Cover Page, 22 April 2021, Issue 276 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: the lobbying industry; football’s current problems; the effects of the vaccine rollout as reflected in the Covid-19 data; the ‘saintly’ Sir Thomas More in today’s Hong Kong; a lack of faith; the importance and difficulties of family life; a… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Cover page
Issue: 276: Own Goal
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Conflicts of Interest?
22 April 2021 Conflicts of Interest? Probably not. By John Watson It is all in the remit. To those who know the reputation of Nigel Boardman or have dealt with Slaughter and May, the firm in which he became a partner in 1982, there can be little doubt that he will get to the bottom… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Conflicts of Interest?
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: The Great Game
22 April 2021 Football Matters More serious than life and death. By Paul Branch If there was one topic destined to knock many world-trembling events off the front pages, it was going to be football, or Fooxit* as it is now known. Never mind the perilously increasing possibility of World War 3 (Black Sea, China… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: The Great Game
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Evaluating the Rollout
22 April 2021 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Evaluating the rollout. By David Chilvers This week we look at the effect relaxing restrictions appears to have had on the incidence and impact of COVID-19. So far, there have been three phases of relaxing the lockdown rules in England: On 8th March, schools re-opened. Not all… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Evaluating the Rollout
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Football Fracas
22 April 2021 Football Fracas History vs. economics. By Frank O’Nomics What were they thinking? It is a rare event for politicians, football supporters and royalty to all agree on a subject, but when it came to the European Super League of 12 football teams unanimity seems to have been universal. Nobody, beyond a small… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Football Fracas
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Sir Thomas More
22 April 2021 Sir Thomas More A man for no seasons. By Neil Tidmarsh This week a court in Hong Kong sentenced nine prominent pro-democracy campaigners to terms in prison for taking part in the protest rallies of 2019. One of them, barrister Margaret Ng (aged 73), quoted Sir Thomas More in her defence: “I… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Sir Thomas More
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Lacking Faith
22 April 2021 Lacking Faith A Church ruined? by J.R. Thomas In the 1950’s things were very different. The Church of England was still pretty much the Conservative Party at prayer, Archbishops and Bishops generally kept well clear of politics, and concentrated on matters of spirituality and faith. Most parish rectors formed a sort… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Lacking Faith
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Diary of a Corbynista
22 April 2021 Diary of a Corbynista The New Untouchables by Don Urquhart 15 April Whatever Jenrick says plenty of people are being evicted for rent arrears. We have RTUK to thank for this report: Evictions continue despite current pandemic protections 16 April Message Board responses to Corbynista in Shaw Sheet 275: Smoothie: Meanwhile I… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Families
22 April 2020 The Importance of Family And the difficulties. By Lynda Goetz Families are strange and strangely important. This much was highlighted by Prince Phillip’s funeral last Saturday. This wonderfully moving ceremony, watched on television apparently by over 13 million people last weekend, was clearly not a private affair. It involved the consort to… Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Families
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Crossword
22 April 2021 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 276 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. 275 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Cartoons
22 April 2021 Cartoons By AGGro … Continue reading Issue 276: 2021 04 22: Cartoons
