Cover Page, 13 January 2022, Issue 307 Happy New Year and welcome to our latest edition. This week we consider: knighthood and Tony Blair; the true meaning of the political term ‘liberal’; the latest Covid data; the state of farming in the UK; Russia and China competing in Kazakhstan; Gove’s Grenfell mission and the question… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Cover page
Issue: 307: Happy NYr Ma'am
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Sir Anthony Blair
13 January 2022 Sir Anthony Blair KG or not KG? By John Watson So, Sir Tony it will be. The Garter is the direct gift of the monarch and has been so since the creation of the order in 1348 by Edward III, who borrowed the idea from Arthurian legend. Originally the members were Edward’s… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Sir Anthony Blair
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Right Lads; Left!
13 January 2022 Right Lads; Left! Names and Labels by J.R. Thomas Now I’m a union manAmazed at what I amI say what I think, that the company stinksYes I’m a union man One of the weaknesses of free enterprise is that the Left often seems to have all the best tunes. The Strawbs sang… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Right Lads; Left!
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: NHS Absence
13 January 2022 Lies, Damned Lies and Coronavirus NHS absence by David Chilvers Happy New Year to all readers. As in the past, this column will continue to highlight issues with COVID-19 data and call out dodgy interpretations of that data. Over the Christmas and New Year period it has been difficult to evaluate trends… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: NHS Absence
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Diddly Squat
13 January 2022 Diddly Squat Farming furores. By Lynda Goetz It was reported this week that Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm had been denied planning permission for a car park and restaurant, which he had hoped to build to diversify his farming venture. In turning down the application, West Oxfordshire’s District Planning sub-committee cited not… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Diddly Squat
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Kazakhstan
13 January 2022 Kazakhstan Russia v China? By Neil Tidmarsh Mass protests, sparked by a doubling in the price of petrol but exploding into angry and violent demonstrations against corruption, oppression and poverty; government buildings and police cars going up in flames; the president ordering his security forces to shoot to kill; over 2000 Russian-led… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Kazakhstan
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Diary of a Corbynista
13 January 2022 Diary of a Corbynista Reach for the Sky by Don Urquhart It’s not often that a Corbynista has a positive thought but on Christmas morning we watched the launch of the James Webb telescope. NASA has a stream on YouTube. It was inspiring. What a massive act of faith to send billions… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Diary of a Corbynista
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Gove and Grenfell
13 January 2022 Gove and Grenfell Placing the liability. By Robert Kilconner It was the Victorians what done it. No, they didn’t actually set light to Grenfell Tower but it was their Limited Liability Act of 1855 which, by separating profit and responsibility, meant that those responsible for disasters can often escape the consequences. If… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Gove and Grenfell
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Letter to the Editors
13 January 2022 Letter to the Editors North Shropshire from Richard Pooley Dear Sirs, J.R.Thomas does not usually get his facts wrong nor have I noticed him changing his opinion about someone in the space of a fortnight. However, his otherwise excellent article in your 22 December issue – A Brick Out of the Blue Wall… Continue reading Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Letter to the Editors
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Crossword
13 January 2021 Crossword By Boffles Crossword No 307 Click for this Week’s interactive online crossword Click for a printable version of this Week’s crossword Click for solution to crossword 306 Share this using… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp
Issue 307: 2022 01 13: Cartoons
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