16 February 2017 Poisonous Headlines “We have a lot of killers.” by Neil Tidmarsh Welcome to the Shaw Sheet crime club. I lay before you three cases from this week’s global headlines. Three prime cases of apparent political assassination, not from the Renaissance Italy of Assassin’s Creed and Machiavelli, but from the here and now,… Continue reading Issue 92:2017 02 16: Poisonous Headlines (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 39: 2016 02 04: The New Courtesy (Chin Chin)
04 February 2016 The New Courtesy Is the masking of the Italian statues the start of a trend? By Chin Chin Hospitality has always been at the heart of civilisation and by covering their statues to welcome President Rouhani of Iran the Italians have truly set a new benchmark. No matter that, as a sophisticated… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: The New Courtesy (Chin Chin)
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Opening Your Oyster
02 July 2015 Opening Your Oyster by John Watson Got a degree? Now get the job! So here you are. The exam results are through and at last, after long hard years, the education system has finally spat you out. You have achieved the degree you had hoped for and the horizon should be aglow… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Opening Your Oyster