5 October 2017 Victoria and Abdul A film by Stephen Frears reviewed by J.R. Thomas The Shaw Sheet is never one to rush to judgement in its critical considerations; our film reviews tend to appear when the film under fire is about to leave the circuit, just clinging on to matinees in the Curzon Chelsea… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:Victoria and Abdul (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 123:2017 10 05:The Tale of Mrs M (J.R.Thomas)
05 October 2017 The Tale of Mrs M by J.R. Thomas There is something wholly delightful about the way in which practically all commentators are wholly consistent in their prediction of election results. And wrong. And indeed about the politicians who happily endorse the predictions and so persuade themselves against all the odds to believe… Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:The Tale of Mrs M (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 122:2017 09 28:Hypothetically( J.R.Thomas)
28 September 2017 Hypothetically A suggestion to Mr Hammond. By J.R. Thomas We live in a world which our not so distant ancestors would have found very surprising. Not the invention of the motor car, or the mobile telephone, or women being allowed to work in offices alongside men, or even free education for all.… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Hypothetically( J.R.Thomas)
Issue 122:2017 09 28:Silly season of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
28 September 2017 Silly Season Diary of a Corbynista All roads lead to Brighton 6 September A document turns up in the Guardian offices. It claims to be a leaked Home Office immigration strategy. The nub of it is closing the doors to unskilled labour on the day we leave the European Union. It has… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Silly season of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21:Crossing the floor (J.R.Thomas)
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)
Issue 121:2017 09 21:Boris rising
21 September 2017 Boris Rising Following what we said last week…. by J.R. Thomas Last week, in “High Office and How to Hold It” we said that Boris needed things to go his way if he had any chance of achieving the highest political office. One solution is to force events a bit and last… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:Boris rising
Issue 121:2017 09 21:I Spy (J.R.Thomas)
21 September 2017 I Spy New work from Herron and le Carré by J.R. Thomas If the middle years of the last century were the golden years of detective fiction, the last fifty were those of the spy thriller. As Britain’s presence on the international stage slowly shrinks, the reader searching for perplexity seems to… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:I Spy (J.R.Thomas)
Issuw 120: 2017 09 14:It’s behind you (J.R.Thomas)
14 September 2017 It’s Behind You Surveillance – by Uber by J.R. Thomas Gene Hackman as Harry Caul in The Conversation Or in front of you; or above you; or all around you. Privacy is so yesterday. And that mobile phone in your bag or pocket so handy. But do you know who it… Continue reading Issuw 120: 2017 09 14:It’s behind you (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 120:2017 09 14:High Office, and How To Hold It(J.R.Thomas)
14 September 2017 High Office, and How To Hold It Boris’s wilderness years by J.R.Thomas If you had asked Boris in May 2016 what he expected to be doing in the autumn of 2017, you would doubtless have got a witty but evasive answer. To those who persevered, sat with him after a fine feast,… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14:High Office, and How To Hold It(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Beware the Loon (J.R.Thomas)
07 September 2017 Beware the Loon And a review of Mr Trump’s progress by J.R. Thomas There may be a few of our readers who were devotees of “Educating Archie”, that wonderful 1950’s show on the wireless, starring Archie Andrews and his assistant Peter Brough. In one of them the incomparable Hattie Jacques appears as… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Beware the Loon (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Happy Birthday Philip (J.R.Thomas)
07 September 2017 Happy Birthday, Philip by J.R. Thomas Welcome back from your summer vacation. For most of us each year the choice lies between guaranteed sun, airport queues, and lobster like tanning – or rain, motorway jams, and that strange pallidness that tells the neighbours that this was the year of the staycation. But… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Happy Birthday Philip (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 118:2017 08 17:What A Gas (J.R.Thomas)
17 August 2017 What A Gas! A little light on the price rises by J.R. Thomas Never hold a naked flame near an unregulated supply of gas. Somewhat amazingly, that’s exactly what British Gas plc did two weeks ago. Luckily, the only casualty turned out to be the corporate image of British Gas. The naked… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:What A Gas (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 118:2017 08 17:A Beefy Game (J.R.Thomas)
17 August 2017 A Beefy Game The battle over shooting by J.R. Thomas It is that time of year again, when the Shaw Sheet puts on its best tweeds, tightens its plus fours, pulls on the old deer stalker, and goes for a walk on the wild side to hear the sound of gunfire. Not… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:A Beefy Game (J.R.Thomas)
