Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Top Dogs’ Dogs

17 December 2015 The Top Dogs’ Dogs A dog’s life at the top. by Neil Tidmarsh It’s been a good week for news stories about Top Dogs’ dogs. In Thailand, a factory worker has been arrested and charged with the crime of lese-majeste because of alleged “sarcastic comments” made on-line about Tong Daeng, King Bhumipol’s… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Top Dogs’ Dogs

Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The True Price Of Diesel

17 December 2015 The True Price Of Diesel By Chin Chin No one can say that it isn’t exciting.  As the wholesale price of oil slides down towards $35 per barrel it would be a hard man who could pull in at a motorway service station without a slight flutter of expectation.  To what level… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The True Price Of Diesel

Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Week in Brief: UK

01 October 2015 Week in Brief: UK CYBERCRIME: According to The Times, less than one in every hundred cases of online fraud is investigated by the police, with 3,200,000 frauds over the last year resulting in less than 9,000 being followed up. A computer program is used to identify which cases warrant action by the… Continue reading Issue 22: 2015 10 01: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 20: 2015 09 17: News in Brief: UK

17 September 2015 Week In Brief: UK NEWS LABOUR LEADER: On Saturday it was announced that left winger Jeremy Corbyn had been elected leader of the Labour Party with nearly 60% of the vote.  Tom Watson, who comes from the centre of the party, has been elected deputy leader.  Mr Corbyn’s team includes John McDonnell as… Continue reading Issue 20: 2015 09 17: News in Brief: UK

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