21 September 2017 Crossing the Floor A new Mr Trump? by J.R. Thomas The summer recess is over, fall is creeping down from New England to Virginia, and in Washington two remarkable events occurred last week that should keep the American political establishment chattering into the winter. President Trump, having done a deal with the… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21:Crossing the floor (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Sparkling Epithets (Chin Chin)
21 July 2016 Sparkling Epithets Boris will have to do better. by Chin Chin I just don’t understand it. There is George W Bush, one of America’s less convincing presidents, described by Boris as “a cross-eyed Texan warmonger”. There is Hillary Clinton, a woman who cannot even control her email account, awarded “blonde hair and… Continue reading Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Sparkling Epithets (Chin Chin)
Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
23 June 2016 Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue by J.R.Thomas Late June 2016. It’s a hot night in Washington DC. The politicians were up late, their conversations frenzied and urgent and more than a little alcohol fuelled, but finally everybody got to bed. But now it is 4.30am, that dangerous hour before dawn. And the Speaker… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23: Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Your enemies are behind you (J.R. Thomas)
26 May 2016 Your Enemies are Behind You by J.R.Thomas It is said in the House of Commons that your opponents are in front of you, but the danger is always from your enemies – and they are behind you, in your own party. David Cameron must know that only too well at the moment;… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Your enemies are behind you (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
05 May 2016 They Think It’s All Over Cruz pulls out after Indiana by J.R.Thomas The Republic Primary contest came to an unexpected swerve in Indiana on Tuesday night when Ted Cruz threw in the towel – or rather, threw the towel ungraciously at Donald Trump. Trump had scored a victory overwhelming in terms… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
28 April 2016 Ranting and Raging by J.R.Thomas “You think this is easy, ranting and raging?” yelled Donald Trump at a 5,000 folk capacity audience in an aircraft hangar at Hagerstown, Maryland, earlier this week. It is not the first indication that some of the Trump style and Trump rhetoric may be playing to the… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 51: Another Volley From Remain (John Watson)
28 April 2016 Another Volley From “Remain” By John Watson Another week, another salvo from the guns of the Remain camp. President Obama makes his contribution to the discussion but without, of course, telling the British how to vote. He is here as a guest for the Queen’s birthday celebrations and he is far too… Continue reading Issue 51: Another Volley From Remain (John Watson)
issue 47:2016 03 31: The End of the Beginning (J.R.Thomas)
31 March 2016 The End of the Beginning More twists and turns from the US Primaries by J.R.Thomas Prediction is a foolish sport at the best of times; in these astonishing American Presidential primary elections it seems more and more an act of madness to even try to suggest any possible outcome. Just when everything… Continue reading issue 47:2016 03 31: The End of the Beginning (J.R.Thomas)
issue 42:2016 02 15: Bushed (J.R. Thomas)
25 February 2016 Bushed by J.R.Thomas Jeb Bush took a mere 0.1% of the vote in the Nevada primary caucus on Tuesday, the same as Chris Christie, but only half that of Rand Paul, who scored 0.2%. Pretty unimpressive – except that all three have pulled out of the race for the Presidential nomination. It… Continue reading issue 42:2016 02 15: Bushed (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 40:2016 02 11:Flying West (JR Thomas)
11 February 2016 Flying West by J.R.Thomas Mrs Clinton took a very dangerous flight on Saturday. Not in a small plane; it was her campaign jet. And not in bad weather, though snow storms are blanketing the north east of the United States. She flew from New Hampshire and headed west, into the frozen state… Continue reading Issue 40:2016 02 11:Flying West (JR Thomas)
Issue 39:2016 02 04: Not what we ordered (JR Thomas)
04 February 2016 Not What We Ordered by J.R.Thomas After the unexpected victory of the Conservative Party in Britain’s general election last May, the opinion pollsters entered into a rending of garments and agony of self-examination as to why they got it so wrong. (We did explain in these pages that it was their failure… Continue reading Issue 39:2016 02 04: Not what we ordered (JR Thomas)
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 36:2016 01 14: Must advertise
14 January 2016 Must Advertise by J.R.Thomas “There is no such thing as bad publicity” the old advertising rubric has it. And Donald Trump, his lead as front runner for the Republican Presidential nomination ever increasing, has proved that, in shovelfuls. Whatever he says fills the headlines, and pushes the ratings up among the party… Continue reading Issue 36:2016 01 14: Must advertise
