8 June 2017 Doing the Splits After May, who? by J.R.Thomas Mrs May is famous for her love of walking; by this Friday she will be very relieved if she is not going for a long one. It is almost unknown for an election campaign to result in such an extraordinary reversal of fortunes.… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08:Doing the splits (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue99:2016 04 06:Throwing the sword into the lake (J.R.Thomas)
06 April 2017 Throwing the Sword into the Lake Moving on from Camelot by J.R.Thomas A couple of weeks ago Robert Silvers, founder and editor for life of that distinguished magazine The New York Review of Books died, aged 87. Mr Silvers was one of those erudite energetic east coast liberals that Mr Trump… Continue reading Issue99:2016 04 06:Throwing the sword into the lake (J.R.Thomas)
Issue88: 2017 01 19: Liberating Populism(J.R.Thomas)
19 January 2017 Liberating Populism “…by any other name would…?” by J.R.Thomas… Continue reading Issue88: 2017 01 19: Liberating Populism(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 83:2016 12 08:Left a Bit, Right a Bit (J.R.Thomas)
08 December 2016 Left a Bit, Right a Bit What it says on the tin. by J.R.Thomas A thoughtful sage on the BBC last week referred to Mr Trump’s victory in the Presidential contest as a part of an international phenomenon in politics: the rise of the extreme right. Mr Trump campaigned, readers may recall,… Continue reading Issue 83:2016 12 08:Left a Bit, Right a Bit (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 21: 2015 09 24: Sex, Drugs and Memory Loss
24 September 2015 Sex, Drugs and Memory Loss by J R Thomas The silly season has arrived late this year. Mr Corbyn was the first to feel the chill blast as his past romantic life (especially with Diane Abbott, now a member of his shadow cabinet) was dissected in the popular press. As Mr Corbyn… Continue reading Issue 21: 2015 09 24: Sex, Drugs and Memory Loss
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Time is running out in the Middle East
10 September 2015 Time is running out in the Middle East by John Watson Very hesitantly, with a weather eye on the immigration figures and the population forecasts, the Government reacts to public pressure to confirm that it will take refugees after all. A climb down perhaps, a change in direction certainly, but not so… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Time is running out in the Middle East
