Cover Page, 21 October 2021, Issue 297 Welcome to our latest edition (issue 297 at last – apologies for the delay and many thanks for bearing with us) and a slightly different look. This week we consider: a breakthrough in taxing global business; the contrasting governors of Virginia and Texas; the latest Covid-19 statistics; the… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21: Cover Page
Issue: 297: Autumn Storms
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Taxing Business
21 October 2021 Taxing Business International action at last. By John Watson It doesn’t exactly stir the blood. There is no derring-do. There are no scantily clad foreign adventuresses with a revolver in one hand and a dry martini in the other. It is unlikely to terminate any political careers or lead to any executions… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Taxing Business
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Tale of 2 Governors
21 October 2021 A Tale of Two Governors Texas and Virginia. By J R Thomas Outsiders forget that the United States of America are just that: states, united within a large chunk of the American continent. This huge country – so vast its spaces, sparse its original populations and impossible its communications – started that… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Tale of 2 Governors
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Vaccination Update
21 October 2021 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Vaccination update by David Chilvers This week, the House of Commons Health and Social Care, and Science and Technology Committees published an interim report on the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic. The report was critical of many aspects of how the pandemic was handled but praised… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Vaccination Update
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Battle of Ideas
21 October 2021 Battle of Ideas A chance to debate. By Lynda Goetz A fortnight ago I had never even heard about this event. A week ago, I dropped everything to attend. For those who share my recent ignorance, this is an annual event, which has been happening since 2005 (with a break for obvious… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Battle of Ideas
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Hearts and Minds
21 October 2021 Hearts and Minds Saving the planet. By Neil Tidmarsh Remember the cold snap at the beginning of this month? There was no heating here in our block of flats, even though it usually comes on at the beginning of October each year. My shivering neighbours and I sent desperate emails and texts… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Hearts and Minds
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Diary of a Corbynista
21 October 2021 Diary of a Corbynista Is PR our salvation? By Don Urquhart 7 October How many care workers are we short of? Well the Apthorp Care Home in Barnet is making 93 staff redundant so where are the job offers? In The Guardian Simon Jenkins reports that we are short of 100,000 care… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Elvis Was Right
21 October 2021 Elvis was right all along A study in plastics. By Paul Branch Let’s start with a little teaser which we’ll get back to eventually: What links Greta Thunberg, Her Majesty The Queen (no, not Carrie… the real one), and the One and Only King, Elvis Presley? In the meantime (and yes, this… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Elvis Was Right
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Fuel and Gas
21 October 2021 Fuel and Gas More fat needed? By Robert Kilconner It is a general rule of classical drama that hubris is followed by nemesis; so when, a year or two ago, I was offered the opportunity to buy energy from a company run by Islington Council I passed it up. Yes, that did… Continue reading Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Fuel and Gas
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Crossword
21 October 2021 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 297 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. 296 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 297: 2021 10 21:Cartoons
21 October 2021 Cartoons By AGGro Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
