10 August 2017 A better Plas The legacy of Clough Williams-Ellis by J.R. Thomas Clough Williams-Ellis’s career bestrode most the twentieth century. “Who he?” you may be muttering over the muesli; if and when you do recall who he, you may well smite your forehead and shout “Of course!” Clough, born in 1883, was by… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:A better Plas(J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Virginia Strategy (J.R.Thomas)
10 September 2017 The Virginia Strategy Yes, the Democrats are still there by J.R. Thomas You may be thinking that this is a review of a thriller, perhaps by one of those slightly forgotten but talented authors such as Anthony Price or Eric Ambler. But sadly, perhaps, no. The time has come to redress the… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:The Virginia Strategy (J.R.Thomas)
Issue116:2017 08 03:Dancing on Hot Coals (J.R.Thomas)
03 August 2017 Dancing on Hot Coals Turmoil in the White House. by J R Thomas Maybe it is not so much hot coals as polished sabres. Whatever President Donald Trump is executing his footwork over, his jigging is looking increasingly dangerous. Six months into his presidency things are looking increasingly chaotic, and not much… Continue reading Issue116:2017 08 03:Dancing on Hot Coals (J.R.Thomas)
Issue116:2017 08 03: When In A Hole – Keep Digging(JR Thomas)
03 August 2017 When In A Hole – Keep Digging HS2 will revive British tunnelling by J.R. Thomas Last week we looked at HS2 and what it may do, or may not do, for some of Britain’s regional cities. Preparation work has been under way for a couple of years with construction teams being assembled,… Continue reading Issue116:2017 08 03: When In A Hole – Keep Digging(JR Thomas)
Issue 115:2017 07 27:The Beguiled (J R Thomas)
27 July 2017 The Beguiled A film by Sophia Coppola reviewed by J R Thomas A film by Sophia Coppola is always something to look forward to; the tingling anticipation of a thing of beauty to be sure, a gentle intelligent fusion of music and photography and well-directed acting; and a thoughtful, subtle pointing to… Continue reading Issue 115:2017 07 27:The Beguiled (J R Thomas)
Issue 115:2017 07 27:Digging Deep(J R Thomas)
27 July 2017 Digging Deep What will HS 2 achieve? by J R Thomas Whatever the pressures on the finances of the country, whatever turmoil assails the senior management, however many rearguard actions the doughty protestors continue to fight, HS2 will soon begin serious construction works. HS2 is the rather anonymous and dull pseudonym of… Continue reading Issue 115:2017 07 27:Digging Deep(J R Thomas)
Isse 104:2017 7 20:The Electric Sheep Fold (J.R.Thomas)
20 July 2017 The Electric Sheep Fold Do we need an electronic archive? by J.R. Thomas What is the similarity between the internet and a wild garden? Obvious; they are both wonderful to wander in, full of obscure corners in which it is too easy to get lost for hours on end. But also, without… Continue reading Isse 104:2017 7 20:The Electric Sheep Fold (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 113:2017 07 13:Going steady (J.R.Thomas)
13 July 2017 Going Steady Foreign policy on the hoof by J.R.Thomas Last week Eric Trump, second son of You-Know-Who, flew to Scotland to open the Trump Organisation’s new course at Turnberry in the south west of the country. “We made Turnberry great again” said Mr Trump, referring to the remaking of one of Scotland’s… Continue reading Issue 113:2017 07 13:Going steady (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 113:2017 06 13:Lost in Eden(J.R.Thomas)
13 July 2107 Lost in Eden Is Sir Anthony a fair comparison? by J.R. Thomas The Financial Times columnist Bruce Anderson recently penned a characteristically direct and unsparing (“vicious” would be another word) article on the premiership and personality of Theresa May, in which he called her the “least successful Tory leader since Anthony Eden…”. … Continue reading Issue 113:2017 06 13:Lost in Eden(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 112:2017 07 06:Hanging on in (J.R.Thomas)
06 July 2017 Hanging On In Clive James lives on by J.R.Thomas Soon after the launch of the Shaw Sheet on an unsuspecting world, we carried a review of Clive Jame’s “Sentenced to Life”, a slender but powerful book of the great Australia polymath’s poetry. James was apparently not long for this world, and in… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Hanging on in (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 112:2017 07 06:Milking the Money Tree (J.R.Thomas)
06 July 2017 Milking the Money Tree Will Labour split? by J.R.Thomas A cruel radio skit on Radio 4 suggested that Mr Corbyn’s ambition is to visit a range of constituencies around the country this summer. And why should that be so cruel? Because they are all the locations of major music festivals over the… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Milking the Money Tree (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 111:2017 06 29:Back to Basics(J.R.Thomas)
29 June 2017 Back to Basics The Tories’ dilemma by J.R.Thomas So, the deal is done, the ink is drying, the further picking of fruit from the government’s magic money tree is about to begin – to be packed into crates marked “Northern Ireland” Mrs May might have solved one problem but it seems that… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29:Back to Basics(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Garden Review, Barbara Hepworth St. Ives (J R Thomas)
22 June 2017 Gems Amongst Jewels Trewyn Studio Garden, St. Ives by J.R.Thomas If you are going to create a garden, Cornwall is probably just about the best place in the British Isles to do it. The climate is wonderfully benign, aided by some sidewash from the gulf stream and the moderating influence of the… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Garden Review, Barbara Hepworth St. Ives (J R Thomas)
