14 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK GRENFELL TOWER: Today’s memorial service for those who died in the tragedy of Grenfell Tower brings focus to some of the pressures to which the disaster has given rise. Two are worth noting. The first is that as part of a campaign to appoint a panel representing… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14:Lens on the Week
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Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week
16 November 2017 A Lens on the Week UK BREXIT: There is gang warfare in the Cabinet. Foreign Secretary Johnson and Environment Secretary Gove have got over the animosity caused by Gove undermining Johnson’s leadership bid and now stand back-to-back in their shared concern that the Government is not putting sufficient energy into the… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week
Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief International
15 June 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: Plans were announced for the creation of a ‘security and defence union’ (a military organisation independent of Nato) by 2025. A confidential EU report, leaked to the Politico website, recommended demolishing the existing parliament building in Brussels and constructing a new one costing €500 million. The… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief International
