Cover Page, 09 December 2021, Issue 304 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: Boris Johnson and how those words “prenez un grip” might come back to haunt him; the results of the Old Bexley and Sidcup election; Covid 19 data (testing and its unintended consequences); a short history of Ukraine; a celebration… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Cover page
Issue: 304: Space at the Top
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: A Shattering Defeat
9 December 2021 A Shattering Defeat Old Bexley and Sidcup by J.R. Thomas Major shock and horror last Friday in the media as our national press and commentariat absorbed the loss of the Bexley by-election. Wailing and shrieking broke out in the corridors of Broadcasting House, and as for the environs of Kings Cross, commuters… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: A Shattering Defeat
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: True Grip
9 December 2021 True Grip A political essential. By John Watson If you want to understand why the French do not like us read Jean Froissart. Writing in the late 14th century he had a contemporary’s knowledge of what the battle of Poitiers meant for France. Skip past the heroic deeds, skip past the military… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: True Grip
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Unintended Consequences
9 December 2021 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus Unintended consequences by David Chilvers Since the start of the pandemic last year, we have used this column to highlight inadequacies in data relating to COVID-19 and to call out misuse of information. This week, we take a slightly different track – a column about how sensible… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Unintended Consequences
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: So far so bad
9 December 2021 Diary of a Corbynista So far so bad Keir by Don Urquhart 2 to 8 December In Shaw Sheet 303 J R Thomas reviewed the Labour Party’s chances following the reshuffle and was generally approving. So far, so good Keir. I don’t think it is too farfetched to describe JR Thomas as… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: So far so bad
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Ukraine
9 December 2021 Ukraine A brief history. By Neil Tidmarsh Russian troops massing on the border with Ukraine; the government in Kiev warning that an invasion is imminent. We’ve been here before, of course (see Ukraine’s Fragile Ceasefire 04/06/15 and Food Fight 13/05/21), but the size of the current build-up (100,000 troops, expected to rise… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Ukraine
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Half Bottles
9 December 2021 Half Bottles A product of divine mercy. By Robert Kilconner Glass half full; glass half empty? He is a half glass full kind of guy. That doesn’t mean that he would welcome a half-full bottle of wine in his Christmas stocking. Try that and you will discover what half empty is all… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Half Bottles
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Hogarth and Europe
9 December 2021 Hogarth and Europe Tate Britain 3 November 2021 – 20 March 2022 Review by William Morton This is an interesting Exhibition. Some of Hogarth’s works are very well-known such as the scene from the series, Marriage A-la-Mode, showing a very hung-over young husband slumped on a chair beside his restless and vapid… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Hogarth and Europe
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Crossword
9 December 2021 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 304 Click for this Week’s interactive online crossword Click for a printable version of this Week’s crossword Click for solution to crossword 302 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Cartoons
Switch to draftPreviewUpdateAdd title 11 December 2021 Cartoons By AGGro Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
