
19 November 2020 China v. Virus Victory for Beijing. By Neil Tidmarsh International incident of the week – South Korean K-pop girl band ‘Blackpink’ cuddles baby panda – China outraged! China angrily reminded South Korea that the four pop-singers’ close contact with the cub broke strict social distancing rules for giant pandas. Health regulations designed
19 November 2020 Stealthy on the Wealthy Capital Gains in the Cross Hairs by Frank O’Nomics If you want to test the voter impact of a policy, do so at arm’s length. For some time governments have used independent bodies to review potential reform and let the response to the ensuing reports dictate what they
19 November 2020 Diary of a Corbynista More Jam Tomorrow from Johnson by Don Urquhart 12 November Message Board in response to Corbynista Shaw Sheet 255: Dago: Perhaps Corbyn should form his own party. Alternatively, Corbynistas could join George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition or even venture further left
19 November 2020 Vaccination Spreading immunity. By Robert Kilconner I have never liked talkback radio so it was with some reluctance that I turned on the radio while waiting for my wife to queue for the Saturday croissant. The program, which was either called “any questions” or “any answers”, I forget which, followed the normal
19 November 2020 View from the Cotswolds Cummeth the hour, goeth the man: Farewell Ugly Duckling By Paul Branch It seems like only the other lockdown that the Dominic Cummings saga was making headlines (see also Shaw Sheet of 28 May), and finally, finally things have come to a head. Given the details that have
