16 November 2017 Taxing for Mr Trump by J R Thomas There are not many obvious similarities between Mrs May and Mr Trump, but the two leaders can certainly find one – a wafer thin majority when it comes to getting legislation through their respective legislatures. Mrs May retains power by virtue of her controversial… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Taxing for Mr Trump (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue112:2017 07 06:Week in Brief International
06 July 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The defence minister announced plans to send troops and armoured vehicles to blockade the Brenner Pass to stop migrants entering the country from Italy. FRANCE: President Macron summoned the members of both the Assembly and the Senate to Versailles, and addressed them about his aims… Continue reading Issue112:2017 07 06:Week in Brief International
Issue 112:2017 07 06:Fun for some(Neil Tidmarsh)
06 July 2017 Fun For Some Good people setting a bad example. By Neil Tidmarsh It’s summer. Yes, a proper summer this year – blue sky, bright sun and a real shorts-on, shirts-off, grass-browning heat for once. Time to enjoy ourselves. To relax, take a break, have a holiday. Go to the beach, throw a… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Fun for some(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 81:2016 11 24: Bad Hair,Good Hair (J.R.Thomas)
24 November 2016 Bad Hair, Good Hair Just who is Mr Trump? by J.R.Thomas Mrs Clinton really does not help herself. Last week she appeared at a charity rally to give her first post electoral defeat speech. Her hair looked unwashed, she wore no makeup, she was down beat in a trouser suit. Observers split… Continue reading Issue 81:2016 11 24: Bad Hair,Good Hair (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 81:2016 11 24: week in Brief International
24 November 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: In the first round of elections for the leadership of the Republican party, Francois Fillon (former prime minister) came first with 44%, Alain Juppé (the favourite, former prime minister, former deputy mayor of Paris, mayor of Bordeaux) came second with 28%, and Nicolas Sarkozy (former president)… Continue reading Issue 81:2016 11 24: week in Brief International
Issue 73:2016 09 29:The Lives of Others (J.R.Thomas)
29 September 2016 The Lives of Others Cruz? Sanders? Rubio? Where are they all? by J.R.Thomas Ted Cruz. Remember him? And Marco Rubio; his name might be familiar to you? Before we move onto this week’s main event, the debate Tuesday night in Hofstra University, New York, between the winners; whatever happened to the losers?… Continue reading Issue 73:2016 09 29:The Lives of Others (J.R.Thomas)
issue 42:2016 02 15: Bushed (J.R. Thomas)
25 February 2016 Bushed by J.R.Thomas Jeb Bush took a mere 0.1% of the vote in the Nevada primary caucus on Tuesday, the same as Chris Christie, but only half that of Rand Paul, who scored 0.2%. Pretty unimpressive – except that all three have pulled out of the race for the Presidential nomination. It… Continue reading issue 42:2016 02 15: Bushed (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
24 December 2015 Pass On The Right by J R Thomas The more astonishing the remark, the more offensive the comment, the more the voters seem to love him. It could only be The Donald of course; who, having managed to get more than half a million names on a petition to ban him from… Continue reading Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
Issue 29:2015 11 19: Noises Off
19 November 2015 Noises Off by J.R.Thomas It is often said that it is much easier to lose an election than to win one. The leaders of the GOP are rapidly becoming convinced of that, so the frantically flailing Washington rumour mill has it. The contest ought to be looking so different at the moment.… Continue reading Issue 29:2015 11 19: Noises Off
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: More of the President’s People
23 July 2015 More of the President’s People by J R Thomas In the fast-moving world of presidential hopefuls it can be difficult to keep up. This week we will deal with the rest of the crowd jostling for the Republican nomination, having last week picked off the current front-runners, Messrs Bush and Rubio, two… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: More of the President’s People
