23 November 2017 A lens on the week UK BUDGET: Yesterday’s budget speech was delivered against disappointing figures from the independent Office of Budget Responsibility. Forecast growth has been marked down, from 2% to 1.5% for the current year with a further decline in the four years after that. The drop is driven by expected… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23:A lens on the week
Tag: Pyongyang
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
07 September 2017 Kim Jong-un v. President Xi Is Pyongyang shouting at Beijing rather than Washington? By Neil Tidmarsh Two days ago, the North Korean ambassador to the UN in Geneva said that his country’s recent weapons test was “a gift package addressed to none other than the US”. But could this statement be just… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 111:2017 06 29: Week in Brief International
29 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: The European Commission fined Google €2.42 billion for taking advantage of its dominant position in promoting shopping options. GERMANY: Martin Schultz, leader of Social Democrats and Ms Merkel’s main rival for Chancellor in this September’s elections, has pledged to push for the creation of a… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29: Week in Brief International
Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international
06 April 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe ITALY: Police arrested three Kosovans suspected of planning a bomb attack on Venice’s Rialto Bridge on behalf of Isis. RUSSIA: A bomb exploded in a crowded Metro train in St Petersburg, killing 11 people and injuring 50 others. Another bomb nearby was found nearby and defused. … Continue reading Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international
Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International
30 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: An armed Frenchman of Tunisian origin drove a car at speed towards shoppers in Antwerp last Thursday. He was stopped by troops fled but was caught and arrested. No-one was hurt. A pump action shotgun was found in the car, together with knives and a… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International
Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week of the Living Dead (Neil Tidmarsh)
08 September 2016 The Week of the Living Dead Reports of the undead in Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe, North Korea and China. by Neil Tidmarsh Is he dead? Is he alive? For almost a week, these were the questions everyone in the most populous country in Central Asia was asking about their leader. Yes, we’re talking about… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week of the Living Dead (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 46: 2016 03 23:Week in brief International
24 March 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: Three suicide bombers launched an attack on Brussels airport which killed at least 14 people and injured many others. It is believed that one of the attackers fled and is still at large. Just over an hour later, a bomb attack on the Brussels underground Metro,… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 23:Week in brief International
