Cover Page, 26 November 2020, Issue 257 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 [email protected] for the writers’ guidelines. … Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Cover page
Issue: 257: Springs Eternal
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Grenfell Tower
26 November 2020 Grenfell Tower Preventing the gaming of regulations. By John Watson It is surprising how little press coverage they have had, because the allegations made at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that cladding manufacturer Celotex rigged fire safety tests before selling a potentially disastrous product will, if they prove to be true, lift the… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Grenfell Tower
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Referee Walks Off
26 November 2019 Referee Walks Off By J R Thomas The first round of the Civil Service Cup, played two weeks ago, resulted in the relegation of former star forward, Dom “Mekon” Cummings, a man often seemingly playing on both right and left wings (but never in the centre). But it was nothing as to… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Referee Walks Off
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: KISS and KIV
26 November 2020 KISS and KIV We need to show as well as tell. By Richard Pooley This pandemic has taught us and our rulers many things. One of the most important is the need for government and experts to communicate much more clearly what we should do to reduce the risk of infection. When… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: KISS and KIV
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Lockdowns?
26 November 2020 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Do lockdowns work? by David Chilvers Lockdowns have been used by most governments around the world to try to suppress the spread of coronavirus. The main exception has been Sweden but even here restrictions have been introduced recently. We know that lockdowns have severe negative effects on… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Lockdowns?
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Backfiring
26 November 2020 Backfiring Fast cars and young girls. By Neil Tidmarsh A few months ago, a state trooper stopped a car which was being driven erratically along a road in Utah. The driver was five years old and he was on his way to California to buy a Lamborghini. He’d grabbed his savings (three… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Backfiring
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Rishi’s Cold Shower
26 November 2020 Rishi’ s Economic Cold Shower Will the out-turn really be that bad? By Frank O’Nomics Just when we were all getting excited about vaccines and the prospect of a return to normality, up pops Rishi Sunak to give us a stark reality check. Rarely has a Chancellor given away so much with… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Rishi’s Cold Shower
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Diary of a Corbynista
26 November 2020 Diary of a Corbynista Starmer Drama. By Don Urquhart 19 November In Labour List Sienna Rodgers highlights the need for the Party to implement the EHRC recommendation for an independent disciplinary procedure. The elephant in the room is the vagueness of the Party’s rules. For example if you ask whether it is… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Sophie’s Choice
26 November 2020 Sophie’s Choice I’ll just keep the puppies. By Lynda Goetz In a week when we have been told that for five days over Christmas we can make a bubble of three households, so that families can invite both sets of grandparents, but those with several adult children will have to choose between… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Sophie’s Choice
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Steps forward
26 November 2020 View from the Cotswolds Well Done Boris! Three steps forward … and then back. By Paul Branch This week’s theme was looking like an easy if unusual one: a heartening slap on the thigh, a supportive clap on the back and three rousing cheers at last for Boris, with not one but… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Steps forward
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Paying the Piper
26 November 2020 Life in an Uncertain Environment Who pays the piper? By Vic Leader What do Premiership footballers, Hollywood stars and Pop idols have in common? They all earn more than nurses; and most others besides, of course. Yet in this unusual year more and more people have noticed the discrepancy between the rewards… Continue reading Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Paying the Piper
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Crossword
26 November 2020 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 257 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. 256 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 257: 2020 11 26: Cartoons
26 November 2020 Cartoons By AGGro Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
