14 December 2017 Keep Calm And Carry On Davis puts his foot in it. By John Watson Blab, blab, blab, blab. The ink was hardly dry on Mrs May’s agreement with the EU Commission on the three preliminary issues (the Divorce Settlement, the status of EU nationals already resident in the UK, and the Irish… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Keep Calm And Carry On (John Watson)
Tag: Donald Trump
Issue116:2017 08 03:Dancing on Hot Coals (J.R.Thomas)
03 August 2017 Dancing on Hot Coals Turmoil in the White House. by J R Thomas Maybe it is not so much hot coals as polished sabres. Whatever President Donald Trump is executing his footwork over, his jigging is looking increasingly dangerous. Six months into his presidency things are looking increasingly chaotic, and not much… Continue reading Issue116:2017 08 03:Dancing on Hot Coals (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Week in Brief: UK
16 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK SPEAKER: John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is facing calls from MPs to resign after he declared that he would prevent Donald Trump from addressing MPs and peers in Westminster Hall during the proposed state visit. Diplomatic sources have said that there has been no… Continue reading Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Twitter In Adolescence (John Watson)
16 February 2017 Twitter In Adolescence Is Trump releasing its political potential? By John Watson “Tweet, tweet”, “tweet tweet”; those are not quotes stolen from Warner Brothers but the achievements of the Presidential fingers as they race across his mobile phone, reacting to events as quickly as a gunslinger in a Western. Threat to world… Continue reading Issue 92: 2017 02 16: Twitter In Adolescence (John Watson)
Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief: UK
02 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK BREXIT: The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement and has held that the Prime Minister, Theresa May, cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by exercise of the Royal Prerogative. It must be done by statute, namely an Act of Parliament passed by the House of… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Leading Trumps (John Watson)
02 February 2017 Leading Trumps Britain’s interests from a post imperial standpoint. By John Watson It really is very difficult to understand what is going on. The debate here over whether or not Parliamentary authority was needed before the Prime Minister could issue a notice under article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon was bad… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Leading Trumps (John Watson)
Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Melania’s Gown (Lynda Goetz)
26 January 2017 Melania’s Gown Does it really tell us anything? By Lynda Goetz On the whole, I am not a big follower of fashion, probably largely as a result of the rather puritanical approach of my father and the words drummed into me as a teenager; “If you follow fashion, you’ll never have any… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26: Melania’s Gown (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Will Trump Explode? (John Watson)
19 January 2017 Will Trump Explode? And if so, will he take us with him? By John Watson “Yes, but it won’t really happen, will it? How do I know? Well, since the war, the West has been a pretty stable place from a political point of view. We have come of age, as it… Continue reading Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Will Trump Explode? (John Watson)
Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK NHS: There are reports that 10 Downing Street has been critical, in private, about the head of NHS England who has been described as not enthusiastic and not sufficiently responsive to the problems within the NHS. He has rejected the criticism. Theresa May has insisted that GPs’ surgeries… Continue reading Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK DIPLOMATIC: The Ambassador to Brussels, Sir Ivan Rogers, has resigned in protest at what he has described as “muddled thinking” in Whitehall over the negotiating stance to be adopted by the UK in its discussions with the EU over the terms of disengagement. Retired civil servants have expressed… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
22 December 2016 Stepping Closer Donald Trump chooses his team. by J.R.Thomas Whether you see it as a rising black cloud carrying the threat of great storms and endless night, or if you look in the same direction but see the rising sun throwing a brave light across an awakening vibrant landscape, what you cannot… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Stepping Closer, US political appointments- (JR Thomas)
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The government plans to turn the birth-place of Adolph Hitler into a centre for the disabled. They have tabled a compulsory purchase order for the property in Braunau am Inn, and were originally planning to demolish it but realised that might amount to denying the… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Week in Brief: UK
24 November 2016 Week in Brief:UK Government AUTUMN STATEMENT: In his autumn statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has abandoned any attempt to seek a surplus by 2019/20. It is forecast that debt will rise to 90.2% of GDP in 2017/18. Proposals include: an increase in the income tax threshold to £11,500 from next year,… Continue reading Issue 81: 2016 11 24: Week in Brief: UK
