Issue 60:2016 06 30:Week in Brief International

30 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU:  Following the UK referendum result, European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker demanded a rapid application of Article 50 by the UK.  Other EU leaders warned the UK against delaying the application, and insisted that negotiations could not begin until the application was made.  They also insisted… Continue reading Issue 60:2016 06 30:Week in Brief International

Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Cat fight in Iowa (Thomas)

21 January 2016 Cat Fight in Iowa by J.R.Thomas Mrs Clinton must be starting to get an awful sense of deja vu in Iowa.  Eight years ago, the Democratic clear front runner for the Presidential nomination, she watched her commanding lead drift into Iowa snow as an eager 46 year old outsider, Barrack Obama overtook… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Cat fight in Iowa (Thomas)

Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International

24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban.  British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International

Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Icecream and Revolution

10 December 2015 Ice-Cream and Revolution by J R Thomas North of Waterbury, Vermont, on the road to Stowe is an American shrine.  Not the Von Trapp Family Lodge and Von Trapp Timeshare Homes (and Von Trapp Brewery and Von Trapp Austrian Restaurant and and and…).  If you get there you have gone too far… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 12 10: Icecream and Revolution

Issue 24: 2015 10 15: The Right to bear arms

15 October 2015 The Right to Bear Arms by J.R.Thomas Sometimes one just says things without thought or pause which cause sharp intakes of breath and sideways glances among your audience. And you think “What? What? Why has that caused such surprise?”. That must be slightly how Ben Carson, GOP Presidential contender and current second… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: The Right to bear arms

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