21 April 2016 Indian Thoughts The new still making good use of the old. by William Morton Something that strikes one when visiting India is the extent of the real estate and infrastructure the new State of India inherited from the British when it gained independence. Ranging from railways and canals to barracks and court… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Indian Thoughts (William Morton)
Tag: Britain
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
14 April 2016 The Best of Both Worlds? Why the French think we’d be mad to leave the EU. by Richard Pooley I spent some of my time in the early 1980s teaching English to foreign businesspeople in London. Nearly all of them were German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, French or Japanese. One of the things… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 26 : 2015 10 29 Agincourt
29 October 2015 Agincourt How technology and terror still rule the day by Chin Chin You’d think we were in Monmouth, the Welsh town in which Henry V was born. It was as Henry of Monmouth that he was known and they certainly don’t let you forget it. The names Harry and Agincourt dominate the… Continue reading Issue 26 : 2015 10 29 Agincourt
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
10 September 2015 Notes from North of The Wall by Antoninus ‘If the Scots want independence, let them go.’ How many saloon bar conversations have included this glib judgement over the last few years? The truth is, notwithstanding the unremitting noise of Scottish nationalists, most Scots have never said they want to leave the Union.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
Issue 17: 2015 08 27: A Matter of Style
27 August 2015 A Matter of Style by Chin Chin Well, we’ve all got some explaining to do; all of us, that is, who dragged our children to antique fairs stifling their protests with the mantra “It is a great investment. One day you will thank me. They don’t make more of them. Values can… Continue reading Issue 17: 2015 08 27: A Matter of Style
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: The Referendum Card
02 July 2015 The Referendum Card by John Watson With all eyes on Greece and the prospect of a referendum, it is easy to forget that something not entirely dissimilar is going on on this side of the English Channel. Of course the political background is very different indeed. Britain is committed to austerity and… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: The Referendum Card
