26 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: Flemish MPs and Walloon MPs have united to uphold the serving of free beer and wine to them in the national parliament, a service which the parliamentary ethics committee recommended should be abolished. FRANCE: In the first round of elections for the leadership of the… Continue reading Issue 89:2017 01 26 : Week in Brief International
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Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
05 January 2017 Look At That! On the horizon, there, straight ahead… by Neil Tidmarsh Hello there! Welcome! Yes, come in, sit down, make yourself at home! You’re looking great, I must say. So young, so fresh. So unlike your predecessor, who’s just hobbled off the premises, poor old thing, so ancient, so battered. I… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International
25 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: More Mediterranean and Channel resorts have banned the burkini. In Nice, four women have already been fined for being insufficiently naked in public, and six others have left the beach after being warned to show more flesh. Prime minister Manuel Valls has supported the bylaws. Mr… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International