17 August 2017 The Korean Crisis A world-changer, even without a nuclear apocalypse. By Neil Tidmarsh Next week, South Korea and the USA are due to begin their annual joint military exercises. North Korea regards these defensive manoeuvres as offensive, and its leader Kim Jong-un is threatening to fire missiles towards the Pacific island of… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:The Korean Crisis (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 116:2017 08 03:Venezuela’s Dinosaur(Neil Tidmarsh)
03 August 2017 Venezuela’s Dinosaur Extinction threatens. by Neil Tidmarsh Dinosaurs take a long time to die. The cataclysmic shock which destroyed their world may well have been short and sharp, but those survivors unwilling or unable to evolve into more sustainable life-forms no doubt suffered slow, lingering deaths. The world saw this six months… Continue reading Issue 116:2017 08 03:Venezuela’s Dinosaur(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue115:2017 07 27:Poland in Court(Neil Tidmarsh)
27 July 2017 Poland In Court The Law and Justice party attacks law and justice. by Neil Tidmarsh It was touch and go. The political establishment was determined to give itself power over its country’s judges. The independence of the judiciary – its separation from the executive – is of course the cornerstone of democratic… Continue reading Issue115:2017 07 27:Poland in Court(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issúe 113:2017 07 12:Eruption in Hamburg (Neil Tidmarsh)
13 July 2017 Eruption in Hamburg Political violence in Europe. By Neil Tidmarsh Europe breathed a big sigh of relief after extremist political parties failed to make much ground in recent elections in Holland, Austria and France. But there are plenty of signs that political extremism hasn’t gone away and may even be thriving under… Continue reading Issúe 113:2017 07 12:Eruption in Hamburg (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 112:2017 07 06:Fun for some(Neil Tidmarsh)
06 July 2017 Fun For Some Good people setting a bad example. By Neil Tidmarsh It’s summer. Yes, a proper summer this year – blue sky, bright sun and a real shorts-on, shirts-off, grass-browning heat for once. Time to enjoy ourselves. To relax, take a break, have a holiday. Go to the beach, throw a… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Fun for some(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 111:2017 06 29:A Kink In China’s New Silk Road(Neil Tidmarsh)
29 June 2017 A Kink In China’s New Silk Road ‘One Belt, One Road’ bypasses India. By Neil Tidmarsh Consider these three apparently unconnected stories in the news this week: Two Chinese teachers were recently kidnapped in Pakistan by Isis. The security services tracked them to a network of tunnels near the border with Afghanistan,… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29:A Kink In China’s New Silk Road(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: After Isis (Neil Tidmarsh)
22 June 2017 After Isis To the victor, the spoils? by Neil Tidmarsh The news this week suggests that the end really is in sight for Isis as a territorial power. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Isis leader who declared its caliphate in 2014, has been killed in an airstrike on the Isis capital Raqqa, according… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: After Isis (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 109:2017 06 15 Terror in Tehran (Neil Tidmarsh)
15 June 2017 Terror In Tehran Isis strikes at the heart of Iran. by Neil Tidmarsh President Trump’s one success so far has been his visit to the Middle East last month, where he delighted both his Arab and Israeli hosts by denouncing Iran as a sponsor of terrorism and a dangerous destabilising influence in… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15 Terror in Tehran (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 108:2017 06 08:RoboVicar (Neil Tidmarsh)
08 June 2017 RoboVicar Move over, Father Brown and Grantchester, there’s a new holy sleuth in town! by Neil Tidmarsh Ok, you directors of the BBC, ITV, Chanel 4, Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, let me pitch this block-busting idea to you. It’s a perfect mash-up of sci-fi/detective/reality tv – imagine Transformers meets Grantchester meets Made… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08:RoboVicar (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: A new global arms (and hands) race (Neil Tidmarsh)
01 June 2017 A New Global Arms (and Hands) Race World leaders get a grip. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s a new threat to world peace. The danger grows day by day. What began as covert international friction has already escalated into overt confrontation. How long before it explodes into devastating conflict at the very highest… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: A new global arms (and hands) race (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue106:2017 05 25:It’s my party (Neil Tidmarsh)
25 May 2017 It’s My Party I’m the leader, I’m the leader… By Neil Tidmarsh I’m the leader, I’m the leader, I’m the leader of the gang I am… until the music stops, that is. And political parties all around the world have been playing frantic games of musical chairs all week. Leaders in, leaders… Continue reading Issue106:2017 05 25:It’s my party (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
18 May 2017 Current Affairs – A Natural History Politicians, policemen and other animals. by Neil Tidmarsh The world of politics and the world of nature don’t mix, by and large. Human beings go about their business and animals go about theirs, normally quite separately. There are exceptions, of course – there’s an obvious overlap… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 104:2017 05 11:Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III.(Neil Tidmarsh)
11 May 2017 Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III. President Moon, that is, not President Macron. by Neil Tidmarsh The shadow of apocalyptic confrontation falls across the Korean peninsula. The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un refuses to abandon his nuclear weapons programme, in defiance of the UN. He boasts that his intercontinental… Continue reading Issue 104:2017 05 11:Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III.(Neil Tidmarsh)
