26 January 2017 Speech Therapy Mrs May at Lancaster House. By John Watson A year or so ago, I was at a literary lunch where the speaker was Nick Robinson, television presenter and one time political editor of the BBC. It was before the Brexit vote and he was talking about the then Prime Minister,… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Speech Therapy (John Watson)
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Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Year of Mysteries (John Watson)
22 December 2016 Year of Mysteries Hang on to your hats. It may be a bumpy ride. by John Watson As 2016 slides away it is hard not to marvel at just how much has changed. A year ago we looked destined to keep our place on the EU rollercoaster as it plunged towards greater… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Year of Mysteries (John Watson)
Issue 79: 2016 11 10: Enemies Of The People? (John Watson)
10 November 2016 Enemies Of The People? What Mrs May needs to do now By John Watson For those who thought that there was a limit to the amount of nonsense that could be talked over a few days, the reaction to the Divisional Court’s decision in the Article 50 case must come as a… Continue reading Issue 79: 2016 11 10: Enemies Of The People? (John Watson)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Radical Pinstripes (J.R.Thomas)
22 September 2016 Radical Pinstripes Mr MacMillan’s recipe. by J.R.Thomas The departure of David Cameron from the political stage – a moderately popular act sadly ending by our hero tripping and tumbling into the orchestra pit, dragging half his fellow stage strutters with him, probably marks the end of one of the periodic periods of… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Radical Pinstripes (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Foreign Affairs LIBYA: A report of the House of Commons Defence Committee has heavily criticised David Cameron’s role in the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya. Stating that the then Chief of Defence Staff, Lord Richards, disassociated himself from the claim that the operation was in the national interest,… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK
11 August 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News CHILD SEX ABUSE INQUIRY: The chairman of the inquiry into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigned after being criticized for the amount of time she spent abroad during her first year in charge, but could get £90,000 in severance pay and continue to live in a… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Gone for a Constitutional (J.R.Thomas)
21 July 2016 Gone For A Constitutional by J.R.Thomas The Shaw Sheet would never wish to rain on Mr Cameron’s parade. On the other hand, it has been an exceptionally wet summer, so a little splashing in the direction of Witney may be excusable. But we splash Mr Cameron with restraint, as there is little… Continue reading Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Gone for a Constitutional (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Dialogues Of The Deaf (Don Urqhart)
14 July 2016 Dialogues Of The Deaf Communication and miscommunication. by Don Urquhart How often we wish we could communicate more precisely both as transmitter and receiver. When my daughter was born I was allowed to hold her and as I did so was thrilled to observe a fleeting smile on the new-born’s face. I shared… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Dialogues Of The Deaf (Don Urqhart)
Issue 60: 2016 06 30: Week in Brief: UK
30 June 2016 Week in Brief : UK EU Referendum RESULTS: The votes recorded on Thursday’s referendum were as follows: Turnout Leave … Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Week in Brief: UK
09 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU Referendum WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION: Robert Azevedo, the director-general of the WTO, has warned that, in the event of Brexit, it will take up to ten years to sort out Britain’s new trading relations with the rest of the world. POPULATION FEAR: Boris Johnson has claimed on the… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 56: 2016 06 02: Week in Brief: UK
02 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU Referendum IFS ON BREXIT: The Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that Brexit would force ministers to extend austerity for a further two years to achieve a budget surplus. Lower GDP growth would hit government finance by between £20bn and £40bn by 2020, they said. IMF ON… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan (John Watson)
02 June 2016 The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan Are we looking at a future prime minister? By John Watson On Monday I watched the news on television. That isn’t something I always do. Normally I pick up what’s been going on from all sorts of different sources: the press, websites, the car radio,… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan (John Watson)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK Queen’s Speech MEASURES INCLUDED: the Queen’s speech included: a legal right to faster broadband (although residents in the remotest properties may have to contribute); restrictions on access to porn sites; measures to encourage driverless cars; a streamlining of planning; measures to make it easier to switch banks and… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
