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)
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Issue54 :2016 05 19: Shred the Dosh (J.R. Thomas)
19 May 2016 Shred the Dosh by J.R.Thomas This is not a good time to be rich and powerful in Britain. The rich are generally not popular: the powerful even less so. There are compensations of course in having lots of money; the yachts, the supercars, the champagne. But even so, wealth has slightly lost… Continue reading Issue54 :2016 05 19: Shred the Dosh (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 53:2016 05 12:Expect the Unexpected (J.R.Thomas)
12 May 2016 Expect the Unexpected by J.R.Thomas It is a very odd primary race indeed. The Republicans have now a Presidential candidate who has more negative ratings than any GOP candidate in recent political history, has never held political office of any sort, has no known bedrock of Republican beliefs, and whose loyalties were… Continue reading Issue 53:2016 05 12:Expect the Unexpected (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Fright Night (J.R.Thomas)
12 May 2016 Fright Night by J.R.Thomas As any hard bitten fast talking cigar chomping PR man will tell you, the great danger with publicity comes when you start to believe your own. It’s time that somebody from Mr Cameron’s close knit team of supporters nervously spoke up from the back and warned him of… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Fright Night (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 52: 2016 05 05:Never Loved You Anyway (J.R. Thomas)
05 May 2016 Never Loved You Anyway by J.R.Thomas She’s gone. And you know what? I don’t care. No, more than that, I’m rejoicing. “Go”, I shouted at the end, in those final days when we both knew and it was just the parting moves that had to play out, “Go, and never come back”. … Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05:Never Loved You Anyway (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)
Issue51:2016 04 28: The State Visit (J.R.Thomas)
28 April 2016 Fading Icons – The State Visit by J.R.Thomas Mr Obama came, spoke, dined, and left. Just two days in London, no time to visit the galleries or stroll in Hyde Park admiring the late daffodils. Maybe just as well that he did not prolong his visit; the speaking part… Continue reading Issue51:2016 04 28: The State Visit (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Smelly Reds (J.R. Thomas)
21 April 2016 Smelly Reds by J.R.Thomas They are red, some of them stink, and they are everywhere. Now, the Shaw Sheet never sinks to sheer vulgar abuse, but we do ask you to consider our analysis of the red menace in London. Ken Livingstone started it. Well, it was long before him really, but… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Smelly Reds (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Big City Blues (J.R. Thomas)
21 April 2016 Big City Blues by J.R.Thomas This week we look at political contrasts in two great cities either side of the Atlantic. In the USA, New York has voted, producing a spectacular win for Mr Trump – and a spectacular defeat for Mr Cruz. On the Democrat side, a strong victory, but still… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Big City Blues (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Roaming in the Gloaming (J.R. Thomas)
14 April 2016 Roaming in the Gloaming By J.R.Thomas From east coast to west, and even in the heartlands, it is the phony war. The contestants know the big battles are coming; the minor skirmishes of the past couple of weeks don’t matter too much – though losing them matters to The Donald, not one… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Roaming in the Gloaming (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
7 April 2016 Brexit: Making for The Out Door The UK should leave the EU by J.R.Thomas Last week our Editor made the case to stay at the heart of the European Community; this week we present an alternative view. The problem is that so well thought through and so carefully considered is the impulsion… Continue reading Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
!ssue 47:2016 03 31: No Rain on the Parade (J.R.Thomas)
31 March 2016 No Rain On The Parade Easter celebrations in Seville by J.R.Thomas “The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there” famously wrote L P Hartley in The Go-Between. We may have come to think that in modern times and after two thirds of a century of European Union that the… Continue reading !ssue 47:2016 03 31: No Rain on the Parade (J.R.Thomas)
