21 September 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit BREXIT BOUNCER: Boris Johnson has preempted the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence next Friday by publishing an article in The Daily Telegraph setting out his own vision for Brexit. The article which has drawn criticism from Amber Rudd for back seat driving, earned a swift rebuke from… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Getting fit from your armchair (Chin Chin)
21 September 2017 Getting Fit From Your Armchair Science marches on. By Chin Chin A bit queasy after overindulgence on the family holiday? A little worried that the fatigue could eventually turn into diabetes? Depressed at the thought of going to the gym to restore yourself to a healthy weight? Well, chaps, worry no longer.… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Getting fit from your armchair (Chin Chin)
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 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 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Among this week’s points: Brexit campaigners are angry that the government is spending £9.2 million pounds on a pro EU leaflet to be delivered to 27,000,000 homes. Although the government claims that the leaflet merely responds to poll indications that the public want further information, the… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Bulging with political correctness
10 December 2015 Bulging With Political Correctness By Chin Chin When it comes to natural phenomena, it seems that plates are the main culprits. Lurking deep in the ground, huge tectonic ones move slowly from year to year, and when they crunch into each other, things happen. Maybe an edge is pushed up to form… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Bulging with political correctness
