24 December 2015 William’s Contribution by John Watson with illustrations by Jonathan Kenning (Click here, then click again on ‘William’s Contribution’ on the new page, to see this with illustrations better laid out in a PDF) Mr Jones’s farm was on the side of a beautiful hill overlooking a Welsh valley. Like many farms in… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24 William’s Contribution
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Issue 33: 2015 12 17: An Agreement From Paris
17 December 2015 An Agreement From Paris Will the process succeed? By John Watson My favourite clause of the Paris Agreement is article 7.5 which runs as follows: Parties acknowledge that adaptation action should follow a country-driven, gender-responsive, participatory and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems, and should be based… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: An Agreement From Paris
Issue 30: 2015 11 26: Stone Him!
26 November 2015 Stone Him! Those who express the wrong views must be punished by John Watson One commentator has written that the debate about dropping David Starkey from the Cambridge University fund-raising video is not about free speech. I’m not sure that is completely right but it is probably fair to say that free… Continue reading Issue 30: 2015 11 26: Stone Him!
Issue 29: 2015 11 19: The Art of Procuring
19 November 2015 The Art of Procuring By John Watson Try covering up a roof with not quite enough felt. Stretch it to cover the right edge, and the left edge becomes uncovered. Pull that side up, and a split opens down the middle. However many compromises you make, you always need just a little… Continue reading Issue 29: 2015 11 19: The Art of Procuring
Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Paris
19 February 2015 Paris Blocking the road from hell By John Watson The thinking behind the outrage in Paris is hard to understand. This was no assault on the bastions of the capitalist and military establishment. It was an attack on innocent people enjoying a pleasant evening out. “Thank God it’s Friday” many of them… Continue reading Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Paris
Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Nosing about in the e-mails
12 November 2015 Nosing About In The Emails Does the draft Investigatory Powers Bill cover all the gaps? By John Watson The failure by the Government to obtain parliamentary authority for the extension of the RAF’s activities in Iraq into Syria conjures up the image of targets dodging across the border like rabbits and then… Continue reading Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Nosing about in the e-mails
