07 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK AN IRISH KNOT: Forget when and what the DUP knew. Forget whether the choreography of Mrs May’s meeting with Mr Juncker was premature. The problem of the Irish border which currently bedevils the Brexit negotiations is a real one and the best way to disentangle the strands… Continue reading Issue 132 :2017 11 07:Lens on the week
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Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
01 June 2017 General Election 2017 – Scottish Version A view from north of the border. By Antoninus It scarcely seems yesterday (it was 12 January – Ed.) that Antoninus wished his Shaw Sheet readers a ‘Happy Hogmanay’ and offered a forecast for Scottish politics for the year ahead, confidently assuming that the call to… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Draining the swamp (John Watson)
20 April 2017 Draining The Swamp Mrs May’s appeal to the people. by John Watson Gosh, for a political magazine like the Shaw Sheet, the year 2017 has cherries on it. We were looking forward to the French and German elections, popcorn at the ready, sauvignon blanc in the fridge, avidly reading Richard Pooley’s articles… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Draining the swamp (John Watson)
Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Week in Brief: UK
16 March 2017 Week in Brief: UK BREXIT: Lord Heseltine has been removed as an adviser to Theresa May’s government after he voted in favour of an amendment to the bill which will trigger article 50; the amendment would necessitate the terms of disengagement from the EU to be approved by parliament. The amendment was… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Ms Sturgeon’s Demands (John Watson)
16 March 2017 Ms Sturgeon’s Demands Why the SNP should be seen off. By John Watson It is a jack-in-a-box time of year. No sooner had the Government obtained the authority of both Houses of Parliament to begin the Brexit procedures by serving notice under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, than up pops… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Ms Sturgeon’s Demands (John Watson)
Issue 87:2017 01 12:North of the border(Antoninus)
12 January 2017 New Year’s Greetings from North of the Border Happy Hogmanay By Antoninus By the time you read this it may be mid-January. Never mind. I still wish you a happy new year. In Scotland we wish folk a happy new year until … oh, it seems like forever if we haven’t met… Continue reading Issue 87:2017 01 12:North of the border(Antoninus)
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Broad Kilts (J R Thomas)
20 October 2016 Broad Kilts Storm clouds over the Scottish Highlands? by J R Thomas This is a wonderful time to be in the Scottish Highlands. The heather is black and brown now, so even in October sunshine the hills are dark shaded, but the leaves are turning gold on the beech trees in the… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Broad Kilts (J R Thomas)
Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK
08 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK General Politics CHILD ABUSE ENQUIRY: Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who recently resigned from the chairmanship of the abuse enquiry, has said that its extensive scale and size makes it unmanageable. She has suggested that her resignation presents an opportunity to remodel it with less focus… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 60: 2016 06 30: Week in Brief: UK
30 June 2016 Week in Brief : UK EU Referendum RESULTS: The votes recorded on Thursday’s referendum were as follows: Turnout Leave … Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
17 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK HEALTHCARE: In a speech at Lancaster house, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced measures designed to enable the NHS to learn from its mistakes. Modelled on the system for enquiring into airline accidents, there will be a review of all hospital deaths and a new investigation branch which… Continue reading Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: The Scot Nats in Westminster (Antoninus)
14 January 2016 The Scot Nats in Westminster by Antoninus Are you getting used to our group of 56 (but see below) SNP MPs in the Commons? You better had. Barring death or defection they’re going to be there until the next general election in 2020. You may have noticed they’re the third largest political… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: The Scot Nats in Westminster (Antoninus)
Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
24 December 2015 Pass On The Right by J R Thomas The more astonishing the remark, the more offensive the comment, the more the voters seem to love him. It could only be The Donald of course; who, having managed to get more than half a million names on a petition to ban him from… Continue reading Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
10 September 2015 Notes from North of The Wall by Antoninus ‘If the Scots want independence, let them go.’ How many saloon bar conversations have included this glib judgement over the last few years? The truth is, notwithstanding the unremitting noise of Scottish nationalists, most Scots have never said they want to leave the Union.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
