07 January 2016 Lessons of the Masters Play up, play up and bend the rules. By Neil Tidmarsh Democracy can be a messy business. Election results are often unpredictable. Sometimes they’re unsatisfactory (the governments of Spain and Portugal are becalmed at the moment, as Turkey’s was between elections last year, because recent elections have produced… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Lessons of the Masters
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Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH: Gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in Shibganj during evening prayers, murdering one worshipper and wounding three others. BELGIUM: Schools reopened and public transport resumed in Brussels, but some security measures remain in place. Police raids failed to find any weapons or the suspects Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: International
Issue21; 2015 09 24: Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
24 September 2015 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS BURKINO FASO: Soldiers loyal to the ousted president Blaise Compaore took members of the government hostage during a cabinet meeting in Ouagadougou. General Gilbert Diendere, a former aide to Compaore, has taken power following the coup. Presidential elections were due on 11 October. CHILE: A three-minute earthquake… Continue reading Issue21; 2015 09 24: Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
