Cover Page, 16 December 2021, Issue 305 Welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: France’s refusal to join the diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China; lost opportunities in the FCO over the evacuation of Kabul; how good money makes bad losers; the birth of pangolin diplomacy; the life of Gertrude Bell,… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Cover page
Issue: 305: Not Sporting
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Macron Right
16 December 2021 Macron Right About the boycott. By John Watson It sticks in the throat to say it but perhaps the French are right, not in relation to matters generally, of course, but in relation to the diplomatic boycott of the winter Olympics. Macron has made it clear that France will not be joining… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Macron Right
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Being There
16 December 2021 Being There The Committee on Afghanistan. By Robert Kilconner Sometimes you just know. It is the smell that gives it away and the smell which comes out of the Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the evacuation from Kabul is not a good one. By any standards the challenge facing the Foreign Office… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Being There
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Bad Losers
16 December 2020 Bad Losers Playing the game. By J.R. Thomas Here is a new venture for this column: sport. Many years ago a good friend of your correspondent was interviewed for an enticing job in the City. When he turned up (having of course disclosed his age, sex, marital status, places of education, all… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Bad Losers
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Diary of a Corbynista
16 December 2021 Diary of a Corbynista Shy Tories ready to strike by Don Urquhart On December 16th there is a by election in the North Shropshire constituency triggered by the resignation of Owen Paterson, who had won the seat in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. It has been a Tory seat for… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Panda v Pangolin
16 December 2021 Panda v. Pangolin Lithuania, Czech Republic, China & Taiwan By Neil Tidmarsh Pandas look sweet, of course; furry, cuddly, roly-poly teddy bears in a simple but elegant black and white outfit. It’s as if the Great Designer was handed a one-word brief – “cute” – and fulfilled it to award-winning perfection. Nevertheless,… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Panda v Pangolin
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: ‘Queen of the Desert’
16 December 2021 ‘Queen of the Desert’ Gertrude Bell. By Lynda Goetz Given that the name of this magazine, as stated in the About Us section, is a tribute to T.E. Lawrence, the author of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, it is perhaps appropriate that we should again find time to address the role in… Continue reading Issue 305: 2021 12 16: ‘Queen of the Desert’
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Crossword
16 December 2021 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 305 Click for this Week’s interactive online crossword Click for a printable version of this Week’s crossword Click for solution to crossword 304 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 305: 2021 12 16: Cartoons
16 December 2021 Cartoons By AGGro Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
