12 October 2017 Mrs May’s Speech A look at the substance. By John Watson “I am no orator, as Brutus is.” So spake Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony, before proving, of course, that he was a very good orator indeed. Mrs May could use the same words with more justification. She is no natural on the podium and… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)
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Issue 114: 2017 07 20: The Price Of Politics (John Watson)
20 July 2017 The Price Of Politics What do we get? By John Watson What are our politicians for? We, the British public, pay the salaries of 650 MPs at £74,000 a throw, and that is before expenses, the salaries of assistants, accommodation and all the rest of it is taken into account. In the… Continue reading Issue 114: 2017 07 20: The Price Of Politics (John Watson)
Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)
27 October 2017 Brave New World – Coming Soon? The housing crisis: a bottom-up approach. by J.R.Thomas Mrs May has many things to worry about in her international agenda, and even more in the domestic realm. But one problem she will be pressed to address, one that has been bubbling away in every Prime Minister’s… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Brave New World – Coming Soon? (J R Thomas)