4 August 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY STEADY…: There is a great deal of chat now that Brexit vote has not had the expected negative effects on the UK economy and that the economic outlook is good, even dazzling. And also, in direct contradiction, that economic indicators are weak and pointing steeply downwards… Continue reading Issue65:2016 08 04: Week in Brief financial
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Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Surplus Energy
09 July 2015 Surplus Energy by J R Thomas Apologies to those who think the Shaw Sheet is developing an obsession with what lies under our feet. Last week potash, this week oil. Potash is something we don’t think about very much in normal life, but it is vital to how we feed our ever-growing… Continue reading Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Surplus Energy
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: UK News
02 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS SCOTTISH FUNDING FOR QUEEN: Following a period of misunderstanding by palace officials, the SNP has confirmed that it has no intention of cutting Scotland’s contribution to the costs of funding the monarchy. The contribution to the sovereign grant is paid out of the revenues of the Scottish part… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: UK News
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks
02 July 2015 Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks by J R Thomas Big ideas often take a remarkably long time to come to fruition in British politics. In the USA of the 1860’s, even before the West was finally won, the American federal government began to take public ownership of great swathes of the… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Fading Icons: Digging the National Parks
