06 April 2017 Throwing the Sword into the Lake Moving on from Camelot by J.R.Thomas A couple of weeks ago Robert Silvers, founder and editor for life of that distinguished magazine The New York Review of Books died, aged 87. Mr Silvers was one of those erudite energetic east coast liberals that Mr Trump… Continue reading Issue99:2016 04 06:Throwing the sword into the lake (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
22 December 2016 Stepping Closer Donald Trump chooses his team. by J.R.Thomas Whether you see it as a rising black cloud carrying the threat of great storms and endless night, or if you look in the same direction but see the rising sun throwing a brave light across an awakening vibrant landscape, what you cannot… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
Issue 79:2016 11 10:To the winner(J.R.Thomas)
10 November 2016 To The Winner…. Some whys and wherefores. by J.R.Thomas So… Congratulations, President-elect Trump. Commisserations, Mrs Clinton. Well done Mr Johnson. Hi to Bernie Sanders. To the opinion pollsters, a hug. To the media, a quick poke with a stick. To those who have read this series of articles and are still with… Continue reading Issue 79:2016 11 10:To the winner(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)
14 July 2016 The Dog Days of Summer Choosing a Presidential Running Mate by J.R.Thomas Now should be the phoney war, with the Presidential candidates indulging in a little half-hearted sniping to keep their hands in for the autumn campaign but concentrating on organising their coronations by convention later this month and making all those… Continue reading Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)
Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
23 June 2016 Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue by J.R.Thomas Late June 2016. It’s a hot night in Washington DC. The politicians were up late, their conversations frenzied and urgent and more than a little alcohol fuelled, but finally everybody got to bed. But now it is 4.30am, that dangerous hour before dawn. And the Speaker… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Your enemies are behind you (J.R. Thomas)
26 May 2016 Your Enemies are Behind You by J.R.Thomas It is said in the House of Commons that your opponents are in front of you, but the danger is always from your enemies – and they are behind you, in your own party. David Cameron must know that only too well at the moment;… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Your enemies are behind you (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
05 May 2016 They Think It’s All Over Cruz pulls out after Indiana by J.R.Thomas The Republic Primary contest came to an unexpected swerve in Indiana on Tuesday night when Ted Cruz threw in the towel – or rather, threw the towel ungraciously at Donald Trump. Trump had scored a victory overwhelming in terms… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
28 April 2016 Ranting and Raging by J.R.Thomas “You think this is easy, ranting and raging?” yelled Donald Trump at a 5,000 folk capacity audience in an aircraft hangar at Hagerstown, Maryland, earlier this week. It is not the first indication that some of the Trump style and Trump rhetoric may be playing to the… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Big City Blues (J.R. Thomas)
21 April 2016 Big City Blues by J.R.Thomas This week we look at political contrasts in two great cities either side of the Atlantic. In the USA, New York has voted, producing a spectacular win for Mr Trump – and a spectacular defeat for Mr Cruz. On the Democrat side, a strong victory, but still… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Big City Blues (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
14 April 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe BRUSSELS: Five men were detained by police following anti-terrorist raids in Brussels. One of them is thought to be the third airport-bomber. Another is also thought to have been directly involved in the airport attack. EU: The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgment which… Continue reading Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: US Primaries Stop Press (J.R.Thomas)
7 April 2016 US Primaries – Stop Press by J.R .Thomas Not good news for the front runners on either side in the Wisconsin Primaries – a victory for Ted Cruz with 33 delegates to Donald Trump’s 3 (it is an adjusted “winner take most” system, the percentages were 48% Cruz, 35% Trump, 14% Kasich,… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: US Primaries Stop Press (J.R.Thomas)
issue 47:2016 03 31: The End of the Beginning (J.R.Thomas)
31 March 2016 The End of the Beginning More twists and turns from the US Primaries by J.R.Thomas Prediction is a foolish sport at the best of times; in these astonishing American Presidential primary elections it seems more and more an act of madness to even try to suggest any possible outcome. Just when everything… Continue reading issue 47:2016 03 31: The End of the Beginning (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 45:2016 03 17: Does it matter? (J.R.Thomas)
17 March 2016 Does It Matter? by J.R.Thomas Does It Matter?” sounds like a newly discovered Trollope novel. So does the plot of the USA Presidential primaries so far. But “Does it matter?” are the thoughtful words of a Shaw Sheet reader, who is following the excitements across the pond. He does not mean, as… Continue reading Issue 45:2016 03 17: Does it matter? (J.R.Thomas)
