01 June 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Terrorism TERRORIST THREAT: Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who is in charge of the investigation into the Manchester bombing, has said that a large part of the network supporting the bomber has been successfully wound up and that the threat of further outrages has been contained. The difficulty… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK
Tag: Migration
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK DIPLOMATIC: The Ambassador to Brussels, Sir Ivan Rogers, has resigned in protest at what he has described as “muddled thinking” in Whitehall over the negotiating stance to be adopted by the UK in its discussions with the EU over the terms of disengagement. Retired civil servants have expressed… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 60: 2016 06 30: The Morning After (John Watson)
30 June 2016 The Morning After Reflections on the referendum. By John Watson A deep dark cloud of gloom has descended over the London Borough of Islington. Here in the citadel of Remain, in an area full of lawyers, bankers and doctors, the Referendum result has hit us like an exploding shell. How could 52%… Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: The Morning After (John Watson)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Week in Brief UK
26 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK NEWS EU Referendum INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS: Pat Glass, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Europe, was overheard referring to a voter as a “horrible racist”. UKIP claimed that these remarks showed disdain for voters and Ms Glass has said that she regrets them. TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP: The Government has… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Week in Brief UK
Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK AUTUMN STATEMENT: The Chancellor’s job was made much easier by a re-computation of tax take and debt servicing costs, which gave him an extra £28.5 billion over the next five years. That meant that he did not have to go ahead with the proposed elimination of tax credits for… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 November 2015 Week in Brief: UK SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Although the action of the British government in promptly grounding flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh was initially condemned by Egypt as being unwarranted, it has been justified by the conclusion of the investigating authorities that the destruction of the plane bound for St Petersburg… Continue reading Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: UK
08 October 2015 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Lord Lawson of Blaby, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer for five years under Margaret Thatcher, is to become president of Conservatives for Britain which will join other organisations campaigning to leave the EU. The chief executive of the cross party coalition will be Matthew… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 14: 2015 08 06 Cooped up in Calais
6 August 2015 Cooped up in Calais By John Watson The attempts by migrants to force the passage of the channel at Calais is just one aspect of a huge international problem. From a British perspective, Calais is the frontier but for the signatories to the Schengen agreement and especially the countries of southern Europe… Continue reading Issue 14: 2015 08 06 Cooped up in Calais
