17 August 2017 A Beefy Game The battle over shooting by J.R. Thomas It is that time of year again, when the Shaw Sheet puts on its best tweeds, tightens its plus fours, pulls on the old deer stalker, and goes for a walk on the wild side to hear the sound of gunfire. Not… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:A Beefy Game (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 86:2017 01 05:Wild Behaviour (J.R. Thomas)
05 January 2017 Wild behaviour A voice crying in the wilderness by J.R.Thomas There can be little that is more dangerous to the public wellbeing than when a new hip philosophy coincides with budgetary restraint. When those who normally call for more expenditure concur with those who are in perpetual attempts to draw closer the… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Wild Behaviour (J.R. Thomas)
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 45:2016 03 17:First Char Your Grouse (J.R.Thomas)
17 March 2016 First Char Your Grouse By J.R.Thomas Occasionally the Shaw Sheet gets into its tattered tweeds, pulls on its muddy wellies, exchanges the bowler hat for a flat cap, and heads for the hills and dales of rural Britain. Life is different there and what causes excitements in the Great Wen raises not… Continue reading Issue 45:2016 03 17:First Char Your Grouse (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
13 August 2015 Grousing About by J R Thomas George Earl’s great painting “Going North – Kings Cross” depicts an astonishing hubbub of activity at King’s Cross Station the day before the Glorious Twelfth of 1893. The platform (no barriers then of course) was crowded with spaniels, setters, pointers (but no labradors – their day… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
Issue 14: Spotlight moves to Charities
6 August 2015 Spotlight moves to Charities by John Watson Most of our institutions have come under the spotlight in the scandals of recent years. The status of MPs has been damaged by the expenses scandal. The press has been damaged by investigations into hacking. Government and the entertainment industry will be prime fishing grounds… Continue reading Issue 14: Spotlight moves to Charities
Issue 3: 2015 05 21:Harriered to Death
21 May 2015 Harriered to Death by R.J. Thomas On a northern hillside there are strange goings on. Half hidden in a heather moor above the Forest of Bowland in North Lancashire are a small group of camouflaged figures, with survival rations and powerful binoculars, keeping a round the clock vigil. This is not,… Continue reading Issue 3: 2015 05 21:Harriered to Death
