30 November 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Spin at home, thuggery abroad by Don Urquhart 22 November Hammond’s budget will be a feeble affair. He will make gestures in the popular directions – NHS, Housing, Education, Infrastructure. He will claim success in terms of employment and deficit reduction, although the most recent deficit figures have… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
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Issue 130:2017 11 23:A lens on the week
23 November 2017 A lens on the week UK BUDGET: Yesterday’s budget speech was delivered against disappointing figures from the independent Office of Budget Responsibility. Forecast growth has been marked down, from 2% to 1.5% for the current year with a further decline in the four years after that. The drop is driven by expected… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23:A lens on the week
Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week
16 November 2017 A Lens on the Week UK BREXIT: There is gang warfare in the Cabinet. Foreign Secretary Johnson and Environment Secretary Gove have got over the animosity caused by Gove undermining Johnson’s leadership bid and now stand back-to-back in their shared concern that the Government is not putting sufficient energy into the… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week
Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELARUS: The EU has lifted sanctions against Belarus, imposed in 2004 after a number of political activists disappeared. The UN still describes the human rights situation as “dismal” and the opposition leader Andrei Sannikov condemned the EU’s decision. BELGIUM: Belgium has reintroduced border controls on its frontier… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Happy Birthday, Mr President (Neil Tidmarsh)
25 February 2016 Happy Birthday, Mr President African leaders race for the record books. by Neil Tidmarsh This week, President Mugabe of Zimbabwe is 92 years old. He is the world’s oldest head of state. He has been in power for 35 years, very nearly another record (he is beaten only by José Eduardo dos… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Happy Birthday, Mr President (Neil Tidmarsh)
